Abstract Whether AI will have a positive or negative impact on higher education learning needs to be evaluated in the years to come. AI will certainly have an impact on how we assess student learning both for course work andContinue reading… Is AI impact on assessment an opportunity to redevelop inclusive oral examinations in medical and biological sciences?
Month: March 2023
Let’s go outside: introducing a community-based research network to increase experiential learning opportunities for master’s students
Thanks for dropping by my blog as part of the 2023 UCL Education Conference! I am Anne Laybourne and I run the Community Research Initiative, a project with UCL’s Volunteering Service in the Students’ Union UCL. I have pasted theContinue reading… Let’s go outside: introducing a community-based research network to increase experiential learning opportunities for master’s students
Open Access Textbooks – how to get the most from them in your teaching
What are Open Access textbooks? Open Access (OA) textbooks are open educational resources or instructional resources created and shared or published in ways that allow more people to access them. OA textbooks offer physical books available at a very low costContinue reading… Open Access Textbooks – how to get the most from them in your teaching
Developing an effective and equitable proofreading policy for UCL student work
Abstract Writing almost always involves people (and now perhaps AI chatbots) other than the author. In contexts outside education, this is in plain sight, with editors, proofreaders, translators, colleagues’ opinions and co-authored work a norm. However, because student writing isContinue reading… Developing an effective and equitable proofreading policy for UCL student work
Inclusive communication in paediatrics: a co-creation teaching project
Authors: Natalie Bishop1, Hamish Robertson2, Naomi Jones2, Aamina Mahmood1, Lema Delara1, Yasmin Baki2, Camilla Sen2 1UCL Medical School, UCL 2 University College London Hospital, NHS Introduction Effective communication within paediatrics is essential to delivering safe, compassionate and professional care. Medical studentsContinue reading… Inclusive communication in paediatrics: a co-creation teaching project
Synthesizing robotics teaching with research and practice
Author: Pradeep Devadass Co-Authors: Guillem Perutxet Olesti, Jingyuan Meng, George Dwyer, Sam Turner-Baldwin, Ben Spong, Martyn Carter, Viktoria Viktorija Abstract Over the past three years, the B-made (Bartlett Manufacturing and Design Exchange) robotics lab has developed a course to teachContinue reading… Synthesizing robotics teaching with research and practice
Quantifying the Value of Digital Tools: Linking ABC Learning Design and the APT Methodology
ABC Learning Design is a proven method to develop new programmes and review existing provision. Teaching teams work together to create a ‘storyboard’ visualising the learner journey, combining learning types to create powerful learning patterns. Digital tools are increasingly usedContinue reading… Quantifying the Value of Digital Tools: Linking ABC Learning Design and the APT Methodology
Policymaking Skills in Interaction: A Case Study of UN-Student Collaboration
Abstract In Political Science, professional skills training usually takes place in extra-curricular career events or in the classroom, as part of learning activities, games and simulations. Rarely does it happen in direct interaction between students and global policy practitioners focusedContinue reading… Policymaking Skills in Interaction: A Case Study of UN-Student Collaboration
Transitioning an in-person statistics class to online: ensuring experiential learning and skill development
Traditionally, statistics has been taught in a class-room environment, usually in computer laboratories. The standard method has included a mix of instructional lectures and practical computer sessions. During the COVID pandemic attempts were made to adapt this to the onlineContinue reading… Transitioning an in-person statistics class to online: ensuring experiential learning and skill development
Enriching student learning by linking classrooms online across continents
Richard Pearson1, Cathy Sutherland2, George Lekeas3, Mvuselelo Ngcoya2, Andre Vosloo4, Sidd Krishnan5, Saloni Bhatia5, Rob Slotow1,4 1 Division of Biosciences, UCL, UK, 2 School of Built Environment and Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 3 Digital Education Team, UCL,Continue reading… Enriching student learning by linking classrooms online across continents