Robert Phillips is senior lecturer in entrepreneurship at Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester A rise in microlearning and “bite-sized” courses has been fuelled by post-pandemic shifts, such as increased digital engagement and flexible...
Category: Blended learning

Why we should consider keeping digital teaching in our plans
Robert Phillips is a senior lecturer in entrepreneurship at Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester. The Shift to Online Learning During the Pandemic Prior to the pandemic, digital teaching accounted for less than 5 per cent of university...

The Changing Landscape of Online Teaching: Exploring the Impact on Teacher Identity and Professional Development
Stephen Wheeler is an eLearning Technologist at The University of Manchester, specializing in online and distance education. With a keen interest in how digital teaching environments affect teacher identity and professional growth, Stephen is dedicated to supporting...

Come watch with me: Blending the synchronous with the asynchronous to enhance learning and sense of belonging.
Dr Jen McBride is a Senior Lecturer (teaching andscholarship) in Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology inthe Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH).Jen’s academic background is in cognition – specifically inattention, mem ory, and behavioural control – and...

How to authentically build and strengthen a sense of belonging with a student community using students as partners?
At the University of Manchester Teaching and Learning Conference held in July 2023, Reimala and her team presented on their pilot project delving into building belonging in a blended environment to cultivate meaningful connection, communication and collaboration...

Authentic Prescribing Safety Assessment
Rachel Heyes is a Learning Technologist within FBMH eLearning who is assigned to support the MBChB Medicine programme at the University of Manchester. Rachel is an experienced teacher, and creative content producer who is interested in supporting academics and...

University College for Interdisciplinary Learning 10th Anniversary.
This year, University College for Interdisciplinary Learning (UCIL) turns 10. We asked the UCIL team to tell us a bit about the past 10 years, and their future plans. Congratulations UCIL on your 10th birthday! How did it all start and how has UCIL grown over the...

TEA Winner 2021: Ben Parslew and ‘Drone From Home’: Building Social Impact into Courses.
Ben Parslew is a lecturer in the school of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, and this is part of our series of blog posts by Teaching Excellence Award winners 2021. Ben led a winning team for the Drone from Home project:Usually, Aerospace Engineering...

My experience as an SPI
Ffion Neal is a BSc Psychology (currently commencing her 3rd year) and an ITL Student Partner Intern (21/22 and 22/23), working in partnership with an ITL Fellow on a particular pedagogic project. I’m Fi and I am a 2nd year Psychology student who, since October...

Teaching Innovation: “I am always willing to try new things”
Patricia Perlman-Dee (CFA, SFHEA) is a Senior Lecturer in Finance at the Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS, Faculty of Humanities). Her career in HE was preceded by 11 years working in large financial corporations with a wide range of financial markets,...