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: Student engagement
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...
Using photography as an inclusive approach to hearing students’ voices
At the University of Manchester Teaching and Learning Conference held in July 2023, Heather and Zhuomin presented findings from their project exploring how postgraduate students used photographs to explore and present their experiences while here at UoM. They have...
Why Showing Up Matters: Unpacking the Power of Attendance in Higher Education
Dr Lei Zeng is a lecturer and a year manager in Fashion Business and Technology working in the Department of Materials. She is passionate about the value of integrating doctoral research into higher education, and she was awarded the FHEA in 2019. In her current role,...
From idle time to relationship building
Toyin is a teaching-focused lecturer in Accounting and Finance. She was recently awarded a Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). Since 2021, she has been a member of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee at AMBS. Toyin is...
Redesigning the Student-Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC) to Enhance Student Voice
Abdullatif is a senior lecturer in chemical engineering in the Faculty of Science and Engineering. He has a background in the provision of taught modules, facilitating inquiry-based learning, student projects, and teaching laboratory modules. He is the Student-Staff...
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...
Story of simulation – using simulation to enhance practice based learning opportunities
Emma is a Senior Clinical Lecturer in the School of Health Sciences. She has worked for many years in the NHS and has taught at the University of Manchester for over 10 years.Emma’s area of interest is simulated clinical learning, with a particular focus on the...
Special Collections and Innovative Teaching
In the hallowed halls of the Rylands building, in the ARC at the heart of the Main Library, and in the Race Centre at Central Library, a remarkable team is quietly revolutionizing the way students engage with knowledge. Through our interview with Dr Aya Van...
Transforming Education and Empowering Students: The Impact of Summer Internships
Written by Steven Urwin, based on an interview with Martin Simmons. In 2018, a transformative programme took shape within the University of Manchester's School of Engineering. The passion project of Martin Simmons, Lecturer in Mechanical and Civil Engineering at the...
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