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Tags: Academic identity, Doctoral education, Mental health, Sociology of education, Student experience, Wellbeing

Learning how to evaluate the reliability of online sources

Posted: 20 November, 201829 May, 2024

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This post is based on an article I recently published. It is commonly thought that contemporary students are digital natives who are naturally able to use sophisticated digital literacy in their daily practices because they have been immersed in the digital age their entire lives. Research, though, shows that the concept of being a digital …

Tags: Assessing learning, Critical thinking, Digital literacy, Educational technology, Evaluation skills, Feedback, Teaching practice

Building a sense of belonging for students who do not live on campus

Posted: 28 July, 201710 March, 2024

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Students who do not live on campus and commute to university (often termed commuter students) can experience a sense of detachment from the university community, which can adversely affect their student experience. Juggling travel, studies, and other commitments means that these students can feel like they are visitors to their own campus. In a recent …

Tags: Diversity, Inclusion, Sense of belonging, Student experience, Wellbeing

Embracing flexibility in assessment to enhance higher-order thinking

Posted: 5 June, 201716 January, 2024

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Innovations in assessment task design are essential if we as educators are to encourage our students to see assessment as a learning process, rather than just a means towards a grade. In a recent study I did with some of my colleagues from accounting, we developed a flexible assessment regime designed to bolster students’ higher-order …

Tags: Assessing learning, Assessment, Critical thinking, Student experience, Teaching practice

Developing students’ critical thinking and clinical reasoning through problem-based assessment

Posted: 14 May, 201411 January, 2024

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In clinical education, the challenge is to not just impart content knowledge, but also help students develop critical real-world clinical skills. This is particularly true when it comes to critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills. In a paper I recently wrote with colleagues from a midwifery unit, we demonstrate how constructive alignment of a course’s …