Dr Katie Dray (Section of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences; School of Psychology and Life Sciences. Contactable at katie.dray@canterbury.ac.uk) The context: At level 6, Sport Coaching students are encouraged to […]
More than staring at a screen: fostering creative practice and self-efficacy in distance learners
In this case study, Sonia Overall, Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, presents enhancements that she has put in place in her programme, the MA in Creative Writing. The MA was […]
Adding soul into SOLEs (Self-Organised Learning Environments)
Summary of the case study This case study explores the use of Self-Organised Learning Environments (SOLEs) with a group of about 100 students on a core Level 4 module (‘Orientation […]
Strategies to embed graduate skills in an undergraduate programme
Dr Sara Wolfson, Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History (School of Humanities) has been using several strategies to engage students with a variety of activities which develop their graduate skills […]
Use of online discussion boards within assessments to encourage deep learning
In this case study, Sara Wolfson, Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History (School of Humanities), and winner of the Times Higher Education Award for ‘Most Innovative Teacher of the Year’ […]
A case study on student retention on a Foundation Year in Arts and Humanities.
In this 6 minute video, Martin discusses how programme design and delivery is tailored to the needs of Foundation Year students and how support is coordinated across the programme team […]
Geolocations: Experiential learning via mobile devices
Most contemporary pedagogic theories subscribe to the idea that students learn more effectively, at a deeper level, through experiential learning.