Challenging the conceptual understanding of first year intake students
ARE students too rigid in their understanding of their subject matter when they join university and would an initial learning level assessment aid their learning journey?...
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What can higher education learn from child's play?
DOES CHILDHOOD learning hold the key to helping higher education students grasp challenging concepts? LITE Teaching Enhancement Project leader, Nimesh Mistry, writes here about some of...
'Time to review and re-energise'
It was with great pleasure that I recently accepted the offer to become the new Director of Leeds Institute for Teaching Excellence on an interim...
Blog diary two: the wider use of screen capture feedback
In this second blog diary of a five-part series, LITE Teaching Enhancement Project Leader, Antonio Martínez-Arboleda, casts his net wider to look at how others...
Blog diary one: Using screen capture feedback
In the first of a five-part series of blog diaries, LITE Teaching Enhancement Project Leader, Antonio Martínez-Arboleda, explores the trials, tribulations and triumphs of using screen-capture...
The long read: Inclusive teaching and learning for International students
What does it mean to be an international student and how can those who work with them in higher education ensure they are given equal...
Mobilising the civic curriculum
ARE YOUNG people really 'switched off' from politics and being active in their local communities or are we just looking in the wrong places to...
Is university assessment fit for purpose?
University assessment is under the microscope and the sector is working hard to address issues surrounding it. LITE Excellence and Innovation Fellow Samantha Pugh examines...
Understanding the value of a University education
Higher education is under more pressure then ever to prove its value and measure the learning gain of its students. LITE Teaching Enhancement Project Leaders,...
A student's perspective on designing a civic curriculum
A project designed to strengthen links between postgraduate taught students and the region’s buoyant cultural industries is being jointly run by the Leeds Institute for Teaching Excellence...