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Testing Times: A window into the increasing momentum and demand in HE to overhaul assessment.
“Is it time to get rid of exams?”“If we don't change assessment, nothing will change, because assessment drives behaviour.” “We created this system, and now we have game-playing conditions.”
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Stressed? For students, it's not just about COVID
Halfway through the Australian university year, many students are feeling the stress of returning to campus and their regular study routines after a...
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Insights from the field - university staff need 'belonging' too.
The conditions at a university for staff - both professional and academic - to thrive and deliver the best learning outcomes possible for students,...
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An interview with Professor Jean-Noël Ezingeard
Professor Cliff Allan, Studiosity UK Academic Advisory Board member and former Vice-Chancellor of Birmingham City University talks with Professor...
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Student belonging in practice - a university leadership panel
Em Prof Beverley Oliver, Prof Sherman Young, Prof Chris Tisdell and Gavan Watson come together to discuss student belonging and connectedness in the digital world.
Students are students; why student support must recognise diversity of needs.
Every student needs support, and some need more or different support than others. How does Studiosity serve a diverse and varied student base, and continually evolve the service?
How to take control of your studies
A second year High Distinction student gives their advice on taking control of your studies and workload, and feeling calm through planning and breaking things down into steps.
Insights from the field - community, gender, and privilege in academia
Prof Amanda Bittner discusses the impact of 2020 on community, gender, and privilege in academia. She is a Professor of Political Science at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Sir Eric Thomas on talkRADIO
Sir Eric Thomas talks to Julia Hartley-Brewer, presenter of talkRADIO’s weekday breakfast show, about the plight of students mid pandemic and that 40% have seriously considered dro…
Insights from the field - the future of teaching online
Prof Chris Tisdell, education advocate, mathematician, and DJ, talks about how university staff are navigating the new normal and what the future of digital teaching might look lik…
UK Academic Integrity webinar - key highlights
Experts from universities in the UK and Australia and the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) discuss the critical topic of academic integrity in the UK - how we can support staff and s…
Positive interventions for improved student academic integrity
Students have been hitting the headlines in relation to increased levels of cheating just as a new Essay Mills (Prohibition) Bill was put forward to the UK Parliament last month. H…
The digitisation of peer learning: a review
A literature review into the successes and challenges of digital peer support in universities reveals minimum requirements for student satisfaction as well as recommendations to in…