Dr Alessio Iannetti (FMS) explored how best to support international students—while comparing their needs to those of home students. Guided by student and colleagues feedback, his pilot project suggests practical ways to strengthen support and foster inclusive learning communities.
Emma Robinson, Dr Paula Waterhouse & Luisa Wakelin Dental Sciences Faculty of Medical Sciences What did you do? Created a four-week online virtual exchange between Newcastle University, Universitas Indonesia, and Fiji National University. The exchange was open to both BDS and ODHS students. Very limited information was sent to students regarding what the exchange would Read more about Virtual Exchanges – The value of international student exchanges during Covid[…]
This virtual exchange proved to be a fantastic opportunity for students to meet with other students living in completely different places and learn more about their experiences and their lives.
Virtual exchanges can support internationalisation of curricula as well as developing a range of skills that students might need to live and work internationally. This collaborative case study covers the who, how and why of incorporating virtual exchanges into the MA in Applied Linguistics and TESOL.
INTO foundation students engage with primary sources as part of their British Culture module. Read more about how this approach gives students confidence for independent archival research.
Students in Newcastle University Law School developed their debating skills using Facebook. Dr Bronwen Jones explains how this worked.
Pip Kyle explores a psychologically informed approach to supporting students to present and critically engage with research on leadership and harm. The case study relates to an international cohort of postgraduate students studying on an MSc in Management programme, Developing Leadership Perspectives module, committed to enhancing their leadership development and practice.
By being open and consistent about how AI supports learning materials, an MBA accounting module built trust, encouraged responsible use, and improved engagement with flipped resources— without making transparency feel like a lecture.
Dr Chris Leyland discusses positioning students as active participants in scholarly practices that facilitate professional competences.
Discover how a flexible, adaptable 3-week summer project focusing on science communication can enhance bioscience students’ academic and professional skill gains, placement attainment rates, confidence, as well as provide a transnational educational opportunity.