Category: Humanities and Social Sciences

Experiential learning: challenges and opportunities in hybrid delivery

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Jo Clark, Deputy Degree Programme Director of Master of Business Administration Newcastle Unviersity Business School Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences Please note: This case study describes hybrid teaching practices implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, some aspects of the interventions may no longer be current or relevant in periods of regular, undisrupted teaching. Read more about Experiential learning: challenges and opportunities in hybrid delivery[…]

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Using audio feedback in Turnitin

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Dr Jonathan Pugh School of Geography, Politics and Sociology Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences What did you do and why? Dr Jonathan Pugh has used the audio comments option in Turnitin to provide feedback on essays to his students on the second-year Globalisation and Development module. As a person with a disability, who cannot Read more about Using audio feedback in Turnitin[…]

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Supporting Language Teaching with H5P

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Loiana Leal Pavlichenko – Lecturer in Portuguese School of Modern Languages  Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences What did you do? Loiana has been using H5P to create formative exercises for students studying Portuguese at a range of levels in the School of Modern Languages. Using H5P Loiana has authored resources to support reading, writing, grammar, listening and pronunciation. Loiana uses H5P to present new material and to give students short activities to self-evaluate, Read more about Supporting Language Teaching with H5P[…]

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Learning Through International Encounter: US/UK Virtual Anthropology Exchange

Posted on by Claire Burnham

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.

Using structural and stylistic domains within formative feedback to enhance students’ writing and communication at Level 3

Posted on by Claire Burnham

Professor Caroline Walker-Gleaves used formative feedback extensively with final year students to improve professional skills.

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Blending grammar delivery in the School of Modern Languages using short videos and online exercises

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A new approach to grammar teaching in SML replaced lectures with short explainer videos followed by exercises. Positive student feedback and high engagement with the model has resulted in the method continuing for academic year 21/22.

Equitable Assessment Framework for today’s Digital Learners

Posted on by Claire Burnham

This collaborative project supported instructor’s adoption of the Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) framework to help structure and communicate their assessments.