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Going asynchronous: exploring impact on cohort and sense of community in a PGCert Academic Practice

  Steph Fuller and Ana Cabral, from Queen Mary Academy, Queen Mary University of London discuss the value of asynchronous communications in building community engagement Authors: Steph Fuller and Ana Cabral What exactly was the shift in culture and/or organisational practice that you wish to highlight? When the pandemic took hold and we were suddenly […]

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Playful University: supporting the link between joy and learning

Playful University: supporting the link between joy and learning Maarten Koeners, Steph Comley and Caitlin Kight from the University of Exeter describe how they supported joyful, playful learning online. Author: Maarten Koeners Co-authors: Steph Comley and Caitlin Kight What exactly was the shift in culture and/or organisational practice that you wish to highlight? Playful learning […]

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Collaboration:  Skill or Culture?

Collaboration : Skill or Culture In his editorial, Russ Crawford references the case studies covering collaboration, to contend collaborative working is a learned skill. However, Russ goes further, suggesting other factors are at work, and collaboration may also be a culture. Russ closes by inviting readers to form a conclusion or even suggest a theme […]

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Peer study groups to build community and belonging during a pandemic

Building community and belonging during a pandemic   Claire Gordon and Nyssa Lee-Woolf explain how the Eden Centre for Education Enhancement, London School of Economics and Political Science established peer networks to help students stay connected to each other and their studies during the pandemic Authors : Claire Gordon and Nyssa Lee-Woolf 1. What exactly […]

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Keeping Connected – Developing distributed team working practices

Developing department working practices in a large distributed team Working in a distributed team for an extended period of time can be tough on team members. In this case study, Amy Sampson from Falmouth University explains how a suite of online tools such as Office 365 helped to keep the team connected. Author: Amy Sampson […]

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Challenges Online: pivoting to digital learning during the pandemic

Challenges Online: pivoting to digital learning during the pandemic  Dawn Lees, Anka Djordjevic and Simon Pardoe from University of Exeter share how moving an extra-curricular programme online  removed geographical barriers to student  participation and reduced carbon emissions. Authors: Dawn Lees, Anka Djordjevic, Simon Pardoe  What exactly was the shift in culture and/or organisational practice that […]

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The Undergraduate Research Showcase online

Moving Our Undergraduate Research Showcase Online Holding an annual onsite student event during the pandemic was a challenge. Emma Norman from the University of Exeter explains how deciding to go online allowed students to celebrate their academic success. Author: Emma Norman What is the Undergraduate Research Showcase? Since 2016, the University of Exeter has held […]

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Collaborative Online Communities of Practice 

How do you offer students a laboratory learning experience when Covid-19 has closed the labs? Ian Turner, Rachel Bolton-King, Nigel Francis, Leisa Nichols-Drew, and David Smith from the University of Derby explain how they created open online knowledge exchange networks to support students. Author: Ian J. Turner Co-Authors: Rachel S. Bolton-King, Nigel J. Francis, Leisa […]

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Shut Up and Write online

Shut up and write online Kelly Preece and Jo Sutherst from the University of Exeter explain how moving a postgraduate writing project online saw a 4- fold increase in participation and the emergence of peer-led working. Authors: Kelly Preece, Jo Sutherst What exactly was the shift in culture and/or organisational practice that you wish to […]

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Increasing inclusion and belonging in staff diversity networks

Increasing inclusion and belonging in staff diversity networks Deborah Sloan explains how technology removed the physical and psychological barriers to participation in networks promoting inclusion at the University of Ulster. Author: Deborah Sloan   1.What exactly was the shift in culture and/or organisational practice that you wish to highlight?   There is no doubt that equality, […]