Good Practice Library
Here you will find case studies, video recordings from workshops, and other tips & tricks from Humanities staff.
Use the Categories menu on the right hand side of this page, to find examples of good practice on a range of areas.
Using Matterport to create a virtual student induction
Using Matterport technology, the Humanities eLearning team, alongside Music Department colleagues, developed an online induction module for students, including a virtual tour of the Martin Harris Centre.
Better seminar participation through annotation exercises
Noelle Dückmann Gallagher (SALC) describes how she uses annotation exercises to increase student participation in seminars.
Engaging students with innovative group assessment creating academic posters
Cornelia Lawson & Philip Shapira (AMBS) asked students to prepare academic posters for a group assignment.
The benefits of regular formative Blackboard quizzes
Panos Sarantopoulos (AMBS) shares how using Blackboard quizzes regularly, alongside forums and drop-in sessions, enhances learning.
Developing Student assessment literacy though Peer assessment
Anonymous peer to peer review, even without students commenting on each other’s work is an effective way of developing skills such as writing style and structure in essay writing. Jenni Rose (AMBS) shares how students can also gain confidence in themselves from this process and become connected independent learners.
Developing and Sharing Innovative and Responsive Assessment
In this example Katherine Smith (SoSS) explains how she developed open debate as the method of assessment and feedback for her social anthropology module to respond to and celebrate diversity in the student cohort.
My Passport to Success! – Empowering Students in Higher Education through Critical Self Reflection
Reimala Sivalingam and Jennifer Rose (AMBS) describe how they used an Academic Advising workbook to enable students to thrive by fully supporting their academic, well-being and employability needs.
Using Virtual Reality to Explore the Valley of the Kings
Nicky Nielsen (SALC) shows us how he used Virtual Reality to take his students on a tour of the tomb of Ramesses VI in Egypt.
Driving student engagement with financial news
Chris Godley (AMBS) explains how he used the ForceRank app in weekly sessions to drive student engagement with financial news and current affairs.
Active language learning with VoiceThread
Sandra Torres (SALC) describes how she used VoiceThread (VT) to engage students in active language learning during asynchronous teaching. VT was used to present content, develop communicative skills using interactive tasks and to provide formative feedback.
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