It is widely accepted in the higher education literature that a student-centred approach is pedagogically superior to a teacher-centred approach. In this paper, we explore the notion of student-centredness as a threshold concept and the implications this might have for academic staff development. We argue that the term student-centred in the Rogerian sense implies a focus on the person of the s...

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Reported benefits of research-informed teaching include enhanced student engagement and graduates that are better prepared for employment in an uncertain world. However, there are a number of academic risks that can have both positive and negative impacts on staff and students when implementing research-informed teaching. Mitigating s...

Student support is an important function in all universities. Most students expect access to support 24/7, but support staff cannot be available at all times of day. This paper addresses this problem, describing the development of an avatar-based system to guide students through the materials provided by a university student employability service. Firstly, students and staff were surveyed to es...

OBJECTIVE This study investigated the impact of a collaborative clinical education model on students' perception of the psycho-social learning environment. DESIGN A pre-test and post-test quasi experimental design. SETTING A tertiary referral centre. SUBJECTS Second and third year undergraduate nursing students were asked to rate their perceptions of the psycho-social learning environment...

Offering a new course on user-interface design presents several problems for a Computer Science department. As well as building student competency in user interface design and user interface evaluation, the course must give timely feedback to students while ensuring that staff and student workload remains manageable. We developed a course that uses a novel system of tutorials and group work to ...