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Only connect – why narrative is even more important when teaching remotely

by Graham Holden

Narrative is powerful. In learning and teaching we can use it to link one activity to another, giving purpose and sense of direction. While we find… Read More »

Reimagined: The art of feedback

by Louise Clifton

Honest feedback is hard. Hard to listen to, and hard to give. So does feedback work best in the structured moments we’ve made for it?… Read More »

Is it time for a revolution in higher education?

by Louise Clifton

Should we be thinking harder about the way we work in higher education? I went to hear from the Corporate Rebels to find out what… Read More »

What do you want to be when you grow up?

by Helen Teague

The inside out approach – let’s stop looking around us for the answers but ask ourselves questions that will help us understand who we are… Read More »

On the benefits of being connected

by Paul Gentle

What are the hallmarks of being a connected leader? Drawing on his experience of working with some of the top leaders from across the world,… Read More »

Wearing the shoes of others

by Graham Holden

If we could step into someone else’s shoes and see the world through their eyes, would we make different decisions? Might we be better equipped… Read More »

Student Engagement 2.0: partners, collaborators, or something else entirely?

by Louise Clifton

Students are more than just partners; they are a part of our higher education ecosystem too. But how are they shaping this world? Louise Clifton… Read More »

The Dragon Economies: Is Higher Education in South East Asia breathing fire?

by Paul Gentle

The world is changing, rapidly. As global mindsets shift and we face a new decade, are the Dragon Economies still breathing fire? Travelling through Hong… Read More »

Narratives and the student experience

by Louise Clifton

“There isn’t a homogenous student experience”, so how do we capture the experiences of our students to enable them to excel? Shân Wareing makes the… Read More »

This is us

by Louise Clifton

Revealing the narrative of the School of Health in Social Science at the University of Edinburgh In the autumn of 2019, the School of Health… Read More »

‘Liven up’ leaders: Time to inoculate against zombification. Or not?

by Louise Clifton

What is zombie leadership and what does it look like? Stella Jones-Devitt and Liz Austen examine what we risk if we endorse this cultural status-quo,… Read More »

Taking up Generation Z’s challenge on our future

by Paul Gentle

Climate change is here. Young people are pushing for change. So what are we doing about it? We need to take up the fight for… Read More »

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