Teaching Matters Edinburgh

In this episode, four University of Edinburgh staff members, Jo Merrifield, Education Programme Manager at the Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility, Michael Gallagher, Programme Director of the MSc in Digital Education, Velda McCune, Deputy Director of the Institute for Academic Development and Brian Mather, Senior E-Learning Developer at the Veterinary school, reconnect to discuss the tips, trick...

In the premiere of our Media Hopper series, four University of Edinburgh staff members, Jo Merrifield, Education Programme Manager at the Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility, Michael Gallagher, Programme Director of the MSc in Digital Education, Velda McCune, Deputy Director of the Institute for Academic Development and Brian Mather, Senior E-Learning Developer at the Veterinary school, connect t...

In this episode, Ewan McAndrew, the University of Edinburgh's Wikimedian in Residence, is joined by Diana Paton, lecturer at the University of Edinburgh and the William Robertson Chair of History, Lucy Crompton-Reid, Chief Executive of Wikimedia UK, Lucy Parfitt, former President of the University History Society, two history students, Grace King and Siân Davies, and Hannah Rothmann, a former Wiki...

In this episode, Lucy Crompton-Reid, the Chief Executive of Wikimedia UK, is joined by Linda Bauld, Professor of Public Health, Sarah Lappin, head of the Edinburgh Women in STEM Society, and Áine Kavanagh, a former reproductive biology student at the university, to discuss the underrepresentation of women on Wikipedia pages. This episode is the fourth of our Wikimedia Series, which aims to reconte...

Many people turn to Wikipedia articles when introduced to an unfamiliar medical term, especially when it pertains to themselves or a loved one. But who writes these articles?  Some come from within The University of Edinburgh, where fourth-year students in the Reproductive Biology BSc programme have been creating articles about previously unpublished medical terms for the past six years. In t...

In this episode, Wikimedians Ewan McAndrew and Jason Evans unpack the role of languages in Wikipedia with Richard Nevell (Wikimedia Programme Director), Lorna Campbell (OER services manager) and three Translation Studies MSc students, Binjie Xiang, Huichao Wang and Nora Albawardi.  This episode is the second of our Wikimedia Series, which aims to recontextualize Wikimedia's role in academia o...

In this episode, University staff (Kirsty Lingstadt), students (Hannah Rothmann, Grace King and Lucy Parfitt) and Wikimedians (Ewan McAndrew and Richard Nevell) discuss Wikimedia's current role within academia and hypothesize what that role can be in the future.  This episode is the first of our Wikimedia Series, which aims to recontextualize Wikimedia's role in academia on its 20th anniversa...

In this podcast, the Institute for Academic Development's (IAD) Dr Catherine Bovill, Senior Lecturer in Student Engagement, and Celeste McLaughlin, Head of Academic Development for Digital Education, discuss a collaborative international research project that sought to understand the changes to teaching practices as they went online during the initial period of the Covid-19 pandemic. This episode...

In this Teaching Matters podcast series, produced by  The Race Equality and Anti-Racist Sub-Committee (REAR)  at The University of Edinburgh in collaboration with Teaching Matters, we hear from different academics at the University about what Decolonising the Curriculum means for them, and how they have put this into practice in their learning and teaching or research. They also share so...

In this Teaching Matters podcast series, produced by  The Race Equality and Anti-Racist Sub-Committee (REAR)  at The University of Edinburgh in collaboration with Teaching Matters, we hear from different academics at the University about what Decolonising the Curriculum means for them, and how they have put this into practice in their learning and teaching or research. They also share so...

In this Teaching Matters podcast series, produced by  The Race Equality and Anti-Racist Sub-Committee (REAR)  at The University of Edinburgh in collaboration with Teaching Matters, we hear from different academics at the University about what Decolonising the Curriculum means for them, and how they have put this into practice in their learning and teaching or research. They also share so...

Dave Reay, Professor of Carbon Management and Education in the School of Geosciences and a Director of the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute, discusses his hopes for COP26 and the university's involvement in an interview with Joséphine Foucher, Teaching Matters Co-Editor and Student Engagement Officer.  This episode accompanies our November and December Hot Topic theme: COP26 and embedding t...

In this episode, Johanna Holtan Co-Convenor of the Race Equality and Anti-Racist Sub-Committee (REAR) and Programme Director, Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program talks to intersectional feminist scholar from the Global South, Dr Radhika Govinda, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the School of Social and Political Science. Dr Govinda sits on the steering committees for the University’s  Gende...

In this Teaching Matters podcast series, produced by  The Race Equality and Anti-Racist Sub-Committee (REAR)  at The University of Edinburgh in collaboration with Teaching Matters, we hear from different academics at the University about what Decolonising the Curriculum means for them, and how they have put this into practice in their learning and teaching or research. They also share so...

In this Teaching Matters podcast series, produced by  The Race Equality and Anti-Racist Sub-Committee (REAR)  at The University of Edinburgh in collaboration with Teaching Matters, we hear from different academics at the University about what Decolonising the Curriculum means for them, and how they have put this into practice in their learning and teaching or research. They also share so...

Welcome to this podcast series produced by  The Race Equality and Anti-Racist Sub-Committee (REAR)  at The University of Edinburgh in collaboration with Teaching Matters where we hear from different academics at the University about what Decolonising the Curriculum means for them and how they have put this into practice in their learning and teaching or research. They also share som...

In this episode, Rachel Hunt, a lecturer in Geohumanities, Clare Barnes, an Interdisciplinary Lecturer in Sustainable Livelihoods and Gabrielle King, a research assistant in Geosciences and supporter of widening participation, introduce their research on inclusive culture within the School of Geosciences. This episode accompanies our July-August ‘Hot Topic’: “ Lessons from the Learning and Teachin...

In this episode, Dr. Michael Daw, Director of Quality in the Deanery of Biomedical Sciences, continues discussing his analysis of marking schemes and assessment styles, particularly addressing why it using the full range of marks might be something to strive for. This episode accompanies our July-August ‘Hot Topic’: “ Lessons from the Learning and Teaching Conference 2021 “.

Do the assessments we prepare for students allow them to fully showcase what they've learned? Do marking schemes affect the distribution of marks?  And what kind of assessments lead to, or don't lead to, the full range of marks?  Today's episode, the fourth of our Learning and Teaching Conference series , features Dr. Michael Daw, Director of Quality in the Deanery of Biomedical Sciences...

Is there a 'hidden curriculum' which is working against working-class students? Dr. Neil Speirs, a Widening Participation manager, practitioner and researcher at The University of Edinburgh, introduces the concept of the hidden curriculum, how we may be complicit in it, and what we can do about it. His call to action is compelling, inspiring, and maybe most importantly, actionable for anyone in th...

In this episode, Dr. Nini Fang, lecturer in Counselling, Psychotherapy and Applied Social Sciences and Associate Director for the Centre of Creative-Relational Inquiry at The University of Edinburgh, shares her tumultuous, personal experience delivering classes on racism and colonisation at an English university. This episode accompanies our July-August 'Hot Topic': “ Lessons from the Learning and...

This episode accompanies our July-August 'Hot Topic': “ Lessons from the Learning and Teaching Conference 2021 “. In what has the student experience changed such that needs outmatch support? What skills do recent Edinburgh graduates consider most valuable? How do we model an ‘Edinburgh Graduate’ without sacrificing diversity and individuality? These questions are addressed by the Curriculum Transf...

This episode accompanies our "EUSA Teaching Awards 2021 Podcast Series" . In this episode, Grace, a final-year Religious Studies Student, sits down with Judy Harley, Dean of Learning and Teaching for the College of Science and Engineering, and Elizabeth Bomberg, a Professor of Environmental Politics at the School of Social and Political Science, to discuss their nominations for the Edinburgh...

This podcast accompanies Teaching Matter's July-August Learning and Teaching Enhancement theme: Showcasing the Doctoral College . In this podcast, Fiona, head of Doctoral College, speaks to Professor Patrick Hadoke, who is the Personal Chair of Arterial Remodelling and the Director of Postgraduate Student and Early Career Researcher Experience in the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. He...

This episode and blog post accompany our May-June ‘Hot Topic’:  “Teaching and Learning during a Pandemic: Lessons and reflections from the last year” and our "EUSA Teaching Awards 2021 Podcast Series" . In this episode, Rohanie, a Peer Learning Coordinator at Edinburgh University Students' Association, sits down with Dr. Nikki Moran, a Senior Lecturer in Music at the University of Edinburgh,...