Teaching and learning

Teaching modules intensively, rather than in parallel, has had positive results at the handful of institutions that have tried it. But would it work for all students and all subjects? And would academics trade autonomy in course design for more research time? Anna McKie reports

Creating unique datasets for online exams preferable to ‘naive’ honour codes or faulty online surveillance, experts say

Enlisting miscreants to help improve understanding of contract cheating, as part of their punishment, could be a way forward, says Kholah Yaruq Malik

Ontario parliament demands documents over university’s unprecedented bankruptcy, though analysis may turn to realities of bankrolling remote communities

Australian universities’ ongoing embrace of digital approaches is cheapening learning – but not in a good way, says Binoy Kampmark

System acknowledges inviting SAT and ACT results for course placement, as Berkeley analysis shows nationwide racial bias in post-admissions sorting

Government promises response to review’s other recommendations ‘in due course’

The National University of Singapore president says changing mindsets has been the most challenging aspect of overhauling approach to education

Negative connotations attached to ‘liberal’ and ‘arts’ have created a misleading perception of a transformative education model that delivers for students, say Barbara Altmann and Jeffrey Nesteruk

Jisc survey reveals staff feel innovation in remote learning is where they need more help 

Our review won’t work until you ‘get on with’ the last one, former v-cs tell government

Academics and estates teams must work together to drive through the linked changes in infrastructure and teaching

York leader tells THE Campus Live that ‘tattoo parlours had much more notice’ of Covid restrictions than students

Saikat Majumdar surveys developments from the Gulf to South Korea in light of the closure of Yale-NUS College

A group of undergraduates who got together to build a racing car taught Nic Smith how much horsepower there is in community

Both industry and academia in New Zealand need people who can look past traditional subject boundaries, says Catherine Whitby

Breadth of study and ‘authentic learning communities’ can transform many different dimensions of graduates’ lives

Research at undergraduate level engages students and helps keep the academic pipeline flowing

Meeting the Confucian approach halfway will protect student recruitment and might even stimulate a new politics of mutual benefit, says Paul Breen

Allowance needed for ‘upfront’ time cost of creating digital content, event hears

UCL president says the move back to in-person teaching has been complicated by huge costs sunk into digital learning

Ghanaian university president Patrick Awuah says local academics and students should welcome expertise that remotely based scholars bring

Universities should ensure all students, including in sciences, can access ‘great humanities education’, Berkeley dean tells THE summit

Discounts, chatbots, money-back guarantees are tricks in contract cheating websites’ promotional armoury

A major new survey underlines the value that students derived from flipped learning during the pandemic, says Harriet Dunbar-Morris

Academia should look to business-linked Israeli universities as a model for change, according to energy boss Francesco Starace

Half of respondents to survey admit cheating overall, but only 21 per cent of students from Singapore own up

In the first of our new ‘talking leadership’ interview series, Rosa Ellis meets the Johns Hopkins University president to discuss how he is realigning the institution to educate students about democracy and encourage them to contest ideas

UK Engagement Survey finds less than two-thirds of undergraduates feel universities ensured quality of academic experience during Covid-19

New Zealand’s embrace of Māori vocabulary goes hand-in-hand with the incorporation of Māori understandings into curricula. But is a debate about the unintended consequences of this move being stifled by fear of speaking out? John Ross reports

From undergraduate engagement to teacher training and graduate salaries, universities lack statistics needed to track student outcomes, say Hamish Coates and Xi Gao

Changing university curricula to reflect challenges of climate change will inspire students, not lofty environmental commitments, says Daniella Tilbury

Vast majority of respondents to THE survey say ‘sage on the stage’ still has a place, despite experience of online teaching during pandemic

‘Slow and steady’ approach can help avoid ‘chaos’ as Indian institutions gain greater autonomy, Yogesh Singh tells THE

Taipei’s soft power play should work as long as it keeps things apolitical, say academics

The pandemic revealed that in-person teaching generates greater satisfaction and sense of belonging, say Leonard Saxe and Graham Wright

Head of San Francisco-based start-up university tackles ‘rumours’ about reforming degrees at UAE’s Zayed University

Corporations increasingly keen on hiring learners straight from online learning platforms, edX business head claims

New approach to academic misconduct slashes university workload and leaves a better taste in the mouth – for staff as well as students

Gavin Reddin’s long business career allows him to supplement academic models with myriad real-life exceptions to the rules

Paper released ahead of COP26 says lecturers need more support to integrate environmental issues into their teaching

Use of ‘no-detriment’ rules during pandemic may have contributed to shrinkage, Advance HE report suggests

When observance of university rules is subservient to internal political considerations, standards and fairness suffer, says Afroz Shah

Amendment to skills bill would criminalise providing, arranging or advertising cheating services

In a digital era, academics’ time would be far better spent on assessment, curation and mentoring, says Terry Young

An enlightened university should offer all accused students expert representation, advice and support, says Daniel Sokol

Research keeps affirming benefits of ‘active learning’ styles but faculty resistance persists, experts find

The pandemic has exposed some anglophone universities’ financial over-reliance on overseas students. But if internationalisation takes a step back in the coming years, how much will be lost pedagogically? And will anything be gained? Anna McKie reports

Note-sharing platform accused of cashing in on students uploading teaching materials

Suffolk is the first institution to roll out immersive modules across undergraduate curriculum, and others may follow

One university’s strenuous efforts to eradicate cheating by students and academics point the way for the whole sector, says Július Kravjar

All students, regardless of subject, need meaningful opportunities to engage with the democratic process, say Meg Little Reilly and Richard Watts

Researchers call for universities to pay greater attention to impact of temperature on study habits, as climate change pushes weather to extremes

A new term is beginning in the northern hemisphere, and many campuses are reopening. But are academics relishing a return to relative normality or fearful of unvaccinated students? And what has the Covid experience taught them about their approach to teaching? Six scholars offer their perspectives

Holden Thorp says Abet course rules hinder well-rounded strategies to fight major social burdens

Despite scepticism about the business model, short courses prove an earner for cash-starved institutions

Technologically proficient teachers ‘struggled just as much’ in pandemic-induced online stampede

NMITE director Elena Rodriguez-Falcon says engineering institution has delivered on founding vision despite discarding more radical proposals

For all the talk about the digital revolution, the demand for in-person education is stronger than ever, says Nick Hillman

Interim report from Student Futures Commission spotlights priority areas for universities in wake of pandemic