Engaging First-Year Students in Meaningful Peer Review
Who? Litka Milian, Department of Chemistry; Helen Costello, Academic Skills Centre, Durham Centre for Academic Development; approximately 160 students…
Case Studies
Preparing Students for Successful Group Communication
Who? Ric Crossman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Durham. What? Groupwork…
From Exemplars to GAI: Activating Assessment Literacy
Who? Dr Helen Thompson and Dr Tim Davies, Assistant Professors in Biosciences What? A series of workshops originally designed to…
Enhancing collaborative learning through micro-task strategies
Who? Dr Anthony Kyiu, Assistant Professor in Finance, Durham University Business School. What? The activity focuses on using micro-task strategies…
Active Pedagogy Conference
In 2025, the Durham Learning & Teaching Conference theme was ‘Active Pedagogy’. Our keynote speaker and colleagues from across the…
Enhancing Student Engagement with Feedback at the Programme Level Using Digital Tools
Academic lead in the Department of Biosciences: Dr Mathilde Roger Leads from DCAD: Julie Mulvey & Sumetha Karthigeyen About the…
Integrating an AI Chatbot for enhanced student learning in a laboratory module
In this video, Dr Arin Mizouri from the Physics Education and Scholarship Group (PhES) in the Department of Physics and…
Exploring the impact of Generative AI on Modern Language Learning (MFL) in Higher Education
Academic lead in the School of Modern Languages & Culture: Dr Aziza Zaher Lead from DCAD: James Youdale About the…
Understanding student experiences and attitudes towards Generative AI
Academic lead in the Department of Psychology: Dr Trevor James Lead from DCAD: Candace Nolan-Grant Collaborators: Dr Yan Birch, Dr Carla…
Drafting policy on contemporary social issues
Who? Sherene Meir, Foundation Programme What? Seven weeks of interdisciplinary teaching on ‘Young people and contemporary social issues’ as part…
Playful Learning with LEGO®
Who? Dr. Precious A. Brenni, Assistant Professor in Finance at the Durham University Business School. What? The activity involved the…
Peer review of formative blog posts
Who? Dr Michaela Oliver, Assistant Professor in the School of Education What? First-year undergraduate module of over 140 students, comprised…