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Getting discussion going on controversial topics in politics

I’m trying to diversify the teaching. For instance, I want to have continuous discussion sessions where we move between lectures and discussions. Sometimes I incorporate videos into the classroom and ask students their opinion about that. I think different teaching activities appeal to different students, for instance, I also bring very short newspaper articles intoContinueContinue reading “Getting discussion going on controversial topics in politics”

Guest lecturers in sports MSc

David Cockayne Associate Professor in Marketing University of Liverpool Management School On our sports MSc we often invite industry guest lecturers, and I structure this really carefully. For example, a major chief executive usually comes to give a sort of opening talk to kick the year off and start the academic programme. We orchestrate aContinueContinue reading “Guest lecturers in sports MSc”

Flipping learning for large groups

Nicki Newman University of Birmingham n.l.newman@bham.ac.uk Before the pandemic and the move to blended or hybrid teaching I had used flipped teaching on large modules, 300 students. Even with that number, I could still do small group work, even in a large lecture theater with a lot of students. I used some high technological solutions,ContinueContinue reading “Flipping learning for large groups”