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Effective Practice

Resources and examples of effective practice from across Newcastle University

NEW: A vision for education and skills at Newcastle University: Education for Life 2030+

Assessment and Feedback

Guidance on designing assessments, including selecting appropriate digital assessment tools and giving effective feedback.

Designing Learning

Our education strategy requires programmes to be based on holistic, integrated, programme-level teaching and assessment strategies.

Digital Education

Digital learning is an essential component of the student experience for on-campus and online students.

Digital Accessibility

Digital accessibility is about ensuring that systems and learning resources can be used by as many people as possible.

Universal Design for Learning

UDL recognises the diversity of different learners’ abilities and experiences by providing multiple ways for your students to engage.

Learning Communities

The social connections, friendships and support that students give each other is important from an academic, social, and mental health point of view.

Reflective Practice

Reflection is a crucial point of learning and teaching, and there are a range of techniques to encourage reflective learning.

Learning Analytics

Using learning analytics to support students is one of the Priority Actions in the University's Education Strategy.

Video and Audio

Video and audio are excellent mediums for creating fresh and engaging asynchronous content for your students.

Hybrid Teaching

Newcastle University defines hybrid teaching as the synchronous delivery of both on-campus (in-person) and remote (online) events.

Large Group Teaching

Large group teaching at Newcastle mostly takes the form of lectures, which allow you to present large volumes of information to large numbers of people.

Laboratory Teaching

Laboratories are an important practical feature of many undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at Newcastle University.

Field Work and Field Trips

Guidance on field work and field trips, including creating engaging and interactive virtual field work experiences for students.

Digital Polling

Support and guidance on creating interactive digital polls during in-person or synchronous online sessions.

Plagiarism

Guidance for identifying and dealing with plagiarism, including designing assessment to minimise opportunities.

Copyright and IPR

Find out about copyright and intellectual property, how to use material in your teaching, and who owns the teaching materials you produce.

Peer Dialogue

The University has a developmental and confidential peer dialogue process which all staff who teach are required to engage with.

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