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TILE Share Best Practice
Sharing Best Practice
On this page we provide a collection of what teachers and lecturers are doing to improve teaching practice and enhance the learning experience for their pupils and students. If you came up with innovative teaching strategies and would like to share your best practice publicly, let us know. We hope to grow this space with lots of innovative teaching and learning ideas.
The Academic Writing Guide
By Sue Robbins & Chris O'Reilly The Academic Writing Guide (AWG) is an interactive web-based resource developed for the core Academic Development (AD) module of the University of Sussex Central Foundation Years programme which introduces students to the research...
Framing Feedback Around Student Development
By Dr Helena Paterson & Dr Phil McAleer A key aspect of learning on any programme of learning is receiving actionable feedback that allows a student to develop their knowledge and graduate skills (Hattie and Timperley, 2007). Currently, across Schools, Colleges...
Staying Connected: A Toolkit for Effective Groupwork
By Dr Maxine Swingler, Lara Wehbe, Gayle Pringle-Barnes, Heather Cleland-Woods, Ellie Buglass, Valentine Conlan, Noor Sabha, & George Fournarakis Drawing on the literature, existing resources and student feedback on group work, we worked with students to develop...
How to Integrate Vevox Polling into Online Learning
By Dr Laura Jenkins The move to fully online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic brought questions about whether students would be as engaged online as they would be if they were in a lecture theatre or classroom. When teaching in-person, clickers were often used to...
The Graduate Attributes Roadmap
By Dr Maxine Swingler & Dr Dickon Copsey The Graduate Attributes Roadmap compiles case studies of the successful integration of graduate attributes and employability into the curriculum. These case studies offer practical advice to teachers in any discipline who...
Applying a Cluster of Teaching Strategies in the Classroom Based on Cognitive Science
By Erik Anderson We are delighted to be able continue our 'TILE Share Best Practice' series by inviting Erik Anderson to talk about how he implements findings from cognitive science in the classroom. Many thanks to Erik for sharing his best practice! Research...
Retrieval Practice: Research and Resources for every classroom
By Kate Jones We are delighted to be able continue our 'TILE Share Best Practice' series by inviting Kate Jones to talk about her expertise on Retrieval Practice: Research and Resources for every classroom. One of her methods, the Retrieval Practice Challenged Grid,...
TILE Share Best Practice: Albyn School
The TILE Network is excited to continue its TILE Share Best Practice Series by taking a look into the changes Albyn School has implement into their teaching practices since receiving a talk about learning strategies by Dr Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel, TILE...
TILE Share Best Practice: Harris Academy
The TILE network is excited to share what Harris Academy is doing to improve teaching practice and enhance the learning experience for their pupils and students. This post will be continuously updated with the accomplishments of the Harris Academy Learning and...