Podcast

Explore the Teaching Matters podcast, offering insights and conversations from students and staff across the University on everything from international research collaborations, assessment after COVID-19, the role of consent in higher education and the impact of digital education on student mental health, and more. If you’re a student or staff member and you’d like to contribute an idea for an episode get in touch with the Teaching Matters team as we’d love to hear from you.

How you can listen/subscribe:

Podcasts episodes will be shared via a blog post when they are released and you can stream the episode directly. Previous episodes are also linked to below.

The podcast is also available on a variety of apps (and so you don’t miss a new episode, you can subscribe to the podcast via your chosen app).  Click on any of the links above to access the podcast via your preferred app. You can also download episodes when connected to wifi so that you won’t use up data while listening on the go.

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Listen to the latest episodes

Internationalisation 

  • Episode 34: Internationalisation at the University of Edinburgh: A Conversation with Omolabake (Labake) Fakunle and James Smith
     (31 min)
  • Episode 32: Cocktails & Cockups: The Hidden Narratives of International Academic Collaboration Projects (29 min)

The EUSA Teaching Awards Podcast

  • Episode 33: Dr. Crispin Jordan and Dr. Glen Cousquer (34 min)

The Consent Collective

  • Episode 30: Consent and the connection between learning and healing – episode 2 (12 min)
  • Episode 29: Consent as an embodied practice in the classroom – episode 1 (18 min)

Teaching Matters Out Loud

  • Episode 28: Cathy Bovill on Student Positivity and Creativity as a Source of Hope (7.30 Min)

Assessment and Feedback

  • Episode 31: How Covid-19 Changed Assessment: Academic Misconduct (12 min)
  • Episode 27: How Covid-19 Changed Assessment (13 min)

Students and staff co-creating learning and teaching

  • Episode 26: Co-Creation in Hybrid Teaching and Learning (8 min)

Mastercard Scholars Foundation: Movers and Shakers

  • Episode 25: Martine Irakoze Wants to Bring Something New to the Table
  • Episode 24:“the work is doing what it’s supposed to do”: A Conversation between Johanna Holton and Brindley Fortuin 

The School of Mathematics ASID Project 

  • Episode 23: A Student-Centred Outlook on the Development of Hybrid Teaching and Learning

Assessment and Social Justice in the Hybrid University

  • Episode 19: Assessment and Social Justice in the Hybrid University

Student Mental Health & Online Engagement 

  • Episode 17: Student Mental Health & Online Engagement Part 1
  • Episode 18: Student Mental Health & Online Engagement Part 2

Creative Approaches to Practicals and Field Work in Online and Hybrid Spaces

  • Episode 22: In-person tutor meetings outdoors
  • Episode 21: In-person dissertation supervisor outdoors, the student perspective (Part 3)
  • Episode 20: In-person dissertation supervision outdoors (Part 2)
  • Episode 16: Place Based Education (Part 1)

Inclusivity in the Curriculum

Episodes 12-14 accompany the Inclusivity in the Curriculum Mini-Series:

  • Episode 12: Diversity and inclusion at the heart of curriculum review
  • Episode 13: Who is responsible for ensuring a diverse and inclusive curriculum? 
  • Episode 14: Commonwealth scholars experiences of diversity and inclusion 

Previous Episodes

Climate Optimism or Fatalism: Teaching climate change in today’s university 

Episodes 1, 2 and 3 accompany the Social Responsibility and Sustainability Mini-Series.

  • Episode 1 : Climate optimism or fatalism: Teaching climate change in today’s university (Part 1) [student discussion]
  • Episode 2: Climate optimism or fatalism: Teaching climate change in today’s university (Part 2) [student discussion]
  • Episode 3: Climate optimism or fatalism: Teaching climate change in today’s university (Part 3) [staff discussion]

Academic Blogging

Episodes 4 and 5 accompany the Academic Blogging Mini-Series.

  • Episode 4 Can blogging be used as an effective form as assessment?
  • Episode 5 Blogging to enhance professional practice

Lecture Recording

Episodes 6-11 accompany the Lecture Recording Mini-Series.

Happy Listening…!