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The Library is divided in four main categories that you can explore starting from the Library Home page: 1) Student-Centred environment, 2) International and intercultural integration, 3) Emotional intelligence and 4) Staff and Students Wellbeing.

Filtering the pedagogies according to additional useful criteria

In addition to such categories, each pedagogy has been 'tagged' according to useful criteria that can allow you to further filter them so you can find the right type of inspiration. These filters are:

* Class-size (100, 30, etc.),

* Class level (First Year UG, PGT, etc.),

* Class type (online, seminar, lecture, etc.),

* Preparation time,

* Time during the term (preparation, start, middle, end) and

* Conditions to wellbeing promoted by the pedagogy.

In order to filter the pedagogies according to these additional criteria, please use the filter system on the right hand side of this page. For starting filtering, please make sure you first click on 'Select none'. Once you have done this, please select as many or as little tags as you wish (e.g. 10 Conditions to Wellbeing: Flexibility, Class Size: Large, Preparation Time: Short) and then click 'Show Selected'. The pedagogies that respond to the categories you have selected will come up as result of your search. For exploring all the relevant filtered pedagogies, click on the buttons 'Latest News, Older news, Newer news' at the bottom of the page.

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Mentoring Scheme

A mentoring scheme within a faculty, department or module is an excellent way of promoting integration and can help facilitate transition periods for students starting university or advancing to a higher year. This scheme can be either compulsory or optional. It will tend to span across years so should primarily be an optional pedagogy. However, providing the platform for (especially 1st year) students to access the experience and knowledge of older student in their department is a highly valuable initiative. This is easily done through the course society but can also be achieved via an email or online sign-up medium.



Module Change Request in Person

Module choice is a very personal process. Students select modules based on a variety of factors, including their own prior learning, the assessment methods of the modules and the personality of the tutor. In some cases, module choice does not go to plan. Face to face consultation for module change enables students to talk through their concerns and address these concerns at a more strategic level.


Shared Learning / Case Studies

This page has a variety of different teaching strategies that include: co-creation exercises with students and case-study examples relating to course content; strategies that implore students to hypothetically contextualise themselves within their course content; lastly, peer assessments as a way to promote social cohesion and diversify student's perspective.


Polling Software

Use of polling software such as Vevox to promote engagement. Being able to utilise software that encourages the whole classroom or lecture hall to engage can be an effective way for staff members to gauge progress and participation. But also, students are able to take part in an enjoyable and creative exercise that diverts from the traditional didactic teaching method. Furthermore, it is an inclusive approach that allows students who are less willing to e.g. putting their hand up, to participate, generally in an anonymous fashion.



Intermissions

To be used in lecture classes of around 100-130 students but also with class sizes of 14 students. In two hour sessions, the teacher delivers the first half of the session, pauses and gives the students a choice as to whether they would like to take a break, and for how long, or whether they would like to continue so that they can finish the session early.


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