Putting the ‘personal’ in personal tutoring
Student success means ensuring every student is given the opportunity to become the best student – and individual – they can be. Dr David Grey, CEO of UK Advising and Tutoring (UKAT) and Dr Rachel Maxwell, Principal Advisor, Solutionpath, discuss why a personal tutoring system without students at its heart is not fit for purpose… Personal […]
80% of students support the use of learning engagement analytics
A national survey has found that 80% of undergraduate students support the use of learning engagement analytics at higher education institutions, while almost three quarters (71%) of students agree that engagement data should be used to help universities understand what additional academic support individuals might need. The Solutionpath and Wonkhe survey commissioned by Cibyl asked a poll […]
NUS reacts as student accommodation reaching affordability ‘crisis point’
Rents for student accommodation have increased by an average of 14.6% over the past two academic years, according to a new report from Unipol and HEPI, meaning they now swallow up nearly all of the average maintenance loan – the NUS demands action. The report provides an authoritative picture of student living, conducted in response […]
Addressing the empathy element in the student experience
By Mark Caldwell, Senior Account Executive – Education, Genesys Education has arguably been one of the sectors hit hardest by the pandemic. Schools and universities were forced to adapt, and quickly. Attentions turned to online learning and course delivery, and this at times created volatility and anxiety amongst education officials and students alike. Additionally, many […]
Underlining HE’s value through student personal and professional development
As we continue along our post-pandemic roadmap to recovery, and universities look at new ways of attracting and retaining students, Dr John Miles (pictured), CEO of Inkpath, believes that higher education can bolster its offering through quality personal professional development, supported by technology… After a year of living with COVID-19, universities will be reflecting on […]
University Students: ‘Digital teaching must be better’
A Jisc survey of 39,712 university, college and sixth form students finds more than a quarter (28%) unable to rate the quality of digital teaching and learning on their course as ‘good’, ‘excellent’ or ‘best imaginable’. Only half (51%) agree they receive guidance about digital skills, suggesting the higher education sector must up its game […]
Student malpractice up a quarter on 2016
Students found cheating during GCSE and A-Level results rose by a quarter in England during the summer of 2017 compared to the same period a year previously. Exams regulator Ofqual found 2,715 penalties were issued for malpractice compared to 2,180. Most issues were with mobile phones taken into exams, with four in 10 student penalised. […]
Universities urged to use smarter cheating detection software
The university standards watchdog, the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) has urged Universities to use smarter cheating detection software and to block certain websites in a bid to stop students buying essays online and submitting them as their own. Thousands of students are believed to be using ‘essay-mill’ websites, paying hundreds of pounds for the papers. […]
LEGO uses free content to get teachers embracing computers
LEGO Education is encouraging teachers to get hands-on with technology in the hope that it will revolutionise science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) lessons. Using WeDo 2.0, their latest resource for Key Stage 2, LEGO Education wants to teach computing in the context of science using a visual coding platform and the classic LEGO brick. […]
Half of students think tracking habits would improve grades
Most students believe they would achieve better grades if their lecturers could track their study habits online, new research shows. The University of the Future report by digital learning platform, Kortext, also revealed 91% of students would be happy for universities to use analytics to track their weekly progress in order to help earn higher […]