Five characteristics of effective supervisor trainingWhat constitutes effective training to ensure research supervisors are well equipped to work with doctoral students? Sioux McKenna and Puleng Motshoane share advice based on their research in South AfricaSioux McKenna, Puleng MotshoaneRhodes University, University of Johannesburg
Personalised learning in higher education: laying the foundationsA more personalised approach to higher education provision should empower students to learn at their own pace in ways that suit their specific needs, as Chitisha Gunnoo explainsChitisha GunnooMiddlesex University Mauritius
Asynchronous communication strategies for successful learning design partnerships Asynchronous communication that builds rapport among university course designers and external edtech providers, explained by Rae Mancilla and Nadine Hamman in the first part of a series looking at strategies for successful learning design partnershipsRae Mancilla , Nadine HammanUniversity of Pittsburgh, University of Cape Town
A guide to using open educational resources: an experiential case studyThe benefits of OERs to researchers and students in the Global South affect all levels of scholarship, from teaching to publishing, writes Innocent ChirisaInnocent ChirisaUniversity of Zimbabwe
How to change the default settings that exclude women in sub-Saharan Africa from higher educationAngeline Murimirwa outlines the steps necessary to support young women from marginalised communities in sub-Saharan Africa into and through higher educationAngeline MurimirwaCAMFED (Campaign for Female Education)
Reopening and reconnecting: how to establish connection with first-years studying in the new normalAgnes Chikonzo offers three key ways that university services can engage students and give them a sense of belonging back on campusAgnes ChikonzoUniversity of Zimbabwe
Creating equitable research partnerships across continentsShabbar Jaffar provides tips for successful international collaborations built on trust, appropriate recognition and inclusiveness in decision-makingShabbar JaffarLiverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Equal research partnerships are a myth – but we can change thatThe movement for decolonising universities should also be applied to research ‘partnerships’ and their unequal balance of power, say Faith Mkwananzi and Melis CinFaith Mkwananzi , Melis CinUniversity of the Free State, Lancaster University
A model for developing global expertise in blended learningDaniella Bo Ya Hu outlines a framework for building expertise in blended learning using lessons in capacity development, staff incentivisation and leadership learned from an international pilot training programmeDaniella Bo Ya HuThe Association of Commonwealth Universities
Online teaching insights, part five: Online feedback and continuity Insights and lessons on effective tools and techniques to improve online teaching, put together by faculty spanning dozens of disciplines at the American University in Cairo Hoda Mostafa, Maha BaliAmerican University in Cairo
Online teaching insights, part four: Course management and recording lecturesInsights and lessons on effective tools and techniques to improve online teaching put together by faculty spanning dozens of disciplines at the American University in CairoHoda Mostafa, Maha BaliAmerican University in Cairo
Online teaching insights, part three: managing workload issues and stressInsights and lessons on effective tools and techniques to improve online teaching put together by faculty spanning dozens of disciplines at the American University in Cairo Hoda Mostafa, Maha BaliAmerican University in Cairo
Online teaching insights, part two: participation and breakout rooms Insights and lessons on effective tools and techniques to improve online teaching put together by faculty spanning dozens of disciplines at the American University in Cairo Hoda Mostafa, Maha BaliAmerican University in Cairo
Online teaching insights, part one: social connection and listening Insights and lessons on effective tools and techniques to improve online teaching, put together by faculty spanning dozens of disciplines at the American University in Cairo Hoda Mostafa, Maha BaliAmerican University in Cairo
Using tech to connect refugees with pathways to higher education: an emerging case study Kate Symons and Georgia Cole share key lessons from a pilot project aiming to support refugees and learners from disadvantaged communities in Uganda into higher education Kate Symons, Georgia Cole, Foundations for All teamThe University of Edinburgh, Foundations for All
Do unto students as they would have done to them Maha Bali offers practical advice on building equitable learning communities online no matter what students’ bandwidth or synchronicity of the class Maha BaliAmerican University in Cairo
How to reach remote students with limited access to technologyAngela Owusu-Ansah of Ashesi University in Ghana explains how her institution has tackled this problem to ensure all students can access teaching onlineAngela Owusu-AnsahAshesi University