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It can often feel like academics and practitioners are from different universes, let alone planets. In this blog Richard Harding discusses how we might better bridge the divide between them to create unions made in, rather than separated by, the heavens.

In the face of some of the world’s global problems, it can be easy to feel disempowered and disengaged. In this post, Jessica Giles explores interdisciplinary methodology as a platform for us to address global issues.

In this latest post, Carol Edwards, Liz Hardie and Lorraine Gregory, discuss setting up a pilot mentoring programme to help students form supportive communities in their studies. 

In this post Haider Ali looks at how instructors delivering learning in residential schools can provide an experience involving high levels of staff/student contact whilst remaining satisfying and enjoyable for students.

In this post, Senior Lecturer Michael Ngoasong explores how emergency online learning environments can be created in response to COVID-19.

If you've ever fancied yourself as a blog writer then these simple, top tips from Dr Jacqueline Baxter will enable you to turn your idea into an eye-catching blog in no time.

Open University Associate Lecturer Lin Smith takes a look into key academic skills for study and what skills online students have acquired.

Liz Hardie, Teaching Director for Law, discusses the challenges experienced by law students undertaking collaborative group work.

In this blog post, Dr Ruslan Ramanau discusses whether reducing the amount of face-to-face contact with learners can lead to less engagement and less positive learning experiences.

Learners using open educational resources like MOOCs often start out thinking they have plenty of time, then get thrown off course by the lack of it. Dr Terry O'Sullivan explores time management in our latest blog post.