Lockdown on March 23rd, 2020 triggered an emergency transition to online working for many. In education the process raised questions around the issue of digital literacy and its place within curricula at all levels.…
The University’s International Education Institute (IE) recently held their highly regarded EAP (English for Academic Purposes) annual conference, on the theme of Transitions and Tribulations: EAP at the crossroads,…
A standing working group on widening participation was set up in early 2020, to oversee WP activity within Admissions and Schools, and to improve dissemination of information among Schools and Units. The formal remit…
At the end of last year, the University Libraries asked staff and students to complete a survey to help understand how changes to processes and the introduction of new services during the pandemic have supported your…
Guidance on engaging in a shared online teaching space is available for staff and students. The guidance articulates the issues as experienced by both staff and students. It does not provide a solution but rather…
Back in September, a new series of informal lunchtime sessions supporting online teaching kicked off here in St Andrews. The Lunchtime Sessions, primarily led by academic staff, and centrally supported by the Centre…
The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching and long-lasting implications for every sector, with higher education being no exception. Anticipating this, the University of St Andrews created the ‘Summer Team Enterprise…
In advance of more in-person teaching following Independent Learning Week, a short video has been produced summarising safety procedures for in-person teaching to show students and staff what they can expect when they…
Department of Philosophy These are some examples of good practice the Department of Philosophy has provided to their students:
On Thursday, September 3rd, a new series of informal lunchtime sessions supporting online teaching kicked off here in St Andrews. The lunchtime sessions, primarily led by academic staff, and centrally supported by the…