Welcome to Teaching Insights
Teaching Insights is Oxford Brookes University’s open access teaching and learning publication. It is a source of practical ideas for teachers in higher education to create exceptional student experiences and provides scholarly discussion about a different important educational theme in each edition. It features contributions from staff and students who teach and learn at various levels and across many disciplines. Readers can thus expect to gain insights from the practical wisdom of a diverse range of writers. It aims to be accessible yet scholarly and is an excellent opportunity for first time student and staff publishers.
This current edition is on the theme of Closing Awarding Gaps: Celebrating Success. Teaching Insights is usually released twice a year and each edition has six features:
Editorial
A welcome from the Editor and summary of the highlights of this edition.
The Bigger Picture
An introduction to current debates on our theme.
Alumni Reunion
Former students and their teacher in dialogue about what’s made the difference.
Tales from the Faculty
A lecturer reflects on how to best support international students, having made the journey from being one himself to teaching them.
Your Questions Answered
A guest panel of staff and students responds to reader-submitted questions.
Recipes for Success
Practical, bite-sized insights from staff and student contributors.