The impact of written feedback to improve students’ performance

by Dr Dev Acharya Feedback is a vital part of the learning process that helps to improve students’ performance as they progress through their studies (Earl, 2003). It is useful for reflective learning and to process the knowledge that students already have. The practice of Read more…


Co-constructing mentoring and its use within a Higher Education Provider

Student mentoring

Over the last five years I have found myself immersed in my PhD research. The focus of the research is to explore the changes in pedagogy at a case-study higher education provider (HEP). The HEP’s shift in teaching has come Read more…


A reflection on external examining in universities

Putting down pen

It looks like 21 years of external examining in higher education in 15 Universities, not to mention validating about 45 programmes, interim reviews and departmental and faculty evaluations is quite an achievement! A friend of mine once asked if the Read more…


French, A. and M. O’Leary (editors). Teaching Excellence in Higher Education: Challenges and the Teaching Excellence Framework. Bingley: Emerald

This book will interest you if you are teaching and/or researching in higher education. The book combines the talents of four experienced academics who work in a variety of University settings (Dr Amanda French; Dr Matt O’Leary [Birmingham City University]; Read more…


Bevis T B (2014) A History of Higher Education Exchange: China and America, London: Routledge

Routledge in International and Comparative Education ISBN 978-0-415-83990-3 235 pages This book is part of the series that offers a ‘global platform to engage scholars in continuous academic debate on key challenges and the latest thinking on issues in the Read more…