Learning Hub
A virtual space supporting continual enhancement of the student learning experience.
Our themes
We have identified five key 'themes' or areas of focus for the Learning Hub. These themes reflect key areas of activity and expertise across Cardiff University, and will evolve to reflect the ever changing nature of learning and teaching in Higher Education.
Designing for learning
Good curriculum design and programme development is fundamental for embedding good practice in learning and teaching. Investigate examples of how different learning approaches (e.g. technology enhanced learning, inquiry-based learning, distance learning) have been developed to support and demonstrate intended aims and objectives.
Supporting students
Providing students with a full range of high-quality academic, administrative and pastoral support is an essential part of the student experience. Discover how mechanisms such as Personal Tutoring and Student Mentoring support students to develop both academically and as individuals.
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Small group teaching: Methods & Techniques
Dr Nathan Roberts
Published 02 Dec 2016 • 10 mins read
Different methods facilitate different kinds of student engagement and opportunities to learn.
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Small group teaching
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Marking, grading and giving feedback
Published 23 Dec 2016 • 20 mins read
This set of materials is intended to provide guidance and support for those who are new to assessing and giving feedback and who are asked to implement an existing assessment process.
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Assessment Design | Providing feedback10 recommendations
Interpreting and expressing learning outcomes in learning design
Christopher John
Published 17 Oct 2019 • 30 mins read
This resource is a tutorial, based on experience at Cardiff University School of Social Sciences, provides a grounding in learning outcome interpretation and expression using the ABC learning design method from University College London.
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Ways of learning | Learning journeys6 recommendations
Problem-based Learning Video Case Study
Dr Annabel Cartwright
Published 21 Dec 2016 • 11 mins read
Dr Cartwright talks through how the School of Physics and Astronomy introduced a problem-based learning module to help with improving the employability skills of students undertaking the degree.
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Facilitating Group Work3 recommendations
Contribute to the Learning Hub
The Learning Hub is designed by academics for academics and we would encourage you to share anything that supports, enhances or prompts reflection on teaching and learning here at Cardiff University.
This is an opportunity to be an active part of the teaching community here at Cardiff, to share your expertise with your colleagues.
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Flexible bite-sized learning: a route to increasing accessibility of Continuing Professional Development provision
Justine Bold
Published 02 Jul 2021 • 7 mins read
This presentation from the 2021 Learning and Teaching Conference discusses how, in response to COVID-19, the School of Medicine (SoM) shifted Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses into accessible bite-sized online provision aligned to civic mission, designed to support front line workers with demanding clinical workloads to still support completion of their CPD.
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Ways of learning | Learning journeys | Designing for distance learners | Self-reflection0 recommendations
Peer review of exemplar work
Dr Andrew Roberts
Published 02 Jul 2021 • 15 mins read
This presentation from the 2021 Learning & Teaching Conference talks about how peer review of exemplar work allows students to compare their work to that of others and helps them to engage with the assessment criteria. Exemplar review was used as part of a module in Architecture where students were asked to grade and provide feedback on three pieces of work of varying standards from a previous cohort, whilst their own work was still in draft format. They then were asked to compare their reviews and marks with two other students to develop a consensus during an online session. The presentation will review how this was done and highlights the key learning points that arose.
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Ways of learning | Learning journeys | Designing for distance learners | Engaging with student feedback | Assessment Design | Managing assessments | Providing feedback0 recommendations
The challenges of transition to HE in a lock-down world: A MEDIC perspective
Emily Ireland and Hannah Logan
Published 02 Jul 2021 • 15 mins read
This presentation from the 2021 Learning & Teaching Conference highlights the outcomes of two Undergraduate-led research studies investigating the lived experiences of Year 1 students in the School of Medicine during the locked-down academic year. Typically, the cohort of Medical Students is a tight and supportive learning community. This talk looks at the impact of the COVID lock-down on the development of social interactions, confidence, engagement with learning activities and the development of self-regulation.
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Ways of learning | Learning journeys | Designing for distance learners | Engaging with student feedback | Supporting placement learning0 recommendations
Reflecting on reflections
Dr Kate Gilliver
Published 02 Jul 2021 • 15 mins read
This presentation from the 2021 Learning & Teaching Conference talks about what reflective writing as an assessment has revealed about the student experience of active learning in a pandemic.
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Ways of learning | Designing for distance learners | Engaging with student feedback | Assessment Design | Providing feedback | Supporting placement learning0 recommendations