How to let students fail – so they can bounce backIf we’re preparing students for the outside world, they need to be resilient and agile. Here’s how AI avatars could helpYvonne Kong-HoSingapore Institute of Technology
The case for the omnichannel AI assistantA virtual assistant can make learning seamless, ubiquitous and scalable while addressing common faculty concerns regarding AI integration. Here’s howWai Chi Rodney Chu, Charles WooThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University
How agentic AI brings interactivity to STEM learningWhen applied thoughtfully, agentic AI has the potential to turn classrooms into environments where students actively explore complex systems rather than passively absorb informationGerard Joseph LimNanyang Technological University
Practicalities of co-creation: how to truly engage the student voiceWhen educators share the design and implementation of course material and assessment rubrics, they give students a stake in their own and their peers’ learningShuhui YinMacau University of Science and Technology
Feedback is a skill to be taught, not assumedComments such as ‘This is a good essay’ might reassure but won’t help a writer improve. Here’s how to show students what strong and weak peer feedback looks likeJiashi WangXi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
An augmented reality tool for accessible learningCombining GenAI with simple augmented reality tools offers a practical way to support accessible, adaptable and interdisciplinary learning Cindy Lam, Sai Kit Yeung, Kenichiro TakeiHong Kong University of Science and Technology
‘If we make AI the enemy then surely it must become one’How do we use GenAI without letting it use us? By mastering the tool, and helping students do so too, its much-feared effects on the humanities cannot come to pass, writes Stuart ChristieStuart ChristieHong Kong Baptist University
A ‘smart’ way to get students working togetherReduce the tendency to ‘divide and write’ with a five-step process that draws on individual strengths, promotes constructive communication and ensures equal participationYa Zhang, Shuhao Zhang, Yu Liu Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Let’s frame preparation as an academic skillWhen students struggle to get started, the problem is rarely motivation. Teach them how to build the conditions for thinking by making preparation visible in the classroom Meeyoung KimUniversity of Sharjah
What we learned from building a queer-straight university allianceHow an anonymous email sparked a growing understanding of what it means to be a queer ally in higher educationBhawana Shrestha, Sushobhan ChimoriyaXi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
How to build inclusion into a transnational campus from day oneWhile robust EDI policies are essential, equity, diversity and inclusion efforts become truly meaningful when visible representation and everyday interactions are prioritised across the institutionAnupama Saini University of Southampton
Building a consistent university voiceBy combining a comprehensive style guide with practical workshops and continuous feedback, among other strategies, universities can ensure English communications are clear, professional and consistentXinmin HanXi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Empower students in their practical learningHelp your students bridge the gap between classroom theory and real-world practice by giving them ownership of the experienceConnie LiHong Kong Baptist University
The key to reducing exam anxiety? Better communicationAnxiety about assessment is leaving more students feeling overwhelmed. Ease the pressure with clarity, consistency and careApurav Krishna Koyande, Bhajan Lal RahanuUniversiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP)
A research-led approach to teaching GenAI prompt designStrategies to transform student interactions with GenAI from one-line questions to robust prompts that yield reliable results and improve critical thinking skills Mogeeb A. A. MoslehUniversity of Science and Technology (Yemen)
Why your AI training programme won’t create an AI-literate universityFive system-level strategies for building AI literacy with guidance for both early-stage adopters and digitally mature institutions Pavana Kiranmai ChepuriWoxsen University
Safeguards against GenAI hallucination in literature reviewsGenerative AI can speed up literature reviews, but it can also produce convincing false references. Learn practical strategies to help researchers use AI tools while keeping their work anchored in real, verifiable researchJie Zhang, Lili Jiu, Yi LuoXi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Three ways to make your classroom a multilingual environmentHow to develop intercultural communication in students of different ethnic backgrounds, from the perspective of a translation educatorChuan YuHong Kong Baptist University
Guide research students to think like scientistsResearch supervision is about helping students develop a scientific mindset as much as it is about imparting knowledge. Find how to guide them with these practical tipsKamilya KokabiNazarbayev University
Vibe coding belongs in your university’s GenAI literacy strategyMost AI training teaches staff to use tools. Here’s a practical case for teaching them to build – and what we learned from doing so Simon Wang, Nancy Guo, Kaitai ZhangHong Kong Baptist University
How to confront bias about international studentsDiversity in higher education does not automatically lead to inclusion. Read about how subtle biases shape multicultural classrooms and how to address themAybike SerttaşIstanbul Aydin University
Build supervisory relationships that inspire, not just correctThe supervisory relationship can make the difference between a doctoral student thriving – or simply surviving. Here’s how to build productive, respectful relationships, grounded in mentoring principlesElmeida EffendyUniversitas Sumatera Utara
Look for research opportunities in everyday teachingLow-effort ways to conduct pedagogical research that can transform teaching work from routine into discovery, inviting us to question longstanding assumptions, experiment with innovative approaches and contribute meaningful insightsAdrian Man-Ho LamThe University of Hong Kong
Five things supervisors can do for struggling PhD studentsDoctoral students can find the slow and often uncertain nature of research challenging. Supervisors can ease distress by rethinking how the doctorate is framed, structured and experiencedPeng Cheng, Jie ZhangXi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
How to support students to learn from, with, about and beyond AIEducators should not be competing with chatbots and large language models. Instead, a continuum can help them guide students from passive learning from AI to synthesising information alongside itTan Seng CheeNanyang Technological University
Help students make the leap from classroom to clinicHow to bridge the gap between classroom-based practical learning and the realities of clinical practice for physiotherapy students? Here’s how to prepare students for unpredictabilityShirley Ngai, David Yu, Raymond Tsang, Nerita ChanThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Find the courage to teach collaborativelyTeaching has never been a solitary endeavour, but it can be lonely. Here’s how to nurture collaborations with your fellow educators that will help everyone growMark Young, Melissa Jane MeganHong Kong University of Science and Technology
Recognise the human side of doctoral studyBy listening with compassion, normalising uncertainty and helping students break down large tasks into small steps, supervisors can support PhD students with both the academic and emotional demands of their studies, says Bhawana ShresthaBhawana ShresthaXi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Assessment isn’t a finish line, it’s a learning processMany assessments only measure what students already know. Here’s how to structure feedback-rich, iterative tasks to help students develop the skills to improvePhilip Y. LamHong Kong University of Science and Technology
Learner heterogeneity is now the norm in higher educationIn an era of lifelong learning and reskilling, undergraduate cohorts include students balancing work, caregiving and studies across life stages. Flexibility should be a foundational design principle rather than an accommodationIvy Seow, Tamas MakanySingapore Management University
Beyond captions: how to build truly inclusive environments for deaf studentsPractical, evidence-based strategies to reduce visual overload, improve conceptual clarity and enable deaf and hard-of-hearing students to participate fullyMogeeb A. A. MoslehTaiz University
When a university TNE library is as much diplomat as databaseOn a transnational university campus, the library can be a space that encourages intellectual risk-taking, engagement with equality, diversity and inclusion objectives, and collaboration on global challenges such as the climate crisisAnupama Saini University of Southampton
Guiding doctoral students through research strugglesThe PhD path is often paved with ambiguity and rejection. Supervisors need to take a more bespoke, multidisciplinary approach to bring out the best of their doctoral candidatesRobert H. DengSingapore Management University
Rethinking laboratory design for accessibilityAre lab assessments truly evaluating students’ scientific abilities – or simply their physical agility in an inflexible environment? Find out how to design more accessible biomedical laboratory practicesMohamed Hussein, Yusra IdreesDubai Medical University
Inoculating students against AI-generated scientific misinformationGenAI raises an urgent pedagogical question for universities: how can we train students to evaluate scientific claims critically when the language of scholarship can be so convincingly simulated?Elissar GergesZayed University
Help your students develop their own career compassIn an age when the job market is rapidly changing, equip students with the skill to understand how their personality can shape their career Natalie Feng, Randford Joseph TaySingapore Institute of Technology
How to build a social transcript that helps students stand out to employersA verified ‘social transcript’ can turn co-curricular activity into a credible record that boosts employability. Here’s how one university designed a points-based, evidence-driven system to capture students’ real-world skills İhlas SovbetovIstanbul Aydin University
Using GenAI avatars to assess empathy: how it works in practiceCould GenAI offer a new way to assess communication skills? Here’s what happened when a university team built an avatar May Lim, Caleb OrSingapore Institute of Technology
Why critical visual literacy matters in a complex information landscapeEven in teaching materials and trusted sources, images are not neutral. Here, Alexius Chia explains how to guide learners from superficial impressions to being able to critique perspective, power and intentAlexius ChiaNanyang Technological University
Build the ‘why’ into your online learning instructionsYou could be losing your online students earlier than you think. Here’s how to engage them from the moment they encounter a task Norman B. MendozaThe Education University of Hong Kong
Learning by doing in a GenAI-enabled worldThe best way for students to learn is by doing. But now GenAI is a non-negotiable in university teaching, what does that mean? Renia Lopez-Ozieblo explores Renia Lopez-OziebloThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University
‘Accessibility is what makes good teaching possible’What does accessibility mean in principle, and how does it actually look in practice? Find guidance here on engaging students in learning, dealing with sensory issues and how to be flexible with assessmentDewi Masyithah DarlanUniversitas Sumatera Utara
GenAI can join the dots, so teach students to draw new lines in empty space GenAI tools are getting better at tasks such as sorting data, writing basic reports and generating simple code. That’s why higher education needs to focus on what it can’t doDarkhan Bilyalov, Luis R. Rojas-SolórzanoNazarbayev University
From mind to market: how young academics can approach research commercialisationTranslating research to real-world impact can be daunting for early career researchers. Here, Tiam Lin Sze offers a road map and why early protection of intellectual property is vital, especially before publicationTiam Lin SzeSingapore Management University
What happens when we reframe accessibility as belonging?When we treat accessibility as a core design principle, it strengthens learning for all students and supports staff in creating learning environments where difference is expected rather than managed, writes Angela Fitzgerald Angela FitzgeraldXi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
AI governance is a duty of care, not a branding exerciseIf governance becomes practical, proportionate and iterative, universities can foster exactly what they claim to value: responsible, creative experimentation, writes Garth ElzermanGarth ElzermanXi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
How to embed STEM across all disciplines? Start smallBuild the STEM skills students will need for the future into your existing courses – with a little-and-often approach. Here’s how Kenneth Wai-Ting LeungHong Kong University of Science and Technology
‘It depends’: navigating the uncertainty of reasoning in clinical practiceHow can we teach our physiotherapy students to think like professionals when the honest answer is “it depends”? Using case studies could helpAileen ScullySingapore Institute of Technology
Exploration of style: practical ways educators can teach academic writing in the sciencesFirst-year students need to adapt their writing style when transitioning to university. Here’s how educators can support freshmen to develop flexible, analytical and evidence-based writing Rui Xue Zhang, Xinzhi LiMacau University of Science and Technology
Campus Talks: What lies behind the success – or failure – of international branch campuses?Find out what underpins success when setting up and developing a branch campus overseas and why financial returns are not a good motivation, from an academic who helped establish and later lead one such project Christine Ennew, Miranda PrynneCampus
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