Guy Fletcher & Marc Geddes (Teaching Awards series)

In this episode, we hear from senior lecturers Guy Fletcher at the School of Philosophy and Marc Geddes at the School of Politics, who share good practice by examining the successes and challenges of their student-nominated courses at The University of Edinburgh. This is the third episode of our Teaching Awards series, which features reflective conversations between nominees from the 13th Annual Teaching Awards, held by the Edinburgh University Students' Association.  Timestamps: 1:28 – Guy and Marc introduce themselves and their research topics 3:30 – The two outline their respective courses, considering in particular ways to make 'dry' concepts more compelling 9:53 – Guy and Marc assess the way their teaching has evolved over the course of the pandemic 15:21 – The two speakers discuss what their students were most able to take away from their courses 21:42 – Our nominees conclude by reflecting on why they believe their courses were nominated for Teaching Awards Transcript. Music for this episode was provided by Hooksounds.

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Teaching Matters Edinburgh, created by the University of Edinburgh, complements the University's Teaching Matters blog. We invite students and staff to engage in topical conversations, both debating and celebrating aspects of Higher Education.