Category Student Learning & Engagement

Student Learning & Engagement:
Motivation
Equity & access
Student voice
Collaboration over competition

Categories Assessment & Feedback Innovation & Future of Higher Education Student Learning & Engagement

From Passive Learners to Active Creators: The Role of Digital Storytelling in Higher Education

  • By echoes
  • September 10, 2025

Higher education faces a critical juncture with rising student enrolments, diverse student populations, and AI’s growing role in assessments. These challenges demand reforms in both current and past educational structures, moving toward a model better suited to today’s students, job market, and societal needs. One issue is the persistent view of students as passive learners,…

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Categories Academic Identity & Professional Learning Reflections & Provocations Student Learning & Engagement

From Hilltop Hoods to Higher Ed: Why Silence Matters in Teaching

Recently, I was listening to Hilltop Hoods’ new album Fall From Light. On the track Rage Against The Fatigue, there’s a deliberate three-second silence between the words “cliff” and “hangers.” The first time I heard it, I thought something was wrong. But it was intentional — and it made me think about silence in teaching.…

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