Academic Life and Culture

 

Universities should put educational materials online and make them free

Plan E for Education is my proposal that a proportion of the educational resources generated in publicly funded universities be made freely available for sharing and use by others. This would be the educational equivalent of initiatives that require …

Up front and open, shrouded in secrecy, or somewhere in between? A Meta Research Systematic Review of Open Science Practices in Sport Medicine Research

OBJECTIVE: To investigate open science practices in research published in the top five sports medicine journals from 01 May 2022 and 01 October 2022. DESIGN: A meta-research systematic review LITERATURE SEARCH: Open science practices were searched …

US project seeks standard way to communicate research retractions

Retracted papers continue to be cited because notices are unclear and hard to spot. Information scientist Jodi Schneider explains how consistent reporting would help to keep researchers in the loop.

Using artificial intelligence to create diverse and inclusive medical case vignettes for education

Introduction Medical case vignettes play a crucial role in medical education, yet they often fail to authentically represent diverse patients. Moreover, these vignettes tend to oversimplify the complex relationship between patient characteristics and …

Volunteerism has gone too far!

I have volunteered for many initiatives and was always happy to do so. Recently I started to realize that being able to volunteer is a privileged position to be in. To be truly fair and allow all enthusiasts to join an initiative we have to rethink …

Want to speed up scientific progress? First understand how science policy works

Researchers and policymakers often exist in different worlds and speak different languages. Here are three ways to bridge the divide.

We Built This Culture (so We Can Change It): Seven Principles for Intentional Culture Change

Calls for culture change abound. Headlines regularly feature calls to change the “broken” or “toxic” cultures of institutions and organizations, and people debate which norms and practices across society are now defunct. As people blame current …

What does Open Science mean for Educational Technology Research? Challenges, Opportunities, and a Call for Research

Educational technology (EdTech) research should champion the values of open science in order to be robust, methodologically rigorous, collaborative, inclusive, and transparent. ‘Open science’ is, broadly, an approach to scientific scholarship that …

What is Universal Design for Learning (UDL)?

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a way of thinking about teaching and learning that helps give all students an equal opportunity to succeed. This approach offers flexibility in the ways students access material, engage with it and show what …

What's New in Neuro

This project is a neuroscience-focused podcast that highlights the diverse and innovative research currently taking place across the Netherlands. By featuring conversations with researchers from various backgrounds and career stages (ranging from …