Opinion Employability

From placement to project: making experiential learning a shared responsibility

Work placements and applied projects offer valuable experience. Research into online reflection highlights how business schools can support the conversations that help students make sense of what they learn.  What if students are gaining valuable experience on placements and projects, but have few chances to help each other make sense of what they encounter?

2nd November 2026
Opinion Dynamic Conversations

Why teamwork needs a meta-rubric

Most academics have heard versions of this complaint after a group project. We invest significant effort helping students understand what good academic work looks like through rubrics, exemplars and feedback. Yet when it comes to teamwork, we often assume students will simply work it out for themselves. However, that assumption is becoming increasingly difficult to justify.

28th October 2026