Students want more authentic activity and less research-led teaching
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This opinion piece argues that authentic activity which emphasises real-world practices may help to improve the student experience and employability. Through a discussion of five specific strategies used for enhancing authentic activity on a games development degree programme, the author argues that authentic activity may, in some situations, be a more appropriate guiding principle for designing teaching activities than research-led teaching.
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