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This contribution proposes student-centred learning environments (SCLEs) as an instrumental notion for teachers and institutions in higher education. SCLEs are viewed as spaces for learning that enable students to address unique learning interests and needs, to meet institutional requirements as well as engage with knowledge, resources, tools, or people in order to learn. To clarify the notion, the article problematizes the idea of student centrality and discusses key assumptions following perspectives to learning that emphasize students' responsibility, when also being provided with the necessary guidance and support in the process. The article identifies a set of principles to be considered when designing such learning environments in higher education. Two examples of course designs in software engineering and legal education are examined and discussed in an attempt to illustrate how these principles are employed in these two contexts. By accounting for the fact that SCLEs can cater, foster and support student learning, the article makes a case that such environments need to be carefully crafted. Ultimately, this contribution provides a toolbox for teachers and higher education programmes in higher education, which could be employed to enhance the quality of teaching and learning.

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In conclusion, the digital layout increases efficiency and clinical relevance of examinations to a certain extent. Obstacles were found in limitations related to image presentation and lack of overview of the examination. The latter challenge raises questions related to developing suitable assessment software.

Over the past decades, peer review of teaching has become commonplace at many universities around the world. Though research on the topic is expanding, much of the literature is composed of qualitative studies that offer relevant empirical findings but often have limited foundations in theory. Using a framework synthesis approach, we synthesize the empirical findings of 48 qualitative articles on peer review of teaching into a comprehensive conceptual framework drawing on sociocultural perspectives of learning. We propose the term “collegial faculty development” (CFD) to encompass all practices that support faculty in developing their teaching quality by drawing on the expertise of their colleagues. Our framework conceptualizes the main elements of CFD and shows how different contextual, individual, and relational factors shape the way CFD unfolds. Based on these theoretical considerations, we discuss issues of intersubjectivity, materiality, and temporality as potential avenues for further research.