A project module in Classics that produces some absolutely fabulous ideas
November 30, 2017
In this video Lynn Fotheringham, Lecturer in Classics, speaks about the Independent Second Year Project, a module for second-year students in the Department of Classics, which has been a flag-ship for the Department’s innovative approach to teaching and assessment for twenty years. The module’s focus is on communicating knowledge of the ancient world outside the …
TTP Conference 2017
September 7, 2017
University of Nottingham’s 2017 TTP Conference gathered staff and representatives from across the organisation to display a broad range of teaching initiatives and research, with particular focus on GS2020 priorities. The cameras were there to capture a flavour of the event. Full length presentations can be accessed here, featuring topics such as: The Student Perspective A …
Charles Crook on Screencasting
Charles Crook talks in this video about using screencasting to give students feedback on their assignments. Giving feedback to students is a very central issue in any University: we need to improve the quality and quantity of feedback. Charles asks: how can we give feedback in a more vivid and useful way than we currently do? …
Jacqui Williams on Flipped Learning
April 4, 2017
In this video, Jacqui Williams talks about her experiences of implementing flipped learning in her teaching. Students had complained of ‘death by PowerPoint’ in the predominantly lecture-based model of teaching, and this led Jacqui to reflect that, traditionally, midwifery was taught using much more active teaching methods, which led to the deeper learning necessary for …
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