Producing a “Policy” Video
October 1, 2018
Healthcare students working toward registration in nursing, midwifery, medicine and other professions are advised to consider their professional conduct from the outset of their studies. However policies and guidance on this topic can be somewhat daunting, especially for new learners. Importantly, the standards within in these documents reflect public expectations of accountability and responsibility for …
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 …
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 …