Getting used to studying at University
September 23, 2013
Video >> Students talk about what it was like starting at University and how they’ve got used to the new ways of working and the new expectations on them and their learning. Visit the University’s Studying Effectively website for more on learning at University.
Students on placement: supporting learning with a Mahara portfolio
September 2, 2013
Judith Wayte: “Don’t ask what the technology can do for you, rather what the pedagogy needs – Gilly Salmon; Professor of e-learning and learning technologies, University of Leicester” “Say at the outset – it’s just a piece of software” “I first used the first of these quotes when giving a presentation at the Assessment in …
Blended learning approaches to teaching computer science to a diverse audience
August 22, 2013
Gail Hopkins: The Context “The School of Computer Science offers several MSc courses of which the MSc in Information Technology and the MSc in Management of Information Technology are the most popular. These two MSc courses are taken by students from a range of nationalities including UK and non-EU overseas students. As such some students …
Using online portfolios to facilitate feedback, provide evidence of progress and encourage the development of academic skills’
August 14, 2013
David Button: Context: “CELE is an international centre based on three campuses, the UK, Malaysia and China. In the UK CELE run 4 terms of Pre-session English for Academic Purposes courses taking students at 4 levels of English competence. Students are a mixture of undergraduates and postgraduates. All 400+ students will be using an e-portfolio …
Students mentoring students: the momentum is growing
August 6, 2013
Laura Higgins: “They say that mighty oaks from little acorns grow, and that certainly was the case with the recent Peer Mentoring Conference at Nottingham this May. From a quick chat over coffee between myself and Vicky Mann (NAA) about student transitional support and Nottingham Advantage Award accredited modules, grew a unique and interesting collaboration …
Working my way from the outside in: reflections of a NTFS winner
July 11, 2013
Dr Sarah Speight: “I’ve been at Nottingham since 1987 when I arrived to do an MA in the department of Archaeology. I followed this up with a PhD (on 12th century Yorkshire). Both the MA and PhD were studied part-time – I funded myself by working as the sales manager of a local company selling …
Doing Theology with Richard Wagner
June 27, 2013
Four of Professor Richard H Bell’s students speak about their experiences of taking his 20 credit module in the Autumn Semester 2012-13. Sarah Ellerington (Theology and Religious Studies 3): “‘Doing Theology with Richard Wagner’ was a fantastic module – extremely interesting and really different from any of the Theology modules I’ve done before. People usually …
Cross-campus teaching: an admin perspective
June 5, 2013
Ellen Salway: “I assume that from lots of people’s perspective my reasons for attending stem from the boring side of our HEI world. I’m on board with the exceptional and enriching experience inter campus learning can bring, but I’m afraid my main interest is solidly in ‘how can we get this to work’. I’ve got …
Cross-campus teaching: an academic perspective
May 31, 2013
Kirsty Hyndes: “How can I develop cross-campus teaching in a programme that has no teaching in Malaysia or China at the moment? This was my question before attending the session. Was my question answered? No: but what I did hear was food for thought. “What I learned was that there are some very dedicated, charismatic, …
QAA Review of Overseas Provision: University of Nottingham Ningbo Campus
May 28, 2013
Chris Bexton: “The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) recently sent a team of reviewers to the University’s Ningbo campus as part of a review of Transnational Education in China and early indications are that the review went very well, with UNNC achieving it’s ‘stated intention to provide the “Nottingham experience” in China in less than 8 …
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