“Not more change!!” Professor Ranald Macdonald’s keynote speech from the 2015 TTP conference
April 23, 2015
Video >> Professor Ranald Macdonald’s keynote speech explored the nature of educational change in the complex landscape of today’s higher education. Professor Macdonald, Emeritus Professor of Academic Development, Sheffield Hallam University, is respected for his scholarship of teaching and learning in Higher Education and has written on the nature of educational change and strategies for making change for the better, and not just …
Students as Change Agents: Promoting Collaborative Working at The University of Nottingham
April 22, 2015
Carina Neil: “I think that staff are used to collaborating with colleagues, but might not be quite sure what students have to offer. Of course, there are already lots of examples of staff working closely with students and doing some great work together, however the Students as Change Agents programme promotes a more widespread culture …
Professor Wyn Morgan: An Update on the Teaching Transformation Programme
March 16, 2015
We are now into the second phase of the four year Teaching Transformation Programme (TTP), which, as a reminder, is designed to help make a step change in the way Schools approach teaching and learning. Phase one saw the team make visits to all Schools to discuss in broad terms areas for potential support and …
Professor Alan Ford: Strategy 2020 and the Teaching and Learning Agenda
March 11, 2015
Strategy 2020 has set out a clear vision for the university as an inspiring place of learning. Amongst the core principles underpinning this vision are commitments to “put students at the heart of the University” and to “value all staff and support them to excel”. Congratulations to those 30+ colleagues who have recently gained Senior Fellow and …
TTP – New developments for 2015
February 18, 2015
Video >> An update from Wyn Morgan on developments within the Teaching Transformation Programme for 2015. For further information on the Teaching Transformation Programme, please see the TTP web page. Further information about MOOCs and NOOCs can be found here. For details of the forthcoming Students as Change Agents event, please contact changeagents@nottingham.ac.uk. …