Employability Rocks – Dr Judith Wayte, School of Biosciences
May 1, 2015
Video>> Dr Judith Wayte from the School of Biosciences explores the idea of employability as seen through the lens of a practitioner. This talk was given as part of a Teaching and Learning seminar on 18th March 2015.
“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 …
Reviewing the 3rd Year in the School of English
April 20, 2015
Professor Jo Guy: “One of the things we’ve been told consistently by our external examiners is that we have some of the best feedback they’ve seen—the ‘gold standard’; yet this judgment is not reflected in NSS surveys. So we’ve had this problem of not being able to understand why, despite putting a great deal of …
Evaluate Report February 2015
April 16, 2015
Evaluate was introduced in September 2014 to electronically collect Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) and Student Evaluation of Module (SEM) feedback. This replaced previous paper based SET and SEM questionnaires. On 16/1/2015, Information Services extracted all the UK surveys in Evaluate and sent this as a spreadsheet to Professional Development. The following results are from …
#NUBSAMMC – Combining Teaching with Twitter in the Business School
February 16, 2015
Convention dictates that students put their phones away during lectures, but this rule isn’t quite so applicable in Dr Robert Cluley’s sessions due to his use of Twitter as a tool to facilitate and enhance communication and the sharing of resources with and amongst students. Convening an undergraduate Advertising and Marketing module in the Business School, …
Unique Support for First Year English Students
February 11, 2015
Exploring the Academic Community module in the School of English From treasure hunts in the Hallward Library to discussions about how best to resolve a health crisis in student halls of residence, the School of English’s first year ‘Academic Community’ module offers a grounding in the ethos of academic life and an invitation to participate …
The road to Senior Fellowship of the HEA
February 5, 2015
Maris Farquharson: “Whilst completing our PhDs at Nottingham University Business School, UK in 2006/7 a friend suggested that, if we were to consider lecturing as a career, then getting the Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE) was a must. We were subsequently exposed to a comprehensive overview by the PGCHE team leading a series …
UNNC Teaching and Learning Newsletter
November 3, 2014
UNNC Teaching and Learning Newsletter Welcome to the newsletter relating to Teaching and Learning issues, Quality Assurance requirements and the Student Learning Experience. Welcome from Vice Provost Teaching and Learning Welcome to the second of this year’s T&L newsletters. We hope the teaching semester has got off to a good start for you. We have …
Evaluate update: September 2014
September 10, 2014
Prof. Alan Ford: “I am pleased to be able to confirm that Evaluate is now live and available for use. Evaluate replaces paper-based SET and SEM surveys, which will no longer be processed or supported. Here you will find further information on training and familiarisation sessions, testing in UNNC and UNMC and more general information …
Students turn teachers to develop debating course
July 3, 2014
Julie Sanders: “Students at The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) have had the chance to step into their teachers’ shoes by developing their own course. “The course, which will be available from September as an optional module for all UNNC students, was developed by students in collaboration with members of staff. “It will introduce …
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