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.
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 …
#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 …
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 …
LectureTools, Socrative and dynamic in-class conversation
May 2, 2014
Video >> Dr Andy Fisher and Ian Pearshouse on “LectureTools, Socrative and dynamic in-class conversation ” at the Using Space and Technology to Enhance Learning event 2nd May 2014. This session explored the ease of encouraging student conversation with each other and the lecturer in class and using new technology to allow responses to shape …
Creating learning objects – personal video capture for teaching, review and assessment
Video >> Sarah Speight and Sally Hanford on “Creating learning objects – personal video capture for teaching, review and assessment ” at the Using Space and Technology to Enhance Learning event 2nd May 2014. Session abstract: Academics are increasingly looking to use multimedia in their teaching, both as a vehicle for content, but also as …
Using Student Feedback In Class To Enhance Understanding
Video >> Dr Matthew Boyd demonstrates how he uses Interactive voting in class at the Using Space and Technology to Enhance Learning event 2nd May 2014. Session abstract: This session focused on the use of electronic interactive voting systems within teaching activities including some examples of how it can be used effectively to enhance a learning …
Structuring and facilitating conversations online
April 29, 2014
Video >> Dr Sarah Speight and Helen Whitehead, University of Nottingham on “Structuring and facilitating conversations online”. This was a session at the 2014 University Teaching and Learning conference on Students in Conversation. Session abstract: Online learning has become part of our core provision. We offer increasing numbers of courses online; we use ‘blended’ approaches …
How best to engage your learners in purposeful conversations
Video >> Catherine Haines, University of Nottingham on “How best to engage your learners in purposeful conversations” at the Students in Conversation conference, April 2014. Session abstract: Much educational activity rests on learners discussing material on which they then formulate and answer questions. This session seeks to identify specific behaviours which teachers can use to …
Find, follow, join us
