Improving feedback quality and students’ use of feedback.
January 15, 2013
Dr Jo Robinson describes how she, and colleagues, give feedback to students via audio commentaries on their essays and how students make use of that feedback in future work. Dr Jo Robinson, School of English. This interview was carried out as part of the Study Skills project, run by Kim Lawson in Academic Support.
Transition to, and through, university
January 8, 2013
Dr Jo Robinson talks about the connections between developing students’ subject-specific and academic skills and the skills that will help them into employment. Dr Jo Robinson, School of English. This interview was carried out as part of the Study Skills project, run by Kim Lawson in Academic Support.
Developing independent thinking through student-led activities
January 2, 2013
Dr Nick Thomas describes how giving students the responsibility to lead seminars helps them to develop important academic and transferrable skills Dr Nick Thomas, Department of History. This interview was carried out as part of the Study Skills project, run by Kim Lawson in Academic Support
Turnitin: is it true that…?
December 14, 2012
Helen Whitehead: “We get a lot of calls about what Turnitin can and can’t do for staff and for students; here are your top 6 questions, with our answers and suggestions:” Q: Does Turnitin compare a paper against books, or is it just websites? Are the journals in my discipline included? A: If the books …
Embedding study skills into the International Media and Communications degree
November 22, 2012
Video >> Dr Eva Giraud talks about designing a module dedicated to developing students’ study skills, set in the context of the discipline. Dr Eva Giraud Department of Culture, Film and Media This interview was carried out as part of the Study Skills project, run by Kim Lawson in Academic Support .
Employability skills in Politics teaching
October 18, 2012
Dr Lucy Sargisson: “We identified a need to update the curriculum to meet changing demands and to increase relevance in the School of Politics and International Relations. We want to offer a curriculum that supports students’ transition to becoming independent learners and also enhances staff skills, knowledge and expertise with regard to their teaching. “The …
Audio-visual recordings and student learning
September 26, 2012
Dr Joel Feinstein & Claire Chambers: “Classes have become more interactive and there are new ways of supporting students with extra online resources, which they can access after class. We’ve run workshops for staff to help those with less experience to produce high quality videos. Staff from the Audio Visual unit (within the IS Learning …
Enhancing student presentation skills
June 13, 2012
Dr Karen Kilby: “The Department of Theology and Religious Studies identified a need to help UG students build their confidence and gain experience in making presentations. “In order to achieve these aims it set out to develop a 10 credit presentation module as part of its second year curriculum. The purpose of the module is …
How can we develop modern language speaking skills?
May 21, 2012
Wei Marton: “The main issue we have identified is finding ways to develop the speaking skills of modern languages students outside of class time. While there are plenty of resources available to enhance reading, writing and listening skills resources are limited for the speaking element. Therefore our aim is to develop a virtual interactive task-based …
Are you using Moodle? Can I help you?
April 26, 2012
Prof. Reg Dennick: “It is refreshing to be accosted in this way at a conference but the desire to help and facilitate was a theme that ran through the one day “Assessment in the Digital Age” conference. From the opening plenary lecture describing how a whole university institution can manage major assessment change to the …
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