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 …
Electronic Management of Coursework Assessment – Dr Helen Williams (School of Politics and International Relations)
February 23, 2015
Video >> Dr Helen Williams presents on her experience in the School of Politics and International Relations, describing the gradual approach to transformation of electronic coursework, planned steps, expected barriers and set protocols to harmonise practice. Helen also explains the benefits and drawbacks of the use of Turnitin in comparison to paper to manage text-based coursework. This presentation …
Electronic Management of Coursework Assessment – Dr Rossana Wright (School of Chemistry)
Video >> Dr Rossana Wright presents on her experience in the School of Chemistry where a whole-School move from paper to electronic management of coursework was implemented two years ago, in a “big bang” style. Rosanna explains the change process and results in terms of adoption of electronic management of coursework. The second part of the …
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. …
#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 T&L newsletter Dec 2014
December 22, 2014
Prof. Julie Sanders: “Dear Colleagues, There is much activity to report in this latest T&L newsletter and it is a sign of just how lively T&L is at UNNC that so many good things from newly funded technology-enabled learning projects to the formation of the Peer Observation College are happening at the moment. We have …
WebPA: Peer-Assessed Group Work in the Faculty of Engineering
December 17, 2014
WebPA is an online, automated tool that facilitates peer-moderated marking of group work Students mark their fellow group members’ performance and this mark is combined with the teacher’s mark to give an overall score WebPA helps avoid the problems associated with imbalanced contributions to group work, making the process more fair Sean Moran, Faculty of …
UNNC Small Teaching Development Grant successes
December 15, 2014
Professor Julie Sanders: “We are delighted to announce that the successful proposals for the 2014-15 UNNC Small Teaching and Learning Development Grant (STL) have been selected, with project ideas ranging from navigational design on Moodle and app for supporting student note-making. You can read about the successful applicants and their projects below. App development for …
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