Sarah Napoli, Rob Aiken, Kate Harper, Eleanor Brown, Jonathan Exon Academic and Student Services Abstract | Presentation | Recording This session highlighted some of the the great initiatives the colleges are introducing to improve their students’ employability. We started the session with a lively discussion on what benefits the collegiate system brings to staff, students and the university … Continue reading L&T Session A2: Beyond free wine: non-formal spaces for learning and leadership to support academic outcomes
L&T Session A1: The holistic student: how linking societies and academia can help students reach their full potential
Thomas Ron, YUSU Academic Officer Abstract | Presentation | Recording In an enthusiastic and thought provoking presentation, Thomas Ron and Chris Wall from YUSU set out a masterplan for building lasting partnerships between academic societies and departments as a way to enhance the employability skills of students, and to more effectively tailor the careers support facilitated by the departments. Using … Continue reading L&T Session A1: The holistic student: how linking societies and academia can help students reach their full potential
Thinking at the core of employability
Cecilia Lowe, Head of Learning Enhancement, considers the value of critical thinking skills in graduate employability (Forum Viewpoint article, Summer 2016). Cecilia Lowe will be delivering a workshop on ‘An academic approach to employability’ at the York Learning & Teaching Conference 2016, ‘Value Added Graduates’, Tuesday 7 June. Places are still available to attend –Conference Programme –Booking … Continue reading Thinking at the core of employability
The holistic student
Thomas Ron and Chris Wall discuss how linking societies and academic departments can help students reach their full potential (Forum Viewpoint article, Summer 2016). Thomas Ron will be delivering a workshop on 'the holistic student' at the York Learning & Teaching Conference 2016, ‘Value Added Graduates’, Tuesday 7 June. Places are still available to attend –Conference … Continue reading The holistic student
A practical model of graduate employability
Lorraine Dacre Pool (University of Central Lancashire) discusses the key components of graduate employability development through an exploration of the CareerEDGE Model (Forum Feature article, Summer 2016). Lorriane will be delivering the Keynote address at the York Learning & Teaching Conference 2016, 'Value Added Graduates', Tuesday 7 June. Places are still available to attend - Conference … Continue reading A practical model of graduate employability
New look for Forum magazine: Employability special edition
For the Summer 2016 issue we have a new look for Forum. This issue of the magazine is linked to the University of York Learning and Teaching Conference which focuses on ‘value added graduates’. With articles on ‘developing skills for industry’, ‘authentic ‘real world’ assessments’, ‘group student research-led projects’ and blogging. As well as, viewpoints … Continue reading New look for Forum magazine: Employability special edition
Deep learning or easy marks? A question of peer assessment
Tuesday 15 March 2016, 12.30pm to 2.00pm Speaker: Ollie Jones, TFTV (Chair: Sara Perry, Archaeology) Peer and self-assessment have increasingly been advocated as a means to encourage deep and effective independent learning. This workshop will look at the theories and practicalities of implementing peer assessment, and discuss some of its common pitfalls and potential shortcomings … Continue reading Deep learning or easy marks? A question of peer assessment
Technology in practice: ‘Creativity in the connected classroom’
Monday 22 February 2016, 12.30pm to 2.00pm Speaker: Sara Perry, Archaeology and Tom Smith, IT Support This workshop offers an introduction to the principles, challenges and best practices of using a variety of Google-enabled digital media technologies in student teaching, research and public communication. Tom will provide a guided tour of the often overlooked, or … Continue reading Technology in practice: ‘Creativity in the connected classroom’
Leaning and teaching support activities
In the latest of our monthly posts from the Forum committee, Helen Bedford from Health Sciences encourages us to take advantage of the York Professional and Academic Development scheme. As a relative newcomer to the University of York and rookie member of the Learning and Teaching Forum, I am enjoying accessing opportunities to enhance my … Continue reading Leaning and teaching support activities
Happy New Year and welcome back
Happy New Year! We hope you had a relaxing and recuperative Christmas break... We are already in the thick of term, but whether you are emerging from piles of marking, working with final year students on their dissertations and projects, planning lectures, or all of these and more all at once, we hope you might … Continue reading Happy New Year and welcome back
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