Lights, camera, action At the Forum lunchtime workshop, on Monday 3 November 2014, Chris Copland and Huw Llewlyn-Jones introduced the work they have been doing, in partnership with international students, to stimulate language skills and cultural awareness. The work they presented showed a move away from talking head videos, that we have seen produced by … Continue reading Making video for active learning
‘Bums on Seats’ versus ‘Hearts and Minds’; questions of student attendance and engagement
Michael Rogers, Teaching Fellow, Department of Chemistry gives his summary of the Forum workshop ‘Bums on Seats’ versus ‘Hearts and Minds'. To engage or not to engage? That is not just a question that students are faced with but also a problem that departments may need to deal with. The above-titled Learning and Teaching forum workshop, which ran … Continue reading ‘Bums on Seats’ versus ‘Hearts and Minds’; questions of student attendance and engagement
UoY Forum Mag: Teaching as performance (Autumn 2014)
17/11/14 Teaching research methods: engaging students in an inquiry-based research process
When: Monday 17 November 2014 (week 8) 12.30-2.00pm Where: Room HG09, Heslington Hall Who: Ted Hewitt, Department of Health Sciences Engaging students with research has often been difficult particularly in nursing for a number of reasons. Primarily because the starting point has usually been a series of lectures describing the main methods employed in health … Continue reading 17/11/14 Teaching research methods: engaging students in an inquiry-based research process
03/11/14 Making video for active learning
When: Monday 03 November 2014 (week 6) 12.30-2.00pm Where: Room HG21, Heslington Hall Who: Chris Copland and Huw Llewelyn-Jones, Centre for English Language Teaching Huw and Chris will introduce how they use the medium of video to stimulate language skills and cultural awareness in international students. They will demonstrate some of the techniques they have … Continue reading 03/11/14 Making video for active learning
22/10/14 ‘Bums on Seats’ versus ‘Hearts and Minds’: questions of student attendance and engagement
THIS SESSION IS NOW FULL. If we have enough interest we will run it again in the spring term. Please email admn943@york.ac.uk to register, thank you. When: Wednesday 22 October 2014 (week 4) 12.30-2.00pm Where: Room HG21, Heslington Hall Who: Cecilia Lowe, Learning Enhancement Team, Academic Support Office “It is Week 9 and attendance at … Continue reading 22/10/14 ‘Bums on Seats’ versus ‘Hearts and Minds’: questions of student attendance and engagement
Learning and Teaching Conference 2015 – call for contributions
We invite proposals for discussion papers or workshops, and poster presentations. Applications to present at the conference, in whatever format, should be made by submitting a completed proposal form online http://bit.ly/1tYHdWJ by Friday 30 January 2015 (Week 4, Spring Term). Suggestions for possible workshop themes use of personalised learning approaches within teaching ensuring fairness / … Continue reading Learning and Teaching Conference 2015 – call for contributions
Learning and Teaching Conference 2015 – One size does not fit all
The theme of the Learning and Teaching Conference 2015 is ‘One size does not fit all: ensuring all students reach their potential ‘ Students come to the University of York with different expectations, different learning styles, different needs, and different ambitions. It is essential to enable these students to benefit from our research-led teaching, our outstanding student … Continue reading Learning and Teaching Conference 2015 – One size does not fit all
York Forum Magazine: Summer 2014, Supervising independent work
The most recent version of the magazine, edited by Paola Zerilli, focusses on Supervising Independent Work. The articles include subjects such as final year projects, Law School Clinics, Group research projects, Becoming a researcher, Supervising international students and Masters students' views on independent work and supervision.
FORUM Follow up – Successful teaching encounters: The Lecture (Dr Phil Lightfoot)
Phil Lightfoot's forum session on the lecture as part of the series of workshops exploring "Successful teaching encounters" was so popular he had to run it twice. Don't worry too much if you missed it though because the session was recorded. Read all about it and watch the recording on the E-Learning Development Team's blog.
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