When: Monday 23 February 2015 (week 8) 12.30-2.00pm [Lunch available from 12.15] Where: Room HG09, Heslington Hall Who: Tom Smith, IT Support Services and Sara Perry, Archaeology 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. … Continue reading 23/02/15 Technology in practice: Creativity in the connected classroom
Workshops
09/02/15 Enhancing Engagement: Problem-based learning – A fairy tale?
When: Monday 9 February 2015 (week 6) 12.30-2.00pm [Lunch available from 12.15] Where: Room HG09, Heslington Hall Who: Jenny Gibbons, York Law School The relative merits of a problem-based learning (PBL) model as compared with other learning and teaching methods continues to be a topic of discussion at York and in higher education more generally. … Continue reading 09/02/15 Enhancing Engagement: Problem-based learning – A fairy tale?
28/01/15 Key skills in the curriculum: Help! I’m teaching research skills
When: Wednesday 28 January 2015 (week 4) 12.30-2.00pm [Lunch available from 12.15] Where: Room HG21, Heslington Hall Who: Zoe Handley and Lynda Dunlop, Education; Jenny Gibbons, York Law School; Ruth Mewis and Cecilia Lowe, Learning Enhancement Team, Academic Support Office With a growing emphasis on evidence-based practice and policy across disciplines, the development of strong … Continue reading 28/01/15 Key skills in the curriculum: Help! I’m teaching research skills
Spring Term Workshops
Booking for the Spring Term Learning and Teaching Forum workshops is now open - register a place by completing the booking form. Key skills in the curriculum: Help! I'm teaching research skills When: Wednesday 28 January 2015 (week 4) 12.30-2.00pm Where: Room HG21, Heslington Hall More details Enhancing engagement: Problem-based learning - a fairy tale? … Continue reading Spring Term Workshops
Making video for active learning
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
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
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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