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
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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
Value added graduates
In the first of our monthly posts from Learning and Teaching Forum committee members, Phil Lightfoot asks, 'How do we build a York graduate?' How do we build a York graduate? Do we always have a clear idea what kind of graduate our degree programmes will produce, and are we confident in the effectiveness of … Continue reading Value added graduates
L&T conference 2015: One size does not fit all: ensuring all students reach their potential
One size does not fit all: ensuring all students reach their potential The 2015 Learning and Teaching conference was held on 10 June 2015 with 150 delegates from across the university and externally present. This is the University’s annual event to celebrate, showcase and disseminate the wealth of good practice in learning and teaching across the University.This … Continue reading L&T conference 2015: One size does not fit all: ensuring all students reach their potential
L&T Conference Storify
All tweets using the #YorkLT15 and #LTYork15 can now be seen on the Storify website: https://storify.com/oj102/learning-teaching-conference-201
L&T poster session
16 posters from colleagues across the university form a range of departments were presented at the Learning and Teaching Conference. 1 Evaluation of students use and perceptions of Articulate presentations Katie Smith, Biology 2 Sending them back to the Dark Ages: Medieval archaeology as a vehicle for teaching critical thinking skills Steve Ashby and Aleks … Continue reading L&T poster session
L&T Session J – Taught Student Supervisor Resource
Christine Comrie, Ali Sherratt & Pete Quinn - Strategic Marketing and Digital Communications/ Student Support Services Abstract | Recording (University of York login required) Report NSS feedback indicates that good supervision enhances the student university experience, supporting students to develop both their academic and personal skills and reach their full potential. This workshop was divided into two … Continue reading L&T Session J – Taught Student Supervisor Resource
L&T Session I – Inclusivity
i) ‘‘But most of it’s banter’ Exploring the perspectives of staff in UK HEIs, Vanita Sundaram - Education Abstract | Presentation: Session I i | Recording (University of York login required) ii) Inclusive Postgraduate Teaching in the Department of Chemistry – A Tool to Improving Assessment and Feedback, Glenn Adam Hurst, Rob Smith and Sue Couling - Chemistry Abstract | Presentation: Session I ii | Forum … Continue reading L&T Session I – Inclusivity
L&T Session H – Personalising feedback: Can we bridge the formative-summative gap?
Cathy Dantec and Bill Soden - Language and Linguistic Science and Education Abstract | Presentation: Session H Report The workshop provided us with two perspectives on how the practice of providing formative feedback has developed and its links and implications for summative assessment. Both Bill and Cathy described how they had used screencasts to provide formative feedback to students. … Continue reading L&T Session H – Personalising feedback: Can we bridge the formative-summative gap?
L&T Session G – Learning and Technology
i) Video recordings of physics lectures , Martin Smalley Physics Abstract | Presentation: Session G i | Forum magazine article | Recording (University of York login required) ii) Learning before and after the lecture: the role of learning technology, Matt Cornock E-Learning Development Team, Academic Support Office Abstract | Recording (University of York login required) Dr Martin Smalley began this engaging session with a discussion … Continue reading L&T Session G – Learning and Technology
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