Maeve Pearson (Academic Support Office), Scott Slorach (York Law School), Roddy Vann (Natural Sciences Programme Director), and Lisa O’Malley (Department of Social Policy and Social Work) Abstract | Presentation | Recording Do combined programmes have the capacity to "add value" to students' learning? This was the question posed by the panel in this insightful workshop at … Continue reading L&T Session C3: Greater than a sum of it parts? Adding value to combined honours programme design
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L&T Session B5: Skilling up for international communication
Victoria Jack and Paul Roberts Education/CELT Abstract | Presentation | Recording A recent (2015) British Council Report suggests that "A common challenge shared by employers around the world is finding employees with adequate intercultural skills". For today's graduates, it is becoming ever more compelling not just to be able to communicate across cultures, but to develop communication … Continue reading L&T Session B5: Skilling up for international communication
L&T Session A5: Engaging students with employability within the programme
Janice Simpson, Vicky Barton and Claire McMahon, Careers Education Advice and Guidance Abstract | Presentation | Recording After a thought provoking start to the conference with Tom Banham, Director of Employability and Careers at the University of York, it was a timely transition to host and participate in this inspiring workshop. After an overview of key context, Janice, Vicky … Continue reading L&T Session A5: Engaging students with employability within the programme
A distinctive York Pedagogy: Implementing the new Learning and Teaching Strategy
THIS ARTICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN FORUM 38: 8-9 A new University Strategy was launched last year to define our direction through to 2020. Key objective 2 outlines a commitment to offering outstanding teaching and learning and to implementing a distinctive pedagogy, informed by research evidence on the best approaches to promote effective learning. Defining … Continue reading A distinctive York Pedagogy: Implementing the new Learning and Teaching Strategy
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
Learning and Teaching Conference 2014
The 2014 conference, attended by over 160 delegates, was on the theme of ‘Thinking outside the module box’. The VC, Professor Koen Lamberts, opened the day, taking questions on the vision for learning and teaching at York. The keynote address was given by Dr Mitch Waterman from the University of Leeds exploring assessment and how … Continue reading Learning and Teaching Conference 2014
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