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 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

L&T Session F – The Multi-cultural classroom

i) Effective group work in the multi-cultural classroom: a video presentation Chris Copland - Education Abstract | Handout: Session F | Forum magazine article | Recording (University of York login required) This session was run as a groupwork session (appropriately enough) framed around a sequence of three video clips*, with specific topics to focus on before watching each video: … Continue reading L&T Session F – The Multi-cultural classroom

Enhancement of Lectures with Video Recordings. Physics Pilot Project

Martin Smalley and Matt Cornock discuss a pilot project creating lecture recordings to support student learning THIS ARTICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN FORUM 38: 15 The limitation of lectures One of the main ways in which we teach our students is through lectures. This seems a classic ‘one size fits all’ approach with maybe over … Continue reading Enhancement of Lectures with Video Recordings. Physics Pilot Project