[2003]		The Learning, Teaching and Assessment Newsletter of the Faculty of Science, LJMU
Ab		stract #4.3
1849		… to be no more than 673 words.	31^st January 2020
Employability Student Employability, Enterprise & Employment Strategy Developed by the Director of Student Advancement, Chris Finn, through consultations with stakeholders, this strategy has been approved by the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and will be presented at Academic Board on March 11^th. The strategy sets out a whole-university approach to careers, employability & enterprise that, “ensures all of our students experience, a transformative change in their employability skills & mindset, self-awareness, assuredness, agency and career trajectory.” An introduction to the Strategy forms part of the Faculty’s forthcoming PVC roadshow.
School employability coordinators These recently created roles reflect the critical importance of the employability agenda. Coordinators will liaise the SMTs, Programme Teams, the Placement Learning Support Unit (PLSU) and Associate Dean Education in optimising our students’ graduate outcomes. They are Jon Dick (BES), Jo Foulkes (PBS) and TBA (SPS).			PVC Roadshow Monday 2 March 2020 0900 to 0950 Peter Jost Upper LT Book here
	Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (EDI) > A reminder that MS Word includes an accessibility checker, either under the Review tab or File > Inspect Document > check for issues. > The EDIpedia internship project, to create a virtual library of STEM pioneers from underrepresented groups has started to recruit students. For enquiries please email edipedia@ljmu.ac.uk. > If you would like a LJMU rainbow lanyard then please email scsade@ljmu.ac.uk.
> The LJMU Staff development calendar has been updated with the next set of events, including: > Higher Education Mental Health First Aid: Feb 24, Mar 26, Apr 24, May 27, Jul 14, Jul 29 > Unconscious Bias & Intercultural Competence Training: Feb 27, Mar 5, May 20 > Transgender Awareness Workshops: Mar 6, May 14 > Training For Managers Of Staff With Disabilities & Long-Term Health Conditions: Mar 12 > Religion & Belief Workshops: Mar 13, May 13 > Dignity At Work (Bullying & Harassment) Training: Mar 19, May 15
			Now in its 19th year, this annual conference is a forum to share and discuss innovative and effective teaching practices. On the theme of ‘Closing the Gap’, the event will focus on addressing barriers to students’ success and takes place at Byrom St. Abstract submissions must be received by 10am on Monday 17 February 2020,
Miscellaneous technology updates > The University is considering installing fixed cameras in more classrooms so that Panopto users can elect to include a video of themselves alongside slides and audio. This is already possible in some rooms and a Panopto screenshot is shown. Thoughts on this proposal can be sent to scsade@ljmu.ac.uk > A link to the student attendance portal has been added to the quick links on the Staff home page.
> A reminder that anonymous grading can only be activated in Canvas if it is first switched on within settings: > New L4 students are no longer given £50 printer credits. As before, all essential study aids must be provided.
Semester 2 module evaluation takes place Monday Week 27 to Friday Week 28. Module Leaders should consider setting aside time within class to complete the survey. We have 30 tablets available for booking for in-class survey completion.
Student Opportunities All LJMU students can benefit from exclusive free or discounted access to some of the city’s finest cultural and sporting experiences. The team’s City Socials help support students who may be feeling a bit isolated and provide a safe and friendly environment to meet new people, try something new and feel more settled in Liverpool. If you’d like to receive the weekly ‘What’s On’ newsletter, or want to collaborate with the team about a bespoke event for your students, then please email StudentOpportunities@ljmu.ac.uk. Forthcoming highlights include: Cats (10th February), Romeo and Juliet (13th March), Late at Tate: Regeneration (28th March), Ghost Stories (31st March), and YNWA (27TH April) (a play at the Royal Court dedicated to LFC).
Phil Denton, Faculty of Science Associate Dean (Education)

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