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Faculty
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Teaching and Assessment Information and Resources |
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1/12/15 Faculty of Science Learning, Teaching and Assessment (LTA) Update |
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Intercultural
Competence Training for Academic Staff, Tue 2nd Feb 2016, 1230-4pm This University event has limited places and will be
delivered by an organisation called Challenge Consultancy. The workshop content covers unconscious
bias, culture and customer care.
Challenge Consultancy has been highly recommended by colleagues in the
sector http://www.challcon.com/. The Faculty is invited to nominate five academic
staff to attend this workshop and lunch will be provided from 12:30pm, the
workshop itself starting at 1:30pm, venue TBC. If you are interested in attending then
please email
me with expressions of interest on
or before Tuesday 8th December. |
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Recent additions to the Faculty LTA Website The
following documents have been added since the last LTA update following
consideration by the Faculty Education Committee and/or FMT: ·
Contact
hours for 10-credit based programmes |
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The
University is currently working on an updated timetabling system and the
timeline for this major undertaking has been revised recently. The expectation now is that personalised
online student timetables will be available from the start of the 2018/19
session. This development will
necessitate some changes in timetabling practices and further information
will follow. |
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Full- and part-time
working by Science students (thanks to WOWCC) Following on from the University-wide data circulated
previously, I have now obtained a breakdown by Faculties and Schools of
full- and part-time student work commitments.
This was collected as part of the LJMU Employment and Career Prospects
Survey 2015, completed by UG and PG students during the July Graduation
ceremonies. Respondents were asked
whether or not they had worked full- or part-time at any point during their
studies:
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Heads of University
Biosciences (HUBS) LTA Events (Thanks to Janice Harland) HUBS is a Special Interest Group of the Royal
Society of Biology. It is organising a
series of LTA-themed events and Faculty funding would be available if
colleagues wished to attend. You would
be asked to write a short report for dissemination upon return. Bristol – Friday 8th January 2016 -
Assessments that reward learning and feedback that builds resilient students. UEA – Tuesday 15th March 2016 - Exploring
the research experience of our students. Glasgow – Tuesday 21st June 2016 -
Digital learning and assessment:
Approaches, successes & future horizons. Please email
me with expressions of interest in the first instance. |
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Enhancing Fieldwork Learning
Using Mobile Technologies (thanks to Janice Harland) Colleagues from the University of Reading have
published a new book, 'Enhancing Fieldwork Learning Using Mobile
Technologies,' part of the Springer Briefs in Ecology series. The book is an output of the HEA-funded
research project Enhancing Fieldwork www.enhancingfieldwork.org.uk which promotes innovative ways to enhance
student learning during fieldwork through the use of technology. The book is practitioner-focused to help readers
support and develop their own fieldwork practice. It presents 29 case studies demonstrating
the wealth of possibilities offered by mobile technologies in the field and
offers tips on getting started and funded.
Further details about the content of the book are available at: http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-20967-8 |
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Dr Philip Denton BSc PhD PGCE PGCert SFHEA |
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