Loughborough Student Charter, 2011-2012 – new website

The Loughborough Student Charter, 2011-2012, was created earlier this year with the input of staff, students and student representatives from across campus. Signed by both Prof Shirley Pearce, the Vice Chancellor, and Rebecca Bridger, the Loughborough Students’ Union President, this document exemplifies the sense of partnership that exists here at Loughborough University. In addition toRead more

NUS Charter on Technology in Higher Education

The NUS have produced a new Charter on Technology in Higher Education which follows on from their report into student perspectives on the use of ICT commissioned by the HEFCE Online Learning Taskforce (see previous post). The Charter was presented by Emily-Ann Nash from the NUS at the Future of Technology in Education 2011 conference atRead more

New ‘Information for Academic and Personal Tutors’ web resource

The Teaching Centre has been actively seeking to create and provide resources to support staff involved in the academic and/or personal tutoring process. A set of frequently asked questions has now been posted at http://tinyurl.com/lborotutoring and includes answers to common queries such as “What is the University’s advice on Personal Tutoring?”, “What support is there for youRead more