Employability in Action is an initiative led by the Careers and Employability Centre to develop and promote employability and career planning skills within and alongside the academic curriculum. At the first event held on the 15th March 2013, academic staff and professional services staff came together: •To showcase some of the existing work that isRead more
We’re holding a one-day lecture capture conference in the Keith Green Building on July 3rd, with the theme: Pedagogy, policy and support: taking lecture capture to the next level The event is intended for academics, learning technologists, IT staff, and A/V managers with an interest in the use of lecture capture and screencasting technologies. The packedRead more
This event, which is aimed primarily at supporting undergraduate teaching initially, has the following aims: To highlight the existing work that is going on across campus to develop tailored employability materials and work related modules To share best practice among academic colleagues and staff of the Careers and Employability Centre To facilitate discussion about theRead more
The E-learning Showcase 2013 will take place in Brockington Extension on Friday 1st February from 10am – 5pm. This year, for the first time, we’re running it together with the Teaching Innovation Award (TIA) presentations. The outline schedule is as follows: 10:00am – 12:00pm E-learning presentations 12:00pm – 1:30pm Exhibition and buffetRead more
The E-learning Showcase 2013 will take place in Brockington Extension on Friday 1st February from 10am – 5pm. This year, for the first time, we’re running it together with the Teaching Innovation Award (TIA) presentations. The outline schedule is as follows: 10:00am – 12:00pm E-learning presentations 12:00pm – 1:30pm Exhibition and buffet lunch 1:30pm – 5.00pm Teaching Innovation AwardRead more
If so, the 2013 HEA Social Sciences Annual Conference (23 May 2013 – 24 May 2013) may be of interest. The conference will be themed around the following areas: • Embedding research methods into the curriculum • Communicating quantitative methods • Teaching mixed methods • Assessment for learning in research methods • The useRead more
If so, the 2013 HEA Social Sciences Annual Conference (23 May 2013 – 24 May 2013) may be of interest. The conference will be themed around the following areas: • Embedding research methods into the curriculum • Communicating quantitative methods • Teaching mixed methods • Assessment for learning in research methods • The useRead more
We now have a confirmed date for the annual Teaching Innovation Award presentations, which had been postponed from their usual December slot. The presentations will now feature as part of the E-learning Showcase on Friday 1st February 2013 in Brockington Extension.Read more
It’s the major ALT-C learning technology conference coming up next week in Manchester, and colleagues Jenny Narborough and Martin Ashby will be presenting a short Pecha Kucha session on lecture capture. Entitled “Lecture capture: rethinking what can be recorded”, the session will reflect on our experience at Loughborough of the ReVIEW lecture capture service beingRead more
Colleagues may be interested in attending the final workshop in the current series of the Media Enhanced Teaching and Learning (METAL) project, taking place at the University of Nottingham on the 24th April 2012. More information and registration (registrations close on the 17th April 2012). Please note this event is open to all, and not limitedRead more