The University of Derby are holding a free event funded by the HEA on ‘Innovative approaches to teaching, assessing and feeding back to large Engineering and Computing classes.’ It takes place next week, 21st Feb 2014 at 10am. A programme is available, and bookings can be made online. For further information, visit the HEARead more
The National Student Survey (NSS) opened on the 3rd February and will be open until the 30th April. The survey is of major importance to the institution and acts as a vital feedback tool from final year students who are asked to comment on their overall experience at Loughborough University. The NSS consists ofRead more
The latest in a series of School of the Arts (SotA) Learning and Teaching (L&T) seminars was held last Wednesday lunchtime, February 5th; part of the School of the Arts, English and Drama (AED), this particular SotA L&T session centred on the “Online Module Update and Approval System”. Delivered by Lynn Clulow (SotA Undergraduate Programmes Administrator) and SteveRead more
This academic year the Union and University have been working together in a close partnership to improve the Academic Experience. We have created a list of 10 Education Priorities that we have been working on together. I am excited to announce that there has been definite improvement and positive movements surrounding the 10 points. WeRead more
The Higher Education Academy has reminded us of two events they are running regarding change in learning and teaching: Leading Transformation in Learning and Teaching The application deadline for Leading Transformation in Learning and Teaching is Friday 14 February 2014. The programme starts Wednesday 5 March 2014. The Leadership Foundation and Higher Education Academy haveRead more
Rob Howe from Northampton University reports a problem with the TurnItIn iPad app which results in loss of data. The full description is in this blog posting Essentially, if the iPad user changes their iPad profile during a marking session, they will lose the data already marked, because the iPad thinks it belongs to somebodyRead more
The Teaching Centre has now updated the information for the two teaching awards it administers and the details are available on our website. The Teaching Innovation Award is a means of supporting academic and learning support staff in new initiatives and small pedagogic research projects that contribute directly to the quality of teaching at Loughborough.Read more
An updated programme for the HEA STEM workshop regarding Practices in peer support – exploring alternative approaches to enhance the student experience is being made available online. Further to previous Teaching and Learning Blog posts – see HEA STEM: Practices in peer support – exploring alternative approaches to enhance the student experience and HEA STEM workshop, 22 January 2014 forRead more
Did you know that if you activated your iDevice on or after 1 September 2013 then you can download six key Apple applications (Pages, Numbers, Keynote, iMovie, iPhoto and GarageBand) for free? These apps would normally set you back just over £25. All you need to do is register the serial number of your deviceRead more
I was recently pointed in the direction of a MOOC / TOOC (Truly Open Online Course) by the University of Saskatchewan entitled ‘Introduction to Learning Technologies’ and have decided to give it a go. The course covers units on tools such as RSS feeds, Twitter, e-Portfolios, Copyright, Wikis and Lecture Capture, to name a few.Read more