This page gives links to resources from past QuILT quality enhancement events. Resources include ReCap recordings, slides, handouts, and notes from discussions. With speakers’ permission, they are added after events.
If you cannot find what you are looking for please contact Lydia Wysocki in QuILT x8952.
Event title and speaker name(s) |
Date of event |
Resources |
The Student Voice: enhancing learning, not just satisfaction Gwen van der Velden (University of Bath) |
4th April 2011 | Gwen is Director of Learning and Teaching Enhancement at the University of Bath. This seminar set out the principles of student engagement at Bath, what they mean in practice, and how they can be measured. |
Newcastle in Malaysia Phil Bradley |
22nd March 2011 |
Phil is Director of Studies at NUMed in Malaysia. He gave an overview of academic provision there and work to ensure parity of experience for MBBS students in Malaysia and MBBS students in Newcastle. |
Alternative forms of assessment to long written work Nuala Davis, Sandy Alden, Vee Pollock |
18th March 2011 |
Vee, Sandy, and Nuala shared the findings of a project about staff and student perceptions of students with dyslexia: do they struggle with long written work? Their project piloted alternative forms of assessment and explored what ‘inclusive assessment’ looks like in practice. |
Formative eAssessment Simon Cotterill |
18th February 2011 |
Bill and team discussed their work using iAssess for ongoing formative assessment to help students learn, not only test what they have learned. Simon introduced Dynamic Learning Maps : a tool to help students ‘map’ and navigate their curriculum, to enhance understanding and engage with their learning. Numbas is a software package for formative assessment. It has been used in Maths and the software is available for other staff in the University to use. Other online assessment packages are available, with institutionally-supported ones including Blackboard and OLAF |
Using real-life case studies when teaching students about sustainability |
21st January 2011 |
Jeff led a seminar about the Engineering Design Centre’s use of real-life case studies when teaching students about sustainability. This included the ‘soft skills’ engineers need when talking about their work. |
Newcastle in Singapore |
19th January 2011 |
Ehsan gave an overview of Newcastle University’s MAST collaborative provision in Singapore, and what this means for staff. |
Student engagement and higher NSS scores in SELLS Kate Chedgzoy, Stacy Gillis |
14th January 2011 |
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Student retention and success, and NSS scores Martin Pennington, Craig Bartle, and Kine Dorum (University of Leicester) |
10th December 2010 |
Martin and team shared the findings of their HEFCE-funded project on student retention. Do students feel they belong to their department and institution, and what does ‘belonging’ mean to a student?
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Improving teaching methodologies, increasing student retention Tom Joyce, Jarka Glassey, and Clare Hopkins |
26th November 2010 |
Jarka, Tom, and Clare’s seminar stemmed from their part in a HEFCE-funded project on student retention. How can teaching and learning practices help students develop a sense of integration, and how can these improvements be embedded in Schools’ practices?
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Open Educational Resources Megan Quentin-Baxter and Suzanne Hardy |
9th November 2010 | Megan and Suzanne led a seminar on MEDEV’s OER project. This included ways to make existing learning materials available online, helping universities develop, share, and repurpose learning resources without infringing copyright. Links to speakers’ slides:- |