Caroline Bowsher gave a thought-provoking talk about the assumptions we make regarding assessment and feedback that can affect a student’s understanding or participation. We considered ways to demystify the process and Caroline shared some good practice from within the School of Biological Sciences.
Lessons Learnt from Major Infrastructure Projects
Peter Green gave an illuminating talk on his experience as the Teaching and Learning Academic Lead for the Manchester Engineering Campus Development (MECD) project. As part of the project he considered ways to optimise the 191 teaching rooms in MECD to ensure they were fit for purpose in the current climate, for example, considering the […]
Creating an Online Community
Dr Nicky Neilson outlined the lessons learned from the Masters of Egyptology programme as this developed from a face-to-face programme (in the 1970s) to a fully online programme that is due to start in September 2019. With 17% of all UK students completing a programme through distance learning, this is a growing market and something […]
21st Century students – Learning@Lunch
In recent years, there has been an increased interest in the use of playful approaches in higher education. This encompasses a range of techniques and practices, from video games to Play Doh, and a way of reimagining learning design. This Learning@Lunch seminar, presented by Prof. Nicola Whitton from MMU, presents a model for playful learning […]
Large Group Teaching, 1 minute CPD
In these videos, Dianne Burns presents ideas for improving your large group teaching. Her tips cover organising your lectures, making your lectures unmissable, and bringing your large group teaching sessions to life. A list of references is also provided if you wish to find out more.
Large Group Teaching, Masterclass
In all teaching scenarios it is important to think about not only what you want the learners to achieve during the session, but also what the learning environment will be like and whether there are particular challenges which need to be addressed to ensure learning opportunities are optimised. Large group teaching can provide unique challenges […]
Large Group Teaching
January’s programme focuses on the difficulties and opportunities posed by teaching large groups of students.
Assessment and Feedback 2, Masterclass
October’s Masterclass looked at maximising deep learning in students. The slides from the session can be found below.
Reflection
For the September pedagogy seminar, Rachel Starkey led a discussion on the importance of reflective practice and the difficulties involved in its use as a teaching and learning tool. Her slides can be found below.
Embedding active learning
The monthly pedagogy seminar series was launched on 24th May by Caroline Bowsher. This first session focused on Caroline’s research into embedding active learning across the curriculum. Her slides can be found below.