| Festival of Learning
| Festival of Learning
This is a student as ’mentors program’ in which a handful of students would be given the opportunity to gain a short term placement or shadowing opportunity, these students would then return to the university as mentors to their peers,…
We are changing the way we approach taught input and assessment on the course. Simulations using actors and students approaching complex situations have been embedded into module assessment points. SW5002 and SW7004 students receive a safeguarding referral; they have to…
Feeding Backwards and Forwards: Closing the Loop on Student Assessment This year’s event looks at the theme of Feedback, and we hope to encourage contributions that interrogate the notion in a range of ways. In making reference to ‘closing the…
While you can read some of my initial reflections on my blog, this post is to show some of the atmosphere from the event, via a picture gallery.. (click to enlarge an image).
The University of Gloucestershire’s eLearning initiative, which is ongoing, has provided funding and advice to a number of projects over the last year or so. At the Festival of Learning in June 2017, a number of these projects were showcased…
Thanks to all who attended yesterday: while we still await the outcomes from our formal evaluation – I personally found the day really interesting, and really appreciated the active engagement of the colleagues and visitors who attended. If you want…
A little preview – for the paper: Translating the principles of effective classroom pedagogy to a distance learning model (Neil Gilbride, Chris Jones and Lynda Kay)
As the event near, the keynote speaker, Dr Donna Lanclos, Associate Professor for Anthropological Research at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, has sent us a fuller title – which should give a sense of what topics she will be exploring with us.…
At the Festival, Andrea McGowan will present on: How students learn in the context of writing. I asked her some questions… Who are you / what do you do? I am Andrea McGowan. I’ve been working with the education team…