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Teaching in Higher Education by Dr Cindy Becker
This month sees the publication of my latest book, Teaching in Higher Education, written with Professor Pam Denicolo and published as part of the SAGE series Success in Research of which we are...
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What did I do wrong? Supporting independent learning practices to avoid...
My paper on the project What did I do wrong? Supporting independent learning practices to avoid plagiarism was well received in Manchester last week at LILAC. What is the project about? It is one year...
View ArticleDigital teaching in Classics –a recent conference at the University by Dr...
The University of Reading recently hosted the Classical Association Conference, the UK’s largest annual meeting for Classicists. As well as research papers, the CA traditionally hosts panels exploring...
View ArticleMobile Technology – Changing the Learning Landscape – a HEA sponsored...
On Thursday 18th April, the HEA hosted a conference in Bristol, showcasing some innovative uses of old technologies as well as demonstrating the cutting edge of new tech used in the delivery of...
View ArticleSupporting students through personal tutor tutorials by Dr Paul Glaister, Dr...
With the news that the University’s personal tutorial system has been under review (Issue 2, T&L Reading), we thought it would be useful to highlight how we have been successfully combining...
View ArticleTeaching and Learning in the School of Humanities: The Department of History...
1. Why has the Department of History decided to introduce the third-year module History Education? The idea for History Education arose from two coincidental events in mid-January 2011. A...
View ArticleTeaching Fellowship Support by Helen Hathaway
If you are considering applying for University Teaching Fellowship/Early Careers Teaching Fellowship or even a National Teaching Fellowship you might like to know that there is some informal support...
View ArticleTeaching and Learning in the School of Humanities. The Department of...
1. How long has the Department of Philosophy offered the Part One ‘Reason and Argument’ module (PP1RA) and why have you decided also now to offer a new Part Two module ‘Truth and Bullshit’...
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Student Researchers from the department of Art to present at RAISE 2013 by...
As we continue to develop OSCAR the online student community in Art our students are becoming more involved and more integral to the development of the project. Together we are researching...
View ArticleTeaching and Learning in the School of Humanities. The Department of Classics...
1. Dr Nicholls, you are particularly interested in the digital modelling of ancient buildings and places, especially the city of Rome, and you are currently talking to Cambridge University Press about...
View ArticleInstitute of Education promotes student-staff partnerships in learning and...
The academic year 2012-13 has been a dynamic time for the SSLC of the BA Ed programme. In response to results on the NSS and internal evaluations, two sub-committees were set up to focus on specific...
View ArticleTeaching students how to use references: a speaker and a ‘toolkit’ by Dr Kim...
On Wed 5 June, rather too many people crammed into rather too warm a room to hear about where we are going wrong when teaching students about referencing practices – and a suite of teaching materials...
View ArticleMOOCs and quality – a report from a day conference in London by Dr Matthew...
I recently attended this QAA event on MOOCS in London for the University. Speakers included David Willetts, the Minister for Universities and Science, and Sir Timothy O’Shea, Vice Chancellor of...
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QGIS: A new option for GIS teaching by Dr Alan Howard
The use of the free open source GIS package “Quantum GIS (QGIS)” is increasing slowly but steadily and for many purposes provides a viable alternative to commercially produced software like MapInfo and...
View ArticleSupporting Postgraduate Study by Dr Cathy Tissot and Dr Carol Fuller
At an away day prior to our Periodic Review, staff had an opportunity to have some creative dialogue around how we can better support our postgraduate students. This came up as a response from some...
View ArticleEnhancing student engagement through T&L seminars by Dr Karen Ayres
Many of us enjoy attending the University’s T&L Showcase Series of seminars, as not only do these events give an insight into the exciting things going on across the University, but they also give...
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Developing students’ academic skills online: the Library’s ‘Info tips’ by...
Library Info tips have been a feature of our website since 2009 but how well-known and used are they? Which are the most popular? These bite-sized articles, which are aimed at developing students’...
View ArticleMoving forward with Technology Enhanced Learning at the University of...
The Digital Development Forum in July was an ideal opportunity to begin sharing some of the thinking and planning around Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) that has been happening over the last 6...
View ArticleFabulous Plagiarism by Professor Peter Kruschwitz
Niccolò Perotti, the Italian humanist, preserved a collection of fables ascribed to the ancient Roman fabulist Phaedrus. This collection, commonly known as the Appendix Perottina, contains a poem...
View ArticleChemistry Education Research: Conference Reflections by Dr David Nutt
I was thrilled to be heading to the Gordon Research Conference on ‘Chemical Education Research and Practice’ in Newport, Rhode Island, thanks to an ‘Activating Chemistry Education Research’ bursary...
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