January 2012 showcase

The Faculty held a Teaching and Learning Showcase on Tuesday 10th January 2012.

There was a variety of sessions available based on the theme of enhancing the student and staff experience, focusing on:

Enhancing student identity
Assessment and feedback
Managing large classes

Presentations

Katya Stuerzenhofecker, School of Arts, Histories and Culture

Feedback through written dialogue (Prezi account required)

Models of formative feedback on students' achievement of unfamiliar learning opportunities through written dialogue between the student and the lecturer.

Simon Bains, JRUL

Library services for teaching and learning

Overview of the many and varied ways the library can support your teaching and learning objectives.

Gemma Edwards, School of Social Sciences

Exams guidance and feedback on the Sociology student hub

A demonstration of the resources created for exam guidance and to provide group-based oral feedback from lecturers on exam performance.

Fiona Smyth, School of Environment and Development

Learning through assessment: peer assessment and negotiation of marks

A way to get students to understand marking using peer assessment and a mark negotiation process.

Roger Hewitt, Faculty eLearning Team

Innovative approaches to teaching groups

Will Moindrot, Helen Perkins and Blaise Nkwenti, Faculty eLearning Team

Using collaborative tools in Bb9

Find out more about using tools such as blogs, wikis, journals and discussion boards to enhance teaching.

James Evans, School of Environment and Development

Asking students to write for Wikipedia

The pedagogic, practical and technical aspects of using Wikipedia for assessed assignments.

John Pal, Manchester Business School

Using cases in UG Lectures: Retail Marketing

The use of case studies in lectures: the benefits of this approach to teaching.

Jonathan Spencer, School of Law

Developing online contact or creating an online learning environment

Use of wikis, online office hours and other forms of online contact between staff and students.

Charlotte Woods, Richard Fay and Eljee Javier, School of Education

Using online journals as a tool for learning

Experience of the diverse ways of using the Journal Tool in Bb9 on both UG and PGT units.

Stalls in the Atrium

Throughout the afternoon, there were a number of stalls in the Atrium area of MBS East, providing information and demonstrations pertinent to teaching and learning in Humanities.

Library: Talis Aspire, digitising texts and support for teaching and learning
Careers: Information on the variety of tools and resources available to staff for use in supporting students such as the academic toolkit, academic FAQ sheets, and CMS support
Humanities Sabbatical Interns: Peer Assisted Study Sessions and Peer Mentoring
Humanities eLearning Team: demonstrations of Blackboard 9, WIMBA Classroom, BoB and other online technologies
Student System (Campus Solutions): how Campus Solutions can be used to support the Academic Adviser role, information on reporting from Campus Solutions, latest functionality and the opportunity to raise queries
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