Welcome to the November 2010 LDC Blog
In the news this month:
Students’ perspective discussed at ‘excellent’ Good Morning City Forum
Sign up for the next Good Morning City Forum: Outnumbered
Teaching with technology: a survey
Inclusivity in the Curriculum; still time to book
Dates for your diary
Students’ perspective discussed at ‘excellent’ Good Morning City Forum
The Learning Development Centres’ new fora, Good Morning City, got off to a great start this month with the opening session – Students Behaving Badly: Management of Disruptive Behaviour in the Classroom.
The early morning sessions, which continue this month on the 25th, provide an excellent opportunity to share good practice and debate issues around a wide range of subjects related to teaching and learning. The inaugural session was run by Sian Lindsay and Stef Smith of the LDC and featured two guest speakers: Professor Jane Marshall, Chair of the Working Group on Student Behaviour, and Khaleda Boshir from the Students’ Union. They both gave short but highly engaging talks about their own experiences of disruptive behaviour and how it can be handled.
The session was very well received, generating a lot of discussion and plenty of positive feedback. Several participants reported that they were particularly pleased to have the opportunity to hear about the issues from a student perspective.
If you missed the session or want a recap, you can view the presentations and other relevant information in the LDC Good Morning City Fora community in MyCity: http://my.city.ac.uk/communities/service/html/communityview?communityUuid=e048d935-2721-4d83-b404-2a993e0e8299, as well as listen to the podcast summary by using this link
http://podcast.ulcc.ac.uk/accounts/CityUniversityLondon/GMC.xml
Sign up for the next Good Morning City Forum: Outnumbered
The benefits and challenges of facilitating group assessments
All teaching staff are warmly invited to attend the second session in the LDC’s Good Morning City series on Thursday 25th November starting at 8:30am until 9:30am in room E201 (The MILL). Olivia Fox and Annemarie Cancienne from the LDC will be hosting this morning session looking at the benefits and challenges of facilitating group assessments.
The objectives of the session are to talk about some of the possible ideas for group assessments, and to learn from the experience of colleagues and case studies. There will also be a co-operative quiz on learning through group assessments.
We would welcome your perspectives and opinions at this seminar, and if you would like to attend please email ldc@city.ac.uk
Teaching with Technology: A Survey
At the Learning Development Centre we are continually using research into learning and teaching to inform our practice and policy. We therefore try to support such research as much as possible, whether it is conducted at City University or externally.
Chris Shelton of the University of Chichester is currently investigating the use of technology in undergraduate teaching and we would be grateful if you could take the time to complete a short survey on the subject. The survey asks for your thoughts and opinions about your undergraduate teaching and how you use technology to complement this.
Your opinions and thoughts about the subject and your experiences with it would be greatly valued.
The survey is entirely voluntary and completely anonymous and it should take around 10-15 minutes to complete.
http://www.survey.bris.ac.uk/chichester/cityteachingsurvey
If you have any questions about the survey please contact Chris Shelton, Senior Lecturer in Education, University of Chichester at c.shelton@chi.ac.uk
Thank you in advance for your help.
Inclusivity in the Curriculum
There is still time to sign up for the Inclusivity in the Curriculum Workshop on Wednesday 10th November. This full-day workshop will focus on methods of curriculum planning which promote inclusivity.
Watch our video to learn more about the day: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYhk5TS7Dm0
And don’t forget to register for your place using our online booking form – http://www.city.ac.uk/ldc/events/Inclusivity%20Day%20booking%20form.html
Dates for your diary
The LDC is hosting a range of events, sessions and workshops this year, we do hope that you can attend at least some of these. The up and coming dates to note are as follows:
Introduction to Video Making – 3rd November 2010
Introduction to Final Cut Pro – 10th November 2010
Soundtrack Pro Training – 17th November 2010
Good Morning City: Outnumbered – 25th November 2010
Researchers’ Development Day – 6th December 2010
Good Morning City: Gimme, Gimme, Gimme – 15th December 2010
Learning Development Showcase – 26th January 2011
For more information please visit our website www.city.ac.uk/ldc or email us at LDC@city.ac.uk