Category: Learning & Teaching

Sharing innovations, research findings and good practice for learning and teaching.

Disabled Students’ Allowance Quality Assurance Training: more than compliance

Image of series of post-it notes capturing different barriers to learning for disabled student

For most of us, preparation for a quality audit is not the most exciting way to spend an afternoon, so last week my colleagues from Learning Success  and Student Counselling and Mental Health Services decided to use compulsory pre-audit training required by the newly established Disabled Students Allowances Quality Assurance Group (DSA-QAG) as a space…Continue Reading Disabled Students’ Allowance Quality Assurance Training: more than compliance

SEDA Spring Conference 2017 | Measuring Learning Gain

Measuring Learning Gain: Implications for development, enhancement and evaluation. Keynote speech from Camille Kandiko Howson of King’s College London Camille opened by citing research carried out in the US by Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa and published in their book Academically Adrift, which found that many students don’t learn much in college, particularly in the…Continue Reading SEDA Spring Conference 2017 | Measuring Learning Gain

SASS Innovators Lunch Event: Poll Everywhere with Jayne Morgan

On the 3rd of May we ran our first SASS Innovators Lunch. Jayne Morgan, Senior Lecturer in Diagnostic Radiography, School of Health Sciences presented on the effective use of Poll Everywhere in face-to-face teaching and shared with us her top tips on how to use it to enhance student learning. SASS Innovators lunch it’s a…Continue Reading SASS Innovators Lunch Event: Poll Everywhere with Jayne Morgan

Considerations for a Law (CLS) specific future-proofed lecture theatre

In June 2015 the LEaD team ran a focus group with academic staff in the City Law school (CLS) who use the Atkin Lecture Theatre to deliver the schools professional programmes. This review took place as the lecture theatre was seen as not being fit for purpose at that time. The LEaD school relationship lead…Continue Reading Considerations for a Law (CLS) specific future-proofed lecture theatre

Educational Multimedia Group – 21 March 2017

The latest Educational Multimedia Group meeting ran on 21st March with a packed agenda and presentations from schools and professional services across City. The presentations covered an array of interesting multimedia use in learning and teaching. Glass Screen Video for Teaching Marine Engineering Matt Goral (Educational Technology Team, LEaD) First up we had Matt talking…Continue Reading Educational Multimedia Group – 21 March 2017

The reflective practitioner exhibition for Cass students – 5th April

‘Creative’ and ‘vocational’ are two adjectives that often come to mind when discussing what a contemporary business and management degree should look like. Both of these were in evidence at the exhibition, which tool place last week, set up by the students taking the reflective practitioner elective as part of their first year as undergraduates, and…Continue Reading The reflective practitioner exhibition for Cass students – 5th April

School of Health Sciences Simulated Practice Showcase April 2017

The second School of Health Sciences Simulated Practice Showcase took place on 6th April 2017 , following the first event back in July 2016. The event was facilitated by Janet Hunter in the School of Health Sciences and Professor Clive Holtham, from the Cass Business School. There were five presentations in all, which covered a…Continue Reading School of Health Sciences Simulated Practice Showcase April 2017

Research in Distance Education (RIDE) conference 2017: Developments in online CPD and degree provision

The eleventh annual RIDE conference took place last Friday 24th March. There were three main themes: MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), OERs (Open Educational Resources) and Innovation. Opening keynote: Simon Nelson, CEO, FutureLearn Whilst we at City, University of London do not currently offer MOOCs through platforms like FutureLearn, Coursera or EdX we do offer two…Continue Reading Research in Distance Education (RIDE) conference 2017: Developments in online CPD and degree provision

School of Health Sciences – Teaching and Learning Innovators Event – March 2017

For the School of Health Sciences  Teaching and Learning Innovators Event this term we had Amanda Hutcherson present about Learning Gain. This is a topic that has had funding from HEFCE for research. What is Learning Gain? Amanda asked us this question at the start of the session and asked us to write this on…Continue Reading School of Health Sciences – Teaching and Learning Innovators Event – March 2017