Category: Learning & Teaching

21st International Conference on Learning

I have published two posts from the International Conference on Learning where Pam and myself are currently. The first post is an overview of my main “takeaways” from the conference so far, more useful I thought than outlining every session I have attended.  Some good ideas here that I hope to incorporate into my own practice…Continue Reading 21st International Conference on Learning

Learning at City Conference 2014 – Catch up

The Learning at City Conference is now in its sixth year and continues to go from strength to strength. This year, for the first time, the conference took place at an external venue and was opened up to presenters and attendees from other HE institutions. The Conference took place on Wednesday 4th June at The Hatton…Continue Reading Learning at City Conference 2014 – Catch up

CitySCaPE-

A quick update on a project being developed between SHS and LeAD. CitySCaPE (City Simulated Community and Practice Experience) is the new simulated reality platform that is being designed to replace Shareville which is a simulated reality teaching package used to teach nursing students about learning disability. Shareville has been thoroughly evaluated and whilst it has many…Continue Reading CitySCaPE-

Showcasing excellent teaching and learning at Cass Business School

On 7th May 2014, the Cass Business School held its fourth annual Teaching and Learning Showcase. Themed on excellence in teaching and learning, it featured inspiring talks from Cass lecturers, as well as colleagues from other Schools at City University London. The showcase was jointly organised by key members of the Cass Teaching and Learning…Continue Reading Showcasing excellent teaching and learning at Cass Business School

Group Work in City’s Learning Spaces: using mobile learning and flexible spaces to promote reflection and discussion

Why? Think-Group-Share creates an engaging moment in lesson that capitalises on discussion and reflection and has a positive impact on student understanding and performance (Habel and Stubbs, 2014). Technique   This activity is a modified version of Think-Pair-Share and explores the use of technology enriched learning. It goes beyond getting an answer “right” and focuses…Continue Reading Group Work in City’s Learning Spaces: using mobile learning and flexible spaces to promote reflection and discussion

Group Work in City’s Learning Spaces – Icebreaker Activities

Looking for creative teaching activities? Encourage students to work collaboratively and motivate each others learning, to clarify their understanding of course content and reflect on different peer perspectives. Take a look at the group work suggestions in our series of blog posts. We recommend booking City’s new Learning Spaces to run these activities. 1)      Rounds…Continue Reading Group Work in City’s Learning Spaces – Icebreaker Activities

Group Work in City’s Learning Spaces – Buzz Groups and Snowballs

Looking for creative teaching activities? Encourage students to work collaboratively and motivate each others learning, to clarify their understanding of course content and reflect on different peer perspectives. Take a look at the group work suggestions in our series of blog posts. We recommend booking City’s new Learning Spaces to run these activities. 1)      Buzz…Continue Reading Group Work in City’s Learning Spaces – Buzz Groups and Snowballs

To what extent can students be partners in their study skills learning? An evaluative study of a series of academic learning support workshops

We very much enjoyed presenting our paper on students as partners in study skills teaching & learning at the Learning at City Conference 2014. In case you missed the presentation, here’s a link to the paper.  We would welcome your comments, of course. http://moodle.city.ac.uk/mod/page/view.php?id=212316 Best wishes Richard, Sally, Emma & David Academic Learning Support, Learning…Continue Reading To what extent can students be partners in their study skills learning? An evaluative study of a series of academic learning support workshops

Group Work in City’s Learning Spaces – Debating and Presentations

Looking for creative teaching activities? Encourage students to work collaboratively and motivate each others learning, to clarify their understanding of course content and reflect on different peer perspectives. Take a look at the group work suggestions in our series of blog posts. We recommend booking City’s new Learning Spaces to run these activities. 1)      Debating…Continue Reading Group Work in City’s Learning Spaces – Debating and Presentations

ALDinHE Annual Conference 2014: Learning Development Spaces and Places

In April, I had the lucky opportunity to attend the Association of Learning Development in Higher Education’s (ALDinHE) annual conference, where themes such as ownership and identity of learning development departments were discussed and explored through a series of lectures and workshops. The keynote speaker was Etienne Wenger-Treyner (EWT), a social learning theorist whose work…Continue Reading ALDinHE Annual Conference 2014: Learning Development Spaces and Places