Category: Students & Learning

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Reactions to Flipped Learning

City students working together

After attending Dom Pates and Mo Pamplin’s workshop on ‘Extending teaching through multimedia’, where we discussed the potential for flipped learning, I came across this article: http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-with-technology-articles/professor-and-students-share-reactions-to-the-flipped-classroom/ It includes an interview with a University Professor about the way he has ‘flipped’ the classroom and his students’ reactions to this. It presents some of the potential…Continue Reading Reactions to Flipped Learning

Is Learning for Everyone? – Booking now open

The Annual Learning at City Conference will be taking place on Wednesday 3rd June 2015 at The Hatton in Hatton Gardens. The conference, now in its seventh year, is gaining popularity every year and attracts staff from City University London and colleagues from other HE institutions who welcome a day of sessions based on themes…Continue Reading Is Learning for Everyone? – Booking now open

‘Is learning for all?’ – a conference on inclusive learning.

The theme for this year’s Learning at City Conference will focus on inclusive learning and the call for abstracts is now open to City University Staff. This year will mark the 7th successful year of the annual conference and will see it being held off-site and open to external presenters and delegates for the second year…Continue Reading ‘Is learning for all?’ – a conference on inclusive learning.

Principles of Engagement: A Student Engagement Conversation

On the 27th November, I attended a ‘Student Engagement Conversation’ event hosted by The Student Engagement Partnership (TSEP). TSEP are a joint venture, funded predominantly by the National Union of Students and Higher Education Funding Council for England, as well as the QAA and GuildHE amongst others. The third of a roadshow series of conversation…Continue Reading Principles of Engagement: A Student Engagement Conversation

Students and Agency: How we get employability wrong

A driving force in the HE sector at the moment is employability. The Higher Education Academy notes: ‘A common theme across HE policy and funding throughout the UK is the need to ensure that graduates are prepared for, and able to contribute to, the economy and society. The development of graduates with relevant attributes, skills…Continue Reading Students and Agency: How we get employability wrong

Augmented Reality for Student Induction

The Journalism department recently completed their welcome week for undergraduate students.  Part of their induction was delivered using augmented reality, for the second year running.  Students were arranged into groups and each group received an iPad.  They were asked to visit five locations across the university. Using the Aurasma app they found and scanned an…Continue Reading Augmented Reality for Student Induction

The economy of undergraduate education

Earlier this month, I visited Birmingham City University to hear about the great work they have been doing around engaging students in learning and teaching, and whilst the entire day was incredibly useful one phrase stuck with me – ‘There’s no such thing as a full-time student’. This shouldn’t be revelatory, but it opened my…Continue Reading The economy of undergraduate education

Drug Calculations Tool – an eLearning Project

A Nurse Using eLearning

I’m Neil Goldwasser, a Dyslexia Support Tutor in Learning Success, one of the 3 areas that make up LEaD, and I’ve recently designed an eLearning resource in consultation with Peter Bentley, Senior Lecturer in the School of Health Sciences. I’d like to present the results of the project so far, to demonstrate the pedagogical benefits…Continue Reading Drug Calculations Tool – an eLearning Project

2013-2014 Student Voice Award winner for non-academic student support

Zazie is sharing why she was nominated for this award and what it meant. There are also some comments from the students nominations to show why they nominated her.   What is your role? I am the Doctoral Administrator for the research programmes in the Departments of Culture & Creative Industries, International Politics and Music….Continue Reading 2013-2014 Student Voice Award winner for non-academic student support