SLASH
This page is dedicated to discipline-specific information, news, resources, workshops, and articles for the departments aligned to SLASH.
PGTA scheme - 2013/14
These are the dates for introductory sessions for PGTAs new to teaching in the faculties of Social & Historical Sciences, and Arts & Humanities, in 2013-14.
If a department would like to send their PGTAs to any of these sessions please let Abbie Willett (a.willett@ucl.ac.uk) know.
Rooms will be announced and further details given nearer to the start of the 2013-14 academic session.
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Date |
Time |
Room |
| Wednesday 18th September 2013 | 10am-1pm |
TBC |
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Wednesday 25th September 2013 |
10am-1pm | TBC |
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Thursday 3rd October 2013 |
10am-1pm | TBC |
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Tuesday 15th October 2013 |
1pm-5pm | TBC |
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Thursday 24th October 2013 |
1pm-5pm |
TBC |
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Wednesday 8th January 2014 |
10am-1pm |
TBC |
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Thursday 16th January 2014 |
1pm-5pm |
TBC |
Projects
Schools-based Postgraduate Teaching Assistant Training
Project and Timescale |
Description |
Outputs |
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Schools-based Postgraduate Teaching Assistant (PGTAs) training
September 2012 – July 2013 |
A pilot scheme run across 7 departments initially (Anthropology, Archaeology, Geography, Greek & Latin, History of Art, History and SSEES) to offer support to PGTAs in a discipline-specific context. The scheme is operating within the same accredited framework as the Teaching in Higher Education course. |
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For more information contact: Dr Nick Grindle (n.grindle@ucl.ac.uk)
Mobile Devices in Teaching
Project and Timescale |
Description |
Outputs |
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Mobile Devices in Teaching
July 2012 – September 2013 |
Working with colleagues in the Economics
department and ELE to explore the use of iPads as an interactive tool for use
in large group teaching sessions.
Has potential links with a similar project in
BEAMS (Chemistry) |
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For more information please contact Dr Paul Walker
Writing Lab Development
Project and Timescales |
Description |
Outputs |
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Writing Lab Development
December 2012 – July 2014 |
SELCS want to develop their Writing Lab to increase its impact. We are leading a bid for collaborative funding from the HEA, focused on assessment or flexible learning, to expand the Writing Lab's activities. Bid deadline: February; project to run 2013-14 if bid successful. |
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For more information contact: Dr Nick Grindle (n.grindle@ucl.ac.uk)
PhD Supervision Workshop (Laws)
Projects and Timescale |
Description |
Outputs |
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PhD Supervision Workshop (Laws)
September 2012 – March 2013 |
In-house briefings have been organised to share and disseminate good practice among staff and students, with an eye to ensuring that all are well supported in it. Possible this project will run beyond March 2013. |
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For more information contact: Dr Nick Grindle (n.grindle@ucl.ac.uk)
Personal Tutoring (with BEAMS)
Projects and Timescales |
Description |
Outputs |
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Personal Tutoring (with BEAMS)
July 2012 – July 2013 |
A project identifying good examples of personal tutoring and the positive experiences that tutees have had in the form of video interviews. This project involves collaboration with BEAMS (Careers focus) and departments in SLASH identified through the NSS. |
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For more information contact: Dr Paul Walker (paul.walker@ucl.ac.uk)
MRes Module Development (with BEAMS and SLMS)
Project and Timescale |
Description |
Outputs |
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MRes Modules Development (with BEAMS and SLMS)
May 2012 – July 2013 |
CALT continues to provide professional development (‘skills’) modules for a range of departments in BEAMS and SLMS. Several departments also run their own modules where we have given advice and have taught. |
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For more information contact: Dr Paul Walker (paul.walker@ucl.ac.uk)
Personal and Professional Development (cross-UCL)
Project and Timescale |
Description |
Outputs |
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Personal and Professional Development (cross-UCL)
Pre-2010 – September 2012 |
Updating ‘Key Skills’ system to enhance personal tutoring and support students’ personal & professional development (PPD), and to streamline administration of assigning personal tutors to increase PPD system uptake. |
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For more information contact: Dr Paul Walker (paul.walker@ucl.ac.uk)
