All articles http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/news-features/news-viewer/rss admin 2011-10-04T13:40:17Z Negotiating Gender and Caste in Higher Education: a Grand Rounds discussion http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/news/negotiating-gender-and-caste-in-higher-education An event on 27 June aims to explore the roles of gender and caste in university-based relationships. Ele Cooper 2013-06-12T13:29:55Z Blog: helping students make connections using wikis http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/news/helping-students-make-connections-using-wikis Abbie Willett reports on this year’s final ‘Summits and Horizons’ session, where Dr David West explained how School of Pharmacy students are learning to think in a connected way through concept-mapping and wikis. Ele Cooper 2013-06-10T13:50:56Z Video presentations on Engineering teaching now available http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/news/video-presentations-on-engineering-teaching-now-available A series of teaching-related presentations made by members of the UCL Faculty of Engineering are now available to view online. Ele Cooper 2013-06-10T09:48:36Z The scientifically substantiated art of teaching: Mind, Brain and Education science http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/news/scientifically-substantiated-art-of-teaching-mind-brain-education-science-workshop Guest lecturer Dr Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa will explain the new academic discipline of Mind, Brain and Education (MBE) science at a workshop on Thursday 4 July. Ele Cooper 2013-06-05T10:46:47Z Panel discussion: The EU and the Danube Region: Political and Economic Challenges http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/news/eu-and-danube-panel-discussion An event on 5 June will see an expert panel discuss the implications of the EU's Danube Strategy. Ele Cooper 2013-06-04T13:25:37Z Successful ELDG applicants announced http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/news/successful-eldg-applicants-announced The winning bids for E-Learning Development Grants (ELDGs) have been selected, with project ideas ranging from a digital treasure hunt to a Mandarin wiki. A total of £28,850 has been awarded this year, and you can read about the successful applicants and their projects below. Ele Cooper 2013-06-03T14:48:53Z Lecture: Voyage of the Plastiki http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/news/lecture-voyage-of-the-plastiki How do you raise awareness of the 73.9 million pounds of plastic floating in our oceans? One option, as experienced by the speaker at this lecture, is to build a vessel out of 12,500 two-litre plastic bottles, call it Plastiki and sail it 8,000 nautical miles from San Francisco to Sydney. Ele Cooper 2013-05-31T14:49:03Z Anthony Smith: what do we mean by 'excellence in teaching' and how can it be measured? http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/news/anthony-smith-excellence-in-teaching The Vice-Provost (Education) discusses the importance of developing solid criteria to use when considering teaching-based promotions. Ele Cooper 2013-05-30T14:46:59Z Conference: Pedagogy meets Big Data and BIM http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/news/bartlett-conference-pedagogy-meets-big-data-and-bim On June 24-25 2013, The Bartlett is holding a conference exploring the role of cutting-edge digital technologies in built environment education. Ele Cooper 2013-05-29T10:08:30Z Pilot course for PGTA facilitators is a success http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/news/pgtas-facilitators-course Dr Rosalind Duhs reports on a course for UCL teaching staff who would like to help support Postgraduate Teaching Assistants (PGTAs). The initiative is being led by Rosalind and Dr Teresa McConlogue, both of whom work in CALT as Schools-Facing Teaching Fellows for SLMS. Ele Cooper 2013-05-28T15:12:44Z The changing cultural landscape of The Bartlett (and of UCL) http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/news/the-changing-cultural-landscape-of-the-barlett-and-ucl Carmel McNaught , CALT's Visiting Professor of Higher Education, discusses the challenges and opportunities offered by the diversity of UCL's student body. Ele Cooper 2013-05-23T16:02:20Z Blog: is technology "just a tool"? http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/news/is-technology-just-a-tool Andrew Bishop reflects on the work presented at the most recent Summits and Horizons lunchtime workshop, which focused on the use of technology in feedback. Ele Cooper 2013-05-23T13:20:27Z Upcoming HEA webinars http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/news/upcoming-hea-webinars The Higher Education Academy (HEA) has planned a number of webinars for May and June... Ele Cooper 2013-05-22T15:18:24Z £5,000 grants available to tech-savvy students with bright ideas http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/news/futures-forum-grants-for-tech-savvy-students JISC's Futures Forum is offering students with ideas on how to improve university life using digital technology up to £5,000 in funding through its Summer of Student Innovation project. Ele Cooper 2013-05-21T15:38:34Z Student perspective: how I chose my Master's course http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/news/student-perspective-how-i-chose-my-masters-course Bella Cuthbert , a final-year Natural Sciences student at UCL, discusses her experience of the applications process for postgraduate degrees and explains what motivated her when choosing where (and what) to study. Ele Cooper 2013-05-21T10:46:28Z Moodle upgrade: Friday 7 June http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/news/moodle-upgrade-friday-7-june At 5pm on Friday 7 June 2013 Moodle will be made unavailable to allow the yearly archive copy to be created and to enable upgrades and security improvements to be made. Ele Cooper 2013-05-16T16:00:21Z Cash prizes offered for mobile technologies case studies http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/news/cash-prizes-offered-for-mobile-technologies-case-studies The UCISA Digital Skills and Development Group's  Academic Support Group (ASG)  is collecting case studies demonstrating best practice in the use of mobile technologies to enhance teaching, learning and assessment. Ele Cooper 2013-05-16T11:22:08Z Distance Learning Forum: final meeting of 2012-2013 http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/news/distance-learning-forum The third and final Distance Learning Forum of the 2012-13 academic year will be held on Wednesday 3 July alongside the inaugural CPD and Short Courses Forum.  Ele Cooper 2013-05-14T14:52:14Z Visiting expert to lead feedback practices workshop http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/news/feedback-practices-workshop There is increasing research into the role of tutor and peer feedback within higher education. But how much of this research is relevant to teaching academics? On Monday 20 May 2013, visiting speaker Paul Orsmond will discuss this in a talk entitled ‘Feedback practices: what do they tell us?’. Ele Cooper 2013-05-14T11:01:30Z UCL teams up with NYU Wagner to offer new Master’s course http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/news/ucl-nyu-wagner-executive-master-of-public-administration-in-global-public-policy-management-empa UCL’s School of Public Policy and NYU Wagner have announced an innovative new one-year Executive Master of Public Administration in Global Public Policy and Management (Global EMPA) that will equip future leaders with the skills to deal with complex global issues and policy decisions. Ele Cooper 2013-05-01T09:28:35Z Event report: SLMS continuing professional development workshop http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/news/slms-cpd-workshop-report Continuing professional development (CPD) in Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy has never been more important. Rosalind Duhs reports on a day designed to explore the best ways in which UCL can provide for industry and practitioners.  Ele Cooper 2013-04-30T11:39:23Z The flipped classroom – a unique workshop for UCL teaching staff http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/news/flipped-classroom-workshop Explore the benefits and best ways of using flipped teaching in a two-day workshop, led by a visiting professor. Ele Cooper 2013-04-25T13:08:05Z Anthony Smith: a week of openings http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/news/anthony-smith-a-week-of-openings The Vice-Provost (Education) discusses the various conferences he has opened over the past week and reflects on the most important aspects of each one. Ele Cooper 2013-04-25T12:49:40Z Embedding employability in the curriculum: CALT conference report http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/news/embedding-employability-in-the-curriculum-calt-conference-report A UCL conference dedicated to discussing how we can best prepare students for the world of work through their academic work provided plenty of food for thought, writes Ele Cooper . Ele Cooper 2013-04-24T15:03:13Z UCL to lead a Times Higher Education webinar on e-learning http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/news/ucl-times-higher-education-e-learning-webinar Experts from UCL will lead a Times Higher Education-hosted webinar on Thursday 25 April at 4pm. Ele Cooper 2013-04-23T11:06:40Z