Teaching and Learning in the Disciplines

This event will highlight the work on student practicals from both the Centre For Excellence in Active and Intractive Learning, Experiential Learning CETL and the UK Centre for Bioscience. The educational literature clearly supports learning by doing and the benefits of practical work to the majority of students are clear. At this event you will have have the opportunity to hear from key researchers in the area, learn about various project as well as discuss pertinent issues with colleagues.

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Friday, 5 March 2010

Fwd: UK Centre for Bioscience New Publications and Spring 2010 Events

Please share the following publications and events from the UK Centre for Bioscience with your community.

New Publications from the Centre:

· Assessment Briefing brings together resources and references on various aspects of assessment including assessing practical and fieldwork, assessment of group work as well as elements of feedback and feed-forward. To view the publication visit www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/briefings/assessment.aspx

· Improving first-year laboratory classes in bioscience – students' views brings together the results of a survey carried out in order to identify the features of laboratory classes valued by students and thus help teachers improve the student experience in laboratory classes. Please visit this future publication and all other Centre Publications at www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/

Please share the upcoming Professional Development opportunities:

· External Examining External Examining - a workshop for new and aspiring examiners in the sciences

Thursday 18th March 2010, Higher Education Academy York

www.engsc.ac.uk/nef/events/index.asp?ID=1650

· Enhancing Teaching and Learning in the Biosciences with Practical and Fieldwork Resources

Wednesday 31st March 2010, University College London

www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/events/UCLOER310310.aspx

· Graduate Attributes for the 21st Century - date for diary

Thursday 15th April 2010, Edinburgh Napier University

Look for upcoming information at www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/events/

· Teaching in the Biosciences: an Introduction for Postgraduates and Postdoctoral Fellows

Wednesday 28th April 2010, University of Manchester

www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/events/manc280410.aspx

· Final Year Projects: Maximising the Learning

Thursday 13th May 2010, Newcastle University

www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/events/newcas130510.aspx

· Developing Laboratory Skills for the 21st Century*

Wednesday 19th May 2010, London Metropolitan University

(*Joint event with the CEAIL CETL, Queen's University Belfast)

www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/events/londonmet190510.aspx

For further information on the UK Centre's events, or to register visit www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/events/

Need help with travel funds? Travel Bursaries are now available to support attendance at Centre events www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/funding/travel.aspx

Thank you for your assistance.

Sheryl Meskin, Ph.D.
Academic Advisor

UK Centre for Bioscience
The Higher Education Academy
Room 9.15, Worsley Building
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT
Tel: +44 (0)113 343 3438
Fax: +44 (0)113 343 5894
E-mail: s.a.meskin@leeds.ac.uk

http://twitter.com/smeskin

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