This video can be seen alongside others from the LTA Open Lecture series and annual conferences on the EDU Vimeo channel. Jonathan Garnett is the Director of the Institute for Work Based Learning (IWBL) at Middlesex University. Jonathan has twenty years’ experience at the leading edge of the development and operation… Continue reading
The video can be seen alongside others from the LTA Open Lecture series and annual conferences on the EDU Vimeo channel. In this, the first Open Lecture of 2012-13, Geoff Rebbeck explores contemporary ideas on the emergence and use of personal learning space, and the challenges successful use make to curriculum… Continue reading
As part of the University of Greenwich’s Barefoot Leadership seminar series, I attended Isabelle Perez-Gore’s seminar on ‘non-traditional’ Indian students at UK higher education institutions. Isabelle has been working with these non-traditional students since 2006. The students are all recipients of a Ford Foundation scholarship that enables them to study… Continue reading
The Higher Education Academy Surveys for Enhancement Conference took place on 17 May 2012 at the National College for School Leadership in Nottingham. The conference sought to explore the use of surveys for the improvement of learning and teaching. The conference hosted three parallel themes: using qualitative data to illuminate… Continue reading
The video can be seen alongside others from the LTA Open Lecture series and annual conferences on the EDU Vimeo channel. James’ session took a critical look at “reflective practice”. Since its popularisation by Donald Schön in the ‘eighties, it has gained great popularity as a component of professional education programmes.… Continue reading
The video can be seen alongside others from the LTA Open Lecture series and annual conferences on the EDU Vimeo channel. The last open lecture for this academic year is on 21 March 2012, when Dr James Atherton (Retired Academic, National Teaching Fellow) will present on reflective practice. Continue reading
The Society for Research into Higher Education conference 2011 took place in Newport, Wales in December. The conference entitled Positive Futures for higher education; connections, communities and criticality sought to debate and discuss the challenges that face higher education. My paper on flying faculty teaching experiences and their impact on… Continue reading
The video can be seen alongside others from the LTA Open Lecture series and annual conferences on the EDU Vimeo channel. We hope to have a video recording from Phil Race’s lecture on assessment and feedback available soon… and don’t forget the remaining two lectures for 2011-12: 22 February 2012… Continue reading
The recordings of Professor Beard’s recent open lecture are now available: The next lecture in the series, in which Malcolm Ryan reflects on 40 years of technology-enhanced learning , is being held this Wednesday evening (9th November) in QA080 on the Greenwich campus. We hope to have a recording available… Continue reading