Category: Learning & Teaching

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Mentimeter: our student response system, available to all students and staff

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Mentimeter is a university-wide tool that enables electronic voting, contributions, discussion prompts and questioning in and outside of taught sessions.  To sign in or sign up, go to: http://mentimeter.com/join/greenwich “It radically improves the connection between lecturer and audience, and makes the process of teaching feel more collaborative.”Dr Oliver Robinson, Programme Leader, BSc… Continue reading

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Supporting Reflective Writing

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Martin Compton and Danielle Tran have been assembling and using materials designed to support reflective writing. These materials have been designed with trainee teachers, PGRs and lecturers on the PGCert. HE programme in mind but could be applicable to anyone who needs to write a reflective account of something but… Continue reading

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Going for GOLD!

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What is GOLD? The GOLD (Greenwich Opportunities in Learning and Development) Professional Development Framework provides a flexible route to professional recognition for all staff, whose role involves teaching or actively supporting learning. It is accredited by the Higher Education Academy (HEA) and Fellowship is recognised by the Higher Education Statistics… Continue reading

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Simon Thomson: Don’t Flop When You Flip

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This video can be seen alongside others from the Learning, Teaching and Assessment Open Lecture series and annual conferences on the EDU Vimeo channel. When we “flip” our classrooms it can be a daunting experience. There is a shift in emphasis from the “teacher” as knowledge provider (Sage on the Stage)… Continue reading

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APT2015: Recordings of the presentations

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At this year’s APT conference we made recordings of as many of the presentations as possible; these are now available on the EDU Vimeo site, at https://vimeo.com/channels/apt2015 They can also be seen on the conference site, embedded within each presentation page. Thanks to the presenters for agreeing to share their… Continue reading

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Paul Warwick: Sustainability Education in HE – towards a pedagogy of hope, challenge and controversy?

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This video can be seen alongside others from the Learning, Teaching and Assessment Open Lecture series and annual conferences on the EDU Vimeo channel. In this session Paul considered the potential for Sustainability Education within Higher Education, drawing from recent international and national policy and research in support of an integrated… Continue reading

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Hugh Davis: What part will MOOCs play in the Educational Landscape?

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This is the video from the first of our Open Lectures in Teaching and Learning for the 2014-15 academic year, in October 2014 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been much advocated and debated over the last three years. But now as the phenomenon slips down the other side of… Continue reading

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Zoe Robinson: Greening Business – enhancing sustainability in the curriculum and campus through blended problem-based learning

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This video can be seen alongside others from the Learning, Teaching and Assessment Open Lecture series and annual conferences on the EDU Vimeo channel. Education for Sustainability is gaining increasing importance in the higher education sector although historically there has been a greater focus on the sustainability of University campuses rather… Continue reading

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Tansy Jessop: TESTA and a programme-level view of assessment and feedback

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This is the video of a keynote presentation at Shift 2013, 3rd July 2013 Dr Tansy Jessop is a Senior Fellow in Learning and Teaching at the University of Winchester. She leads the TESTA National Teaching Fellowship Project which was funded by the UK’s Higher Education Academy, and is the project… Continue reading

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Colin Bryson & Ruth Furlonger: Engaging Students through Partnership

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This video can be seen alongside others from the Learning, Teaching and Assessment Open Lecture series and annual conferences on the EDU Vimeo channel. Student engagement now occupies a prominent focus in UK universities. However it is a complex concept and also confused by the ambiguity between the term being used… Continue reading