Teaching & Learning themes.

Themes of particular interest for Nottingham, and areas of recognised expertise, are highlighted here. The resources demonstrate the translation of policy into practice within the Nottingham context.

Resources collected within themes such as E-learning by teaching use are further arranged under headings (Providing course materials, Participation in class, and so on).

Featured resource

"It's a good way to get the various year groups mixing together, and encourages team working and communication"

Tim Heath
Department of Architecture and the Built Environment
The "Tour de Pasenville": an induction exercise

This resource listed in
HE Agenda: Transition

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PESL's Management Board and Editorial Board define the priorities for collecting resources.

Examples of teaching practice in topical areas are recommended by colleagues.

Issue-specific collections are also made available in themed websites.

Themed teaching & learning websites
Learning from InternationalisationInclusive teaching across cultures

Learning from Internationalisation
Inclusive teaching across cultures

A balanced account of capacity building

Learning from Internationalisation uncovers how staff address teaching in an intercultural environment and how students' approaches to learning might vary.

ePioneersTaking ownership of e-learning

ePioneers
Taking ownership of e-learning

A balanced account of capacity building

The ePioneers mentoring programme has enabled staff in the School of Education to take ownership of e-learning in their teaching and administrative roles.

Thinking about dyslexiaA staff resource for developing practice

Thinking about dyslexia
A staff resource for developing practice

Thinking about Dyslexia explores staff and student experiences of learning, and shares staff strategies for teaching inclusively.

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Identifying a dissertation topic for a student with ... "Presenting situation: A dyslexic archaeology student. She came to me as her tutor …"   (Jun 2002)

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Identifying effective and efficient feedback methods for ... "Feedback has been a significant area for improvement in Higher Education (HE) over…"   (Jan 2010; 13 views)

Mathematics Electronic Learning Environment in Engineering ... "MELEES is a web-based environment, developed since 2002, to support students who …"   (Jul 2004; 10 views)

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Understanding evaluation: SET SEM and the student learning ... "Student evaluation procedures play a key role across the HE sector in gauging …"   (Sep 2008; 787 views)

Asking questions of students in lectures.   (Jul 2004; 2 min 28s video; 662 views)

Mathematics Electronic Learning Environment in Engineering ... "MELEES is a web-based environment, developed since 2002, to support students who …"   (Jul 2004; 613 views)

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