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The Monthly Newsletter from the Centre for Learning & Teaching


March 2020

News and Events

EduFest - call for participation open!

The University's annual learning and teaching conference - EduFest - will be held this year on Tuesday 5 May. The main theme of the conference is Transitions in Higher Education. Our keynote speaker will be Professor Liz Thomas, author of What works? Student retention and success change programme (2017)

We're delighted to announce that our Call for Participation in Talking Points, Lightning Talks and the Poster showcase is now open. Go to: 
 
Find out more and submit a proposal: https://teachinghub.bath.ac.uk/edufest-conference/

Join Bath's pedagogical research community 

Next PedR session: Weds 4 March, 13:15-14:45
If you would like to attend this session, or be added to the PedR mailing list, please contact Sue Watts at: clt@bath.ac.uk.

Lunchtime Hub: Lightning Talks!

Weds 18 March: 12:30 - 13:45 
Join us for the latest in our CLT Lunchtime Hub Lightning Talks on the theme of supporting the needs of all learners. In a programme of fast-paced five-minute presentations, colleagues will share their experiences on developing practical solutions for practical problems. Lunch provided.
Find out more and book your place
For more events, go to: https://teachinghub.bath.ac.uk/events-and-workshops/

CLT Masterclass: How to design a good survey

Thursday 19 March, 14:15 - 17:05
Join Dr Ian Walker, Department of Psychology, in this CLT Masterclass on how to design a good survey. Carrying out a good survey is not difficult, but it's surprising how often people make simple mistakes that discourage respondents from taking part. This three-hour workshop will cover all the basics of designing a good survey that will encourage people to complete.
Find out more and book and place here.

Lunchtime Hub: Managing attention and critical thinking

Thurs 26 March, 12:30 - 13:45
Join Dr Susan Johnson (Social & Policy Sciences) and Dr Ioannis Costas Batlle (Education) to explore issues surrounding critical thinking and managing attention in the classroom environment. Susan will be looking at how to manage attention for learning in a digital age, whilst Ioannis will explore how the introduction of a laptop ban helps to promote critical thinking by encouraging students to actively participate in class discussions. 
Find out more and book here. For more events go to: https://teachinghub.bath.ac.uk/events-and-workshops/

Celebrating STEM diversity

In a new competition led by the two Associate Deans for Learning and Teaching in the Faculties, all Science and Engineering & Design students are invited to submit a poster or infographic highlighting the important contribution made by one underrepresented scientist or engineer by Thursday 19 March.

Lunchtime Hub: Coding to teach, teaching to code

Mon 20 April, 12:30 - 13:45
James Grant, Digital Data & Technology Group, shares his experiences of the ‘Teaching to code and coding to teach’ project, and outcomes so far. The project, which is led by James and involves participants from across the University, was funded by the Teaching Development Fund in 2018/19.
Find out more and book here

Academic staff development 

Bath Scheme: Write Here, Write Now (Principal Fellow support)  - Thurs 12 March 
https://teachinghub.bath.ac.uk/events/bath-scheme-write-here-write-now-principal-fellow-support-4

Conversation with Cake - Tues 17 March
 https://teachinghub.bath.ac.uk/events/conversation-with-cake-learning-and-teaching-journal-club-13

Careers beyond academia – job-hunting and interviews - Thurs 26 March
 https://teachinghub.bath.ac.uk/events/careers-beyond-academia-job-hunting-and-interviews

Bath Scheme: Write Here, Write Now (writing support for all Fellowships) Tues 31 March 2020  https://teachinghub.bath.ac.uk/events/write-here-write-now-6

Bath Scheme: Senior Fellow Introductory Workshop - Thurs 2 April   https://teachinghub.bath.ac.uk/events/bath-scheme-senior-fellow-workshop
 


 

Conference calls


Sign up now for Semester 2 workshops

Join us in Semester 2 at a series of hands-on sessions where you can try out systems such as Xerte (for online authoring), Mahara (ePortfolios), Re:View (Panopto) for student video assignments, Microsoft Teams for group work, and more. During these sessions you can try out specific tools which can help you develop effective learning environments and enhance assessment and feedback practices with help from learning technologists.
 
Visit the CLT Hub to find out more and book a place: https://teachinghub.bath.ac.uk/events-and-workshops/

New student funding schemes

Do you know a student who would benefit from one of our two new student grants? 

Students as Producers funding enables undergraduate and postgraduate students to present and publish research outputs they have either created individually or have been generated by collaborating with academic or professional services staff.

The Ideas2Action @ Bath Fund is aimed at students who want to have an impact on the world around them. This can be to test out an idea or take a proposal to the next stage of development. This fund will help to progress a project and build momentum.

Find out more about how students can apply:
https://www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/apply-for-funding-from-the-teaching-development-fund-tdf/

Student surveys - spotlight on PTES

The Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES) is open until Thursday 30 April. Please encourage any taught postgraduates you teach to complete this survey before the deadline. Students who complete the survey have the chance to win a cash prize. Student Survey Data Wiki has information, materials and resources for departments to use and will be updated weekly with detailed response rate data during the field work stage. This is also the portal through which the full results set will be disseminated. 

Opportunity to pilot new assessment and feedback solution

The Centre for Learning and Teaching is delighted to announce plans to take part in a pilot of Edword; a dedicated assessment and feedback solution that has the potential to transform the way in which students engage with their feedback. Read more here:
http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/clt/2020/02/06/opportunity-to-pilot-new-assessment-and-feedback-solution/

Top Tech Tips #10: A quick guide to lecture capture using Re:View (Panopto)

This months' top tech tip offers a handy summary for new staff members, staff making lecture recordings for the first time, or anyone who would like a short refresher about how the system works.
https://sway.office.com/DDJgGLaA1LwiA144?ref=Link

Designing maths e-assessment

This month, the TEL journal club looked at Online Maths Questioning in the article: Delivering an online course using STACK. The article, which details work on an online foundation maths course at the University of Edinburgh, gives three different approaches of instructional design to use e-assessment for developing students' mathematical fluency. Read the blog: http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/clt/2020/02/26/designing-maths-e-assessment-tel-reading-reflections/

HR Excellence in Research Award

The University of Bath has successfully retained its HR Excellence in Research Award. The award recognises the systems and practices we have in place to support researchers’ career and professional development.Read more here:  http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/clt/2020/02/10/university-of-bath-successfully-retains-hr-excellence-in-research-award/

Calls to participate in research studies

Prof Digby Warren, London Metropolitan University, invites lecturers from UK universities to complete a qualitative survey on the influence of HE teachers' values on their educational practice. The findings from an initial case study are due to be published later this year in the forthcoming Civil Society and Social Responsibility in Higher Education (Emerald Publishing). Access the survey here: https://forms.gle/JGGLor11jdqpaUgGA

Dr David Pell, The Open University,is conducting a multinational study on how to minimize academic misconduct, contract cheating and plagiarims. If you would like to take part, go to: http://sociometer.science/limesurvey/index.php/363614?lang=en

FutureLearn Academic Network (FLAN) meeting

Monday 6 April 2020, 10am to 4pm.
Themes for presentations and discussions are: Evaluating the impact and contribution of MOOCs and Creative approaches to blending MOOCs with other forms of learning. All welcome to attend (free of charge), either in person or remotely, but you will need to register here or email flan@futurelearn.com.

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