Encouraging collaborative learning on challenging topics
Fiona Holdsworth from the FMS Graduate School explains how discussion boards are used to shape learning around a difficult subject.
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Improvising Assessment: Continuous Feedback in Creative Practice
Tom Astley, winner of the Outstanding Contribution to Feedback Teaching Excellence Award shares his approach to providing continuous feedback to students.
Peer mentoring: Business, Accounting and Finance
Find out more about how Peer Mentors support Business, Accounting and Finance students with placements.
Class generated content
Dr Helen Stringer describes how she introduced group seminar debates and a class book which includes essays from all students on the module. You can also read some feedback from one of the students on the module.
Inter-university competition – Greggs marketing challenge for postgraduate taught students
Find out about how Newcastle University Students took part in a competition to prepare a marketing and product development plan for local firm Greggs.
Escape rooms, quizzes and bite size videos
When teaching ophthalmology to MBBS students Dr Jeffry Hogg introduced a range of games and quizzes to help engage students with their learning.
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Providing audio feedback
Andrea Wilczynski from the School of Modern Languages records individual audio feedback for Stage 2 students studying German. Read more about the results here.
Peer review to improve essay writing for first years in School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics
Dr Kirsten MacLeod, Lecturer School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics Humanities and Social Sciences What did you do? Introduced compulsory Peer Review for First Year students. Who is involved? Dr Stacy Gillis, Dr Ruth Connolly and Dr Kirsten MacLeod introduced a peer review component for first term survey modules. Seminar tutors divide all of Read more about Peer review to improve essay writing for first years in School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics[…]
Student-led curriculum design
Dr Paul Fleet, School of Arts and Cultures describes how students helped to shape the curriculum design with some encouraging results.
Using Facebook to facilitate international debate
Students in Newcastle University Law School developed their debating skills using Facebook. Dr Bronwen Jones explains how this worked.