Peer assessment of lab reports to increase student self-regulation and development
Dr Glynn Atksinson describes the benefits of peer feedback for Stage 1 engineering students.
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The House of Commons workshop approach
Dr Andrew Law, Senior Lecturer School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Humanities and Social Sciences What did you do? Developed a House of Commons series of workshops for the Stage 3 Planning Theory and Politics course. It is a very political course that allows students to debate philosophical and political issues, from the environment, to Read more about The House of Commons workshop approach[…]
Formal debate as a teaching tool
Dr Sue Thorpe gives an overview of how debates are used to develop a number of skills including critical thinking, teamwork and in-depth study.
Teaching anatomy to engineering students using state-of-the-art anatomical software
Professor Tom Joyce School of Engineering Science, Agriculture and Engineering Please note: What did you do? Newcastle University’s School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering used a combination of Primal Pictures anatomical software, bespoke teaching materials and peer to peer learning within the Bioengineering module. This allowed Bioengineering students to quickly construct an understanding of anatomical Read more about Teaching anatomy to engineering students using state-of-the-art anatomical software[…]
Practicing and critiquing the use of market methods in planning
Dr David Webb, Lecturer School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Humanities and Social Sciences What did you do? Technical assessments of development viability and retail need are often lengthy and complicated in nature and frequently involve Excel spreadsheets with multiple sheets and inter-linking information and/ or reports totalling hundreds of pages. In this module, these Read more about Practicing and critiquing the use of market methods in planning[…]
Teaching psychological research methods through a pragmatic and programmatic approach
Dr Patrick Rosenkranz, Senior Lecturer School of Psychology Medical Sciences What did you do? We took an action research approach to re-design, implement and evaluate a module guiding students through a programmatic and pragmatic research cycle. These revisions allowed for a move away from tutor-led, direct instruction and built in more opportunities for collaborative and Read more about Teaching psychological research methods through a pragmatic and programmatic approach[…]
Lab assistants scheme, School of Biomedical Sciences
Professor Christopher Baldwin, Professor of Biomedical Education Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (Case Study from the School of Biomedical Sciences) Science, Agriculture and Engineering What did you do? A scheme for students to work as paid part-time Lab Assistants in research laboratories. Who is involved? The Senior Technician runs the scheme for up to 20 UG Read more about Lab assistants scheme, School of Biomedical Sciences[…]
LAW8152: A subject-specific research training module
Jenny Johnstone, Lecturer Newcastle Law School Humanities and Social Sciences What did you do? The Law School offers LAW8152, a two semester module on theories and methods of research specific to the field of law. Who is involved? Professor Chris Rodgers and Jenny Johnstone organise the module, and several other members of staff lead seminars Read more about LAW8152: A subject-specific research training module[…]
Using role play scenarios for teaching employment law
Stage 3 Employment Law Students practice applying law to real life situations using role play
PGR student away day
Melissa Ware, School Postgraduate Research Administrator School of Engineering Science, Agriculture and Engineering What did you do? A Postgraduate Research Student Away Day has been held for the past two years to inspire community and social activity among students who come from a wide variety of research areas and expertise as well as countries, cultures Read more about PGR student away day[…]