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Institute of Health and Society postgraduate research quarterly newsletter

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Dr Heather Brown, Lecturer Institute of Health and Society Medical Sciences What did you do? Produced a quarterly newsletter for PGR Institute of Health and Society students. Who is involved? Heather Brown, students contributing. How do you do it? Gather content material e.g. student achievements, opportunities, training information, photos, and produce a newsletter which gets Read more about Institute of Health and Society postgraduate research quarterly newsletter[…]

Mock-viva video

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Professor Anthony Zito, Professor of European Public Policy School of Geography, Politics and Sociology Humanities and Social Sciences What did you do? Mock-Viva Video for Ph.D. students Who is involved? Professor Anthony Zito (Politics), Dr Kate Manzo (Geography), PG Students   https://youtu.be/GZ7qXpEXfAQ How do you do it? A PG student agreed to be filmed undertaking Read more about Mock-viva video[…]

Combining interactive voting technology and high-fidelity patient simulations in the lecture theatre

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Dr Clare Guilding, Dean of Academic Affairs Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia Medical Sciences What did you do? We incorporated SimMan into pre-clinical pharmacology teaching, to build a deeper level of understanding of the subject and place the patient at the heart of the learning experience. SimMan is a high-fidelity patient simulator who can be programmed Read more about Combining interactive voting technology and high-fidelity patient simulations in the lecture theatre[…]

Flipped classroom with associated workbook, video blogs and an inter-seminar group quiz to apply knowledge

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Dr Clare Guilding, Dean of Academic Affairs Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (Case Study carried out in the School of Medical Education) Medical Sciences What did you do? Used a flipped classroom approach to teaching mathematical concepts around drug dosage calculations, producing a workbook and associated video blogs to facilitate learning. Who is involved? Stage 1 Read more about Flipped classroom with associated workbook, video blogs and an inter-seminar group quiz to apply knowledge[…]

Organisation of a conference on current issues in animal science by final-year students

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Dr Jonathan Guy, Senior Lecturer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences Science, Agriculture and Engineering What did you do? Final year students organise a conference on current issues in animal science. Who is involved? Jonathan Guy, Facilitator, Andrew Beard, Facilitator, Helen Adamson, (expertise on poster design) Helen Atkinson, (Careers department) Eve Simcox, (Faculty Research Impact Read more about Organisation of a conference on current issues in animal science by final-year students[…]

Monitoring demonstrators to ensure consistency in marking and providing feedback to students

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Dr Jason Steggles, Senior Lecturer School of Computing Science, Agriculture and Engineering What did you do? Preparing and monitoring demonstrators involved in assessment to ensure consistency between marks and feedback provided. Who is involved? Jason Steggles, Senior Lecturer, School of Computing. How do you do it? I meet with the demonstrators as a group and Read more about Monitoring demonstrators to ensure consistency in marking and providing feedback to students[…]

Early-warning system for student progression issues

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Sarah Fletcher, Programme Co-ordinator School of Medical Education Faculty of Medical Sciences What did you do? The Master of Medical Education programme employs an early-warning system, allowing us to identify students who may be having issues early on and provide support. Who is involved? It focusses on identifying early on students who are not attending teaching Read more about Early-warning system for student progression issues[…]