Who wants to be a millionaire? A game for the Pharmacy Curriculum
Does the competitive nature of a game help to improve student knowledge retention? Dr Alessio Iannetti investigated this and shares the results in this case study.
Category: Medical Sciences
Aspirations, skills and knowledge (ASK)
Faculty Futures engages with local schools to become a familiar, friendly face to students who might not consider university as an option available to them. Dr Darren Kelsey gives more information about the design and delivery of this interdisciplinary programme.
Creating a supportive learning environment through integration of year groups
The School of Dental Sciences have created an effective learning community giving students across stages and programmes the opportunity to work together and learn from each other.
Academic skills development for online Masters courses
Alison Clapp from the Faculty of Medical Sciences developed an academic skills development module for online masters students. You can take a look at the module and find out more about how and why she developed this.
Staff development for online learning and teaching
This online module is aimed at teaching staff with little experience of teaching online, providing information about pedagogy, technology and helpful reminders all in one place.
Working with service users
Service users work with staff and students on the Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Find out more about the contributions they make to this course.
Psychological Applied Learning Scenarios
Dr Elizabeth Evans describes how she uses real world scenarios to engage students and to help them to put theory and research into practice. She uses interactive seminars, OMBEA, peer support and formative assessment to support this process.
Perfecting Peer Review with PeerMark
Students in Dental Sciences are taking part in peer review. Discover how this is working and how PeerMark has helped make the process easier.
Team-Based Learning
Team Based-Learning (TBL) was used in the MBBS curriculum helping students to develop team working skills and providing a forum for meaningful discussion.
Employability ambassadors
Employability Ambassadors can help students with interviews, CVs and placements. Find out from Dr Beth Lawry how this scheme works in the School of Biomedical Sciences.