Rethinking the lecture in order to engage students in active learning and discussion

Posted on 6th August 201825th October 2018 by Claire Burnham

Dr James Stach, Senior Lecturer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences Science, Agriculture and Engineering What did you do? The third-year/MSc module BIO3030/BIO8041 asks students to watch recorded online lectures and complete further reading – both so that they take responsibility for their own learning and so that they can make better use of timetabled Read more about Rethinking the lecture in order to engage students in active learning and discussion[…]

Shared sense-making through practical application of filmic storytelling for non-film students in literature

Posted on 3rd August 201818th June 2021 by Claire Burnham

Dr Tina Gharavi, Senior Lecturer School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics Humanities and Social Sciences What did you do? I am a filmmaker and Senior Lecturer who uses practice-based learning to teach students about theory and application of learning/skills Who is involved? Only myself and third year students How do you do it? I Read more about Shared sense-making through practical application of filmic storytelling for non-film students in literature[…]

Using Facebook to facilitate international debate

Posted on 20th July 201826th September 2018 by Claire Burnham

Students in Newcastle University Law School developed their debating skills using Facebook. Dr Bronwen Jones explains how this worked.

Reflective blogging with the ePortfolio and enabling students to ‘wake up and smell the coffee’!

Posted on 7th July 201820th August 2021 by Claire Burnham

Fiona Thompson, Lecturer Newcastle University Business School Humanities and Social Sciences What did you do? Use of the ePortfolio to underpin BUS1005 (Developing Academic and Employability Skills) to create reflective learning ‘blogging’ opportunities for first year students to make connections between their skills and skills required for current/future learning and employability. Who is involved? Fiona Read more about Reflective blogging with the ePortfolio and enabling students to ‘wake up and smell the coffee’![…]

Teaching anatomy to engineering students using state-of-the-art anatomical software

Posted on 1st February 201826th September 2018 by Claire Burnham

Professor Tom Joyce School of Engineering Science, Agriculture and Engineering 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 principles which 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

Posted on 1st February 20188th August 2018 by Claire Burnham

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[…]

Feedback Foghorn

Posted on 31st January 20189th July 2019 by Claire Burnham

Find out how ePortfolio is used in the School of Biomedical Sciences to allow students to view their feedback for all modules in one place.

Mock-viva video

Posted on 31st January 201816th November 2018 by Claire Burnham

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

Posted on 31st January 201825th October 2018 by Claire Burnham

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[…]

Biomedical Science students use blogs to develop their public engagement and communication skills

Posted on 31st January 20189th July 2019 by Claire Burnham

Dr SarahJayne Boulton, Teaching Fellow School of Biomedical Sciences Medical Sciences What did you do? Encouraged Biomedical Science students to use blogs to discuss issues in the field. Who is involved? Sarah Jayne Boulton and third year students in Biomedical sciences. How do you do it? Sarah Jayne runs a module for third years which Read more about Biomedical Science students use blogs to develop their public engagement and communication skills[…]