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

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

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[…]

Using online videos as a teaching resource

Posted on 31st January 201831st July 2018 by Claire Burnham

Erika Servin, Lecturer School of Arts and Cultures Humanities and Social Sciences What did you do? Documented on video Gavin Robson’s teaching of etching, screen-printing and relief techniques as a means of creating a teaching and learning online resource for staff and students that was available 24 hours per day. Who is involved? Erika Servin Read more about Using online videos as a teaching resource[…]

Developing diverse skill-sets, student engagement, and self-evaluation in a poster assessment

Posted on 1st December 20232nd December 2023 by Michelle

Dr John Holton, Senior Lecturer in Ancient History, describes designing a poster assignment for his stage 2 module that builds and tests diverse skill-sets, promotes student engagement by enabling students to self-select and then personally research their choice of topic, resulting in students showing an increased assessment confidence and unusually high engagement with the task.

Working in Partnership with the Academic Skills Team to Develop Effective Student Guidance on Designing and Producing an Infographic Assessment

Posted on 12th September 202315th September 2023 by Michelle

Dr Angela Mazzetti from NUBS explains her partnership work with Liv Jonassen of the Academic Skills Team from the Library to produce engaging and informative assessment support videos on the subject of designing infographics for BUS2040, resulting in an improvement in student achievement, and increased confidence when engaging with the assessment.

Virtual Tours of the NU Farms

Posted on 6th July 20234th August 2023 by Gosia

As part of the Agriculture, Earth and Environment, and Applied Social Sciences Cluster (AESSC) Curriculum Redesign Project within SNES, we have developed virtual tours of NU Farms using H5P. These virtual tours provide an immersive experience during Open Days, familiarise students and colleagues with the farms prior to field trips, and enrich fieldwork activities.

Data Ethics: Are there globally accepted ethical principles around data?

Posted on 15th June 202321st June 2023 by Michelle

Lee Fawcett, Senior Lecturer in Maths, Stats and Physics, discusses how he collaborated with the University of Florida to develop a short virtual exchange course around the use/misuse of data – enabling students to collaborate with overseas students, while also addressing inequalities relating to physical mobility opportunities and embedding intercultural awareness into the undergraduate curriculum.

Design Sprints as a collaborative pedagogy for innovation, enterprise and sustainability

Posted on 29th March 2023 by Michelle

Dr Lucy Hatt, Senior Lecturer in Leadership, discusses how the Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) at Newcastle University Business School uses the structured process of a Design Sprint to enable learners to develop entrepreneurial thinking and utilise design thinking techniques that can be applied to the workplace in real time.

Technologies for Feedback & Advice in PGR Supervision

Posted on 25th October 2022 by Michelle

Dr Stacy Gillis and Dr Chiara Pellegrini present the findings of their NUTELA Funded project researching the technologies used by supervisors to provide feedback and advice to postgraduate students, highlighting the the most and least popular methods of feedback and making recommendations for best practice to improve the student experience of feedback.

Team Work Training – Alien Alliance Groupwork Board Game

Posted on 18th October 202218th October 2022 by Michelle

Dr Catherine Douglas (staff: she/her) and Manjot Brar (student intern: she/her) from the School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, discuss the development of an innovative ice-breaking board game to enable students to discuss effective strategies for addressing common group working issues, and learn about the value of feedback. Students were integral to the design of the game which was funded to address requests for support in preparing for groupwork. This extremely successful pilot initiative will continue to be used and can be loaned out to anyone interested in reviewing the game and trialing with their students.

Canvas Course Structure – Guided Tour

Posted on 17th October 202217th October 2022 by ndl93

Dr Simon Parry, Senior Lecturer in Accounting & Finance Newcastle Unviersity Business School Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences In this case study, Dr Simon Parry takes us on a guided tour through his approach for structuring the MBA Accounting Canvas Course. Contents: 0:13 Introduction 1:19 Module order 3:39 Section order 5:17 Blended learning approach Read more about Canvas Course Structure – Guided Tour[…]