Using MIRO to facilitate a studio culture in Architectural Education while teaching online

Posted on 19th January 20218th September 2021 by ndl93

Emily Scullion, Smajo Beso and Jen Naden, Teacher in Architecture INTO Newcastle University What did you do? We set up an online student community using Miro in an attempt to replicate the studio culture that would be otherwise missing from architectural education when teaching online. Miro is an online platform that “provides an engaging, intuitive, Read more about Using MIRO to facilitate a studio culture in Architectural Education while teaching online[…]

Business School Student Voice

Posted on 8th January 20218th September 2021 by nsf102

Careful recruitment of student reps, providing a framework and consistency across the Business School for student voice. Enabling students to have structure to what they are trying to achieve and how the Business School would expect them to operate.

Speech Marking

Posted on 17th December 202018th December 2020 by nsf102

Used a third-party programme called Sonocent Audio Note-taker, initially as a marking application for students, but soon started to use the programme with students so they could submit their work.

Weekly Nutrition Research Seminars

Posted on 9th December 20209th December 2020 by ndl93

Tom Hill, Professor of Nutrition in the Faculty of Medical Sciences, invited students to research based seminars to help them feel part of the overall nutrition research community.

Employability Events and Town Hall meetings

Posted on 9th December 20208th September 2021 by ndl93

The School of Computing have been running sessions with employers from industry to give students the opportunity to see the connection between what they are learning now and their future working environments.

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Pivoting a large first year module to Online provision

Posted on 8th December 202023rd August 2021 by ndl93

The School of Geography, Politics & Social Sciences have recently redesigned their Comparing Cultures module to respond to Covid and the move to online teaching. Find out how mini lectures, virtual exchanges, fire-side chats, and simple weekly emails have helped to keep students engaged…

Developing more diverse and inclusive capstones for undergraduate management and business students

Posted on 18th October 201923rd August 2021 by Claire Burnham

Two alternative assessments were introduced by Newcastle University Business School, designed to meet diverse student and employer needs. Find out more from Angela Mazzetti.

Integrating employability and enterprise into the maths curriculum.

Posted on 26th September 201920th August 2021 by Claire Burnham

Colleagues in the Careers Service and the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics are working together to deliver the Mathematical Skills and Career Management module. This case study shares how they are successfully embedding employability into the curriculum.

Beyond Employability

Posted on 25th September 201925th September 2019 by Claire Burnham

Following students expressing anxiety over their ‘employability’ and their lives postgraduation, a year long research project in the School of Arts and Cultures explored how employability is embedded within teaching practice and ethos of the School as a whole. The Beyond Employability teaching pack provides a summary of the research, key findings and a number of teaching activities.

Transition Officer for Mathematics and Statistics programmes

Posted on 11th September 201924th September 2019 by Claire Burnham

The new Transition Officer has a real positive impact on students in the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics. This is achieved through a proactive approach to providing both pastoral and academic support. Dr Kate Henderson shares how this works in practice.