Sally Brown

Today and tomorrow, Phil and I are running workshops on assessment working with colleagues from Leiden University through the agency of Utrecht University. It’s lovely to work with Hetty Grunefeld again, who runs programmes promoting excellent teaching with change agents and managers at various universities in the Netherlands. We’ve also managed to fit in a little tourism, so today went to the Mondrian Museum in Amersfoort. Leiden University (690 downloads) , Leiden Handout (547 downloads)

Today I am working with the Post Graduate Certificate students at Liverpool John Moores university on assessment. We plan to play the Egg Game (see an earlier post on my website), use the  attached ‘pros and cons’ table of assessment methods and also some of the slides in this presentation. LJMU slides (722 downloads) , LJMU handout (724 downloads) .

On our third day working at Cork Institute of Technology, I ran two intimate workshops on ‘Retention’ Retention and Student Experience Cork IT (640 downloads) and ‘Streamlining Assessment’ Streamlining assessment (722 downloads) and the slides I used are here. Thanks to Marese Bermingham for making us so welcome, and building us into her important initiative on student engagement and retention.

On our second day working at Cork Institute of Technology, I was working with the Faculty of Engineering and Science, and the following two workshops formed the basis of my discussions on ‘student engagement’ and ‘feedback and assessment’. Strategies for Student Engagement (565 downloads) , Feedback for learning (691 downloads) .

This week Phil and I are spending three days running workshops and meeting staff at Cork Institute of Technology. Today I ran a workshop on ‘Making Learning Happen’ for which the slides are attached here. Making Learning Happen (723 downloads) .  See also Phil’s website for more about the model of learning, at www.phil-race.co.uk  I also had the great priviledge of addressing the Academic Council on Retention and Engagement, and received a very warm welcome.

On Thursday  November 8th I had a productive and positive day at Leeds Met meeting with Teacher Fellow colleagues talking about getting published and doing a PhD by publication and then an open  session on Masters level learning. My slides and handout are here. It was great to see lots of people I knew from my days working there and to meet new colleagues. slides (517 downloads) , handout (534 downloads)

We have been made most welcome at the Institute of Social Studes in The Hague, part of the Erasmus University. The slides from my session on Inclusivity and Diversity at Masters level are here. Hague (615 downloads)

I am here in Norwich on Thursday 11th and Friday 12th October presenting workshops on masters level assessment, Developing an Inclusive approach to learning in Higher Education and Internationalising the curriculum. The slides are available here. Masters level assessment (749 downloads)   Inclusivity (902 downloads)   Internationalisation (679 downloads)

Yesterday we saw my son Matt graduate not just with a first, but also the ‘outstanding achievement’ award for his programme area. No wonder he looks so cheerful.
 

I’m working today and tomorrow with colleagues from the Faculty of Sport and Education on an intensive residential to help them collectively write two articles. This is the workshop handout I’ll be using. Writing for Publication (675 downloads)