Resources: Higher education

24 resources found for "Higher education"

Rethinking feedback in higher education: an assessment for learning perspective: This discussion paper suggests that to improve the student experience of feedback we need to move beyond the traditional view of feedback as the written comments that tutors provide, often ‘at the end’ of a module, on student work submitted for assessment. The paper aims to flag up some of the key arguments for this change, and present evidence of what such change might look like in practice. Although it will have a ‘practical’ slant, being...
Is university really for everyone?: This is an ESCalate student grant awarded to Alice Collett of Bath Spa University. This research aims to facilitate a personal account of university experience for somebody with cerebral palsy. This single case study account describes difficulties faced and triumphs achieved of a 22 year old man with cerebral palsy. The findings suggest an urgent need to redress how disabled students are included at university on a national scale. This is both to...
Web 2.0 and its potential impact and influence on education: This article from the ESCalate Newsletter, no. 10, Spring 2008 was written by Julie Hughes and Kevin Brace and looks at how Web 2.0 services could be used in education. The web's shift from a tool of reference, or space for telling, to a space for talking, where the emphasis is upon participation and collaboration, presents teachers with opportunities for rich e-learning. The article looks briefly at wikis, blogs, podcasts, e-portfolios, social...
Meeting the ECM agenda in HE : some issues for CPD: This is an article from the ESCalate newsletter, issue 11, summer 2008, by Dr Mike Calvert and Dr Steve Coombs. It details an ESCalate-funded project the helped research issues faced by Higher Education and Continuing Professional Development managers arising from the Every Child Matters agenda. A range telephone interviews was carried out with key members of the CWDC (Children’s Workforce Development Council) to identify a range of aspects of...
Promoting and encouraging the effective use of the student voice to enhance professional development in learning, teaching and assessment within higher education: This is an ESCalate development project led by Fiona Campbell of Napier University that was completed in 2007. The Hearing the Student Voice project aimed to promote and encourage the use of the student voice to enhance the effectiveness of academic professional development and ultimately the learning experience of students. Students can have a powerful impact on academic professional development aimed at enhancing learning, teaching and...
STAR (Study Tips to Achieve Results): STAR (Study Tips to Achieve Results) is a study skills handbook for community learners. It gives advice on how to develop effective study strategies to help community learners make the most of the higher learning experience. The STAR handbook has been designed to identify and develop the specific study skills necessary for success. These include skills such as: time management, essay and report writing, preparing a presentation, grammar and...
COASTAL : (Curriculum, Outcomes, And Sustainable Teaching, Assessment, Learning) sustainable development in HE: COASTAL is a research project funded by ESCalate and led by Professor Gina Wisker of the University of Brighton. The project aims to identify, share and encourage the uptake of successful models and strategies for embedding Sustainable Development (SD) into the Higher Education (HE) curriculum. The project aimed to identify, share and encourage the uptake of successful models and strategies for embedding sustainable development in the HE...
Investigating good practices in the induction of teacher educators into Higher Education: The project was designed to be investigative in nature, and to draw on a wide range of knowledge and expertise about induction practices within teacher education and the Higher Education (HE) sector. The rationale for the research was that new teacher educators are an under-researched and poorly understood occupational group whose induction needs have not been fully explored. Recent developments, including initiatives by the Teacher Training...
ESCalate newsletter, issue 16, spring 2010: This is the ESCalate newsletter, issue 16, spring 2010 with contributions from across the education sector, this edition seeks to show ESCalate's involvement with a range of different organisations and people
Enhancing the Higher Education student learning experience: Enhancing the Higher Education student learning experience is the generic brochure outlines the work of ESCalate the Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Education. It details who they are, who they work with and what the current and planned activities for 2008/09 are. It also gives contact details for the Centre and useful links to selected areas of their website. It is presented as a PDF file of some 6 pages
In conversation with ... Rosemary Deem and Julie Anderson: In conversation is a regular feature in the ESCalate newsletter. The summer 2010 edition features Rosemary Deem and Julie Anderson as two past members of the ESCalate team. Here they talk about the things they enjoyed and the things they didn't and what they are doing now
ESCalate newsletter issue 12, autumn 2008: This is the autumn 2008 newsletter from ESCalate, the Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Education. In this edition articles include - What has Inquiry Based Learning got to do with Learning and Teaching in a Business School and beyond? Work-Based Learning within an Extended Learning Environment (ELE) – promoting Higher Education opportunity with communications technologies - How do students feel about studying in a culturally diverse...
Exploring the psychological wellbeing of students in Higher Education: This is an article from the ESCalate newsletter, issue 18, autumn 2010 by Daphne Evans. It looks at the psychological wellbeing of students in Higher Education. This is an important area for research because with increased numbers of young people entering higher education, interest in issues relating to the mental health and wellbeing of young people is also increasing
In conversation with ... Alastair Robertson and Gabriel Jezierski: This is an article from the ESCalate newsletter, issue 15, autumn 2009. Alastair and Gabriel made time to answer a few questions for ESCalate Newsletter readers, to help us understand their role within the Higher Education Academy. Their title has changed from that of ‘Senior Advisor’ to ‘Head of Policy and Partnerships (HoPP)’ reflecting the importance the Academy attaches to informing and influencing policy in HE through partnerships with...
ESCalate newsletter, issue 11, summer 2008: This is the ESCalate newsletter, issue 11 published in summer 2008, with the theme - towards a new psychology of student learning. In the last edition for the 2008 academic year, Tony Brown explores the psychology behind the student experience of Higher Education. This edition looks at many contemporary issues in Education. 1. Towards a new psychology of student learning - Dr Tony Brown (editorial) 2. Bringing life to the material - Doug Parkin...
In conversation with ... Danny Saunders: This is an article from the ESCalate newsletter, spring 2010. Danny Saunders the Chair of the ESCalate Advisory Board answers some of questions about his work, his recent OBE and the future for ESCalate
ESCalate and the changing world of HE: This is an article from the ESCalate newsletter, summer 2010. Tony Brown, Director of ESCalate, explains the scope of ESCalate’s work and the diversity of its reach while anticipating possible changes to come. It is available as a PDF file of some 2 pages
In the beginning .: This is an article from the ESCalate newsletter, summer 2010 by Roger Murphy of the University of Nottingham. Roger was ESCalate’s first Director and has always kept a keen eye on developments both within the Subject Centre and in the wider Education community. The article is available as a 2 page PDF download
The link between teaching and research: experiences of academic staff in two University Education Departments: Details a small qualitative research project in two UK education departments, looking at the relationship between research and teaching - set against the current debate about that relationship
Enhancing the student learning experience: This compact booklet describes ESCalate, the Higher Education Academy subject centre for Education, what they do, what they can offer, and how to get in contact with them. Written in an easy and succinct manner, this booklet is designed to answer those initial questions and gives full contact details for more information. It is useful resource for new members of staff in HEIs. It is presented as a single PDF file of some 6 pages
Editorial : summer newsletter June 2010: David Sadler, Director of Networks for the Higher Education Academy writes the editorial for the ESCalate summer newsletter for 2010 and outlines the involvement he has had with ESCalate, the Subject Centre for Education over the years. It is available as a PDF download of some 3 pages
Teaching in Higher Education : the Welsh Post-Graduate Certificate: This is an article from the ESCalate newsletter, issue 15, autumn 2009. Colleen Connor gives an introduction to the way that a cross-institutional collaborative approach in post graduate development programmes for academic staff may provide opportunities for real transformational learning and how collaboration across five institutions in Wales aims to nurture a range of networks that supports pedagogic research
National Disability Team Marketing Checklist: This checklist contains information and resources relating to the consideration of disabled students in any promotional activities or procedures including publicity and promotional resources, school liaison events, and promotional work with international students. It will be useful for staff in HEI marketing units and international offices and staff with responsibility for organising open days and school liaison events
Resources from Narrowing the Gap: Resources from the ESCalate event Narrowing the Gap, 3 December 2009 includes a summary of Narrowing the Gap, an ESCalate funded project which aims to develop and trial alternative modes of engaging public, private and voluntary sector employers from education and children’s services with the different phases of higher education course design and delivery