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DR SARA MARSHAM, DRVANESSA ARMSTRONG & DR JC PENET
ULTSEC INNOVATION FUND PROJECT 2014
The NUTS and Bolts of L&T: A staff-student
partnership at Newcastle University
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BACKGROUND TO NUTS
Newcastle University Teaching and Scholarship Forum
Opportunity for all colleagues interested in teaching and scholarship to meet
Share good practice across disciplines
Enhance communication and collaboration
Create a supportive community for T&S colleagues
Hold regular, informal meetings to discuss work related to teaching and scholarship
activities
Colleagues to engage with Faculty Representatives
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AIMS OF OUR INNOVATION FUND PROJECT
Priority themes:
Strengthening the relationship between research and teaching
Diversifying our portfolio of programmes – CPD offer
Engage students as partners in informing SoTL
Allow NUTS forum to support colleagues in SoTL
Establish collaborations across disciplines and Faculties
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WHY WAS IT INNOVATIVE?
Strengthened the relationship between research in L&T, and teaching
Asked students directly which issues in L&T staff should focus their pedagogical research on
By doing so, students will be partners in establishing a programme of workshops/research
projects
As delivered through the NUTS Forum, the project was cross-Faculty and multidisciplinary
All three Faculties represented in project team and are involved in very different subject areas
NUTS Forum will develop from being principally staff-led to integrating students as partners
in research in L&T by making their voices heard
Positive impact on the student experience - proactive approach should also help all Schools
concerned improve their NSS results
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WHAT DID WE DO?
Organised and hosted a workshop to discuss how students could get involved with
teaching practices
Worked with SU: Representation and Democracy Coordinator, and Education Officer
Structure of workshop
Dr Helen Walkington from Oxford Brookes: keynote on Students as Partners in SoTL
Short activity to ask participants what they considered to be ‘excellence in teaching’
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WHAT NEXT?
Research projects
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THANK YOU
Any Questions?