Seminars by Theme
We provide UK subscribing institutions delivering Higher Education, the opportunity to promote research and evidence that has informed departmental and institutional policy and/or practice through our Workshop and Seminar Series.
The HEA is running a workshop and seminar series in the thematic areas of assessment and feedback and retention and success. Each seminar will be hosted and delivered by an HE institution and will focus on aspects of learning and teaching. Details of the 2012 series are now available.
Assessment and feedback seminars
- Judging quality in disciplinary writing: what can students learn from peer assessment and composing feedback?
30 May 2012, Queen Mary University of London - Assessing for employability
6 June 2012, University of St Andrews - Self-assessment: strategies and software to stimulate learning
11 June 2012, The Open University - Assessment for learning: understanding the process of learning for more effective feedback
18 June 2012, University of Leeds - Using students’ self-assessment to provide immediate feedback on module assignments
29 June 2012, Stockport College - Enhancing the Quality of Student Blended Learning through Integrative Formative Assessment Methods
10 July 2012, University of Huddersfield - Good Practice in Postgraduate Assessment
11 July 2012, Cranfield University - Implementing best practice guidelines to promote assessment for learning: challenges and rewards
26 July 2012, University of Dundee
Retention and success seminars
- Digging for Gold: Exploring the use of institutional data and how it may be used effectively in combination with less formal data to enhance student retention and success
15 June 2012, Nottingham Trent University - When retention doesn’t work – Learning more about and supporting HE early-leavers, the Information, Advice and Guidance experiences and research of Back on Course
26 June 2012, The Open University, London - Believe and achieve: supporting achievement through the co-curriculum
27 June 2012, University of Wales, Newport - Student retention: Reflections on best practice
16 July 2012, University of Brighton
Internationalisation
- Working towards transformative internationalisation: an enquiry based approach
01 June 2012, Newcastle University - The international perspectives of Youth Work practice and education
14 June 2012, Coventry University - Taking turns: how can we encourage mutual engagement between International and Home students in small group learning discussions?
20 June 2012, University of Bath - Different languages, one voice: The international students’ voice in internationalising the curriculum
11 July 2012, University of Glamorgan - Changing English in internationalising universities: two work-in-progress language awareness projects focussing on students and new academic staff
07 September 2012, York St John University - “Internationalising the Curriculum”: Improving staff development initiatives
14 September 2012, Manchester Metropolitan University - Student Engagement with International Curriculum Development
19 October 2012, Cardiff Metropolitan University
