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Academic Skills Hub is now live

Posted . Filed under Academic Integrity, Academic Skills, Assessment and feedback, Brightspace, Digital skills, Education, Library, Maths, Writing.

The Academic Skills Hub on BrightSpace is now live, providing a focal point for online resources, 1:1 appointments and workshops in a wide range of academic skills, including: Maths Writing Academic integrity Digital skills English language skills (for international students) Finding sources Referencing Statistical analysis and so much more! Please share this PowerPoint slide with all students…. Read more » about Academic Skills Hub is now live

New assessment report from the Office for Students

Posted . Filed under Assessment and feedback, OfS, Writing.

Assessment and Feedback toolkit

A publication this month from the Office for Students (OfS) reports on assessment practices in relation to spelling, punctuation and grammar. This was partly informed by reports from employers that graduates were not meeting their expectations of proficiency in literacy skills. https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/media/7c292a54-015d-4638-8c30-18e0eba00bf3/assessment-practices-in-english-higher-education-providers-ofs.pdf According to the report (paragraph 7b),  “Accurate and effective spelling, punctuation and grammar… Read more » about New assessment report from the Office for Students

Advanced Literature Search Techniques

Posted . Filed under Events and workshops, Library and Learning Support, News, Research, Study Support, UoA23, Writing.

Enhancing your literature searching techniques can transform the way you conduct your research processes and provide an excellent foundation for authoring different kinds of papers including literature reviews. Library and Learning Support is hosting a session that will explore systematic searching, creating citation alerts and identifying databases for your subject. The session will take place… Read more » about Advanced Literature Search Techniques

Interested in academic writing? new issue of journal now available

Posted . Filed under Case Studies Outside BU, HE Students, Writing.

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Apologies for cross posting, this may be of interest  Debbiue ==== Dear Colleagues, I am very pleased to inform you that the ‘EATAW 2017 Conference Special Issue’ of the Journal of Academic Writing has been published and is available at: http://e-learning.coventry.ac.uk/ojs/index.php/joaw.   This special issue contains papers and other pieces arising from EATAW’s biennial conference,… Read more » about Interested in academic writing? new issue of journal now available

New midwifery student publication by CEL author

Posted . Filed under CEL Staff, Education, Student, Writing.

A new text in the popular Midwifery student series, Midwifery Essentials, has been published by CEL staff member Dr Jenny Hall in collaboration with Dr Helen Baston, Consultant midwife in Sheffield. The 6th in the series, this one is around Emergency Midwifery Care and provides up-to-date knowledge for students, and qualified midwives alike, based on… Read more » about New midwifery student publication by CEL author

Shrek, Saunders and the Onion Myth: Using Myths, Metaphors and Storytelling.

Posted . Filed under Creative Methods, Creative Methods, Creativity, Leadership, News, Research, Seeking advice, Seeking help, service excellence, Student, Writing.

Title of our paper Presented at the: – European Conference of Research Methods (ECRM) – Rome 2018. Susanne Clarke has recently returned from the ECRM Conference in Rome after submitting a conference paper in partnership with Dr Lois Farquharson. The wider team also included our brilliant Student Research Assistant, Nancy Sheppard and a colleague from… Read more » about Shrek, Saunders and the Onion Myth: Using Myths, Metaphors and Storytelling.

Creative Classroom Events

Posted . Filed under ALS, Creative Methods, Creativity, Events and workshops, Innovation, News, Study Support, Teaching and Learning, Writing.

Start your summer by unleashing your creativity.  Join us for two ‘creative classroom’ events with an award winning author and a multi-award winning singer/song writer. Leadership, Strategy and Organisations may not be the obvious department to promote creativity, but we recognise the role of creativity in a modern workplace.  There is a growing belief that… Read more » about Creative Classroom Events

International Journal for Students as Partners (IJSaP) new issue available

Posted . Filed under Student, Teaching and Learning, Writing.

Colleagues, Please do take a look through this wonderful resource – I really liked the piece on co-creating the curriculum written by PhD student Tanya Michelle Lubicz-Nawrocka —– We are delighted to let you know that the third issue of the International Journal for Students as Partners (IJSaP) is available from https://mulpress.mcmaster.ca/ijsap/issue/view/347 The journal, which is hosted by… Read more » about International Journal for Students as Partners (IJSaP) new issue available

New article published online

Posted . Filed under CEL Staff, Curriculum design, Education, News, Writing.

A paper written by Dr Jenny Hall from CEL and Dr Sue Way from the Centre for Midwifery, Maternal & Perinatal Health (CMMPH) has been published online in the journal Midwifery. It is titled ‘A discussion paper: Do national maternity policy reviews take account of the education and training of the future midwifery workforce? An… Read more » about New article published online