1 / 18

Welcome from LTSN Engineering

Welcome from LTSN Engineering. Dr Sarah Williamson. Housekeeping. Fire Exits Toilets Refreshments Taxis. Overview. National Context Examples of LTSN activity What next?. The L earning and T eaching S upport N etwork Established January 2000 24 subject centres + Generic Centre

adrina
Download Presentation

Welcome from LTSN Engineering

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Welcome from LTSN Engineering Dr Sarah Williamson Working with Schools, 14 January 2004

  2. Housekeeping • Fire Exits • Toilets • Refreshments • Taxis Working with Schools, 14 January 2004

  3. Overview • National Context • Examples of LTSN activity • What next? Working with Schools, 14 January 2004

  4. The Learning and Teaching Support Network Established January 2000 24 subject centres + Generic Centre ~£8M/annum over an initial 5 year period What is the LTSN? • Networking • Promotion and sharing of good practices L&T • Knowledge brokerage Working with Schools, 14 January 2004

  5. Working with Schools, 14 January 2004

  6. widening participation (50% by 2010) ensuring fair access to higher education maintaining and improving retention rates enhancing the employability of graduates and diplomates encouraging and disseminating good and innovative practice in support of high quality learning and teaching National Priority Areas Working with Schools, 14 January 2004

  7. SENDA legislation now in effect Need to have taken all reasonable steps to make learning accessible Learning & Teaching offered to students with special needs should not be ‘ghettoised’ Students with Disabilities Working with Schools, 14 January 2004

  8. Progress files • Transcripts 2002-03 • Students must have access to Personal Development Planning (PDP) by 2005 Working with Schools, 14 January 2004

  9. Need to have defined learning outcomes Need to demonstrate attainment of learning outcomes Need to demonstrate appropriate standards QAA Audit Working with Schools, 14 January 2004

  10. Student Diversity • Changes in school curriculum • Changes in maths skills • Reduced applications mean we recruit from a more diverse pool • Implications of SENDA Working with Schools, 14 January 2004

  11. LTSN Contribution • Brokerage • Identify needs and provide resources/events to help meet them Working with Schools, 14 January 2004

  12. Establish Network • Engineering HE Community • ~250 Departments at 100 HE Institutions • LTSN Engineering Departmental Contacts • 75% Departments at 90% HE Institutions • Mailing lists • 1200 on mailing list • 600 on engineering JISCmail list Working with Schools, 14 January 2004

  13. Web • Key communications medium • News & Events • Resources • 150,000-200,000 hits per month www.ltsneng.ac.uk www.ltsn.ac.uk Working with Schools, 14 January 2004

  14. Resources • Guides www.ltsneng.ac.uk/er/resources/ • Benchmark papers • Disabilities report • FE Scoping Study • Assessment of Individuals in Teams • LTSN MathsTEAM Project • Diagnostic Testing, Student Support, Teaching Maths in Context Working with Schools, 14 January 2004

  15. Events Themed-based Events: • Working with Schools • Engineering Mathematics Case Studies • Student-Centred Learning • Improving the 1st Year Experience • Implementing UK-SPEC Working with Schools, 14 January 2004

  16. Commissioned work • Funding Opportunities, call out soon • Mini Projects • Special Interest Groups • LTSN Engineering Awards • Teaching Awards • Student Awards • Reviews • Book reviews • Software reviews www.ltsneng.ac.uk/ale/fundopps Working with Schools, 14 January 2004

  17. The Future • Higher Education Academy www.heacademy.ac.uk • Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning www.hefce.ac.uk/Pubs/hefce/2003/03_36.htm Working with Schools, 14 January 2004

  18. Get Involved! • Register with the LTSN • Contribute expertise and experience • Support events • Use the network • Advise on needs and gaps • Encourage others to do the same Working with Schools, 14 January 2004

More Related