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University of Bristol. Medium sized civic University Very popular with students Research strengths in science and social sciences Ambitious research strategy New(ish) VC. Graduate School of Education. Large department Annual turnover of over £7 million All graduate department
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University of Bristol • Medium sized civic University • Very popular with students • Research strengths in science and social sciences • Ambitious research strategy • New(ish) VC
Graduate School of Education • Large department • Annual turnover of over £7 million • All graduate department • Research intensive • Innovative and entrepreneurial in teaching • Strong commitment to teaching quality
Culture and Learning in Organisations (CLIO) • Overarching commitment to a broad socio-cultural view of learning • 9 CLIO research centres • A collaborative research culture • CLIO vision currently being refreshed • Centre co-ordinators • Director of Research
Teaching • Secondary PGCE, MEd, MSc (x3), EdD, and MPhil/PhD • Hong Kong MEd and EdD • Summer intensive programme • Programme directors • Director of Teaching Quality • Director of Teaching and Learning
Relationship between research and teaching • Teaching informed by research • Active researchers teach around their areas of expertise • Teaching programmes/lines of study associated with specific CLIO centres • Directors of T/L and R both on SMT • Individual balance of T and R negotiated with HoD
Issues and challenges • Should CLIO centres manage teaching programmes? • Dilemma between critical mass and the market? • How to deliver UoB study leave target? • How best to manage individual workloads? • How to reward highly committed staff?