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Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Sharing good practice. A Grade 1 Centre. What is the vision?. The Learner – We will put the learner at the centre of everything we do. Quality – We will deliver the highest possible quality in all we do

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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  1. Electrical and Electronic Engineering Sharing good practice

  2. A Grade 1 Centre. What is the vision? • The Learner – We will put the learner at the centre of everything we do. • Quality – We will deliver the highest possible quality in all we do • Impact – We will achieve the highest possible impact we can on the economic and social wellbeing of individual learners and on Belfast and the region.

  3. Who does it ? • Staff in the Centre working WITH the students. • Centre Managers – Paul Stewart, Alan Edgar, Alan Serplus. • Programme Area Manager – Felix Hagan • Support from Directorate and Senior manager for STEM

  4. How is it done? • Staff ethos & expertise • Management of the Centres • Curriculum Development, Delivery and Enrichment. Pastoral Care. Careers Advice. • Links with Industry • Industry standard equipment.

  5. Staff Ethos and Expertise • Built up over a number of years • Appointment strategy – Industrial experience and specialist knowledge e.g. - maths taught by engineers • Staff allowed to develop their own subject areas • Staff encouraged to make subjects highly practical • Staff workroom re-designed to foster informal and co-operative working. • Continual updating of Qualifications / Expertise.

  6. Management of Centres • Standard Course Blackboard (BB) Sites • Joint Centre BB site with team meetings, meeting schedules and timetables all available • Course Portfolio via BB with Standard with templates that build towards SER Review and eti inspections. • Development & Delivery of Cross modular assignments.

  7. Curriculum development, delivery and Enrichment. • Importance of “stretch” and “challenge” • Project Based Learning - Learning by doing. Eg Embedded systems project board. • Each student – own toolkit. • VLE extensively used. On line testing eg Maths. • Enrichment – ICT, Soldering, Further Maths.

  8. “Gen-set” Controller Andrew McAteer (F G Wilson)

  9. Pastoral Care and eISLA • Staff try to identify with students. • Early intervention of support resources. • Career paths emphasised during lessons. • Specialist career days and visiting lecturers. • Student encouraged have aims and set goals.

  10. Industry Standard Equipment

  11. Links with Industry

  12. In Summary.......... • Centre Ethos • Broad range of Expertise • Learning by doing – PBL • Career Development and Pastoral Care. • Strong active Commercial and Industrial Links

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