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The Economics Network

The Economics Network. What we can do for you. John Sloman, Rebecca Taylor and Inna Pomorina. Economics Network. The new HE Academy Merger of three bodies: Learning and Teaching Support Network (LTSN) Institute for Learning and Teaching (ILTHE) National Co-ordination Team (NCT)

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The Economics Network

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  1. The Economics Network What we can do for you John Sloman, Rebecca Taylor and Inna Pomorina

  2. Economics Network • The new HE Academy • Merger of three bodies: • Learning and Teaching Support Network (LTSN) • Institute for Learning and Teaching (ILTHE) • National Co-ordination Team (NCT) • The subject network (former LTSN) • 24 subject centres • Objective of Economics Network • Supporting learning and teaching in Economics

  3. Support for you • Events • Research • Publications • Web resources • Networking • Projects

  4. Events • Departmental workshops • National workshops • See site for details • workshops planned on • Uses of VLEs (e.g. WebCT) • PDPs (personal development portfolios) • Skills and employability • New lecturers • Biennial DEE Conference • September 2005

  5. Research • Surveys • Staff survey • Student survey • Alumni survey • Researching literature

  6. Publications • Journals • International Review of Economics Education • CHEER • Handbook • Current publication • Future chapters • Group work, Use of Web, Plagiarism, Virtual Classes • Newsletters • E-mail newsletter • Paper newsletter

  7. Web resources • Handbook • Good practice showcase • External examiners database • Range of teaching and learning materials • Links to data • Links to departments • Textbook and software catalogue • Question bank

  8. Projects and Awards • Mini-projects • Support for national projects • FDTL5 • CETLs • Teaching awards

  9. National priorities • Employability • The skills agenda • E-learning • The whole student experience • Professional standards • Lecturer training and professional development • Portfolios • Progression and retention

  10. National priorities • The skills agenda • Background • QAA: Subject and Institutional Review • Subject Benchmarking • HE White paper • Employability • Skills matrices • Measuring and recording student achievement • Personal development portfolios • Measuring value added

  11. National priorities • Skills in programme and course specifications • Knowledge and understanding • Cognitive / intellectual skills • Subject-specific skills • Key (transferable) skills

  12. What you can do • Share ideas with each other • Submit to our Good Practice Showcase • Present at our two-day national workshop for new lecturers • Submit questions to our question bank • Take part in 2005 lecturer survey • Apply for funding for a mini-projects

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