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Meetings & Materials

Dates and Times

Note the extended times for the first and last meeting.

Date Subject Materials Homework Reading
Friday 25th September
10.00 - 16.00
Location Glasgow
The context of our courses: who we are, how we got to be teachers, what it's like to teach in our departments The Portfolio: Sonnet, Mirror and Map by Mary Diez, 1994
Friday 30th October
11.00 - 15.00
Location Greenwich
The context of our courses: how our course fits in with the rest of the provision for the programme, the aims and objectives of the course   Homework for 27th November Folk Pedagogy by Jerome Bruner, 1996
Friday 27th November
11.00 - 15.00
Location Abertay
The content of our database courses: what we teach, in what order, where (and what) the important bits are. Homework for 8th January Expanding the Database Curriculu by Meg Murray and Mario Guimaraes,2007
Friday 8th January
11.00 - 15.00
Location Leeds
The instructional design of our database courses: why we teach in particular ways, what material is suitable for delivery in lectures, what in labs, what via reading, etc.   Homework for 26th February Classical Ballet Structure and Practice Applied to Engineering Class Sessions by Blair London & Lisa Deyo, 2004 and The Surprising Impact of Seat Location on Student Performance by Katherine K. Perkins & Carl E. Wieman, 2005
Friday 26th February
11.00 - 15.00
Location Leeds
Assessments in database courses: How do we find out what they're learning? What work do we ask them to do? What specific tasks do we ask them to undertake? Oh, and why.   Homework for 26th March Formative Assessment & self-regualted learning: a model and seven principles of good feedback practice. Nichol & Macfarlane-Dick, 2006
Friday 26th March
11.00 - 15.00
Location Southampton
Evaluation: How do we judge what works? Who cares? That is to say, who are the stakeholders? Us as teachers, yes. But students and institutions, too. Anyone else? What feedback mechanisms are there for us to use? Thoughts on representing practice Homework for 30th April Course Anatomy: The Dissection & Analysis of Knowledge through Teaching. Lee Shulman, 1998
Friday 30th April
11.00 - 15.00
Location Greenwich
Delivery: What I'm like in the classroom? How I get stuff across (& how I know it works - or not). Debriefing Peer Observation. Some observations on peer observation Homework for 28th May Saved by the Bell by David Jenkins, 1977
Friday 28th May
11.00 - 15.00
Location Sunderland
"Complete first draft" overview: is all the content hanging together? Do all my artefacts support my case? Is the structure coherent? And, of course, Does it look good? Can people find their way about? Is it usable by anyone other than me? Thoughts on the process of compiliing a portfolio Homework for 25th June The Electronic Portfolio Development Process by Helen Barrett, 2000 and two short pieces from Understanding Design by Kees Dorst, 2003
Friday 25th June
10.00 - 16.00
Location Glasgow
Portfolio presentations
Running order
     

Work in Progress (password protected)

Venues

We'll meet in various locations:

University of Glasgow : For at least the first and last meetings, we will be in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Glasgow. Travel directions are available.


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