HEA Seminar - Encouraging creative and innovative 'Viewpoints' in Curriculum Design, 2 June 2011

N. Ireland Seminar Series 2011Encouraging creative and innovative‘Viewpoints’ in Curriculum DesignUniversity of Ulster, Belfast Campus on2nd June 2011, 10.00 am - 3.00 pm.Information about the event:10.00 - 12.00 noon: Viewpoints SeminarThis seminar will demonstrate how course teams can be assisted to incorporatepedagogic best practice research into their teaching and learning plans, and beencouraged to be more creative and innovative in their designs. It will shareresearch findings to date and experiences from past workshops (e.g., photos,videos, evaluative commentaries and case studies) and will demonstrate howthese can stimulate constructive dialogue and foster collaboration, helping courseteams build ideas towards a student-centred curriculum design model.Attendees will be invited to participate in group activities using either the‘assessment and feedback’ or ‘learner engagement’ strands of the Viewpointstools. These activities will help participants consider how course teams address anagreed challenge e.g., designing an assessment and feedback or learnerengagement strategy which: o Supports students’ transition to higher education; o Provides a supportive learning environment for students from different backgrounds; o Improves feedback methods/opportunities for students to respond to feedback; o Enables flexible learning opportunities and o Increases the employability of graduates during their final year.12.00 - 1.00 pm: Lunch13.00 - 3.00 pm: Train the Trainer SessionThis afternoon session will give participants an opportunity to: o Explore other Viewpoints resources, such as, ‘information skills’ and ‘creativity in the curriculum’. o Review a Train the trainer handbook currently in development;

o Discuss how the Viewpoints process and tools may be useful within their/other Institutions.Speakers: • Catherine O’Donnell • Dr Alan Masson • Dr Vilinda RossBookingsPlease email bookings to [Mrs Sharon Copeland]:[saj.copeland@ulster.ac.uk]50 places available on first-come, first-served basis. Lunch will beprovided after the seminar and there will be opportunities fornetworking during lunch and throughout the Train the Trainer Sessionin the afternoon.

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HEA Seminar - Encouraging creative and innovative 'Viewpoints' in Curriculum Design, 2 June 2011

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