Manchester Metropolitan University

at The Higher Education Academy, York

10am-4.00pm

This seminar on 31 March will continue to explore innovation and good practice in assessment strategies and design that can help to minimise the possibilities of student plagiarism, collusion and data fabrication by building on the previously successful Assessment SIG event on ‘Re-visiting assessment design: developing students’ skills for good academic practice’ in July 2010.

The seminar will be led by Dr Erica Morris who manages the work of the Higher Education Academy’s Academic Integrity Service. 

We are pleased to announce that the following colleagues will be speaking at the event:

• Ranald Macdonald, Emeritus Professor of Academic Development, Sheffield Hallam University
• Patrick Baughan, Learning Development Centre, City University London
• Sharon Flynn, Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, National University of Ireland, Galway
• Penelope Bidgood, Faculty of Computing, Information Systems & Mathematics, Kingston University London
• Chris Ireland and John English, The Business School, University of Huddersfield

Further information about the event including a programme and summaries of the speakers sessions
Contact the assessment team at assessment@heacademy.ac.uk

University of Ulster

This seminar will demonstrate how course teams can be assisted to incorporate pedagogic best practice research into their teaching and learning plans, and be encouraged to be more creative and innovative in their designs.  It will share research findings to date and experiences from past workshops (e.g., photos, videos, evaluative commentaries and case studies) and will demonstrate how these can stimulate constructive dialogue and foster collaboration, helping course teams 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 Viewpoints tools.  These activities will help participants consider how course teams address an agreed challenge e.g., designing an assessment and feedback or learner engagement strategy which:

• Supports students’ transition to higher education;
• Provides a supportive learning environment for students from different backgrounds;
• Improves feedback methods/opportunities for students to respond to feedback;
• Enables flexible learning opportunities;
• Increases the employability of graduates during their final year.

Speakers:

Catherine O’Donnell
Dr Alan Masson
Dr Villinda Ross

Bookings

Please email bookings to Mrs Sharon Copeland :  saj.copeland@ulster.ac.uk

The next (free) MEL SIG event will be held on 1st April at Liverpool  John Moores University.
The day will be the usual mix of workshops and presentations with sessions for beginners and experienced podcasters.  Come and join us to find out how podcasting is being used by many practitioners.

To see the programme, visit the MEL SIG wiki

To reserve a place, please contact Lisa Rojas – l.rojas@chester.ac.uk

MEL SIG (Media Enhanced Learning Special Interest Group (formerly known as the Podcasting for Pedagogic Purposes, PPP SIG).

5th Annual Plagiarism event

This one day event will explore current issues and strategies for managing student plagiarism in higher education. It will focus on implementing policies and procedures, as well as looking at staff development matters and student perspectives. There will be opportunities to discuss current concerns, share good practice and consider future directions.

Full details and registration