Innovation Fund 2014: Running order for Dissemination and Welcome Event, 9th Dec 2013
2-2.15pm Welcome and introduction, Chris Phillips and Simon Pallett (Innovation Fund panel members)
Presentation block
2.15-2.45pm
Project leads
FMS Institute for Ageing and Health – Laura
Greaves and Ellen Tullo
HaSS Education Communication and Language
Sciences – Rene Koglbauer (staff) and Paul
Miller (EdD student)
SAgE Chemical Engineering and Advanced
Materials – Jarka Glassey. SAgE – Katie Wray.
Careers Service – Jess Jung.
10min break for discussion and refreshments
Presentation block
2.55-3.25pm
Project team
FMS Graduate School – Lynne Rawles, Alison
Clapp. FMS MSED – Laura Delgatty
Student Wellbeing – Kate Aitchison/Michelle
Robson. Computing Science – Marie Devlin
FMS Biomedical Sciences – Lindsey Ferrie
15min break for discussion and refreshments
Project summary
Investigating what students know, and need to know, about ageing. Designing and
piloting a cross-Faculty module about ageing for all UG students to support the
Societal Challenge Theme of Ageing and Health.
Piloting a project in which students (typically international PG students) work together
to better understand both the UK educational system and to compare and understand
national education systems in each other’s home countries. Organising visits for PG
students to local primary and secondary schools both so they learn more about UK
schools and to link with local schools’ priorities on developing intercultural
understanding.
Researching, piloting and establishing a robust framework for the assessment of
professional skills in view of increased student numbers and intended increased
involvement of students in industrial placements.
Project summary
Investigating the use of ReCap personal capture recording software and dropbox for
distance learning students and tutors to use in online viewing of and feedback on
assessments. Employing students to investigate and test using the software in this
way, and to write and test a student user guide.
Developing a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy app to support students experiencing
depression and/or anxiety.
The ‘Feedback Foghorn’. Starting from an awareness that both students and staff are
disengaged with HE feedback, and suggesting that ‘simpler’ is better than ‘more’
feedback processes. Establishing staff and student perceptions and expectations of
feedback , then developing an integrating a feedback ePortfolio directly linked to early
stage assessments. The feedback ePortfolio should help students engage with their
feedback as part of a reflective process and also show staff whether students have
read their feedback and used it in writing reflective summaries.
Presentation block
3.40-4.10pm
Project team
HaSS School of Modern Languages – JeanChristophe (JC) Penet
HaSS Law – Kathryn Hollingsworth
SAgE Mechanical and Systems Engineering –
Didier Talamona, Kenny Dalgarno, John Lockey
Project summary
Supporting final-year students to act as learning facilitators and peer advisors to
enhance first-year students’ linguistic progress and career awareness. Using ePortfolio
to deliver peer feedback.
Supporting Law students to undertake part-time pro bono placements with LegaCare,
a local charity that provides legal advice and representation to people in the North
East diagnosed with major illness.
Understanding the difference in perceptions of peer evaluation from MSE students
(and staff) in the UK and in Singapore, and reasons for this difference. Research in
partnership with Civil Engineering and Geosciences.
10min break for discussion and refreshments
Presentation block
4.20-4.50pm
Project team
HaSS History Classics and Archaeology
(Archaeology) – Jan Harding
SAgE Mathematics and Statistics – Lee Fawcett
SAgE Electrical and Electronic Engineering – Jon
Goss. SAgE Marine Science and Technology –
Sara Marsham. SAgE Biology – Alison Graham.
SAgE Faculty/QuILT – Christie Harner
10min break for discussion and refreshments
Project summary
Supporting student to plan, deliver and disseminate a field investigation, using
ePortfolio to help them recognise the skills they are using and developing.
Investigating the use of case-based teaching in statistics service courses as a way to
improve student participation and motivation, and to promote a deeper learning of
course material rather than a surface learning of how to pass assessments. Focussing
on how to assess the deeper learning this case-based teaching promotes, including
self- and peer-assessment forms and self- and group-reflection video recordings.
Trialling electronic marking and feedback using GradeMark on a selection of
coursework submissions. Developing clearer marking criteria and libraries of
comments for use in electronic marking.
5pm End of event
Innovation Fund information is online: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/quilt/resources/excellence/innovationfund.htm
Contact for queries: lydia.wysocki@ncl.ac.uk, x8952