Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University

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Newcastle University

37 episodes

8 months ago

This fortnightly podcast looks at all the great things we are doing in learning and teaching here at Newcastle University.
In each episode we will hear from a wide range of guests, and guest hosts to discover more about their stories and the work behind their stories. There will be long form conversations, magazine style articles, and much more.

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Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University

Episode 037: AI at Newcastle University with Dr David Kennedy and Professor Ruth Valentine

Hello and welcome to episode 37 of the Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University podcast.

This week Ben Steel from LTDS sat down with Pro Vice Chancellor Education Professor Ruth Valentine and Dean of Digital Education Dr David Kennedy.

AI text generating technologies have been around for a long time, but they have made significant advances in recent years. Most are trained on extensive data sets and are capable of producing human-like written content quickly and easily. There has been a lot of media coverage of these tools lately (in particular ChatGPT) with concerns raised about the risk they present to academic integrity.

As with all emerging technologies, it is our role as educators to explore and investigate the opportunities they provide to our students’ educational experience, as well as to consider any potential negative impacts. Ben, Ruth and David discuss Newcastle University’s response to these tools, with a focus on the five principles for the use of AI at Newcastle.

Thank you to our guests and we hope you enjoy this episode.

If you would like to get in touch or have an idea you would like to share, please email ltds@ncl.ac.uk and use the title ‘Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University Podcast idea’.

Links from the episode

LTDS and AI - https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/effective-practice/ai/

ASK Website - https://www.ncl.ac.uk/academic-skills-kit/good-academic-practice/artificial-intelligence/

AI in practice - https://newcastle.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/sites/LTDS/_layouts/15/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7BFD7661EB-95A4-4E32-AA25-3CBE37193A38%7D&file=AI_live_guidance.docx&action=default&mobileredirect=true

Newcastle University AI of the Possible week - https://elements.ncl.ac.uk/course/index.php?categoryid=304

Nutella Community

QAA and AI - https://www.qaa.ac.uk/docs/qaa/members/maintaining-quality-and-standards-in-the-chatgpt-era.pdf

2 years ago

33 minutes 14 seconds

Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University

Episode 036: The Importance of Reading Lists

Hello and welcome to episode 36 of the Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University podcast.

This week Ben Steel from LTDS sat down with Louise Masson a Librarian Liaison Officer from our Library Liaison team in the Philip Robinson Library.

A reading list is an integral part of the student experience at University. Although it may be viewed as an archaic term these days, students are ‘reading’ for a degree. How do the students know what to read? It is the academic’s role to guide them.

Louise talks about the importance of reading list within our student’s modules and programmes. Why they are important to the students, our teachers, and the library. And how decolonisation and diversification is vital to the future of our reading lists.

Thank you to our guest Louise. We hope you enjoy this episode.

If you would like to get in touch or have an idea you would like to share. Please email ltds@ncl.ac.uk and use the title ‘Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University Podcast idea’.

Links from the episode

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/library/academics-and-researchers/reading-lists/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSXHz4t0CBc

Reading List Training

https://libguides.ncl.ac.uk/rltoolkit

2 years ago

27 minutes 15 seconds

Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University

Episode 035 – Pedagogy of Canvas Part Three – with Dr Helene Tyrrell

Hello and welcome to episode 35 of the Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University podcast.

Transcript available.

This is the final in a three part mini series that will look at the pedagogy of Canvas and how educators from across Newcastle University are utilising the tools in Canvas to provide a rich learning experience for our students.

In this episode we have a long form conversation with Dr Helene Tyrrell a Lecturer in Law.

Helene spoke to Matt Laidler and Dan Graham, Learning Enhancement & Technology Advisers from the Learning and Teaching Development Service about how she gets the best out of Canvas.

If you would like to get in touch or have an idea you would like to share. Please email ltds@ncl.ac.uk and use the title ‘Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University Podcast idea’.

Links from the episode

Transcript available.

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/digital-technologies/canvas/

https://ncl.instructure.com/courses/76

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/digital-technologies/canvas/ally/

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/digital-technologies/canvas/baseline/

https://microsites.ncl.ac.uk/casestudies/tag/canvas/

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/digital-technologies/canvas/help-and-support/

https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas/ct-p/canvas

2 years ago

29 minutes 10 seconds

Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University

Episode 034 – Pedagogy of Canvas Part Two – with Dr Chris Graham and Dr Adam Potts

Hello and welcome to episode 34 of the Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University podcast.

Transcript available.

This is the second in a three part mini series that will look at the pedagogy of Canvas and how educators from across Newcastle University are utilising the tools in Canvas to provide a rich learning experience for our students.

In this episode we have the second part of a long form conversation between Dr Chris Grahams Director of Digital Learning from the school of Maths, Stats, and Physics, and Dr Adam Potts a Senior Lecturer from Philosophy.

Chris and Adam speak to Matt Laidler and Dan Graham, Learning Enhancement & Technology Advisers from the Learning and Teaching Development Service about how they get the best out of Canvas.

Next week we will be releasing further conversations with Dr Helene Tyrell from the Law School about her experiences using Canvas.

If you would like to get in touch or have an idea you would like to share. Please email ltds@ncl.ac.uk and use the title ‘Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University Podcast idea’.

Links from the episode

Transcript available.

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/digital-technologies/canvas/

https://ncl.instructure.com/courses/76

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/digital-technologies/canvas/ally/

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/digital-technologies/canvas/baseline/

https://microsites.ncl.ac.uk/casestudies/tag/canvas/

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/digital-technologies/canvas/help-and-support/

https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas/ct-p/canvas

2 years ago

23 minutes 17 seconds

Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University

Episode 033 – Pedagogy of Canvas Part One – with Dr Chris Graham and Dr Adam Potts

Hello and welcome to episode 33 of the Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University podcast.

Transcript available.

This is the first in a three part mini series that will look at the pedagogy of Canvas and how educators from across Newcastle University are utilising the tools in Canvas to provide a rich learning experience for our students.

In this episode we have the first part of a long form conversation between Dr Chris Grahams Director of Digital Learning from the school of Maths, Stats, and Physics, and Dr Adam Potts a Senior Lecturer from Philosophy.

Chris and Adam speak to Matt Laidler and Dan Graham, Learning Enhancement & Technology Advisers from the Learning and Teaching Development Service about how they get the best out of Canvas.

Next week we will be releasing part two of this conversation.

If you would like to get in touch or have an idea you would like to share. Please email ltds@ncl.ac.uk and use the title ‘Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University Podcast idea’.

Links from the episode

Transcript available.

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/digital-technologies/canvas/

https://ncl.instructure.com/courses/76

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/digital-technologies/canvas/ally/

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/digital-technologies/canvas/baseline/

https://microsites.ncl.ac.uk/casestudies/tag/canvas/

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/digital-technologies/canvas/help-and-support/

https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas/ct-p/canvas

2 years ago

23 minutes 45 seconds

Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University

Episode 32: Community Engagement

Hello and welcome to episode 32 of the Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University podcast.

Transcript available.

In this episode, we look at how students at Newcastle University engage with our community in the North East to support learners from all age groups and areas of society.

Firstly we hear from Professor Jane Robinson, Pro-vice-chancellor for engagement and place. Jane introduces this episode and why this is very important to us, our students, and our community.

We speak to Naomi Nelson, an Outreach Ambassador in our SAgE faculty. As part of her undergraduate studies here at Newcastle, Naomi participated in the Street Science programme.

Alongside Naomi, we speak to Georgia Edge, a current undergraduate dentist student who supports the Brush Up scheme.

We speak to Naomi and Georgia about their experiences working in these schemes. We discussed how the schemes work on a day to day basis. How it helped their own learning and how it helped the people they were working with.

Finally, we spoke to Jenny Johnstone, a senior lecturer in our Law School, and Jasmine Davidge, who works with Jenny in our Law School. We talk to Jenny and Jasmine about Street Law. How the programme works, what our students get out of the scheme, and how it supports the people the students are working with in the community.

If you would like to get in touch or have an idea you would like to share. Please email ltds@ncl.ac.uk and use the title ‘Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University Podcast idea’.

Links from the episode.

Transcript available

Street Science

Brush Up

Street Law

Schools & Education Outreach

Engagement and Place Awards 2022

2 years ago

36 minutes 58 seconds

Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University

Episode 031: Learning and Teaching Conference 2023

Hello and welcome to episode 31 of the Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University podcast.

Transcript available.

In this episode, Holly Wheeler talks to Professor Tom Ward, Mack Marshall, Dr Amina Razak and Claire Rodgerson about the 2023 Learning and Teaching Conference and its theme Student Centred Education.

At the start of the episode Professor Tom Ward, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Education talks us through what the conference is and what Student-Centred Education means to him.

We then hear from Mack Marshall, Education Office at the Student’s Union who explores the importance of the conference for students and delves deeper into some the conference sub-themes.

Finally, the episode closes with Dr Amina Razak from Inclusive Newcastle Knowledge Centre and Claire Rodgerson from Citizens UK. They share with their experiences of presenting at last year’s conference and advice for those submitting a proposal for this year.

If you would like to get in touch or have an idea you would like to share. Please email ltds@ncl.ac.uk and use the title ‘Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University Podcast idea’.

Links from the episode.

Transcript available.

For more information on the conference and to register a place:

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/professional-development/conference/

To submit a proposal for the conference:

https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=yRJQnBa2wkSpF2aBT74-h3os11ktfbJKpBmO3a3fPX9UQ05UREpMOUtWN1JGVjU2VVBZSUtVMjlOOCQlQCN0PWcu

Subscribe to our Learning and Teaching Newsletter for conference updates:

https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=yRJQnBa2wkSpF2aBT74-h43lYtWjMjVDlfs0CCzBUT9UMFc2WVM5T1FPWFAzTEE0MDhVOFVBSFoyQyQlQCN0PWcu

For more information on Citizens UK:

https://www.citizensuk.org/

2 years ago

20 minutes 43 seconds

Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University

Episode 30 – Authentic Assessment with Professor Sally Brown and Professor Kay Sambell

Welcome to the 30th episode of the Learning and Teaching @ Newcastle University podcast.

Transcript Available

In this episode, Dr Chris Whiting from the Academic Practice Team speaks with Prof. Sally Brown and Prof. Kay Sambell about authentic assessment in higher education.

Sally and Kay are known internationally as advocates of assessment in higher education including assessment-for-learning and authentic assessment. In 2020, they created their Covid 19 Assessment Collection giving practical advice and examples in adapting assessment during the lockdown crisis and beyond. In this episode, they tell us more about implementing changes to move towards more authentic modes of assessment and learning, measuring the success of authentic assessment innovations, and making these innovations achievable and sustainable.

To thank Sally and Kay for volunteering their time, a donation was made to the Justice Prince CIC food bank.

Thank you to all our guests this week. We hope you enjoy this episode.

If you would like to get in touch or have an idea you would like to share. Please email ltds@ncl.ac.uk and use the title ‘Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University Podcast idea’.

Links from the Episode

Transcript Available

https://sally-brown.net/

https://sally-brown.net/kay-sambell-and-sally-brown-covid-19-assessment-collection/

https://twitter.com/justiceprince

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/effective-practice/assessment/

2 years ago

37 minutes 31 seconds

Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University

Episode 29 – In conversation with our new Dean of Digital Education

Hello and welcome to the first episode of season two of the Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University podcast.

Transcript available.

In this first episode, Sarah Graham, the Dean of Education for HaSS, sits down with Dr David Kennedy, our new Dean of Digital Education, to discuss:

* David’s new role * His strategy for digital education over the next 12 months * The challenges he will face over the next year * And how digital education will impact students once David implements his strategy.

In David’s welcome message, he talks about his role, and Sarah and David’s conversation explores this further.

“Technology alone should, of course, not dictate what we do, but I am a firm believer in the role that technology and use of data are enablers for pedagogical improvement and delivery of efficiency. We live in a digital age where advances in technology and the use of data have become integral in many aspects of our lives.”

“Our challenge as a University is to ensure we meet the expectations of our learners in how, when, and where they engage with education within educationally-grounded modes of delivery that are supported digitally where appropriate.”

Thank you to all our guests this week. We hope you enjoy this episode.

If you would like to get in touch or have an idea you would like to share. Please email ltds@ncl.ac.uk and use the title ‘Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University Podcast idea’.

Links from the episode

Transcript available.

Introducing our new Dean of Digital Education – Dr David Kennedy - https://newcastle.sharepoint.com/news/nuconnections/Pages/Introducing-our-new-Dean-of-Digital-Education-%E2%80%93-Dr-David-Kennedy.aspx?OR=Teams-HL&CT=1666341736818&clickparams=eyJBcHBOYW1lIjoiVGVhbXMtRGVza3RvcCIsIkFwcFZlcnNpb24iOiIyNy8yMjA5MDQwMDcxMiIsIkhhc0ZlZGVyYXRlZFVzZXIiOmZhbHNlfQ%3D%3D

Case studies on digital education - https://microsites.ncl.ac.uk/casestudies/tag/digital-education/

LTDS digital education pages - https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/effective-practice/digital-education/

LTDS digital accessibility pages - https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/effective-practice/digital-accessibility/

Digital Education Sub-Committee web pages - https://www.ncl.ac.uk/epgs/academic-governance/committees/desc/

3 years ago

20 minutes 21 seconds

Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University

Episode 028: Season 2 preview with Learning Analytics update

Hello and welcome to a special preseason trailer of the Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University podcast.

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We also have an update on one of our specials from season one.

Dr. Raghda Zahran, from NUIT, returns to talk to Dr. Matthew Forshaw, a reader in data science, and Dr. Huizhi (Elly) Liang, a senior lecturer in computing science, about how learning analytics plays a part in their courses and their teaching.

You can hear Raghda’s learning analytics special here if you want to learn more about the university’s approach to learning analytics.

Thank you to all our guests this week. We hope you enjoy this taster for the new season.

If you would like to get in touch or have an idea you would like to share. Please email ltds@ncl.ac.uk and use the title ‘Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University Podcast idea’.

Links from the episode

Learning Analytics from the Learning and Teaching website - https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/effective-practice/learning-analytics/

Learning Analytics in Canvas - https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/digital-technologies/canvas/canvas-new-analytics/

Learning Analytics Case Studies - https://microsites.ncl.ac.uk/casestudies/tag/learning-analytics/

Learning analytics season one special - https://podcasts.ncl.ac.uk/learningandteaching/series-1/episode-024-learning-analytics-special/

View transcript

3 years ago

8 minutes 48 seconds

Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University

Episode 027: Creative Practice

Hello, and welcome to episode 27 of the Learning and Teaching @ Newcastle University podcast.

Transcript available

‘Creative Practice’ as a discipline itself can seem mysterious, and yet we enjoy the fruits of that labour all the time; whether through live performance, in a gallery, on television, radio or online, but also in the shape of the built environment, in consumer product design, in the visual and sonic saturation of our attention, every day.

But how can creative practice be taught?

In this episode we hear from Dr Tara Bergin, an award-winning poet teaching creative writing within the School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics. We also interview Dr Will Edmondes, an acclaimed musician, composer and performer, who teaches creative practice as Senior Lecturer at the International Centre for Music Studies.

Both Tara and Will give us their perspective on teaching creative practice: how creative work can be generated, how it can be assessed, the challenges, the rewards, and how it can inform and develop other areas of a student’s academic work.

If you would like to get in touch or have a podcast idea you would like to share. Please email ltds@ncl.ac.uk and use the title ‘Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University Podcast idea’

See the links below for more on the subjects in this episode:

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/elll/people/profile/tarabergin.html

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/sacs/people/profile/willedmondes.html

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/creativearts/

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/sacs/music/

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/elll/

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/sacs/fine-art/

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/sacs/fine-art/research/digital-cultures/

3 years ago

31 minutes 12 seconds

Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University

Episode 026: Gamification in Learning and Teaching

Hello, and welcome to episode 26 of the Learning and Teaching @ Newcastle University podcast.

Transcript available

In this episode, we speak to Dr Pascal Stiefenhofer (Senior Lecturer and UG Director of Studies, Newcastle University Business School) about his research using games to aid those with mathematical anxiety. We also hear from Sarah Carnegie and Dr Tracy Scurry (both also from Newcastle University Business School) about a student project to create a board game to teach about the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Both discussions cover how they got started; why they chose to take the approach of using games to aid learning; and what they would advise for colleagues who are interested in trying something similar.

Pascal covers his journey from playing with his toddler, to using the same toys to teach advanced mathematical concepts to social studies students through pedagogical games of mathematical proof. Tracy and Sarah share their experience of the development of the board game Get Sust!, created originally by Stage 3 Business School Students Jonty Carr, Benjamin Deepak Inian, Harit Jiaravongtrakul, Jessica Loyal, Alice Pertwee, Andrew Petyt, and Matt White.

Thank you to our guests Sarah, Tracy, and Pascal. We hope you enjoy this episode.

If you would like to get in touch or have an idea you would like to share, please email ltds@ncl.ac.uk and use the title ‘Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University Podcast idea’.

3 years ago

32 minutes 21 seconds

Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University

Episode 025: Ideas in Academic Practice 7 – Supportive Practice Toolkit

Hello and welcome to episode 25 of the Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University podcast.

Transcript available

In this episode Emma McCulloch (Academic Practice Team Manager in LTDS) and Kevin Johnson (Disability Practitioner in Student Health and Wellbeing services) discuss the research Kevin has undertaken to develop a supportive practice toolkit to help teaching colleagues best support students with specific learning needs.

The discussion covers quick teaching wins to best prepare and deliver material that is truly inclusive to all learners.

Thank you to our guests Emma and Kevin. We hope you enjoy this episode.

If you would like to get in touch or have an idea you would like to share. Please email ltds@ncl.ac.uk and use the title ‘Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University Podcast idea’.

Links from the episode

Student Wellbeing: Disability Support - https://www.ncl.ac.uk/wellbeing/supportservices/disabilitysupport/#overview

Student Wellbeing - https://www.ncl.ac.uk/wellbeing/

Student Services - https://www.ncl.ac.uk/students/

Toolkit link: Supportive Practice Tool - Learning and Teaching @ Newcastle - Newcastle University (ncl.ac.uk)

Newcastle University Student Union Welfare pages - https://www.nusu.co.uk/support/welfare/

Newcastle University Student Union Disability and Accessibility pages - https://www.nusu.co.uk/support/welfare/disability/

Supporting Students with specific learning needs Canvas Course

https://ncl.instructure.com/

Elements workshop

https://elements.ncl.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=1287

3 years ago

22 minutes 32 seconds

Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University

Episode 024: Learning Analytics Special

Hello and welcome to episode 24 of the Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University podcast.

Transcript available

This episode introduces Newcastle University's approach to learning analytics from four interconnected perspectives.

Dr. Raghda Zahran, from NUIT, talks to Dr. Colin Campbell, Newcastle University Registrar, about being the sponsor of the learning analytics project.

Next, Raghda speaks to Professor Tom Ward, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Education, about extracting value from learning analytics and informing students, colleagues, and University learning and teaching decision making.

Raghda also talks to Graeme Redshaw-Boxwell about the Learning and Teaching Development Service approach to supporting the implementation of learning analytics and students' and colleagues' readiness and capacity building.

Finally, Raghda speaks to Dr. Lindsey Ferrie about the university's current state and the way forward with learning analytics.

Thank you to all our guests this week. We hope you enjoy this episode.

If you would like to get in touch or have an idea you would like to share. Please email ltds@ncl.ac.uk and use the title ‘Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University Podcast idea’.

Links from the episode

Transcript available

Learning Analytics from the Learning and Teaching website - https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/effective-practice/learning-analytics/

Learning Analytics in Canvas - https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/digital-technologies/canvas/canvas-new-analytics/

Learning Analytics Case Studies - https://microsites.ncl.ac.uk/casestudies/tag/learning-analytics/

Policy on the Ethical use of Student Data for Learning Analytics - https://newcastle.sharepoint.com/sites/LTDS/DigitalLearningSite/Forms/AllItems.aspx?id=%2Fsites%2FLTDS%2FDigitalLearningSite%2Fweb%2FPolicy%2DLearning%2DAnalytics%2Epdf&parent=%2Fsites%2FLTDS%2FDigitalLearningSite%2Fweb

JISC Learning Analytics content - https://www.jisc.ac.uk/learning-analytics

3 years ago

17 minutes 58 seconds

Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University

Episode 023: The Return of In-Person Exams Special

Hello and welcome to episode 23 of the Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University podcast.

As we approach the 2021/22 semester two assessment period, we will see the return of in-person exams for most of our students.

Spring 2022 will be the first time since January 2020 that most of our students last took part in an in-person exam. Many students have not completed an in-person exam since their A-levels or even GSCEs.

In this episode, aimed at students, our guest host Orla Thomas, a third-year history student will take you through her experience of an in-person exam journey.

Orla speaks to various guests to provide advice, guidance, and expertise to help you with the return of in-person exams.

We will hear from Dr. Vanessa Armstrong, a Lecturer in Biomedical, Nutritional, and Sports Science from the Faculty of Medical Sciences. Vanessa will advise about preparing yourself before, the morning of, and during your in-person exam.

Liv Jonassen, Academic Skills Development Manager from the Library Liaison Service, will provide hints and tips to get the best out of your exam preparation.

Ed Hillier, a therapist from our Student Health and Wellbeing Service, gives some wellbeing best practices to get yourself in the right mindset to complete your exam. Ed also gives us some techniques to support you during the exam.

Part of this episode will demystify the process and procedures of an in-person exam. Dr. Rebecca Gill from the Learning and Teaching Development Service will explain what to do and what to avoid before, during, and after the exam.

Thank you to all our guests this week. We hope you enjoy this episode. And it helps you with your exam preparations or any anxiety you may have.

If you would like to get in touch or have an idea you would like to share. Please email ltds@ncl.ac.uk and use the title ‘Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University Podcast idea’.

View PDF Transcript here

Links from the episode

ASK Website - https://www.ncl.ac.uk/academic-skills-kit/

ASK pages on writing - https://www.ncl.ac.uk/academic-skills-kit/writing/

ASK pages on revision - https://www.ncl.ac.uk/academic-skills-kit/assessment/exams-and-revision/

ASK pages on Feedback – https://www.ncl.ac.uk/academic-skills-kit/collections/understanding-and-interpreting-your-feedback/

Writing development centre - https://www.ncl.ac.uk/library/resources-and-study-support/writing-development-centre/

Student wellbeing pages - https://www.ncl.ac.uk/wellbeing/

Support and welfare - https://www.ncl.ac.uk/study/student-life/support-wellbeing/

Student’s homepage - https://www.ncl.ac.uk/students/

Student’s union - https://www.nusu.co.uk/

3 years ago

37 minutes 59 seconds

Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University

Episode 022: Learning and Teaching Conference 2022 Special

Transcript available here

Hello and welcome to episode 22 of the Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University podcast.

We look back at our 2022 Learning & Teaching Conference that took place on the 31st of March 2022.

The conference, titled ‘Education for All: Learning Together’ was a chance to bring colleagues and students together and talk about learning, teaching & education going forward and what things we can learn from a tumultuous couple of years.

Before the conference, we checked in with Pro-Vice-Chancellor Education Tom Ward who shares why he feels the conference is so important. He also picked out some of some of the key things he looked forward to such as Student Wellbeing and assessment design.We then spoke with the Prof Paul Ashwin, just after finishing his Keynote address that posed the question ‘What is an Education For’. Paul gives us some behind-the-scenes insights into the process that goes into preparing a delivering a Keynote, and how these events help his research.

We also caught up with a few colleagues of the conference, who explained what the conference means to them.

Recordings of the presentations and lightning talks are now available to view via ReCap:

https://campus.recap.ncl.ac.uk/Panopto/Pages/Sessions/List.aspx?folderID=6e3b00d5-58ad-49cf-aa2f-ae660082e8c9

If you are interested in keeping in touch with next year’s conference. Please join our Learning & Teaching Development Service Newsletter:

https://forms.ncl.ac.uk/view.php?id=2940658&_gl=1*1nrh6r4*_ga*MTI0OTgwMzg1OS4xNTIzNDg2ODk1*_ga_VH2F6S16XP*MTYxMDczNzUxNy4xMS4xLjE2MTA3NDIxMTQuMA

3 years ago

19 minutes 32 seconds

Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University

Episode 021: Supporting Student needs and wellbeing throughout the pandemic

Hello and welcome to episode 21 of the Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University podcast.

Transcript available

Here at Newcastle University, we are committed to providing a friendly and accessible service for students with additional learning needs, disabilities or conditions, so that they may study effectively and make full use of the opportunities available to them.

The Student Health and Wellbeing Service work with different schools within the university to support students throughout their time at Newcastle and engage them as a partner in their learning. As part of their learning partnership, they will need to participate in the support that is offered to them to make it work. In particular, if they feel that their support requirements change at any time, then it is important that they let us know so that our provision can be reviewed to meet their needs. The Student Health and Wellbeing Service also liaise with academic Schools over students' support requirements and external agencies where appropriate.

In this episode, we talk to Sandy Alden, team leader within the University's Disability and Specialist Learning team and Dr Luisa Wakeling, a Senior Lecturer at the School of Dental Sciences, to explore how the university adapted to teaching students with additional learning support, disabilities, or conditions at the start and throughout the pandemic, and we talk about the what the future of learning looks like.

In the first section, Sandy discusses what the Student Health and Wellbeing Service team did at the start of the pandemic to ensure all students were supported through the switch to online learning. Luisa also gives us a point of view from an academic about how she adapted her teaching style to meet the needs of all her students.

In the second section, both Sandy and Luisa talk about adapting to life back on campus after a long period of online teaching. They talk about the provisions they put into place during lockdown and discover what proved useful for students who require additional support.

In the final section of the episode, Sandy and Luisa talk about the benefits that came from online teaching, looking at what measures worked well and how they can be used going forward.

If you would like to get in touch or have an idea you would like to share, please email ltds@ncl.ac.uk and use the title ‘Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University Podcast idea’.

References:

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/wellbeing/

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/wellbeing/physicalwellbeing/

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/wellbeing/mentalwellbeing/#counsellingteam

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/wellbeing/supportservices/disabilitysupport/#overview

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/elll/students/student-support/personal-extenuating-circumstances/

https://www.nusu.co.uk/support/sac/

https://www.nusu.co.uk/support/welfare/

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3 years ago

22 minutes 8 seconds

Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University

Episode 020: Ideas in Academic Practice: School X, rethinking a University Degree

Hello and welcome to episode 20 of the Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University podcast.

Transcript available

In this episode Dr Paul Fleet (Chair of the Academic Progress Board of Studies at Newcastle University) talks to Professor Ruth Morrow and Professor Richard Clay (Co-Heads of School X) about harnessing the collective power of interdisciplinarity and cross-sector collaboration across the University to help colleagues and students be producers of excellence, creativity, and impact.

Ruth and Richard took post in September 2021 and have been consulting across the University to build a vision of how School X can become a new reality of collaboration in Higher Education.'

This podcast is for anyone involved in Higher Education (staff and students) and makes reference to research-driven ideas and practice to support the community of scholars who are committed to co-creation in education; authentic in education; the balance of learning across the student, educator, professional bodies, and the environment; and the power of innovative learning.

This is part of a suite of podcasts developed from the meetings of the Academic Progress Board of Studies and for more information on the work and support of the Academic Progress Team please contact: mailto:apt.lts@newcastle.ac.uk or visit https://www.ncl.ac.uk/ltds/professional/

If you would like to get in touch or have an idea you would like to share. Please email ltds@ncl.ac.uk and use the title ‘Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University Podcast idea’.

Transcript available

3 years ago

33 minutes 51 seconds

Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University

Episode 019: Ideas in Academic Practice: Structures of Wellbeing in Learning and Teaching

Hello and welcome to episode 19 of the Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University podcast.

Transcript available

In this episode Dr Paul Fleet (Chair of the Academic Progress Board of Studies at Newcastle University), and Kate Aitchison (Head of Student Health & Wellbeing) talk about the importance of embedding structures of wellbeing into Higher Education for the benefit of all stakeholders.

As academics, professional staff, and students we are acutely aware and encounter health and wellbeing issues in the workplace on a daily basis. The discussion begins by discussing pressures upon students and colleagues and where the sources of information come from that inform and recognise where wellbeing support is needed. Building a picture of a concern or of good practice can often be isolated to a smaller group and it is important to ensure linkage between people and services both internally and in the wider community. As the conversation progresses, an outline of a structure that was piloted in the School of Arts and Cultures and was later presented at the SMaRteN Conference in Cambridge on 17th December 2019 as a leading case study of good practice.

This podcast is for anyone involved in higher education (staff and students) and makes reference to research-driven ideas and practice to support the community of scholars who are committed to delivering wellbeing support across the academic journey off all who work in HE.

For more information on Newcastle University's Student Wellbeing Service please visit: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/wellbeing/ and if you want to know more about the SACS Circles you can contact paul.fleet@ncl.ac.uk or kate.aitchison@newcastle.ac.uk

This is part of a suite of podcasts developed from the meetings of the Academic Progress Board of Studies and for more information on the work and support of the Academic Progress Team please contact: mailto:apt.lts@newcastle.ac.uk or visit https://www.ncl.ac.uk/ltds/professional/

If you would like to get in touch or have an idea you would like to share. Please email ltds@ncl.ac.uk and use the title ‘Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University Podcast idea’.

References:

Transcript available

Stepchange: https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/what-we-do/policy-and-research/publications/stepchange-mentally-healthy-universities

https://www.smarten.org.uk/reading-list.html Universities UK (2018) Minding our future: starting a conversation about the support of student mental health https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/minding-our-future

University Mental Health Charter https://universitymentalhealthcharter.org.uk/

SMaRteN: https://www.smarten.org.uk/

NHS 5 Steps to Mental Wellbeing https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/improve-mental-wellbeing/

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3 years ago

38 minutes 5 seconds

Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University

Episode 018: Giving, Receiving, and Interpreting Feedback Special

Hello and welcome to episode eighteen of the Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University podcast.

Episode transcript

According to the Learning and Teaching Website. Feedback should be a dialogue rather than one-way communication. It should clearly link to the learning outcomes and encourage students to reflect on their learning.

In this episode, our guest host Susan Barfield a Learning Enhancement & Technology Adviser from LTDS investigates how feedback is given, received, and interpreted.

In the first section, a returning contributor to the podcast Liv Jonassen, an Academic Skills Development Manager from Liaison Services in the Library. Has put together an insightful section that looks at common student queries about interpreting feedback and how the liaison services would answer these student queries.

The second section is a conversation with Professor Caroline Walker-Gleaves. Caroline is a professor of education in the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Caroline spoke to us about her work using structural and stylistic domains within formative feedback to enhance students’ writing and communication at Level 3.

In the final section, Chris Whiting from the academic practice team in LTDS takes us through some of the key aspects of providing good feedback from the Introduction to Learning and Teaching in Higher Education programme.

Thank you to all our guests this week, we hope you enjoy this episode.

If you would like to get in touch or have an idea you would like to share. Please email ltds@ncl.ac.uk and use the title ‘Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University Podcast idea’.

Links from the episode

Episode transcript

Learning and Teaching Website on Feedback – https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/effective-practice/assessment/good-feedback/

Feedback on exams - https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/effective-practice/assessment/feedback-exams/

Feedback forms - https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/effective-practice/assessment/feedback-forms/

ASK Website - https://www.ncl.ac.uk/academic-skills-kit/

ASK pages on Feedback – https://www.ncl.ac.uk/academic-skills-kit/collections/understanding-and-interpreting-your-feedback/

Library homepage - https://www.ncl.ac.uk/library/

Caroline’s Case: Using structural and stylistic domains within formative feedback to enhance students’ writing and communication at Level 3 - Show more...

3 years ago

26 minutes 1 second