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INSPIRE – excellence in learning &
  teaching at Middlesex | |
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Middlesex
  University Teaching Fellows             
                                                            December 2012 
Welcome
  to the inaugural issue of Inspire. It will be coming to you three times per year.
   
Feel
  free to comment on any of the individual items. [Download PDF version] The full version of this issue of the newsletter is ONLY available via download link (above) | |
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Find a Fellow 
Who are the University Teaching Fellows? See the current
  list (by school/service) and link to their profiles. | |
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Spotlight on the NSS 
The
  trouble with the NSS is … well, where do you start? It’s possible to
  lose count of the number of things that can trouble us about the NSS. | |
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7 thorny questions ..... to reflect on Over coffee or in a particularly reflective moment ask yourself and a selection of experienced colleagues some questions. | |
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App-date 
How can the spontaneous ‘scribbling on acetate’ type
  classroom interactions be moved onto the web? What about when we need to
  scribble, describe, explain? | 
|  | Top tips 
A regular
  series of advice columns. This issue contains some thoughts on team teaching
  from Cathy Minett-Smith. | 
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Student’s eye view 
What is
  the role of a Student Learning Assistant (SLA)? Rosina Georgiou explains how
  she works at 'bridging the gap between lecturers and students'. | 
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Research roundup 
A regular
  feature of the Newsletter, highlighting funding opportunities available and
  publications focusing on learning and teaching.  | 
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Conferences 
A regular
  listing of conferences with a learning and teaching theme, plus links to
  other sites listing similar events. | 
Promoting excellence in Learning and Teaching, driven by Middlesex Senior Fellows of HEA with contributions welcomed from all Middlesex staff.








