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?
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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.
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Promoting excellence in Learning and Teaching, driven by Middlesex Senior Fellows of HEA with contributions welcomed from all Middlesex staff.