2017 Biomedical Sciences Learning and Teaching Forum

The first Biomedical Sciences Learning and Teaching Forum was held on the 21st of June 2017 in the Anatomy Lecture Theatre in Doorway 3.

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This first forum was a great success with over 60 staff and PhD students gathering to celebrate Learning, Teaching and Student support at the Deanery of Biomedical Sciences.

The event consisted of series of stimulating and interesting presentations covering a range of recent initiatives in student support, teaching, curriculum development and research in Teaching and Learning.

Topics included: 

  • The student learning journey
  • Delivering a Biomedical Sciences UG programme in China
  • The Academic Families peer support scheme
  • Recent initiatives in Anatomy
  • Teaching and Learning with massive online open courses (MOOCs)
  • Building competence in social sciences for medical sciences students
  • The power of placements for science communication
  • Mentorship scheme for Career development PhD students in Learning and Teaching
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The wonderful diversity of good practice on display revealed the true strength and depth of scholarship and research that underlies the development and implementation of learning and teaching- and student support-related initiatives in our Deanery. The Learning and Teaching forum was a celebration of the endeavour, imagination and expertise of staff within Biomedical Sciences. Contributions from outside our Deanery by Fiona Hale (IS), Hazel Marzetti and Neil Lent (IAD) provided an invaluable wider perspective on how we can work with other initiatives to further enhance our learning and teaching activities. Impact here has been rapid with at least two approaches from within the Deanery to engage with ELDeR course/programme review. The lesson has been learned – this will be an annual event from now on!

 - Philip Larkman, Director of Teaching, Biomedical Sciences

 

Following a staff meeting discussion led by Prof Mike Shipston, Dean of BMS and Dr Phil Larkman, Director of Teaching, two guest presentations ended the day:

“ELDeR: learning design in practice” by Fiona Hale (Information Services) and “LEAF in Medical Sciences” by Hazel Marzetti (Institute for Academic development).

Programme and presentation slides

Learning Teaching Forum Programme

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Programme LTF (89.23 KB / DOCX)

Debbie Shaw - Understanding the student journey - from pre-arrival to graduation

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Debbie Shaw LTF (206.72 KB / PPTX)

Melanie Stefan - Generally fine: Lessons learnt from year 1 of delivering a Biomedical Sciences course in China

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Melanie Stefan LTF (229.81 KB / PDF)

Lisa Ketchion - Academic Families Scheme

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Lisa Ketchion LTF (1.87 MB / PPTX)

Alethea Kelsay and Victoria McCulloch - What's new in Anatomy?

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John Menzies - Teaching and Learning with MOOCs

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John Menzies LTF (8.41 MB / PPT)

Judith Sim and Hannah Lesshafft - Between paradigms:  building competence in social sciences for students of medical and natural sciences

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Ruth Deighton and Jane Taylor - Establishing a Mentorship Scheme for Career Development PhD students in Learning and Teaching

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Ruth Deighton, Jane Taylor LTF (713.51 KB / PPTX)

Fiona Hale - ELDeR: Learning design in practice

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Fiona Hale LTF (2.26 MB / PDF)

 Hazel Marzetti and Neil Lent - LEAF in Medical Sciences

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Related links

Biomedical Teaching Organisation

ELDeR: learning design in practice

Leading Enhancement in assessment and feedback (LEAF)