Tag: engagement
This Learning and Teaching funded project enabled the the purchase and installation of a computer management software package for use in medium/large computer-based teaching areas, that allows the broadcast of the teacher’s computer screen to every student’s monitor, as well as to the data projection screen. Ms S E Magill (JOMEC), Dr Barbara Evans (BIOSI) [...]
Completed Projects:
Completed Project: Extension to the BRILL (Biosciences Respond, Interact and Learn in Lectures) Project
Building on a successful pilot project that purchased Audience Response Systems for use in lectures, this extension will trial the technology in larger teaching spaces. Dr Barbara Evans et al (BIOSI)
Practice Snippets: First Year Experience, Recruitment, Retention and Induction:
Early engagement in SOCSI
There are several initiatives in place in the School of Social Sciences that ensure students coming to study as undergraduates at Cardiff are made to feel a sense of engagement and belonging that can greatly enhance their learning experience here. The ‘Engagement Trail’ starts pre-arrival, when students can participate in the SOCSI Undergrad Blog, and [...]
Practice Snippets: First Year Experience, Recruitment, Retention and Induction:
Early engagement of learners in MATHS
At the start of academic year 2008/09 the School of Mathematics run a two-day induction event for its 170+ first year students. The sessions are presented by enthusiastic members of staff and postgraduate students and are designed to be informal and interactive, with a number of ice-breaker activities running throughout the programme. The aims of [...]