Tag: SONMS
Practice Snippets: First Year Experience, Recruitment, Retention and Induction:
Applicant summer school in SONMS
Applicants holding conditional offers were invited to a Summer school to introduce them to the school and issues related to life and studying at university. SONMS (APRE) 2008/09 Elaine Beer
A recent project focussing on the delivery of education in Communication Skills had been developed with the School of Optometry and lectures and workshops delivered to the September 2009 first year undergraduates for both schools. This is currently being evaluated although initial findings are that students welcomed the opportunity to study together on an interdisciplinary [...]
Dr Dianne Watkins (SONMS), Prof. Paul Dummer, (DENTL), Dr Kamila Hawthorne (MEDIC) led a project to pilot the use of Grademark to provide electronic feedback across their schools. The report showed that it was generally very well received by students and assessors, but that there are issues that need to be overcome. GradeMark Project
Practice Snippets: First Year Experience, Recruitment, Retention and Induction:
Innovations in selection and induction at SONMS
Innovations include an Introductory video used during Selection / Interviews for pre-registration undergraduate students and Pre-registration Undergraduate Starter Survey developed and implemented from September 2008. APRE 2007/08 Jerry Bray, Jonny Bull, Alison Carter, Sandra Fender, Fran Magness, Gail Williams SONMS
The aim of this workshop was to encourage individuals to recognise their abilities to study at M level and to offer support. The increase in numbers this coming year (2009) demonstrates that our widening access and marketing strategy is working. Home and international students attended the workshop. SONMS (APRE) 2008/09 Rhian Barnes, Judith Benbow, Colin [...]
A three day MSc Study Skills workshop was held in September 2008 prior to commencement of the new programme. This was evaluated very well and will be developed and offered in 2009. APRE 2007/08 Colin Rees, Rhian Barnes, Judith Benbow SONMS
National Student Survey: a subgroup of the Learning and Teaching committee has been formed to consider issues related to the latest NSS results. This subgroup is charged with identifying issues for improvement and actions to ensure that improvements in relation to the student experience are implemented. The Students’ Union Healthcare Student Integration Officer is a [...]
Practice Snippets: Technology-enhanced Education and the Learning Environment:
School-wide transition to paperless marking in SONMS
Cardiff School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies recently surveyed staff following the move to paperless marking. The decision to ‘go paperless’ was taken at a School Board meeting in September 2007; our last remaining programme is due to migrate to the new process in September 2009. The paperless marking process itself does not use bespoke [...]
MSc student celebration day held in July 2009 to which staff and past, present and future students were invited. The aim of the day was to encourage all students to network and share experiences. It was an opportunity for dissertation students on the 5 year programme to reconnect with their peers and supervisors to stimulate [...]