Nahid Farzalizadeh serves as the Students’ Union Officer for the Faculty of Science and Engineering. Appointed after completing her postgraduate degree in Chemical Engineering, Nahid shares her experiences in the role so far and her ambitions for what she hopes to accomplish during her term.
Have you ever wondered how your unique perspective could shape the future of our learning environment and student experience? In the Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE), we believe that every student voice has the power to create meaningful change and shape the future of our University.
Despite positive teaching feedback, the 2024 National Student Survey shows no significant improvement in overall student experience. The University has identified 15 actions to enhance performance, particularly in Assessment & Feedback and Student Voice, to be implemented across all levels.
Lorna Dawson is the Interim Head of Teaching, Learning and Student Experience for the School of Natural Sciences. Here she provides an update on the developments in assessment and progression following the review in the summer of 2023. I think many colleagues will be familiar with the challenges we encountered regarding Assessment and Progression (A&P), […]
We are delighted to announce that Professor Colin Steele has been appointed as the new Discipline Head of Education (DHoE) for the Foundation Studies Programme from 1st August 2024 for a period of three years. Colin takes over from Dr Jonathan Sly, who has held the DHoE role for the past 5 years.
Dr Jo Cartwright has also been appointed as Head of Foundation Studies from 1st August 2024. Jo takes over from Professor Andy Weightman.
But do you know who the Foundation Studies Team are..?
This case study looks at the importance of innovation and how peer action learning and peer evaluation, can benefits students.
Case Study: How Computer Sciences are using Gradescope to autograde programming assignments.
Gradescope is a tool which enables submission of programming code. This article introduces the Gradescope programming assignment and signposts to useful documentation and sources of support.
This article will compare Canvas Quizzes to Blackboard Tests. This is not intended to be a training piece; it is an overview of the features, giving you some ideas on how Canvas compares to Blackboard. Quizzes can be created in Canvas to support assessment and feedback. Quizzes can be used for formative and summative assessments […]