The Recognition Team (consisting of myself, Darren Minister and Natalie Morgan) organised a Writing Frenzy, attended by 7 applicants for HEA Fellowship/Senior Fellowship on Friday September 6th 2019. The “Frenzy” saw us trying a new approach to writing support for HEA Fellow applicants. This is the first of a 2…
…with Reaching Wider and Step Up to Swansea University Alice Davies Partnership Manager South West Wales Reaching Wider Partnership June is often a busy month for Widening Access teams and this is certainly true of the Reaching Wider team at the University. Over the course of June we ran a huge…
May 13th-17th 2019 was TEL CPD week at SALT. For the first time, we offered three ways to learn more about the pedagogical benefits of technology enhanced learning, in the space of one week: – TELTALKS19 – a programme of live online talks, using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra TEL Tools and…
On Wednesday 20th February, I attended “Respecting Diverse Talent and Ways of Learning: A Blended Approach”, the latest in a series of workshops organised by SALT on “The Seven Characteristics of a Good University Teacher” [1]. Inspired by the work of Arthur W. Chickering and Zelda F. Gamson [2], the…
Dr Nigel Francis from the Medical School delivered an inspirational session at SALT. Taking us through his journey with a step-by-step account, he shared the challenges, successes and benefits of adopting a flipped approach to learning. Process Most of the content goes out to Nigel’s students via video with a…
Did you make pancakes for Shrove Tuesday? What was your recipe? Your preferred style of cooking? Making pancakes this past week and watching others do it made me draw upon the metaphor of teaching is like a cook making pancakes. Teachers are the cooks, students the pancakes. We can essentially have the same…
By Rhian Ellis, Academic Developer, SALT. Active Learning in Higher Education This blog is about active learning and its growing importance in Higher Education. It’s also a great opportunity to offer my insight from the SALT ‘7Cs’ January workshop led by Dr. Patricia Xavier from Swansea University’s College of Engineering, ‘Dynamism, conversation…
As the (open place) officer I work with students and staff to improve equality, diversity, and LGBT+ representation. Alongside this I am also in the process of completing my PhD in Economics, researching the role of sexual orientation in the economy. Recently I was honoured to have earned my inclusivity…
Professor Richard Owen, from the Hilary Rodham Clinton School of Law, recently presented a great ‘7 Characteristics of a Good University Teacher’ seminar at SALT. In this very enjoyable and well-attended session, Richard explained …
By Cath Elms, c.l.elms@swansea.ac.uk As the university’s Equality Advisor and LGBT+ Staff Network co-chair, I specialise in LGBT+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) inclusion for staff and students at the university. My work involves providing advice and support on LGBT+ issues at work and study. I also lead on the university’s…
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