Seminar: “Academic promotions based on learning and teaching”
Friday 8 March 2013, 2.15pm- 4pm
The Centre of Higher Education in Learning and Management (HELM) is hosting this topical seminar by Professor Jon Scott from Leicester University. The event is open to all, but you need to register your attendance. Please confirm your attendance by email. For more information, please contact Ilias G Basioudis.
23 March 2012
At the Project Directors’ Conference ‘Bilateral Cooperation with Industrialised Countries’ in Brussels, Dr Matthew Hall chaired the Business Studies, Management Science and Law workshop “Key Components of the Respective Field of Study:How to Adapt to Regional/National/Global Needs and Differences?” and presented preliminary findings on the EU-funded project Excellence in Mobility: “Cross-cultural Training For US and EU students (CROCUS)”(presentation slides are available here).
EU-US Atlantis Intercultural Competence Networking Event 21 November 2011
Under the auspices of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) and EU-US Atlantis student mobility programme, we had the pleasure of welcoming Dr Simone Schlichting-Artur (Drexel University) and hosting a networking event with the aim of sharing good practice and developing innovative approaches to mobility issues.
The event comprised a series of short presentations aiming to instigate discussion and closer collaboration between partner institutions. All presentations are available below.
Welcome & Aston’s approach to intercultural competence framework – Professor Helen Higson, Senior Pro-Vice Chancellor, Aston University
Crossing the Bridge – Simone Schlichting-Artur, Assistant Department Head of Culture and Communication, Director of Modern Languages, Drexel
A critical review of training and assessment in intercultural competence: Key findings from the HEA BMAF study – Kathryn Ainsworth, MSc Programme Director and Matthew Hall, Director of International Relations, Aston Business School
Preparing global ready graduates - Lessons learnt from a course on global working - Yves Guillaume, Lecturer, Aston Business School
Culture and Communication at Aston: helping staff and students to learn with and from people of different backgrounds- Kate Parsons, Staff & Student Diversity & Wellbeing Manager, Aston University
Learning and Teaching Symposium – Exploring Inspirational Learning
March 2011
Catherine Foster: Placements and degree performance: Do placements lead to better marks, or do better students choose placements?
Anne Wheeler: Enhancing Employability Skills in Environmental Management Students through Learning Innovation
Matthew Olczak & David Saal: Assessed Group Presentations in a Final Year Module
Kathryn Ainsworth: Teaching intercultural communication to postgraduate students in Aston Business School
Uwe Napiersky: Developing ‘Connect’ programme for MBA students
Matthew Olczak: Evaluating the impact of a web-based resource on student learning
Odette Hutchinson: Using Motivational Techniques to Give and Receive Student Feedback
Josie Kelly: Old problem, new solution? Are Anti Plagiarism Software packages the answer to students’ academic misconduct?
Kai Liu & Helen Higson: Can Arts-based training enhance cultural competence?
Discussion on Inspirational Learning including Student Panel moderated by Elaine Clarke, Director Undergraduate Programmes
Learning and Teaching Symposium
The first Learning and Teaching Symposium took place on 18 March 2010. To find out what it was about, see Programme and Photos, as well as Presentations:
Learning and Teaching Update (CLIPP) by Anne Wheeler; Expectations and perceptions: the rhetoric and reality of the ABS Placement Programme – support service and placement year by Nicola Bullivant; Demonstrating Grademark by Odette Hutchinson;
Developing case studies as an online resource for Knowledge Management teaching by Matthew Hall; Use of Blackboard™ Grade Centre for Immediate Feedback by Helen Higson; Creating a positive learning environment for Non EU students by Helen Higson & Catherine Foster; Approaches to learning and self study materials in quantitative subjects by Gary Simpson; Intercultural Awareness Week - Managing International Students’ Expectations at Aston by Dashi Alpion; Project Cleo: Students Reading the News by Gary Simpson & Christopher Brewster; and It Takes Two to Tango:If You Want Students to Harness Culturally Diverse Syndicate Groups for Their Learning, Assure High Interdependence and Students Value Cultural Differences by Yves Guillaume.
Mark Palmer's presentation Me Inc: Self i-branding as resistance to the institutionalization of the academic labour process is not available.
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