HEA Wales / SALT seminar - By hook or by crook? Issues and solutions in addressing unfair practice

Tuesday 3rd May 2011 - Abbey Building - Council Chamber - 13:00 - 16:30 Information about the event: This one-day, interactive event will provide opportunities to explore the perennial difficulty of unfair practice by students, and in particular plagiarism, focusing on some of the underlying issues and highlighting potential approaches to tackle the problem. Drawing on the experiences, practice and/or research of colleagues in a variety of roles, the event will centre around four key areas:

• Assessment strategies to minimise unfair practice possibilities


• Supporting students’ academic skills development


• Improving and implementing policies for unacceptable academic practice


• Using text-matching tools effectively

The aim is for delegates to consider, discuss and refine ideas for enhancing their personal and institutional practice in this area drawing on insights emerging from the event.

Speakers:

• Erica Morris (HEA & Academic Integrity Service)


• Julia Fallon & Neil Wellman (UWIC)


• Sandra George & Pete Hanratty (Swansea)


• Mark Goode (UWIC)


• Paul Latreille (Swansea)


• Huw Morris (Swansea)


• Karen Morrow (Swansea)


• Jane Thomas (Swansea)


• Luke James (Swansea SU)

Bookings:

To book for this event, please email Amy Rowlands [a.rowland@swansea.ac.uk]. 60 places available on first-come, first-served basis.

SALT Seminar - Effective strategies for teaching international students

Monday 4th April 2011 - Wallace 218 1.00pm - 4.30pm

Jude Carroll, one of the leaders of the HEA’s Teaching International Students (TIS) project and Principal Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University, will be delivering this SALT workshop on Effective strategies for teaching international students. Jude Carroll was awarded the National Teaching Fellowship in 2009 and conducts research, writes and lectures widely on deterring students from plagiarism and on effective teaching in culturally diverse classrooms.

The workshop will focus on issues and resources for teaching international students and some of the challenges and strategies that can be used to ensure effective learning. Jude will also cover induction and interaction, transition and the international student journey, transfer from English Language programmes and pathways and the needs of international students.

To register for the seminar please email salt@swansea.ac.uk. Tea and coffee will be provided.

Don't forget that next week is the University learning and Teaching conference

Keynote Address

The keynote address Playing with Brains: Techniques i have found useful in learning and teaching will be provided by Professor Peter McOwan, Director of Learning and Teaching at Queen Mary, University of London. Peter McOwan is a Professor of Computer Science and became a Higher Education Academy National Teaching Fellow in 2008. More information about Peter McOwan can be found here.

Themes

The conference will showcase good practice in learning, teaching and assessment across the University. In particular the conference will focus on.

• Assessment and Feedback
• Enhancing the First Year Experience
• Learning and Teaching that is Research Led and Practice Driven
• Outcomes from the HEFCW E-Learning Benchmarking projects

The Programme

To see the complete programme and read the abstracts visit the conference website http://saltconference.swan.ac.uk/

Registration

If you would like to attend please register here