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June 7, 2023 -
Offering autonomy and creativity in presented group work for year 1 healthcare students. Discover the aims, impact and future of the conferences. External Examiner Feedback …opportunity for student to collaboratively develop and discuss their learning with tutors and peers in the three different formats is ...
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January 31, 2023 -
The Faculty Employability Team consult and advise academics in embedding employability into their curriculum through activities such as authentic learning. The Team have been busy working with academic colleagues developing new embedding employability and engaged learning case studies. There are three new videos: There are ...
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January 23, 2023 -
Financial Reporting and Analysis EFIMM0030 Unit information This is a mandatory unit on the Finance and Investment MSc programme, with a cohort size of 176 in 2021/22. In focusing on the preparation and articulation of the main financial statements the unit lends itself to applied ...
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January 10, 2023 -
Banking EFIM20032 The Practice The Banking unit is an optional Year 2 and 3 unit for various undergraduate programmes in the Business School, with approximately 80 students in 2021/22. Formative assessment requires students to work in groups from the outset, completing group tutorial work and ...
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November 7, 2022 -
A Case Study on developing practical engineering skills through self-direct exploration. Dr Francesco Fornetti explains how home lab kits and simulation tools can help spark curiosity and exploration among engineering students. Transcript Practical skills are an essential part of any engineering degree. They enable students to understand ...
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December 15, 2021 -
Students in the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies have the opportunity to work with a real NGO on a business planning activity. The units have been developed and supported with the support of the Engaged Learning team. You can find more about engaged learning on ...
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July 12, 2021 -
The TESTA (Transforming the Experience of Students Through Assessment) project works with programmes at the University to explore how students experience various aspects of their assessment environment, such as the quality of feedback they receive, the split between formative and summative assessment, and how they ...
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June 21, 2021 -
Details the Creative Futures open unit which explores futures studies from radically different perspectives: how designers and leaders create visions for the future and how these visions help shape more inclusive, caring and radical futures. We engage with these futures conversations in creative and playful ...
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June 9, 2021 -
This case study shares an approach to 'authentic' learning using an example from a unit I direct for first-year Innovation students at the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (the Centre). My teaching approach is participatory, student-led, and grounded in principles of inclusion, civic engagement, and ...
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December 12, 2019 -
Blog series 'The Office' - find out how James Norman created his own 'company', complete with its own office space in order to teach his Timber Engineering unit. Students worked on real briefs and projects as 'employees' throughout this authentic and unique learning experience. ...
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June 14, 2019 -
Learning about the geometry and kinematics of bodies and their trajectories through space (or ‘astrodynamics’) is challenging due to its three-dimensional nature. To address this, the University of Bristol have developed simulation exercises for students based on a constructivist learning approach and variation learning theory. ...
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October 12, 2018 -
A project that engaged students in real life scientific investigation and field work, to develop scientific report writing and data handling. In addition it benefitted students in developing transferable skills and provided the opportunity to engage with the local community in outreach activity. ...
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