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SALT the movie??

Abstract - Staff and students in the UK often dismiss MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions) as being associated with rote learning, but not understanding. However one of the biggest results ever published in education shows how mistaken this attitude is. The most important aspect of deep learning is probably being concerned with reasons rather than only with conclusions. If you want to test for knowledge of reasons then you can easily design MCQs to give the facts and ask about reasons. More interestingly, you can use MCQs that ask about facts to provoke learners to search for reasons. One method is to have students design MCQs (together with automatic feedback explaining why each response is right or wrong): the PeerWise software can organise this as an assignment in large classes. Another method is to use questions delivered by EVS (electronic voting systems) to catalyse peer discussion, even in huge classes. This talk will discuss some of the big educational results, and also psychological research that partially illuminates the mechanism. Supporting website for a SALT seminar presented by Steve Draper of Glasgow University at Swansea on 23rd November 2011.

A good book for the SALT reading group?

Publishing recordings of lectures and other recorded audio and video teaching materials is a growing practice supported by a loose family of technologies, often awkwardly labeled 'lecture capture'. At this seminar Dr Jon Anderson of the School of City and Regional Planning, Steven Vaughan of Cardiff Law School, and Dr Steve Rutherford of the School of Biosciences presented three contrasting perspectives on how this practice can be used to supplement, or even redefine, teaching practice. The session was well attended, with around 50 members of staff hearing from the speakers and engaging in question and answers and discussion.

Really useful set of resources from Herts on L&T issues. Lots of pointers here for further development of SALT pages.

Thought this might be of interest to former colleagues in SALT.

Seizing the opportunity of online learning for UK higher education Report to HEFCE by the Online Learning Task Force January 2011

This new initiative, launched by HEA Wales in the 2010-11 academic year, is aimed at encouraging the exchange and dissemination of good practice, at the discipline level, throughout the UK. It is specifically aimed at enabling staff and students in Welsh

Simon Sneddon (University of Northampton) at Learning in Law Annual Conference 2011

For some staff, teaching in British universities often takes second place to research. If we want to keep our reputation, this can't go on says Craig Mahoney

A report detailing the outcomes of the recent BMAF workshop 'Changing Universities through Internationalisation: from strategy to pedagogy' The report was written by David Dowdeswell-Allaway, Director of Skills Development and Employability at Norwich B