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The Higher Education Academy (HEA) is pleased to invite applications to the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Fund for Wales for up to £2,500 per proposal. This is an open call and proposals are welcome any time up to Friday 13 May 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

The Higher Education Academy (HEA) is pleased to invite applications to the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Fund for Wales for up to £2,500 per proposal. This is an open call and proposals are welcome any time up to Friday 13 May 2011. Projects need to

A collection of case studies on initiatives from institutions in Wales around two different themes - innovation in first-year assessment and enabling employability through the first-year curriculum. This publication follows the success of the 2009 "First-

Site for the 2008 Wales M***le Moot held at Merthyr College on 2nd July

Paul Bevan, National Library of Wales describes how a national library is engaging with the opportunities provided by Web 2.0.

"This policy statement seeks to set a new vision for higher education in Wales as we approach 2020."

This seminar is part of the Academy's Evidence-based Practice Seminar Series 2010 and is offered by the Higher Education Academy and its Business, Management, Accountancy and Finance Subject Centre, and the University of Wales, Newport. The seminar was du

A major review into the way Welsh universities are run is expected to be ordered by the education minister.

Users can search JorumOpen for open educational resources which use the Creative Commons, Version 2.0: UK England & Wales licence using the search tool below

This bulletin is designed to keep all our colleagues and contacts up to date on our latest news, events, resources and funding opportunities.

"The Learning to Teach Online (LTTO) MOOC is based upon the multi award winning open educational resource of the same name, developed by Simon McIntyre and Karin Watson. We have built upon these resources in this MOOC, supporting them with a course structure that puts them into a supportive framework for you all to help you find and connect with each other to share your own experiences in the Discussion Forums. This course is not intended as a comprehensive manual for online teaching. Rather, it is intended as a starting point to help you develop your understanding of the principles involved; a place where you can get advice about strategies you might try; and a means from which you can begin to build your confidence and capacity to continue the learning journey in your own contexts and practice"

"This report presents the findings from a UK pilot of selected questions from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). 8,582 responses were gathered from nine institutions in Spring/Summer 2013. The report includes breakdowns for different groups of students, in addition to findings relating to the validity and reliability of the survey questions."

"Within the Welsh Assembly Government, Internet Explorer 6 (to be replaced by Internet Explorer 8 later this year) is the corporate tool which staff have access to"