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Grasping the nettle – Designing assessment to reduce plagarism

Posted by: fionagrindey on: 28 May, 2008

For your information, I attended this conference last week (21st May 2008). There was a series of presentations and two keynote speakers. Details of all the presentations can be accessed via the HEA web site.

Supporting International Students – Help Required

Posted by: fionagrindey on: 28 May, 2008

Do you have experience, either as a student or as a member of staff, of higher education in another country? If so, would you be willing to share your knowledge and insights with me?

I am currently in the process of drafting guidelines for lecturers with responsibility for helping international students adjust to the demands [...]

6 Week Starter Course In Second Life

Posted by: fionagrindey on: 28 May, 2008

We are very excited to offer you a pilot course this summer in which Second Life experts from Clemson University in South Carolina, the University of North Dakota will be collaborating with the University of
Southampton to learn more about Second Life and how it can be used as a tool for education.
Second Life is a [...]

Virtual Enthusiasts Wanted

Posted by: fionagrindey on: 16 May, 2008

If you or any of your colleagues are using virtual worlds, like Second Life, There.com or Home to enhance your teaching then please let us know. In September, LATEU will be hosting an event aimed at showcasing innovations in education using these immersive environments and in particular, Second Life. There will also be an opportunity [...]

Are you a collaborator?

Posted by: fionagrindey on: 16 May, 2008

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LATEU are reviewing the University processes for collaborative provision. A meeting took place this week where there was a very informative and productive discussion over how the University gathers information from Schools about the different types of collaborative provision. Part of the review of the process will involve the refining of procedures for drafting contracts [...]

Grasping the Nettle: designing assessment to reduce plagiarism

Posted by: fionagrindey on: 16 May, 2008

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This event is taking place on 21st May in Oxford. A LATEU representative will be attending and will report back on issues raised. For more details about this event, either visit the HEA web site or if you are a member of the Southampton Educators Network you can see these details in the RSS section [...]

Reaching the parts other communication doesn’t reach….

Posted by: fionagrindey on: 16 May, 2008

LATEU have launched their latest initiative to bring colleagues who are interested in education together. ‘Southampton Educators’ is a network of colleagues who have all signed up using a social network site called ning.com. There are spaces for discussion, images, video, files and much more. There are currently 41 members which [...]

Peer Observation Policy

Posted by: fionagrindey on: 16 May, 2008

Members of LATEU and colleagues across the University have been meeting to work on the revised policy for Peer Observation. There have also been a number of presentations about what Peer Observation means to colleagues across the Schools.
If you have any comments on this or would like to know more about the development of [...]

Problem Lunch – John McGavin shares his problems

Posted by: fionagrindey on: 13 May, 2008

There was a very successful ‘Problem Lunch’ held on Tuesday May 13th at the Highfield Campus, led by Professor John McGavin (Humanities). The session was presented by John McGavin along with input from four of his English UG students. There was a very good attendance and the discussion was excellent, with input from [...]

University of Southampton and Second Life

Posted by: fionagrindey on: 8 May, 2008

On 23rd September 2008 LATEU will be hosting an event about the use of Second Life at the University of Southampton. We are looking for anyone who is using Second Life for education and would be happy to talk about how they have been using it and the kind of feed back that they have [...]