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Archive for October 2008

Revision of the QAA Academic Infrastructure

Posted by: iggiles on: 13 October, 2008

The QAA have published a second edition of the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications: England, Wales and Northern Ireland (FHEQ) and a new companion publication Higher Education Credit Framework for England: guidance on academic credit arrangements in higher education in England.   Further details can be found in the Quality Handbook (http://www.soton.ac.uk/quality/framework/qaa_nqf.html)

Using Zappers in Common Learning Spaces

Posted by: lateu on: 10 October, 2008

This is a new step-by-step guide for tutors, taking them through the whole process from arrival in the room to collecting the handsets at the end. It incudes advice on how to deal with typical problems, such as some handsets not working. It takes about 5 minutes to view – avialable via our Zappers page

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Another PowerPoint template

Posted by: lateu on: 3 October, 2008

Another PowerPoint template suitable for teaching has been been made available via our website. The new one has a green/blue title page and pale grey content pages, similar to the style that must be used for external presentations. Again, the design is optimised for accessibility and prints well in black-and-white.
Note that these external-use templates can [...]

Prepare for Success – International Students

Posted by: fionagrindey on: 3 October, 2008

LATEU recently hosted a Good Practice Lunch for the Centre for Language Studies entitled ‘Prepare for Success’ Julie Watson from the CLS gave a presentation about this new online University of Southampton created resource aimed at International Students (although all students could benefit from some of the materials).  Based on a range of interactive activities [...]