PBLE

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• PBLE
• LTSN Engineerings
• Midlands Regional Event
• Running Group Projects

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Overview

• Welcome
• Background to LTSN Engineering
• Those post-its...
• General housekeeping

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Welcome

• Regional event aims
• To highlight specific areas of activity and
  expertise
• This event aims
• To discover and discuss some of the issues in
  running group projects
• To provide a networking opportunity

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What is the LTSN?

• The Learning and Teaching Support Network
• Set up in January 2000
• 24 subject centres
• LTSN Generic Centre
• 7M/annum over an initial 5 year period

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LTSN Engineering Strategic aims

• Creating a national focus that is an accepted and
  essential point of contact for all involved
• Collating and disseminating good practice and
  innovation
• Providing co-ordination and support for the
  embedding of quality learning and teaching

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Aug 00 - Jul 01
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Aug 01 - Jul 02
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Dr Ban Seng ChooPBLE Project Director

• Reader in Structural Engineering
• School of Civil Engineering
• University of Nottingham
• Nottingham NG7 2RD
• Email- ban.choo_at_Nottingham.ac.uk
• http//www.pble.ac.ukhttp//www.eee.ntu.ac.uk/pp
  /

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Domestic Arrangements

• Fire Escapes
• Toilets
• Coffee
• Car parking clamps
• Taxis for going home

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Post-it Notes

• For use at anytime (esp when penny drops, during
  presentation etc)
• One idea per post-it
• Use large keywords (visible from 1m)
• Copying is permitted (add to ideas you see on
  other Post-its)
• On way to coffee, place post-it on wall outside
  room
• BS Choo F Lamb (Discussion Chairs)
• Organise Post-its into themes, if any
• Figure out main discussion topics
• Important issues which PBLE could develop
• Theme for next workshop?
• Theme for a Working Group?