Liverpool Hope University Deanery of Arts and Community

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Liverpool Hope UniversityDeanery of Arts and
Community

• Deanery Learning and Teaching Day
• 5th May 2005

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Welcome and Thanks

• Deanery colleagues
• College colleagues
• Partner institutions (Wirral Met and Runcorn and
  Widnes College)
• David Walters
• Learning and Teaching Fellows
• Contributors (Deanery, College, external)

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Aims of Day

• To improve the quality of learning and teaching
  we provide to our students through
• Reflecting on existing practice
• Identifying issues
• Celebrating good practice
• Learning from others
• Encouraging professional development

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Importance of Learning and Teaching
(LT)

• Fundamental function (job satisfaction and source
  of income)
• Hope is a teaching-lead University
• The what of LT (curriculum)
• The how of LT (pedagogy)
• Links between LT and research (RAE, scholarly
  activity, professional development)

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Professional Development

• Personal
• PGCLTHE, MA, PhD, Professional Practice (HEIF)
• Internal
• Subject, Deanery, College (formal and informal)
• External
• Subject Associations
• Professional associations
• Higher Education Academy
• HEA Subject Centres
• Palatine - Dance, Drama and Music
  palatine_at_lancaster.ac.uk
• Art, Design and Media adm_at_heacademy.ac.uk
• External QAE
• membership - attendance contribute - manage

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Content/Themes

• Professional development/engagement
• Assessment (requested)
• Electronic resources, portals and website
• Retention
• Good practice (and awareness of Media)
• Pedagogical Projects and research