Information and support for teaching staff - including new staff
Are you new to lecturing and teaching engineering in Higher Education? Are you seeking accredition under the Academy's Professional Standards Framework?
Are you undertaking a Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCert) with your institution?
The Engineering Subject Centre has a range of activities designed to support academic staff, below we have highlight some of the resources, events and funding opportunities which may be of particular interest to those new to teaching engineering.
Specifically, the Engineering Subject Centre provides subject-based information and support, to complement that available via local staff development units, teaching departments or colleagues.
- The Centre runs events and workshops throughout the year, all of which are advertised through our calendar. One example is our New Engineering Lecturers Workshop 27-28 January 2010.
- The Centre's publications range from a fortnightly informal e-bulletin and tri-annual Newsletter translate, to practice guides and a peer-reviewed journal, Engineering Education.
- The Engineering Subject Centre has also produced a series of Teaching guides that have been released in print format and companion web versions. Aimed at the busy engineering academic, the booklets provide a starting point in a number of key areas including personal tutoring and laboratory and design teaching.
- The Centre's Resource Database provides links to pedagogic and policy resources in learning and teaching. A selection of these resources have been highlighted below which those new to the literature may find useful. Using the search box above, the full database and website can be explored from any page.
- The Centre's funding opportunities include Mini-Projects of up to £3,500 for learning and teaching development and research projects which all engineering academics based in UK HEIs are welcome to bid for.
If you would like to know more about the Engineering Subject Centre and what it could offer those new to teaching engineering, please do not hesitate to contact Liz Willis, Learning and Teaching Advisor.
Our resource database currently contains 53 resources in the Information and support for new staff section (SNAS) , listed in summary form below. To view the full descriptive record for each resource click the '[View full description/Comments] ' link after the title.
To search within the listed descriptions use the search box below.
Full list of 53 resources from the Information and support for new staff section (SNAS) listed below.
The design of a computer-based maths toolbox for engineering students
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This is the final report of the Mini Project jointly funded by the Engineering Subject Centre and SIGMA Centre for Excellence in Mathematics & Statistics Support. It is an abridged version of the full journal paper published in the EJEE - see http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a917141701.
The aim of the Mini-Project was to produce design guidelines for a computer-based maths resource for undergraduate and pre-entry Engineering students. The Project involved the preliminary design of a multifaceted computer-based maths resource. Specifically, design
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Author(s): Esat Alpay, Spyridon D. Masouros
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/downloads/maths-gateway.pdf
A student-led design course related to sustainable engineering
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This case study looks at a second year mechanical engineering design course in the School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering, Newcastle University. Over a four-year period the course has been developed with an increasing emphasis on student-led learning and sustainable engineering. A history of these developments is given, highlighting the latest full academic year and its associated student feedback.
Author(s): Tom Joyce, Iain Evans, Bill Pallan
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/downloads/scholarart/100119-joyce-case-st…
Case study: Capturing and enhancing the experiences of international students using ePortfolios
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Increasing numbers of international students are being recruited onto technical postgraduate courses. This can create a challenging environment for teaching staff who want to help these students develop valuable professional skills for their subsequent use in the workplace. This Engineering Subject Centre case study reports on the use of freely available online tools, for students to record their personal learning development using portable ePortfolios.
Author(s): Richard Hill
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/downloads/scholarart/case-study-hill-expe…
Overcoming the maths problem : Engineering Subject Centre case study
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This case study describes a first year engineering mathematics module provided to classes of around 230 students. The teaching methodology has been developed to contribute to an enhanced learning experience. Student feedback indicates that presentation of material, good examples and provision of tutorial solutions on the intranet are significant factors.
Author(s): Dr Jonathan Cole
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/downloads/scholarart/solving-the-maths-pr…
Industrial placements for engineering students : a guide for academics [Higher Education Academy Engineering Subject Centre and engCETL, Loughborough University]
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This Engineering Subject Centre / engCETL guide is aimed at academics and other staff involved with the provision of placements for engineering students. It provides practical advice about developing links with industry and setting up appropriate placement opportunities for students. Students will gain more from their placement if properly prepared and advice is given about how they can be supported
both before and during the placement. Health and safety issues are addressed briefly, with links to further information and checklists. The guide discusses issues relating to the assessment of
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Author(s): Richard Newman et al.
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/teaching-guides/industrial-placements/
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/downloads/scholarart/industrial-placement…
(pdf version)
Education theories on learning : an informal guide for the engineering education scholar : Engineering Subject Centre guide
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This guide has been produced to complement and develop the Engineering Subject Centre’s existing range of resources about learning and teaching theory. It is aimed at newcomers to the field, such as:
* engineering teachers who want to be able to use education theory and research findings to inform their teaching; and
* aspiring engineering education researchers who want to launch their own projects.
Using a view of a theory as a set of ‘thinking tools’, the guide offers a selection for building up a tool kit. Six ‘tools’ have been identified.The
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Author(s): Dr Jenni Case
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/teaching-guides/education-theories/
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/downloads/scholarart/education-theories.p…
(downloadable pdf)
introduction to Pedagogic research - a tool kit for engineering academics
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This is the pdf of the contents of a ring-bound tool kit comprising a series of briefing papers linked to examples of pedagogic research and evaluation from the engineering disciplines:
• What is pedagogic research?
• Writing for publication
• Bibliography
• Research methods in practice
• Learning and teaching theory - Education theories on learning: an
informal guide for the engineering education scholar (also available as a guide in its own right).
Author(s): Dr Sue Morón-García, Liz Willis, Dr Jenni Case
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/downloads/scholarart/pedagogic-research-t…
Using electronic voting systems to support student learning in engineering
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Using electronic voting systems to support student learning in engineering was a free seminar from the Engineering Subject Centre's online seminar series that ran on November 12th, 2008. The event explored the theory and successful application of Electronic Voting Systems and Personal Response Systems (EVS/PRS) within education. This web page provides a complete recording of the session, two videocast recordings featuring the views of the presenters and access to an online networking and discussion tool.
Author(s): , Prof. Jim Boyle
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/nef/events/onlineseries/evsseminar.asp
Personal tutoring : Engineering Subject Centre teaching guide
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This resource is part of a series of Engineering Subject Centre teaching guides aimed at the busy engineering academic. This booklet takes a pragmatic approach and is aimed at those organising personal tutor systems and engineering academics who want more information
about how to effectively fulfil a pastoral care role. A number of issues related to personal tutoring are presented. Alternative models of personal tutoring, the type of support needed and the student expectations of that support are considered along with identification
of students at risk. Staff development and training
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Author(s): Elaine M. Smith
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/teaching-guides/personal/
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/downloads/scholarart/personal-tutoring.pd…
(downloadable pdf)
Learning and teaching in laboratories : Engineering Subject Centre teaching guide
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This resource is part of a series of Engineering Subject Centre teaching guides aimed at the busy engineering academic. This resource considers the practical challenges of designing laboratory learning within a modern engineering curriculum. It provides ideas and practical
guidance for both staff new to teaching and for experienced staff who wish to rethink or reinvigorate their approach.
The resource is structured around a model of course design:
Aims and learning outcomes
Design for learning
Delivery
Assessment
Evaluation.
Author(s): Clara Davies
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/teaching-guides/laboratories/
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/downloads/scholarart/laboratories.pdf
(downloadable pdf)
Introduction to learning and teaching : Engineering Subject Centre teaching guide
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This resource is part of a series of Engineering Subject Centre teaching guides aimed at the busy engineering academic. It is designed to be a brief introduction for those new to teaching and a refresher for experienced lecturers. Each section provides an introduction to the topic and a description of terms and examples from engineering education. At the end of the booklet in ‘Where next?’ the reader is directed to additional Subject Centre resources, websites, journal papers and videos that explore the topic further. Topics covered in this guide are:
* Designing learning
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Author(s): Dr Jane Pritchard
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/teaching-guides/introduction/
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/downloads/scholarart/introduction.pdf
(downloadable pdf)
Enhancing the first year experience for engineering students : Engineering Subject Centre teaching guide
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This resource is part of a series of Engineering Subject Centre teaching guides aimed at the busy engineering academic. It aims to provide a starting point for those with responsibility for the recruitment and retention of first year engineering students and those who wish to contribute to enhancing the first year experience for their students. The guide comprises a brief introduction to a number of key areas in considering the first year experience for engineers, followed by a series of suggested questions to facilitate discussions and to inform further work or activity. The guide ends with a
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Author(s): Liz Willis
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/teaching-guides/first-year/
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/downloads/scholarart/first-year.pdf
(downloadable pdf)
Approaches to the teaching of design : Engineering Subject Centre teaching guide
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This resource is part of a series of Engineering Subject Centre teaching guides aimed at the busy engineering academic. It seeks to provide a resource for all those with an interest in design, and the education and training of engineering students to carry out the design process. A brief description of the internal and external requirements for design in the engineering curriculum is followed by a review of different approaches to design teaching currently employed in engineering schools and universities worldwide. Suggestions for further reading about each approach and a reference section are
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Author(s): Dr Andrew McLaren
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/teaching-guides/design/
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/downloads/scholarart/design.pdf
(downloadable pdf)
Engineering Subject Centre teaching guides
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The Engineering Subject Centre has produced a series of teaching guides available in a limited A5 print format with companion web versions (html and downloadable pdf). Aimed at the busy engineering academic, the booklets provide a starting point in a number of key areas:
Approaches to the teaching of design
Enhancing the first year experience for engineering students
Introduction to learning and teaching
Learning and teaching in laboratories
Personal tutoring
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/teaching-guides/index.asp
A guide to helping your students find information online
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This Engineering Subject Centre guide lists several key resources for engineering students which aim either to highlight high quality material or provide students with the skills they need to appraise the information they find themselves. Promoting the use of these types of service will not only allow students to access information that they may use directly for coursework, revision, and projects, but will also equip them with the skills they will need to continue to find their own resources once they leave higher education.
Author(s): Dr Phil Barker
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/downloads/resources/guide_stdt_finding_in…
Engineers : what can your academic library do for you?
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This web page for academic staff in engineering acts as a practical guide to making the most of the resources and services on offer in the academic library. It looks at the role of the Subject Librarian (also known as a Liaison or Academic Librarian) and how the engineering academic can work with the engineering subject librarian to enhance teaching and research. The guide includes hyperlinks to a sample of specialist engineering information sources. A pdf version is also available.
Author(s): Elizabeth Gadd, Engineering Subject Centre (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/er/snas/library.asp
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/downloads/resources/What_your_library_can…
(downloadable pdf version)
Centres of excellence in teaching and learning
Other title: CETLS
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This is an Engineering Subject Centre web page about the Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) initiative. CETLs are designed to promote excellence across all subjects and aspects of teaching and learning in higher education. Funds awarded are to be used to recognise and reward excellent teachers, and to enable investment in staff, building and equipment to support successful learning. The web page includes a list of CETLs which are relevant to engineering, and links to their websites.
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/an/cetl/
Engineering Subject Centre : guide to lecturing
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This guide covers good lecture practice, building on lectures and student support and self and peer evaluation. Lectures have been used for hundreds of years as a platform for disseminating ideas and knowledge and for guiding and motivating students, and they continue to be a cornerstone of higher education practices today. This Practice Guide investigates the costs and benefits of different types of lecture, and suggests ways in which the traditional lecture can be improved. It will be of particular interest to new lecturers.
Author(s): Engineering Subject Centre (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/downloads/LecturesGuide.pdf
Employability briefing for engineering academics
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This Briefing has been produced as a ready-reference for the busy academic who would like access to a handy overview of "what is employability?" for graduates in engineering, and how the students' development might be enhanced through the curriculum. The Briefing gives a resume of Engineering Subject Centre resources in employability and a comprehensive list of references and related publications as further reading.
Author(s): Engineering Subject Centre (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/downloads/EmployabilityBriefingAcademics.…
Engineering education journals : Engineering Subject Centre web page
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This web page, on the Engineering Subject Centre site, provides a list of journals in Engineering Education. Links are provided to each journal's website and in some cases to the abstracts/full papers. Links are also provides to selected journals in the fields of: Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Generic Learning and Teaching; Educational Technology; Manufacturing Engineering; Aeronautical Engineering; Chemical Engineering; Civil Engineering.
Author(s): Engineering Subject Centre (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/er/journals/index.asp
Resources on assessment : Engineering Subject Centre web page
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Assessment is a key issue for all those working in higher education. This page on the Engineering Subject Centre site will help you to find resources including generic materials and case studies on existing practice. The resources may be searched from the web page, with a summary and link to the full resource provided.
Author(s): Engineering Subject Centre (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/er/assessment/index.asp
Reviewed books : Engineering Subject Centre web page
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This web page on the Engineering Subject Centre site lists engineering books that have been reviewed and provides access to those reviews, as well as providing a link to books which are currently available for review.
Author(s): Engineering Subject Centre (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/er/bkrev/reviewedbks.asp
Engineering Subject Centre Mini-Projects for Development and Research
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The aim of this Mini-Project funding is to enable the sharing and development of good practice and resources in engineering education that will be beneficial to the wider engineering community, and also to encourage subject-based pedagogic research. Up to £3500 of funding is awarded to projects to produce resources that are beneficial to the wider engineering community.
The Engineering Subject Centre is inviting bids, throughout the year, from engineering academics for Mini-Project funding to support work at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. This is a competitive bidding
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Author(s): Engineering Subject Centre (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/us/fundopps/miniprojects.asp
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/an/mini_projects/index.asp
(Previously funded projects)
Engineering Subject Centre guide : working with disabled students
(Ed./Ver: 2nd ed.)
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This updated guide to Working with Disabled Students provides a comprehensive resource on the positive steps engineering departments can take to develop good practice and to ensure that quality engineering education is available to all. The guide will also help departments and institutions to develop a response to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act of 2001 (SENDA).
Author(s): Mr Christopher Hopkins et al.
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/downloads/resources/disguide2ed.pdf
Online resources for learning, teaching and assessment [JISC and the Higher Education Academy]
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This web page links to a set of online tutorials, guides, webcasts and workshop materials for teaching professionals, to assist them when using new technologies in their work. Topics include:
Tackling online academic misconduct and internet plagiarism
Using video walkthroughs as an aid to teacher education research
Creating your own online learning materials
Supporting inclusivity in learning and teaching
Using the internet for image searching
Introducing Simulation Based Learning
Assessment, technology to enhance learning and work-related learning.
Author(s): JISC (Corporate Author), Higher Education Academy (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://www.jisc.ac.uk/academyjiscresources
Quick Guides for Materials Lecturers
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A set of Quick Guides aimed at providing all those involved in Higher Education in Materials Science and Engineering with an overview of ‘hot’ educational topics, such as employer engagement, active learning, lab classes, plagiarism, sustainability and peer tutoring.
Each guide gives a brief outline of the issue from a Materials teaching perspective, pointers to key readings and links to online resources from the Higher Education Academy (HEA), as well as advice on how the UKCME can help you.
Author(s): Dr Diane Taktak, UK Centre for Materials Education
URL(s):
• http://www.materials.ac.uk/pub/quick-guides.asp
ee2008
Other title: Engineering education 2008
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This is the website for ee2008, an international conference on innovation, good practice and research in engineering education. It was held from 14 -16 July 2008, at Loughborough University, England. The conference was aimed at those:
. involved with teaching engineering in higher and further education;
. supporting staff and students in engineering departments;
. conducting research and development in engineering education;
. developing policy and practice relevant to engineering education in professional institutions and government organisations.
Further details
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Author(s): Engineering Subject Centre (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://www.ee2008.info/
TechXtra
Other title: TechXtra : engineering mathematics and computing cross-search
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This is the website of TechXtra, a free information service for engineering, mathematics and computing developed by staff at Heriot-Watt University. TechXtra cross-searches 25 different collections related to engineering, mathematics and computing, including content from publishers and information providers. It is suitable for academics, researchers, students, lecturers, and engineers. Information is chiefly from UK sources, though many collections have international coverage.
Author(s): Heriot-Watt University (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://www.techxtra.ac.uk
Learning Materials at a Distance
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This UK Centre for Materials Education guide is a concise introduction to the key elements of distance education and an introduction to how to produce effective distance learning materials. The guide is styled as a short practitioner's guide with a number of brief activities, and is not a course in developing complete distance learning courses.
Author(s): Mark Endean
URL(s):
• http://www.materials.ac.uk/guides/distance.asp
The Higher Education Academy
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This is the website of The Higher Education Academy (HEA). The Academy's mission is to help institutions, discipline groups and all staff to provide the best possible learning experience for their students. The website provides access to further details about the Academy, including its structure, subject network and functions. The Engineering Subject Centre is one of the 24 centres of the Academy's subject network.
URL(s):
• http://www.heacademy.ac.uk
mathcentre
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mathcentre is the web-based UK Mathematics Learning Support Centre and has been set up to deliver mathematics support materials, free of charge, to students, teachers, lecturers and everyone looking for post-GCSE maths help. mathcentre offers resources for staff to use with their students and for students quick reference guides, practice and revision materials, workbooks and online practice exercises on many branches of mathematics.
URL(s):
• http://www.mathcentre.ac.uk/
Optimising lectures : card sort exercise
Other title: In the spotlight : optimising lectures : card sort exercise
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This is an online card sort exercise that can be used with students to help them make the most of lecture attendance. Thirteen questions are posed, covering preparation, notetaking and learning outcomes and the student selects an answer from a choice of five options. The results of the exercise are presented and the student may print them off or have another go. The exercise was adapted by a team at Glasgow Caledonian University from a book by Phil Race called 'Making Learning Happen'. A copy of the software is freely available by directly contacting Elaine Smith [E.Smith@gcal.ac.uk] at Glasgow
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Author(s): Elaine Smith
URL(s):
• http://www.gcal.ac.uk/secstudent/images/opt_lec_SECstu.swf
OER stories : OpenLearn (The Open University)
Other title: Open educational resources (OER) : OpenLearn
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This is a page of information and links about OpenLearn from the Open University. The page forms part of the UNESCO Community of Interest on Open Educational Resources. OpenLearn offers a range of open access online learning materials from Open University subject areas from access to postgraduate level.
Author(s): UNESCO OER Community
URL(s):
• http://oerwiki.iiep-unesco.org/index.php?title=OER_stories:OpenL…
OpenCourseWare : OCW
Other title: MIT open courseware (OCW) : Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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This is the website of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) OpenCourseWare (OCW)a free, web-based publication of MIT course content for undergraduates and postgraduates. As an international open educational resource, OCW contains open access lecture notes, videos and exam papers. No registration is required.
Author(s): Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm
Assessment Standards Knowledge exchange (ASKe) Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)
Other title: ASKe-CETL
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This is the website of ASKe (Assessment Standards Knowledge exchange), the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning based at Oxford Brookes University Business School. ASKe's work focuses on ways of helping staff and students develop a common understanding of academic standards, and it builds on and develops established good practice.
URL(s):
• http://www.brookes.ac.uk/aske/!
Electronic Voting Systems (EVS) resources from reap
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This is a web page about Electronic Voting Systems (EVS) from Re-Engineering Assessment Practices in Scottish Higher Education (reap.ac.uk). It includes links to training material, evaluation reports, evaluation instruments, papers, books, dvds and websites.
Author(s): Martin Hawksey
URL(s):
• http://www.reap.ac.uk/resourcesEVS.html
Engineering ethics case studies from the Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (IDEA-CETL)
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This web page presents engineering ethics case studies developed by the IDEA CETL in partnership with the Engineering Subject Centre and the engCETL. The case studies cover a variety of topics including safety, intellectual property, sustainability and professionalism within a range of engineering disciplines. They are intended to be used with students in a one or two hour session with small group discussions. Each case study sets out a scenario, presents questions for discussion, provides notes for tutors, handouts for students and suggestions for further reading.
Author(s): Dr Heather Fotheringham
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/er/ethics/ethicscases.asp
Plagiarism prevention and detection
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These web pages about Plagiarism Prevention and Detection from the Subject Centre for Information and Computer Sciences contain links to plagiarism-related sites, and the results of an (ongoing) exercise reviewing tools and packages which may be used to assist staff in the process of preventing and detecting plagiarism.The resource is aimed at both new and experienced academics seeking information on plagiarism. It contains:
A brief guide.
Information about dealing with plagiarism.
Details of free-text and source-code plagiarism tools.
Resources about plagiarism.
Author(s): Higher Education Academy Information and Computer Sciences Subject Centre (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/assessment/plagiarism/i…
Educating engineers for the 21st century
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Educating Engineers for the 21st Century was prepared by a Royal Academy of Engineering working group drawn from both academia and industry. The report assembled evidence that the 'knowledge economy' favoured by the UK Government may be threatened by a shortage of high quality engineering graduates. More than 400 companies and 88 UK university engineering departments were surveyed for the report.
Author(s): Royal Academy of Engineering (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://www.raeng.org.uk/news/releases/pdf/Educating_Engineers.pd…
PerX : Pilot Engineering Repository Xsearch pilot service
Other title: Engineering Repository Cross Search Demonstrator
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PerXis a pilot subject-based cross-repository search tool for resource discovery in engineering, based at the Institute for Computer Based Learning at Heriot-Watt University. It was JISC-funded until May 2007. As a pilot, it was being used as a test-bed to explore the practical issues that would be encountered when considering the possibility of full scale subject resource discovery services. Engineering Subject Centre resources are discoverable via PerX.
URL(s):
• http://www.engineering.ac.uk/index.html
Integrating work-based learning into higher education : a guide to good practice
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This guide discusses the reasons why higher education should engage with work-based learning and how it might be integrated. The discussion is supported by seven case studies and resource materials. The guide has been produced for colleagues in higher education institutions and further education colleges (with higher education provision) to support and recognise work-based learning in the delivery and award of all types of higher education and related
qualifications.
Author(s): Lyn Brennan
URL(s):
• http://www.uvac.ac.uk/downloads/0401_publications/int_wbl.pdf
Instructor Resource Modules (IRMs)
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This is the web page of the CDIO Instructor Resource Modules. CDIO (Conceive — Design — Implement — Operate) is an framework for engineering education. To assist faculty in skills teaching skills, the CDIO Initiative created a series of Instructor Resource Modules, each linked to a CDIO Syllabus topic. These teaching activities and resources are not intended to be courses, but to be integrated into existing engineering courses. Course instructors are to pick and choose elements suited to their needs and the needs of their students.
URL(s):
• http://www.cdio.org/participate/instructor-resource-materials
A handbook for teachers in universities and colleges
(Ed./Ver: 4th ed.)
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This is a book for new lecturers in higher education who have had little or no teacher training, and who may need extra practical help with how teaching should be approached and organized. The book provides guidance on planning courses, preparing and using teaching materials, and assessing students’ work. It is also suitable for those considering accreditation.
Author(s): Robert Cannon, David Newble
URL(s):
• http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0749431814/qid=11308400…
PBLE
Other title: Project Based Learning in Engineering
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PBLE (Project Based Learning in Engineering) was an FDTL 3 project involving four universities: Nottingham, Loughborough, Nottingham Trent and DeMontfort.
The project's aim was to enhance engineering education by promoting and facilitating the use of learning through projects, thereby improving students' key transferable skills and their grasp of the subject content.
Through collating good practice on running projects in UK engineering institutions, the project produced a variety of resources, the key one being a guide to help those involved in the teaching of engineering
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Author(s): PBLE project team (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://www.pble.ac.uk
RAPID 2000
Other title: Promoting Skill Development on Undergraduate Programmes in Civil and Building Engineering: a Strategic Approach based on Professional Development needs.
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The RAPID 2000 Project aimed to promote skills development on undergraduate programmes in civil and building engineering, based on professional development needs. There are now seven customised versions of the original Construction Management Web-based RAPID Progress File. These new files cover a range of (mainly) construction related disciplines including Civil Engineering and Quantity Surveying and enable students and graduates to record their achievements and engage in the processes of Personal Development Planning (PDP)
The project has received continuation funding to extend the
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Author(s): Rapid Project Team (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://rapidprojects.lboro.ac.uk/rapid2k.html
Project squared
(Ed./Ver: Version 1)
Other title: A guide to project work in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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Project Squared was funded under phase 3 of the Fund for the Development of Teaching and Learning (FDTL). Partners were Bradford, Nottingham Trent and Warwick Universities. The aims of this project were to identify and disseminate best practice in the development and delivery of project work as a core learning and teaching method in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. The main product is a guide that serves as a one-stop resource for the development of project work in Electrical/Electronic Engineering degree courses. The guide includes chapters on: Learning Outcomes, Project Organization, Group
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Author(s): P2 Project Team (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://projectsquared.lboro.ac.uk/
UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence
Other title: UK-SPEC
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This is a web page about the UK-Standard For Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC), the standard for recognition of professional engineers and engineering technicians in the UK. The standard is published by the Engineering Council UK (ECUK) on behalf of the engineering profession.
Author(s): Engineering Council (UK) (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://www.engc.org.uk/professional-qualifications/standards/uk-…
Effective Learning and Teaching in Engineering
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Aimed at teachers, lecturers and tutors at all stages in their engineering career, the book is divided into sections which analyse what students should be learning, how they learn, and how the teaching and learning process and teaching practice can be improved. The text is part of the 'Effective Learning and Teaching in Higher Education' series which deals with improving practice in higher education. Each title in the series is written to meet the needs of those seeking professional accreditation and wishing to keep themselves up to date professionally.
Author(s): Prof. Caroline Baillie, Ivon Moore
URL(s):
• http://search.tandf.co.uk/
Learning and teaching : learning index [On-line]
Other title: Theories of learning in a post-school educational context
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These web pages are offered by James Atherton, a Principal Lecturer in Education at De Montfort University Bedford. They are designed to provide an overview and introduction to theories of learning in a post-school educational context. The site is intended primarily for practising and training teachers, who are or will be teaching students at college, university or after.
Author(s): Mr James Atherton
URL(s):
• http://www.learningandteaching.info/learning/about.htm
SEDA Lecturers' Packs
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SEDA Specials is a series of short monographs on topics in higher education at a price designed to facilitate wide circulation among lecturers and support staff. SEDA Specials aim to provide a greater understanding of developments in higher education and improve professional practice. They are directed at new lecturers - though experienced lecturers may also find new ideas and approaches. SEDA Lecturers' Packs are designed to support lecturers delivering higher education courses in further education institutions. Booklet topics include 'Lecturing to Large Groups', 'Getting to Grips with Assessment',
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Author(s): SEDA (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://www.seda.ac.uk/pubs/seda_specials.htm
Intute
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This is the website of Intute, a free online service providing the user with access to evaluated web resources for study and research. The service is created by a network of UK universities and partners. Subject specialists select and evaluate the websites in the database and provide detailed descriptions of the resources. Engineering falls into the subgroup 'Science, Engineering and Technology'.
URL(s):
• http://www.intute.ac.uk/
