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Fifth Educational Research Seminar 2011/12

Booking is now open for the fifth seminar in the 2011/12 series of educational research seminars which will take place on Monday 13th February at 12pm.

Given by Stella Ekebuisi of the Learning Institute, the seminar will present the findings of research into lecturers’ perspectives on  the purposes and uses of feedback to students .

For more details, and to book, go to the research seminar’s page

Learning Matters goes live

Our new online publication, Learning Matters, is now live.

This development is an opportunity to celebrate and disseminate more widely some of the excellent work being undertaken in learning, teaching and assessment by staff and students from across QMUL.

Please visit the Learning Matters home page for more information.

Drapers’ Awards for Teaching – nominations now open!

Nominations are now open for the Drapers’ Awards for Teaching.

Each year the College asks its undergraduate and postgraduate students to nominate lecturers, tutors, advisers and supervisors for whom they consider to be excellent in their teaching or in the way they support student learning. This year, we are pleased that the Drapers’ company has agreed to support the new Drapers’ Awards for Teaching, nominations for which are now open.

Third educational research seminar

Booking is now open for the third seminar in the 2011/12 series of educational research seminars which will take place on Monday 12th December at 12pm.

Given by Dr Fiona Denney of the Graduate School at King’s College, London, the seminar will reflect on what “learning” means when it is set in the context of developing researchers, and what development can do for our researchers – and our research

For more details, and to book, go to the research seminar’s page.

Learning and Teaching Conference 2012: Higher Education in a New Era

Queen Mary’s Learning and Teaching afternoon conference will be held on Wednesday 11th January 2012 in Arts Two, Mile End. The conference will be on the theme of “Higher Education in a New Era” with keynote talks by the Principal and the Students Union and a set parallel sessions. The afternoon starts will be a lunch demonstration fair. For more details and programme, see the Higher Education in a New Era: QM L&T Conference 2012 page.