News Archive 2000
Archive of News Items from 2000
Please note that this is an archive of past news items and therefore some entries may no longer be accurate.
- 13th December 2000 - Response to the ILT Consultation on Continuing Professional Development
- 13th December 2000 - Call for Papers, Putting Careers into the Academic Curriculum
- 12th December 2000 - LTSN-GEES Funded Projects go online
- 7th December 2000 - LTSN-GEES Response to HEFCE (2000) Review of Research 00/37
- 5th December 2000 - C & IT in Fieldwork Teaching Conference
- 24th November 2000 - Call for Environmental Science Innovators
- 20th October 2000 - 'Planet' coming to a desktop near you!
- 11th October 2000 - Departmental Workshops
- 10th October 2000 - Digest of Subject Centre activities available online
- QAA Code of Practice for the Assurance of Academic Standards in Higher Education
13th December 2000 - Response to the ILT Consultation on Continuing Professional Development
from the LTSN Subject Centres for Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences, and Information & Computer Sciences. Please note that the response is submitted by the Centres' Managers and does not necessarily reflect the views of the discipline-based communities.
13th December 2000 - Call for Papers, Putting Careers into the Academic Curriculum
Putting Careers into the Academic Curriculum - 12 March 2001
12th December 2000 - LTSN-GEES Funded Projects go online
7th December 2000 - LTSN-GEES Response to HEFCE (2000) Review of Research 00/37
The LTSN Subject Centre has submitted a response to the HEFCE (2000) Review of Research 00/37 consultation. This response was prepared by the Centre, its Steering Group and Senior Advisors, and does not necessarily reflect the views of the three discipline based communities. To view the LTSN-GEES response click here.
5th December 2000 - C & IT in Fieldwork Teaching Conference
This event took place at the University of Leeds on 29th November 2000. Attended by 50 delegates, the conference aimed to demonstrate good practice and provide a forum for some of the issues raised by the use of C & IT in fieldwork. Six pieces of work were demonstrated ranging from the small-scale implementation of software within a department to large-scale development of software suites available to all Higher Education Institutions. In his keynote address, Tom Franklin of the LTSN Technologies Centre, spoke of the importance of C & IT in the curriculum and accessibility in the design of these resources. A prevailing theme throughout the day was that technology is a tool, which can be used as an important enhancement for fieldwork teaching but should not be used as a substitute for the real thing! The proceeding of this event will be published in the near future in a special edition of Planet.
24th November 2000 - Call for Environmental Science Innovators
Do you (or any of your colleagues) have a 'good idea' for assessment in Environmental Sciences learning and teaching that you have tried, or are thinking of trying out, with students? It could be an idea for an innovative examination; an idea for assessing teamwork; a novel assignment; developing assessment criteria.
If so, we would like you to consider presenting your good idea at the:
GOOD ASSESSMENT IDEAS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES LEARNING & TEACHING 'SWAP SHOP'
where you can benefit from discussions with other innovators which may help you to develop your idea to a greater level of detail or in a valuable new direction.
The 'Swap Shop' is hosted by the Committee of Heads of Environmental Sciences (CHES) in association with the LTSN Subject Centre for Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (LTSN-GEES). It takes place at the University of Kingston, Surrey on Friday, 23rd of February 2001 between 10.00 and 15.30. The cost will be 30 which includes refreshments and lunch.
20th October 2000 - 'Planet' coming to a desktop near you!
The LTSN Subject Centres' own publication, 'Planet', will be published for the start of the new year. Whilst every department will receive a paper copy it is also our intention to publish Planet as a portable document format (pdf) file available for free download from this web-site to your desktop computer. The first edition will be carrying various articles from the GEES community as well as news and views from the Subject Centre. A call for future papers and details of how to submit will also be included.
11th October 2000 - Departmental Workshops
Would your department welcome support with a particular area of learning and teaching?
Note: Details of workshop topics from this time are no longer available.
The Subject Centre is committed to enhancing learning and teaching in the three disciplines by supporting staff both nationally and within their own institutions. Experience has shown that small-scale, departmental workshops are particularly effective and the Subject Centre is pleased to offer such a service to Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences departments throughout the UK.
The half-day workshops will run during the period from December 2000 to July 2001. If you wish to request a workshop for this period please submit your form by November 10th 2000. There are a limited number of workshops which we can run and allocation will be on a first-come first served basis.
10th October 2000 - Digest of Subject Centre activities available online
View the GEES Digest for October 2000
QAA Code of Practice for the Assurance of Academic Standards in Higher Education
The QAA is currently producing a Code of Practice which comprises a collection of inter-related documents. These documents will identify system-wide expectations on matters relating to the management of academic quality and standards in higher education. During the course of its quality assurance reviews, the QAA will consider the extent to which individual institutions are meeting the expectations of the precepts in the available sections of the Code of Practice. The sections are:
- Appeals and students complaints
- Assessment of students
- Career Education (draft)
- Collaborative provision
- External examining
- Postgraduate research
- Programme approval, monitoring
- Students with disabilities
All the sections of the Code of Practice can be viewed at the QAA web-site at: http://www.qaa.ac.uk/public/COP/codesofpractice.htm
The draft Code of Practice for Career education, Information and Guidance is currently out for consultation. Responses should be submitted to the QAA by Friday 29th September.
update: Section 8: Career education, information and guidance - January 2001 now available