Date: Wednesday 03 February 2021 Time: 14:00 - 15:00 Categories: Academic events Venue: Online via Zoom Speaker: Dr Scott Ramsay and Dr Julia Bohlmann
In this session we'll look at what Turnitin scores mean and how you can discuss Turnitin similarity scores with your class to help students develop good academic practice and improve their writing skills.
Date: Tuesday 09 February 2021 Time: 14:00 - 15:00 Categories: Academic events Venue: Online via Zoom Speaker: Anneli Williams and Carole Macdiarmid
Interaction is a key driver of second language acquisition. This workshop will look at the techniques that language specialists in Academic English use to maximise incentives and opportunities for students to engage in discussions.
Date: Thursday 11 February 2021 Time: 13:00 - 13:45 Categories: Academic events Venue: Online via Zoom Speaker: Dr Scott Ramsay
If you're thinking of presenting your scholarship at a conference poster session but don't have much experience of actually creating a poster, or if this is your first time making one for a digital-first audience, this will give you a chance to see some good examples and consider what makes them effective.
Date: Friday 12 February 2021 Time: 14:00 - 15:00 Categories: Academic events Venue: Online via Zoom Speaker: Anneli Williams and Carole Macdiarmid
This session will consider the challenges students using English as a second language face when listening to extended speech.
Date: Thursday 25 February 2021 Time: 12:00 - 13:00 Categories: Academic events Venue: Online via Zoom Speaker: Dr Nathalie Sheridan and Dr Michael McEwan
Depending on the details of a given scholarship projects, specific ethical approval might need to be applied for, reviewed and approved before the work can begin. This session will explore ethical considerations for scholarship of learning and teaching, with an emphasis on research into the experience of the learners.
Date: Thursday 04 March 2021 Time: 13:30 - 14:30 Categories: Academic events Venue: Online via Zoom Speaker: Dr Julia Bohlmann and Dr Michael McEwan
This session focuses on what plagiarism actually means in an international context, and will demonstrate that (in some instances, at least) plagiarism is the result of cultural differences and not a crime!
Date: Tuesday 20 April 2021 Time: 14:00 - 15:00 Categories: Academic events Venue: Online via Zoom Speaker: Dr Kimberly Wilder
This session will allow participants to evaluate their assessment tasks and think about enhancements that could make these assessments more inclusive.
Date: Thursday 29 April 2021 Time: 14:00 - 15:30 Categories: Academic events Venue: Online via Zoom Speaker: Dr Vicki Dale
Questionnaires can notoriously be interpreted in different ways by different respondents, making your analysis of the responses difficult. are interested in undertaking scholarship, particularly around learner experience research.
Date: Tuesday 04 May 2021 Time: 14:00 - 15:00 Categories: Academic events Venue: Online via Zoom Speaker: Dr Kimberly Wilder
This session will look at how the use of rubrics can help enhance the student learning experience. It will provide an overview of how to create sustainable rubrics and how rubrics can be used to help create meaningful, criterion based assessment, and provide more focused feedback to students.
Date: Thursday 06 May 2021 Time: 14:00 - 15:30 Categories: Academic events Venue: Online via Zoom Speaker: Dr Vicki Dale
With the campus redevelopment under way, an increasing number of rooms are being built or adapted to give you greater flexibility in your modes of teaching. This session gives an introduction to active learning and examines the concept of Glasgow's learning spaces, both physical and online.
