Report in the November 2018 issue of FEBS News.
Chester, UK; 12–13 April 2018
at the University of Chester
Workshop's website with full information.
This two-day training event is aimed
at anyone teaching or supporting
teaching in Higher Education, from
early career researchers to established
professors. The aim of the course is to
share best practice and novel ideas
with bioscience HE educators, to equip
students with the key skills needed to
succeed in their careers and enhance
their experience.
Topics:
- Evaluating teaching practice through pedagogical research
- Engaging students in undergraduate research projects
- Teaching and assessing large cohorts using interactive and engaging methods
- Teaching postgraduate and international students
Poster sessions
You may submit your abstract up to 12 February.
Programme:
Thursday 12 April 2018, 9:30 to 21:00
- Opening session
- Registration
- Welcome and introduction
- Award lecture (Biochemical Society Teaching Award)
- Sharing best practice, networking in Europe and educational research
- Networking and best practice across Europe — Gül Güner-Akdogan
- Molecular bioscience educational research & challenges achieving publication — Luciane V. Mello and Angel Herráez
- Panel discussion
- Lunch and networking
- Teaching large cohorts to include engaging and interactive teaching methods and ways to efficiently assess and provide feedback to large groups of students
- Textwall for interacting with large cohorts — Mark Huxham
- Technology to engage large cohorts — Peter Alston
- Giving feedback to large student cohorts — Peter Klappa
- Panel discussion
- Tea / coffee break
- Interactive workshop (3 parallel small groups):
- Sharing best practice in Europe
- Teaching large cohorts
- Educational research
- Tell us about your work
- Drinks reception and Poster session
- Dinner
Friday 13 April 2018, 9:30 to 16:30
- Undergraduate student final year projects
- Different types of final year projects and employability — Dave Lewis
- Evolution of an alternative Honours project — Debbie Bevitt
- Preparing undergraduates for final year research projects — Frank Michelangeli
- Tea / coffee break
- Panel discussion
- Tell us about your work
- Lunch, networking and Poster session
- Teaching and supporting postgraduate and international students
- The PhD student and supervisor relationship — Robert Harris
- Teaching international students — Steve Minchin
- "Orpheus project” Standardising biomedical science PhD training across Europe — Michael Mulvany
- Panel discussion
- Tea / coffee break
- Interactive workshop (2 parallel small groups):
- Postgraduate students
- International students
- Closing
session
- Concluding remarks
- Conference close and depart