P9 - Innovation through collaboration: using blended and online approaches to enhance research student development across two campuses
| Day | Day 1 |
|---|---|
| Session | Poster presentation |
| Start time | 19:00 |
| Code | P9 |
| Presenter |
Rosalind Beaumont, Lecturer in eLearning & Postgraduate Skills (and Professor in Postgraduate Research Training), Newcastle University Professor Robin Humphrey, Director of Postgraduate Research Training Programme, Newcastle University |
| Abstract |
To meet the needs of an increasingly diverse research student body, a project began in April 2017 to design & offer blended and online versions of "The Nature of Explanation & Enquiry", an established foundational module in the PG Certificate in Research Training. Our aims were to:
The module was successfully redesigned & delivered to over 150 students in Semester 1 2017-18 through the development of effective collaborations between academic & professional services staff at Newcastle University, NULondon, and our Teaching Assistants. |
