Engaging Bioscience Students in Practical Work

Thursday 7th April 2011, University of Bristol, AIMS Centre room 2a/b

Practical work plays an important role in the biosciences and enables students to develop a wide variety of skills and aptitudes. Students can be engaged in practical work in a variety of ways, from designing practicals for other students to undertaking their own research.

This event provided delegates with the opportunity to hear about and discuss the different ways in which teaching practitioners have engaged students with practical work and enabled them to develop their practical skills.

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Programme

10.00	Registration, refreshments available
10.25	Welcome and introductions UK Centre for Bioscience
10.30	The importance of practical work in the biosciences Steve Maw, UK Centre for Bioscience
10.40	Reinventing laboratory teaching in Microbiology and Pathology Ann Pullen, University of Bristol
11.00	Enhancing laboratory skills through reflective practice Damian Parry, Liverpool Hope University
11.20	Refreshments
11.40	Three hour practicals: Breaking the mould of cookbook science Anne Tierney, University of Glasgow
12.00	Engaging Students in Practical Work through New Technologies Nicola King, University of Exeter
12.20	Lunch
13.20	Tour of the Aims CETL facilities and the ChemLabs teaching laboratories
14.05	Refreshments
14.30	Swapshop session A Practical Application! Phil Langton, University of Bristol Practical experiments that are ‘guaranteed’ to work! Alan Wheals, University of Bath Open Educational Resources Projects Terry McAndrew, UK Centre for Bioscience Practical Class Research Projects in a Year 1 Dental Student Course Stephen Lisney, University of Bristol
15.50	Reflections on the day and close

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