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Professional Development Event

Differentiated Learning - Stretching Able Students

Wednesday 14th January 2009

AIMS Seminar Centre, Room 1, University of Bristol

" . . . higher education should develop each student to their full potential . . . special provisions were almost always made available to weaker students who were struggling with their courses. However, special provision was not common for the most able students even though these students, if fully developed, might make a disproportionate contribution to innovation and discovery in their disciplines and the development of the UK economy."

Taken from Differentiated Learning

Following on from the Centre's recent Differentiated Learning Forum this event gave those with an interest in this area the opportunity to share practice and discuss issues surrounding supporting more able students in the biosciences.

Programme
 
10.00 Registration and Coffee
10.20 Welcome and introductions
Katherine Clark, Centre for Bioscience
10.30 Keynote: Stretching able science students in school - some implications for higher education
John Gilbert, Institute of Education, University of Reading
11.10 Refreshments
11.30 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Programmes (UROP): Stretching and developing future researchers
John Creighton, CETL-AURS
11.50 The use of tutor coursework feedback by high achieving and non-high achieving students in higher education
Paul Orsmond, Staffordshire University
12.10 Development Of An Individual Approach To University Learning In The Biosciences
Debbie Bevitt, Newcastle University
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Workshop - Stretching your students
Julian Park, University of Reading
14.30 Refreshments
14.50 Swapshop

Short informal contributions from delegates - an opportunity to share thoughts or practice.

16.00 Reflections on the day
Chris Baldwin, Newcastle University

Summary of the day (links to report in pdf format)

Interested in submitting a case study on differentiated learning and stretching able students? We currently have an open call for case studies.

Resources from the day

Differentiated Learning Resource List