Scottish HE Biology Teachers' Meeting

University of Glasgow, Thursday 30th August 2007

This one day meeting was organised by Anne Tierney and Maureen Griffiths of the University of Glasgow with support from the Centre for Bioscience and was open to HE bioscience teachers from across Scotland. The general theme for the day was empowering students and students contributed to the first session of the day. The main focus of the afternoon was an informal practice-sharing session (swapshop). Throughout the day there were plenty of opportunities for discussion, reflection on practice and to hear ‘real-life' practice from fellow bioscientists from around Scotland.

Programme
10.15	Arrival and refreshments
10.50	Welcome and outline Anne Tierney and Maureen Griffiths, University of Glasgow
11.00	Enquiry Based Learning: a students' view Lisa Storck, Kate Thomson and Alistair Hood, students from the University of Glasgow
11.30	Veni, Vidi, Wiki (Vici?): an experiment with student authoring Paul McLaughlin, University of Edinburgh
12.00	Bioscience Horizons - introduing the new national undergraduate journal Julian Park, University of Reading, Centre for Bioscience and member of the Editorial Board of Bioscience Horizons
12.30	Lunch
14.00	Swapshop - Experiences of Empowering students Chaired by Jackie Wilson, Centre for Bioscience Enhancing the student experience in Level 1 Biology through a VLE delivering both learning resources and formative assessments - Douglas Neil, University of Glasgow Use of Moodle Discussion Forums in the Enhancement of Small Group Activities - Andrea Brown, University of Glasgow Student indignation: an emotional trigger for optimal learning - Lorna Sibbett, University of St Andrews Numeracy problems faced by Biology undergraduates: how do we identify and address these issues? Maureen Griffiths, University of Glasgow Business in the biosciences - Mary Tatner, University of Glasgow Engagement, performance, employability etc: what do students value? Ron Baxendale, University of Glasgow
15.30	General discussion and closing remarks
16.00	Refreshments and depart

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