Embedding Evaluation: working with students to close the loop
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Feb 27, 2009
from 10:00 to 04:00 |
| Where | University College London |
| Contact Name | Dr Ann Griffin |
| Attendees |
Dr Ann Griffin, Dr Anita Berlin, Mr Jerry Booth |
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Workshop aims
The aim of this event will be to inform delegates with regard to: developments in student collaboration which are now shaping Higher Education and Government policy; innovative practice in student evaluation; driving quality enhancement; and using on-line methods to report and present data.
It will also provide an opportunity to share current understandings, practice and controversies about student feedback of teaching in higher, professional and medical education.
Workshop activities
The workshop will include a mixture of plenary sessions and small group activities to include:
- On-line evaluations: Reporting and presenting data;
- The use of funding to support quality enhancement of teaching;
- Making student representation more effective
- Innovative practice in placement evaluation.
Proposed outcomes
- A greater understanding of the issues around student feedback and evaluation and the roles of students both nationally in informing policy, as well as locally in collaborative practice
- To gain awareness on developments in on-line systems and dealing with reporting and presenting data
- Have heard examples of how institutions have developed quality enhancement through targeted funding and discussed the controversies around this issue.
Facilitator background
Dr Anita Berlin, Senior Lecturer, UCL and Sub Dean for Quality Assurance, University College London Medical School. Anita has a central role within her medical school; in particular she is responsible for day to day coordination of QA activities including site visits, servicing QMEC, disseminating and monitoring SEQs and overseeing the Excellence in Medical Education Awards.
Dr Ann Griffin, Senior Clinical Lecturer in Community-based Medical Education, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry. Ann has a similar role within Community-based Education at Barts and the London, her research interests largely focus on educational quality, the ‘student voice’, and SEQs.
Jerry Booth, Quality and Standards Manager Hull York Medical School. Jerry has extensive experience in QA at Hull York, in particular working directly with students to develop their role and skills in contributing to quality enhancement
All three facilitators have a substantial practical expertise in working in quality assurance and developing student evaluation questionnaires (SEQs) in their setting.
Keynote speakers are:
Lord Young, Minister for Students
Aaron Porter, Vice President (Higher Education) NUS
Pete Walker, Assistant Director, Institute for Learning and Research Technology (ILRT) University of Bristol
Target audience
This conference is intended for all those interested in student feedback and evaluation within higher and professional education.
There is NO CHARGE for this workshop but places are limited to 50 Delegates on a first come first served basis. For further information and to book a place please go to the MEDEV subject centre website
