Learning and Teaching Committee
LTC06-A1
NOTICE OF MEETING
A meeting of the Committee will take place on Thursday 9 February 2006 at 9.30 am
in the Council Chamber, Administration
Building 2.
R A Bowyer, Secretary
AGENDA
1. Apologies for Absence
2. Business of the Agenda
Any member wishing to unstar an
item is asked to notify the Secretary by 5.00 pm on Tuesday 7 February 2006.
Starred items will otherwise be taken without discussion.
Please note that the papers for this Agenda can be found on the web site
linked to the following URL: -
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/committees/learning_teaching/index.htm
Normally, papers for Section A
only will be circulated in hard copy.
3. Minutes
To confirm, subject to any
correction, the Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on 10 November
2005.
4. Matters
Arising from the Minutes not otherwise appearing on the Agenda
*4.1 Learning and Teaching Strategy (M.05/55)
To note that a revised version of the document
was received by Senate on 25 January 2006.
*4.2 Wolfson School of Mechanical and
Manufacturing Engineering PPR (M.05/58.2)
To note that the ‘University issues’
at the end of the report were investigated by the AD(T) Engineering and
clarified by the PDQ Team.
*4.3 The
To note that an amended response was
despatched to UUK after consultation with HODs following the last meeting.
*4.4 Proposals for National Credit Arrangements for Use of Academic
Credit (M05/59.2)
To note that an amended response was
despatched to UUK following the last meeting.
*4.5 Use of HEFCE e-learning capital funding (M.05/60)
To note allocations approved by Operations
Sub-Committee on 5 December 2005. [Item
5 on this agenda also refers.]
*4.6 Student Diversity Working Group
(M.05/63)
To note that the first meeting of
the Group took place on 14 December 2005.
[Item 16 on this agenda refers.]
*4.7 Calculators in University Examinations (M.05/67)
To note action taken by the Chair.
*4.8 Senate actions on other recommendations
To note that Senate approved the recommendations
of the Committee in the following other matters:
(i)
Terms of Reference (M.05/53)
(ii)
Master of Research (MRes) (M.05/56)
(iii)
Terms of Reference of CSC (M.05/57.1)
(iv)
New programmes and strategic changes
(M.05/57.2)
(v)
Co-ordination of joint degrees (M.05/62)
(vi)
External Examining – Revised Code of Practice
(M.05/64.2)
4.9 Any other matters arising not appearing elsewhere on the
agenda
SECTION A – ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
5. Open
source VLE
To comment on proposals currently
under consideration for the replacement of ‘Learn’ with an open source VLE.
6. Timetabling
To receive a briefing paper and
offer comment.
7. Condonement
To consider proposals from the Programme Development &
Quality Team following further consultation with departments.
8. National Student Survey
2006
To receive a progress
report.
9. Quality Enhancement
To receive
a report of a PDQ Team ‘away day’ on the theme of quality enhancement.
SECTION B – ITEMS FOR APPROVAL
*10. Curriculum Sub-Committee – 12 January 2006
(A)
To recommend new programme proposals and other strategic changes to Senate on the advice of Curriculum Sub-Committee.
*11. Coursework
Code of Practice
To approve amendments to the
University’s Coursework Code of Practice on the advice of the PDQ Team.
*12. Postgraduate Certificate and
Diploma Awards on MRes programmes
To consider recommendations from the
PDQ Team.
SECTION C – ITEMS
FOR INFORMATION
*13. Curriculum Sub-Committee – 12 January 2006 (B)
To note further discussions of the Sub-Committee.
*14. Student Feedback – Support Services 2004/05
To receive a report from the Head of Academic Practice and
Quality, Professional Development, on student feedback 2004/05 in relation to
the support services.
*15. Validation Panel
To note that Loughborough College has put forward proposals
for two new Foundation Degrees, in Sports Coaching, and Sports Performance
(initially with a pathway in Motorsport), and a Validation Panel has been
established to consider the proposals.
*16. Student
Diversity Working Group
To receive a report of the meeting
of the Working Group held on 14 December 2005
*17. QAA consultations
To note recent consultation papers from
the Quality Assurance Agency:
17.1 Operational description
for the revised institutional audit process, CL14/05
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/news/circularLetters/CL1405.asp
17.2 Revised approach to
programme specifications (incorporating guidance on minimum content) CL15/05
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/news/circularLetters/CL1505.asp
17.3 Proposals for an interim
review process as part of the revised institutional audit process CL01/06
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/news/circularLetters/CL0106.asp
The University has responded to CL14/05. Responses to CL15/05 and CL01/06 are under
consideration by the PDQ Team.
*18. Date of Next
Meeting
Thursday
8 June 2006
NB This
meeting will take place at 2.00 pm to avoid a clash with Human Resources
Committee. Members are asked to amend
their diaries.
19. Any Other Business
Author – Robert Bowyer
Date – January 2006
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