Learning and
Teaching Committee
LTC08-A2
NOTICE OF MEETING
A meeting of the Committee will take place on Thursday 5 June 2008 at 9.30 am in
the Council Chamber,
Administration Building 2.
Robert 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 3 June 2008.
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 > Meetings:
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 the Minutes of the Meeting
of the Committee held on 14 February 2008, subject to the correction of
document numbers referenced under M.08/16 onwards.
4. Matters
Arising from the Minutes not otherwise appearing on the Agenda
4.1 Accommodation for Careers Fairs (M.08/4.3)
PVC(T) to report.
4.2 Central Timetabling (M.08/08)
Director of Media Services to
report.
*4.3 Senate actions
To note that
Senate approved the recommendations of the Committee in the following matters:
(i)
E-learning strategy and implementation plan
(M.08/07)
(ii)
Condonement (M.08/12)
(iii)
New programmes and strategic changes (M.08/17)
4.4 Any other matters arising not appearing elsewhere on the
agenda
SECTION A – ITEMS
FOR DISCUSSION
5. QAA
Institutional Audit
To note the Summary of
the findings from the draft report on the Institutional Audit 2008. The draft is subject to correction. The final version of the report is expected
by 4 July.
6. Teaching
Centre
To receive an update.
7. Student Hub
To receive an update.
8. Annual Programme Reviews
To consider reports from the AD(T)s on the Annual Programme
Reviews in their respective Faculties:
8.1 Engineering
8.2 Science
8.3 Social Sciences
and Humanities
9.
LTC08-P21 (not available on the web)
To consider a report on the Annual Institutional Level
Review held in March 2008.
10. Loughborough Employability Award
To consider proposals for the introduction of a Loughborough
Employability Award.
11. International Employability Skills
To receive a report from the
Director of the Careers Centre.
12. International
Mobility Team
To approve the establishment of an
International Mobility Team.
13. Learning
and Teaching Spaces
13.1
Update
on developments
To
receive a report from the Director of Media Services.
13.2 Governance
structure
To consider a discussion
paper from the Director of Media Services.
14. Undergraduate
Reassessment
To consider, on the advice of Programme Quality Team
following consultation with the Faculties, proposed amendments to Regulation XX.
15. Condonement for PGT students
Further
to M.08/12 of the previous meeting, to receive a report from Programme Quality
Team on condonement at postgraduate level.
16. Annual
report 2007 on student appeals under Regulation XIV
To receive a report.
17. Annual
report on cases of academic misconduct 2006/07
To receive a report.
18. University Risk Schedule
LTC08-31a; LTC08-P31b
To review the ratings assigned to the various risks
identified in the Learning and Teaching section of the University Risk
Schedule.
SECTION B – ITEMS FOR APPROVAL
*19. Curriculum Sub-Committee – 8 May 2008 (A)
To recommend new programme proposals and other strategic changes to Senate on the advice of Curriculum Sub-Committee.
SECTION C – ITEMS
FOR INFORMATION
*20. Curriculum Sub-Committee – 8 May 2008 (B)
To note further discussions of the Sub-Committee.
*21. National Student Survey
2008
To note that the University achieved a final response rate
of 79% by comparison with a rate of 64% across the sector. (2007 figures: 78% and 59% respectively.)
*22. International Foundation Programmes at
LTC08-P34
To note the establishment of a project group to bring
forward proposals for an international foundation programme in collaboration
with
*23. Publications for consultation
To note the publication of the
following draft documents for consultation:
23.1
Higher education credit framework for
(consultation closed 9 May 2008)
23.2
The framework for higher education qualifications in
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/news/circularLetters/CL0408.asp
(consultation closes 6
June)
*24. Dates of Meetings
2008/09
To note provisional dates as follows:
6 November 2008
12 February 2009
4 June 2009
all Thursdays, meetings to start at 9.30 am.
25. Any Other Business
Author – Robert Bowyer
Date – May 2008
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