Learning and Teaching Committee

LTC08-A3


NOTICE OF MEETING

A meeting of the Committee will take place on Thursday 6 November 2008 at 9.30 am in the Council Chamber, Administration Building 2.

 

Robert Bowyer, Secretary


AGENDA

1.         Welcome to new members

2.         Apologies for absence

3.         Business on the agenda

Any member wishing to unstar an item is asked to notify the Secretary by 5.00 pm on Tuesday 4 November 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.

 

4.         Minutes

LTC08-M2

 

To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on 5 June 2008.

 

5.         Matters arising from the Minutes not otherwise appearing on the agenda

*5.1      Senate actions

To note that Senate

(a) approved the recommendations of the Committee in the following matters:

(i)                  Loughborough Employability Award (M.08/29)

(ii)                Undergraduate Reassessment (M.08/33)

(iii)               New programmes and strategic changes (M.08/38)

(iv)              Membership of the Committee (M.08/44)

(b) noted the summary of the findings from the draft report on the QAA Institutional Audit (M.08/24), and

(c) received the report on the operation of the Regulation XIV appeals procedure in 2007 (M.08/35).

 

5.2       Any other matters arising not appearing elsewhere on the agenda

 

SECTION A – ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION

 

6.         Terms of reference

            LTC08-P35

            To consider the terms of reference of the Committee with a view to reflecting on:

            (i)         their fitness for purpose

            (ii)        members’ responsibilities.

 

7.         Priorities for 2008/09

            LTC08-P36

            To identify priority issues for the Committee in 2008/09. 

 

8.         Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

            To receive reports on developments in the campus CETLs in the past year.

 

            8.1       engCETL

                        LTC08-P37

                       

            8.2       sigma

                        LTC08-P38 (see web links)

Copies of the sigma newsletter and the MEC annual report, which comprise the agenda paper, can be found at:

                        http://www.sigma-cetl.ac.uk/index.php?section=96

http://mec.lboro.ac.uk/documents/6th_mec_annual_report.pdf

 

9.         Learning and Teaching Spaces

To receive and consider reports from Anne Mumford on the following:

 

9.1       Learning space developments

                        LTC08-P39

 

9.2       Formalising the development priorities for learning and teaching space

                        LTC08-P40

 

9.3       Further analysis of teaching space survey – attendance levels

                        LTC08-P41

 

            9.4       Timetabling and room allocation

                        LTC08-P42

 

10.       Periodic Programme Review Reports

            To consider the reports of PPRs held during the spring of 2008 and the responses of the departments concerned:

 

10.1     Chemical Engineering

LTC08-P43a, LTC08-P43b

 

10.2     Mathematical Sciences

            LTC08-P44a, LTC08-P44b

 

10.3     Physics

            LTC08-P45

 

10.4     Economics

            LTC08-P46

 

10.5     Social Sciences

                        LTC08-P47

 

11.       Loughborough University International Foundation Programme

            LTC08-P48

            To consider the report of a Validation Panel on proposals for a Loughborough University International Foundation Programme at Loughborough College, with routes for Business and for Science and Engineering.

 

12.             Curriculum Sub-Committee, 17 October 2008 (A)

LTC08-P49

To provide guidance to the Sub-Committee on the issue of inter-departmental collaboration in module/programme provision.

 

13.       Credit values of Loughborough University awards

LTC08-P50a, LTC08-P50b

To consider recommendations from the Programme Quality Team concerning the credit values of University awards.

 

14.       Assessment flexibility policy for elite athletes

            LTC08-P51a, LTC08-P51b, LTC08-P51c

To consider on the recommendation of Programme Quality Team a proposed assessment flexibility policy for elite athletes.

 

15.       Emergency planning and business continuity

            LTC08-P52

            To consider how the Committee should contribute to the development of plans.

 


SECTION B – ITEMS FOR APPROVAL

*16.     Curriculum Sub-Committee, 17 October 2008 (B)

LTC08-P53

To recommend new programme proposals and other strategic changes to Senate on the advice of Curriculum Sub-Committee. 

 

*17.     Regulation XVIII, Academic Misconduct

            LTC08-P54

To endorse recommendations for amendments to Regulation XVIII, for approval by Senate.

 

*18.     Validated programmes at Loughborough College

            LTC08-P55

To recommend to Senate the introduction of a new version of the Honours ‘top-up’ degree to lead to the degree of BSc in Applied Sports Science (Management) for validation with effect from session 2009/10.

 

*19.     End of programme feedback

            LTC08-P56

To consider a recommendation from the Programme Quality Team that the University requirement on departments to collect end of programme feedback be lifted. 

 


SECTION C – ITEMS FOR INFORMATION

 

*20.     Constitution and membership

            LTC08-P57

            To note.

 

*21.     Curriculum Sub-Committee – 17 October 2008 (C)

LTC08-P58

To note further discussions of the Sub-Committee.

 

*22.     E-learning Advisory Group

            LTC08-P59

            To note the establishment of the group and draft terms of reference.

 

*23.     Teaching Centre

            LTC08-P60

            To receive an update.

 

*24.     Student Hub

            LTC08-P61

            To receive an update.

 

*25.     QAA Institutional Audit 2008

            To note the publication of the Report of the QAA Institutional Audit at

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/reviews/reports/instReports.asp?instID=H-0152

 

*26.     National Student Survey 2008

To note that for a fourth year, the University achieved excellent results in the National Student Survey.  A range of data has been circulated internally, including Loughborough’s results at subject level on Question 22 (‘overall satisfaction’) and results at departmental level on all questions with a comparison against the equivalent results from 2007.  91% of Loughborough students responding rated their overall satisfaction at 4 or 5 on a five-point scale.  The University also had a response rate of 80%. 

 

*27.     Publications

            To note the publication of the following:

 

27.1          The framework for higher education qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (second edition)

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/academicinfrastructure/FHEQ/default.asp

 

27.2          Higher education credit framework for England: Guidance on academic credit arrangements in higher education in England

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/england/credit/default.asp

 

*28.     Dates of Meetings 2008/09

            To note the dates of further meetings in 2008/09, due to start at 9.30am:

            Thursday 12 February 2009

            Thursday 4 June 2009

 

29.       Any Other Business

 


Author – Robert Bowyer

Date – October 2008

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