Learning and Teaching Committee
NOTICE OF MEETING
A meeting of the Committee will take place on Thursday 17 February at 9.30 am in the Council Chamber, Hazlerigg Building.
Rob Pearson, Secretary
AGENDA
1. Apologies for absence and welcome to new members
2. Business of the Agenda
Any member wishing to unstar an item is asked to notify the Secretary by 5.00 pm on Tuesday 15 February 2011. 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 4 November 2010.
4. Matters Arising from the Minutes not otherwise appearing on the Agenda
SECTION A – ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
5.
Learning Spaces – Development and Use
To receive a briefing note.
6. Curriculum Sub-Committee – 27 January 2011
To consider the following issues referred for discussion from CSC:
1. Credit Values of the University’s awards
2. Reassessment without Tuition
7. Condonement 2009/10
LTC11-P03 (to follow)
To consider a review of the use of condonement for undergraduate students in 2009/10.
8. Student Feedback – Support Services 2009/10
To consider a report from the Teaching Centre on student feedback in 2009/10 in relation to central support services.
9. External Examiner reports 2009/10
To consider a review of external examiner reports from 2009/10.
10. BUE Validation Sub-Committee
LTC11-P06 (not available online)
To receive and consider an update on developments since the previous meeting of Learning and Teaching Committee.
11. University Re-organisation: report from the Learning and Teaching Working Group
To receive an update of developments since the previous meeting of Learning and Teaching Committee
12. 2012 tuition fees and the University Access Agreement
To receive a verbal update.
SECTION B – ITEMS FOR APPROVAL
*13. Curriculum Sub-Committee – 27 January 2011
To recommend new programme proposals and other strategic changes to Senate on the advice of Curriculum Sub-Committee.
SECTION C – ITEMS FOR INFORMATION
*14. Curriculum Sub-Committee – 27 January 2011
*15. E-Learning Advisory Group
To note the minutes of the meeting held on 24 November 2010.
*16. External Consultations:
To note current national consultations which are currently being considered by Programme Quality Team:
- Public Information about Higher Education
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2010/10_31/
b. QAA review of the Academic Infrastructure
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/news/consultation/AI/
*17. QAA Institutional Review
To note that the University is scheduled for Institutional Review in 2011/12, with the review visit to take place between January and June 2012.
*18. NSS 2011
To receive a briefing note.
*19. Dates of Meetings 2010/11
Dates of remaining meetings:
Thursday 9 June 2010
to start at 9.30 am.
20. Any Other Business
Author – Rob Pearson
Date – February 2011
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