Learning and Teaching Committee

LTC12-A3


NOTICE OF MEETING

A meeting of the Committee will take place on Thursday 14 June 2012 at 2.00pm in the Committee Room, Ground Floor Hazelrigg Building.

 

Rob Pearson, Secretary, Programme Quality & Teaching Partnerships


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 12 June 2012. 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

LTC12-M2

 

To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on 29 March 2012.

 

4.         Matters Arising from the Minutes not otherwise appearing on the Agenda

 

12/14   National Student Survey

To note the final response rates.

 

12/04   QAA Institutional Review – Spring 2012

To note the completion of the review visit.

 


 

SECTION A – ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION

 

5.         Updating the Loughborough Student Charter

            LTC12-P27, LTC12-P27A

            Maurice FitzGerald to be in attendance to present an update on the Student Charter

 

6.         Review of the promotion of outgoing exchange student mobility at Loughborough University

            LTC12-P28

            Harriet Bott to be in attendance to present a review paper

 

7.         Learning and Teaching Strategy Implementation Planning Priorities

            LTC12-P29    

Review of progress on the 2011/12 Plan and discussion of priorities for 2012/13

 

8.         The role of ADTs in Approving Programme Proposals

            LTC12-P30

            To consider a matter referred from Curriculum Sub-Committee

 

9.         Institutional overview of External Examiner reports - 2010/11

            LTC12-P31

            To consider the annual Institutional Review of External Examiner reports.


 

SECTION B – ITEMS FOR APPROVAL

 

10.       Report of Curriculum Sub-Committee – 10 May 2012

            LTC12-P32, LTC12-P32A

 

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

 

11.       Recommendations from the Academic Standards and Procedures Sub-Committee – 21 May 2012

 

1.            Proposal for amendment to Regulation XXI

LTC12-P33

 

2.              Proposal for Amendment to Regulation XXII

LTC12-P34

 

3.            Proposal for Points Based System Immigration and Participation Monitoring

LTC12-P35

 

4.            Proposal for merit award

LTC12-P36, LTC12-P36A, LTC12-P36B


 

SECTION C – ITEMS FOR INFORMATION

 

12.       The British University in Egypt: Report of AILR Visit, 29-30 April 2012

            LTC12-P37 (not available online)

 

13.       Key Information Sets

            LTC12-P38 (to follow)

 

*14.      University Library Learning and Teaching Group: Highlights from 2011/12

            LTC12-P39

 

*15.      National consultations:

 

1.    HEFCE Consultation on a Risk based approach to Quality Assurance

http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/year/2012/201211/

 

2.    UK Quality Code for Higher education, Chapter B3: Learning and teaching - Draft for consultation 

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Newsroom/Consultations/Pages/learning-teaching.aspx

 

*16.      Minutes of sub-committees and working groups:

 

1.    Working Group to Review Practice and Guidance on Plagiarism Detection - 4 May 2012

LTC12-P40

 

2.    ASPSC - 10 May 2012

LTC12-P41

 

3.    CSC minutes - 10 May 2012

LTC12-P42

 

4.    ELAG minutes 1 February 2012 and 17 April 2012

LTC12-P43, LTC12-P44

 

17.       Any Other Business


Author – Rob Pearson

Date – June 2012

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