Learning and Teaching
Committee
LTC12-M4
Minutes
of the Meeting of the Committee held on 27 September 2012
Members: Prof.
Morag Bell (in the Chair) Prof.
Robert Allison
Dr Jane Horner Dr
Brian Jarvis
Dr Keith Pond Dr John McCardle
Prof. Memis Acar Prof.
Ray Dawson
Prof. Ruth Kinna Dr
Lorraine Cale
Dr Robert Hamilton Dr
Jennifer Nutkins
Dr Vincent Dwyer Lazar Zindovic
Jan Tennant Nigel Thomas
In attendance: Rob Pearson, Farzana Khandia and Charles
Shields (for item 12/52)
Apologies: Prof. Simon Austin Prof. John
Feather
Dr Phil Richards Ellie Read
12/49 Minutes
LTC12-M3
1.
The Minutes of the Meeting of the
Committee held on 14 June 2012 were confirmed.
12/50 Matters Arising from the Minutes not
otherwise appearing on the Agenda
12/04 QAA Institutional Review
1. The University was awaiting the publication of the
QAA report and would be working with the Students’ Union to formulate an action
plan in response to the recommendations contained therein.
12/44 Key Information Sets
1. The Unistats website had gone live, providing prospective
students with KIS and NSS data for individual programmes of study. Members were
encouraged to view the site and contact Registry if they had any queries about
the data.
2. A ‘widget’, which would provide a summary of the
data and a link to the Unistats site, would go live for all programmes on the
University online undergraduate prospectus by 31 October 2012.
3. The Registry would be circulating to Schools an
analysis of the data that would include a comparison with other institutions.
12/51 Terms
of reference and membership 2011/12
Received: LTC12-P45
Noted:
1.
The chair welcomed new members and the
Vice-Chancellor to the meeting.
2.
The Director of the Teaching Centre
would be moving on from her position in October and at the request of the PVCT would
be returning on a part-time basis until March 2013.
Approved:
3.
Terms of reference and membership of LTC
and its sub-committees were approved.
4.
Simon Austin was thanked for his work
in chairing Curriculum Sub-Committee over many years.
5.
Ray Dawson was thanked for chairing
the E-learning Advisory Group in 2011/12.
12/52 New Resource: Tools for Teaching
Noted:
1.
The E-learning blog contained links, under
the tab ‘Tools for Teaching’, to a number of centrally supported electronic
tools that could be used by staff at different stages of the teaching and
learning cycle.
Agreed:
2.
AD(T)s would make their Schools aware
of the resource and would use the APR process as an opportunity to identify
where E-learning could be used further to enhance teaching practice.
12/53 Student’s Union priorities for Learning and
Teaching 2012/13
Noted:
1.
The VP Education highlighted two
priorities that he would like the University to deliver this year: 1. the systematic use of audio and video lecture
capture and 2. the provision of printed feedback to students.
2.
The Committee was informed that
students had asked for increased provision of ReView ‘(lecture capture’) as it
was a valuable learning and revision tool.
Evidence had shown that attendance at lectures had not been
detrimentally affected where lecture capture was used.
3.
The facility for lecture capture was
available in all pool teaching rooms, but its use varied across the
University. It was felt that staff and
students would benefit from greater guidance on the practical and pedagogic use
of lecture capture.
4.
Students had asked for the provision
of printed feedback on assessed work as some handwriting styles could be
difficult to comprehend. The VP
Education was keen to see printed feedback piloted in some Departments.
Agreed:
5.
A Working Group would be convened to
determine the pedagogic approach to the use of lecture capture technology in
the classroom and to clarify the University approach to the use of this
technology.
6.
It was confirmed that the proposal to
pilot printed feedback on assessed work would be developed as a strand of the
‘Assessment and Feedback’ project (see 12/55).
12/54 Learning and Teaching Implementation Plan
2012/13
LTC12-P46
Noted:
1.
The Plan set out priorities for the
coming session and identified the role of AD(T)s in delivering key parts of the
plan.
2.
Schools would be expected to develop
and deliver E-learning implementation plans in 2012/13.
3.
Work would be undertaken to review the
different models of learning and teaching governance within Schools. This would include identifying preferred
structures for supporting AD(T)s in delivering their responsibilities.
4.
AD(T)s would welcome the opportunity
to further discuss and develop how the University incentivises and rewards
academic staff in the delivery and management of learning and teaching
activities.
Agreed:
5.
The School of Civil and Building
Engineering E-learning implementation plan would be circulated to Schools as a
model of good practice.
12/55 Assessment and Feedback Project
Received: LTC12-P47
Noted:
1. There
had been several projects undertaken over recent years by Schools and Support
Services that had reviewed feedback practice and methodology, with more
projects planned. Several of these had
included focus groups with students to gain a greater understanding of their
expectations and the use they made of feedback.
Agreed:
2. The
overarching project brief was approved, with individual project plans and
priorities to be determined outside of the meeting.
3.
All Schools would advise students of
the date that marks and feedback would be provided on each piece of assessed
work.
4. Feedback
on assessment would be a priority project for 2011/12. The project would aim to synthesise the
outputs of the various projects and focus groups that had been undertaken
within Schools and Support Services in recent years. It would also aim to provide guidance and
identify best practice in respect to:
·
minimum expectations of feedback for
examinations and coursework
·
the different forms that feedback can
take
·
the role of technology in providing
innovative methods of feedback
·
the role of Programme Presidents in
monitoring the provision of feedback and in encouraging students to collect and
make best use of feedback
·
providing external examiners access to
feedback, for example via Learn
·
formative feedback
12/56 Code of Practice on Student Staff Liaison
Committee
Received: LTC12-P48
Agreed:
1.
The format of the consultation was
endorsed. AD(T)s would be asked to
consult within their Schools and report back to LTC.
2.
Schools were reminded that it was a
minimum expectation that SSLCs should consider the following:
·
A report from the Dean / Head of
Department on the outcomes of student module evaluation
·
External examiner reports and
responses to the reports
·
The outcomes of the NSS and responses
to matters raised
12/57 National
Student Survey 2012
Received: LTC12-P49
Noted:
1. Loughborough
University was again ranked among the UK’s top institutions for student
satisfaction.
2. Some
Schools and programmes had performed very well, but the results also identified
variations in performance between some programmes and in some question areas.
3. Where
there were particular areas of concern, the PVC(T) had arranged meetings with Schools
to agree action plans to address the outcomes.
All Schools would be expected to have their responses to the NSS
appraised during Annual Programme Review.
4. The
VP Education invited Schools to utilise the support of the Students’ Union and
Programme Presidents when formulating responses to the outcomes of the NSS.
Agreed:
5. The
University would be working with the Students’ Union to raise the profile of
the personal development opportunities that were available for students.
12/58 Annual Programme Review 2012/13
Received: LTC12-P50
Noted:
1. The APR process would
follow a similar format to 2011/12 and arrangements had already been made for
meetings with Schools to take place in December.
2. Enhancements would be
made to the APR data set and the School evaluation form in response to feedback
on the process from 2011/12.
Agreed:
3.
Programme Presidents would be invited to attend the relevant APR
meeting.
12/59 BUE
Validation Sub-Committee
Received: Minutes of the BUE Validation Sub-Committee
held on 19 September 2012
12/60 UKBA Compliance: Suspension of Studies where
Student Visas have expired
Agreed:
1.
Following recent changes to UKBA rules
on students ‘overstaying’ in the UK when visas expire, policy and procedure for
suspending students’ studies where they have ‘overstayed’ for more than 28 days
were approved.
12/61 Dates of meetings 2012/13
25 October 2012, 9.30am, Hazlerigg Committee
Room 201.0.09
13 December 2012, 2.00pm, Hazlerigg Council
Chamber 201.1.12
7 February 2013, 9.30am, Hazlerigg Committee
Room 201.0.09
21 March 2013, 2.00pm, Hazlerigg Committee Room
201.0.09
25 April 2013, 9.30am, Hazlerigg Committee Room
201.0.09
6 June 2013, 2.00pm, Hazlerigg Committee Room
201.0.09
Author – Rob Pearson
Date – October 2012
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