Learning and Teaching Committee

LTC12-M5

 

Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on 25 October 2012

 

Members:           Prof. Morag Bell (in the Chair)       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            

Prof. John Feather                          Dr Phil Richards                                 

Ellie Read

 

In attendance:    Rob Pearson, Lee Barnett (for item 12/64) and Charles Shields (for items 12/64 and 12/65)

 

Apologies:         Dr Jane Horner, Prof. Simon Austin         

 

12/62   Minutes

 

Received:       LTC12-M4

 

1.    The Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on 27 September 2012 were confirmed.

 

 

12/63   Matters Arising from the Minutes not otherwise appearing on the Agenda

 

12/54 Learning and Teaching Implementation Plan

 

1.    The School of Civil and Building Engineering E-Learning Implementation Plan would be circulated to AD(T)s to help inform Schools when developing their own Implementation Plans.

 

2.    Schools were reminded that they would be expected to identify in their Implementation Plans specific E-learning initiatives at School-level that would be beyond the expectations for a minimum presence on Learn.

 

12/58   Annual Programme Review 2012/13

 

1.    The School data sets would shortly be circulated to Schools.

 

2.    The PQTP Office would be responsible for inviting Programme Presidents to the APR meetings.  This would be undertaken in liaison with the VP Education.

 

12/64   Minimum Online Presence Audit October 2012

 

Received:       LTC12-P51

 

Noted:

 

1.    The audit of modules from the 2011/12 academic session had identified an inconsistent application of the expectations of the ‘Minimum Module Online Presence’ agreement.

 

2.    The audit had identified exemplary modules on Learn in most areas.

 

Agreed:

 

3.    AD(T)s would ensure that all modules within their Schools complied with the expectations of the ‘Minimum Module Online Presence’ agreement.

 

4.    Charles Shields would circulate to AD(T)s School-level data for the audit and would identify examplars so that good practice could be shared.

 

5.    Charles Shields would discuss with AD(T)s strategies to deliver staff development sessions on Learn for each School.

 

6.    Charles Shields would contact the E-Learning Systems Team to ensure that, where appropriate, Learn was automatically populated from existing data sources and that staff concerns about the presentation of personal information were addressed.

 

7.    LTC would revisit School engagement with the Minimum Presence expectations at the end of the session.

 

12/65   The use of technology to facilitate feedback on assessment

 

Noted:

 

1.    The Committee was appraised of the opportunity to utilise technology to facilitate feedback to students on their work.  A dedicated ‘feedback’ page on the E-Learning Blog provided further information and links to case studies.

 

2.    External examiners would need to be provided with access to Learn so that they could view feedback presented in this format.

 

Agreed:

 

3.    AD(T)s would encourage their Schools to engage with the guidance on the E-Learning Blog and to consider adopting alternative methods of providing feedback.

 

4.    Schools would be encouraged to pilot online feedback as part of the ‘Assessment and Feedback’ project (minute 12/55 refers).

 

12/66   Report from the BUE Validation Sub-Committee

           

Received:       LTC12-P52

 

12/67   Periodic Programme Review 2011/12: reports and School responses

 

.1         School of Business and Economics

 

Received:       LTC12-P53, LTC12-P54

 

.2         School of Civil and Building Engineering

 

Received:       LTC12-P55, LTC12-P56

 

 

Noted:

 

.1    The Committee considered the reports of PPRs held during Semester 2, 2011/12, and the responses of the Schools concerned.   The Committee was pleased to note the actions being taken by the Schools to address the reports.

 

.2    The Panel for Civil and Building Engineering had been impressed by the ‘return home’ session offered to international students by WEDC.  It was an innovative example of an outstanding pastoral support for students that other Schools were encouraged to consider emulating.

 

.3    The external panel member for Civil and Building Engineering had encouraged the School and the University to consider how best to encourage students to take personal responsibility for their education.  The Student Charter would help in this respect, and it was anticipated that as the Charter was embedded within Schools this would encourage students to take greater ownership of their educational experience.

 

Agreed:

 

.4    The relevant AD(T)s were asked to ensure that actions had been addressed and to provide an update on their actions in the 2012 APR. 

 

.5    PPR panels would be encouraged to qualify recommendations that resulted from comments made by students that were not corroborated by other evidence.

 

12/68   Strategic Priorities for Learning and Teaching

           

Received:       LTC12-P57

 

1.    Members discussed strategic priorities in learning and teaching for a period of up to three years from 2013/14, which would inform the budgeting process.

 

2.    Loughborough University had distinctive strengths that distinguished its graduates in the workplace.  LTC would seek to identify and reaffirm the key attributes that it wished to see developed in all Loughborough graduates and to ensure that these were delivered through the whole of the curriculum.

 

            Agreed:

 

3.    The Chair would confirm to AD(T)s a timescale for making responses and the level of detail required, once clarification had been sought from Planning.

 

 

12/69   Report of Curriculum Sub-Committee – 4 October 2012

 

Received:       LTC12-P58

 

1.    It was agreed to recommend new programme proposals and other strategic changes to Senate on the advice of Curriculum Sub-Committee, as set out in the report. 

 

12/70   Use of Contextual Data in the Admissions Process

           

Received:       LTC12-P59

 

 

12/71   Minutes of the Sub-Committees:

 

.1         Quality & Standards Sub Committee - 1 October 2012

 

Received:       LTC12-P60

 

.2         Curriculum Sub-Committee – 4 October 2012

 

Received:       LTC12-P61

 

12/72   Dates of meetings 2012/13  

 

            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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