Learning and Teaching Committee

Subject: Constitution and Membership of the Committee 2009/10

There follows below a note of discussion that took place at the meeting of Programme Quality Team in July 2009 concerning the membership of this Committee. The constitution and membership of the Committee are set out overleaf. No change has been made to the constitution itself, though the accompanying paragraphs concerning the attendance of others at its meetings have been adjusted in the light of the PQ Team discussion; and the membership has been updated for 2009/10.

The approval of the Committee is sought

(1) for the invitation issued to LSU, for 2009/10 on a trial basis, to nominate three students, one from each Faculty, to attend LTC meetings as observers;

(2) for the arrangements proposed for non-members to attend to contribute to its discussions;

(3) for the decision to leave vacant for the time being the place on the Committee for ‘a Director of a Support Service contributing to learning and teaching’.

PQ Team 6 July 2009 - Membership of Learning and Teaching Committee

(1) Considered a proposal from Danny McNeice (VP(Education) LSU) that the membership of LTC be amended to include one student from each Faculty. It was envisaged these students would be elected from outgoing departmental committee chairs within their Faculty. It was suggested the student viewpoint in learning and teaching matters was more appropriately represented at the Faculty rather than the institutional level because of different practices across disciplines, and information could be passed back to the departmental committee chairs more effectively if there was more than one student in a position to do this.

It was agreed to recommend to LTC that in the first instance, for 2009/10 on a one-year trial basis, the Students’ Union Executive be invited to appoint one student from each Faculty from amongst the outgoing departmental student committee chairs in the Faculty to attend meetings of LTC as an observer.

(2) It was noted that it would not be appropriate for Anne Mumford to continue to serve on LTC as ‘Director of a Support Service contributing to Learning and Teaching’. The PVC(T) had agreed however that for the time being there would be a standing agenda item on the development of learning spaces and Anne would be invited to contribute under the item and attend for it as appropriate.

(3) Any implications of Senate’s decisions on the future of the Graduate School for John Harper’s membership of LTC would need further discussion.

Constitution

Vice-Chancellor

Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor

Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching) - Chair

Associate Deans (Teaching)

Chair of the Curriculum Sub-Committee

Academic Registrar

Director of Teaching Centre

Director of a Support Service contributing to Learning and Teaching

Director of Graduate School

Three members appointed by Senate, one from each Faculty

Two student members appointed by LSU, one of whom should be a postgraduate

The Librarian and the Director of IT will receive all papers and a standing invitation to attend for any item of business relating to the services they provide if they are not a full member of the Committee under any category above. The Director of Change Projects will similarly receive all papers and a standing invitation to attend for any item of business within her area of responsibility. The Director of Student Services will also receive all papers and a standing invitation to attend.

For 2009/10 on a trial basis, the LSU Executive is invited to appoint one student from each Faculty from amongst the outgoing departmental student committee chairs in the Faculty to attend meetings of LTC as an observer.

Membership 2009/10

Position	Member
Vice-Chancellor	Professor S Pearce

Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor	Professor N A Halliwell

Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching)	Professor M Bell (Chair)

Associate Deans (Teaching)	Dr P L Byrne (SSH) Professor J G Dickens (ENG) Dr M C Harrison (SCI) Dr D R Twigg (BUE)

Chair of the Curriculum Sub-Committee	Professor S A Austin

Academic Registrar	Dr J C Nutkins

Director of Teaching Centre	J M Tennant

Director of a Support Service contributing to Learning and Teaching	Vacancy

Director of Graduate School	J F Harper

Three members of Senate, one from each Faculty	B Haworth (SCI) 2010 Dr B Jarvis (SSH) 2012 Dr E S Tarleton (ENG) 2011

Two students nominated by the Students’ Union (one of whom should be a postgraduate)	Chris Peel 2010 Jemima Barnes 2010

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Student observers, one from each Faculty	Scott Vickers (ENG) 2010 Daniel Harris (SCI) 2010 James Carroll (SSH) 2010

Robert Bowyer

October 2009