Learning and Teaching Committee
LTC06-A2
NOTICE OF MEETING
A meeting of the Committee will take place on Thursday 8 June 2006 at 1.30 pm in
the Council Chamber,
Administration Building 2.
Please
note that this is an afternoon meeting.
R A Bowyer, Secretary
AGENDA
1. Apologies for Absence
2. Business of the Agenda
Any member wishing to unstar an
item is asked to notify the Secretary by 5.00 pm on Tuesday 6 June 2006.
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: -
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, subject to any
correction, the Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on 9 February
2006.
4. Matters
Arising from the Minutes not otherwise appearing on the Agenda
4.1 Open Source VLE (M.06/04)
PVC(T) to report.
4.2 Timetabling (M.06/05)
Director of Media Services to
report.
*4.3 QAA Consultations (M.06/16)
To note that responses were made by
the University to CL15/05 (programme specifications) and CL01/06 (interim
reviews). [Available from the secretary.]
*4.4 Senate Actions
To note that Senate approved the
recommendations of the committee in the following other matters:
(i)
Condonement (M.06/06)
(ii)
New programmes and strategic changes (M.06/09)
(iii)
PG Cert/ PG Dip awards on MRes programmes
(M.06/11)
4.5 Any other matters arising not appearing elsewhere on the
agenda
SECTION A – ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
5. Strategic
Planning
To receive a report from the PVC(T) on input to the University’s
strategic planning process in respect of learning and teaching.
6.
To receive a report from John Harper, Director-designate of
the
7. Annual
Programme Reviews
To consider reports from the AD(T)s on the Annual Programme
Reviews in their respective Faculties:
7.1 Engineering
7.2 Science
7.3 Social Sciences and Humanities
8. Curriculum Sub-Committee – 4 May/24 May 2006 (A)
LTC06-P17
To consider a report from the Curriculum Sub-Committee
concerning proposals for the introduction of an EngD in Systems Engineering.
9. Academic Misconduct 2004/05
To consider a report on incidents
of academic misconduct in 2004/05 and recommendations from the Academic Misconduct
Committee that have been endorsed by the PDQ team.
10. Report on Student Appeals under Regulation XIV, 2005
To consider a report on student
appeals under Regulation XIV in 2005.
11. Periodic Programme Review
–
To consider the report of a PPR of
validated programmes in the area of Sport Exercise and Fitness at
12. Validation of Programmes
at
12.1 Revalidation of existing
programmes in the area of Sport, Exercise and Fitness
To consider recommendations in the light of the College’s
response to the PPR report.
12.2 Proposals for the
validation of new FD programmes
To consider the report and subsequent recommendations of a
Validation Panel in respect of proposed FD programmes in
(i)
Sports
Coaching
(ii)
Sports
Performance (Motorsport Driving)
13. LU/Nanyang
To consider the report of a review of the
collaborative BA Hons programme in Graphic Communication.
14. The
LTC06-P24, LTC06-P24A
To receive a report on the University’s proposed involvement
with the
15. Student Diversity Working Group
To receive a verbal report on the meeting of the Student
Diversity Working Group held on 6 June 2006.
16. AUT Industrial
Action
LTC06-P25 – to follow
To receive a report on the effects
of industrial action by Loughborough members of AUT and offer comment.
SECTION B – ITEMS FOR APPROVAL
*17. Curriculum Sub-Committee – 4 May 2006 (B)
To recommend new programme proposals and other strategic changes to Senate on the advice of Curriculum Sub-Committee.
*18. Impaired
Performance Claims
To approve amendments to the
‘Guide for Staff’ as recommended by the PDQ Team.
*19. Student Committees in Departments
To endorse recommendations from
the PDQ Team following consultation with departments, for submission to Senate.
*20. Skills Award
To note and endorse actions taken
by the PDQ Team in relation to the possible introduction of a ‘skills award’.
SECTION C – ITEMS
FOR INFORMATION
*21. Curriculum Sub-Committee – 4 May 2006 (C)
To note further discussions of the Sub-Committee.
*22. Outcome of QAA Special
Review of Postgraduate Research Programmes
To note the key points from the draft QAA report. (A
response is being compiled in the Research Student Office.)
*23. National
Student Survey 2006
To note Loughborough’s response
rate.
*24. Teaching Quality Enhancement Fund 2006/07 –
2008/09
To note that HEFCE has announced details of funding
available to support institutions in enhancing the quality of their learning
and teaching for the next three years. Loughborough’s allocation is £380116 pa.
A submission is required to release the
allocation, discussions on which are being led by the PVC(T).
See http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2006/06_11/
*25. Professional Standards
Framework for Teaching and Supporting Learning in HE
LTC06-P33
To note the publication of the above by the
and proposals from Professional Development endorsed by the
PDQ Team.
*26. Consultations
To
note recent national consultation papers:
(i)
QAA
Draft Handbook for the revised institutional audit process, CL03/06 http://www.qaa.ac.uk/news/circularletters/CL0306.asp
(ii)
UUK
Proposals for National Credit Arrangements http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/consultations/universitiesuk/
The
University has responded to both consultations. [Responses available from the
secretary.]
*27. QAA
Institutional Audit
To note that the QAA has proposed that the next
Institutional Audit take place in spring 2008; the University has requested
that it not take place until spring 2009.
*28. Academic
Practice Awards and Mini-Projects
LTC06-P34
To
note awards made in the latest round
*29. Dates of
Meetings for 2006/07
9 November 2006
15 February 2007
7 June 2007
All Thursdays at 9.30am
30. Any Other Business
Author – Robert Bowyer
Date – May 2006
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