Phil Race

In the UK, and in many other countries, higher education is already being ’squeezed’ and faces the prospect of very significant and ongoing reductions in funding in the next few years. There is, however, a lot we can do to improve the quality of teaching, learning and assessment in higher education without spending more money or time. We can indeed make the money and time we already have work better for students – and for ourselves.
This half-day interactive presentation aims to help participants to think through ways they can make their teaching, feedback and assessment better-tuned to how students learn. For a draft programme for the half-day session, please download here: Teaching in the recession (39). If you would like me to run this for you, please email me – link at the top left of each page of this site.

I’ve added my 2010 workshops prospectus to the ‘popular downloads’ page – here it is also 2010 Workshops Prospectus (33)

Here are the main slides I used in my workshops on 21st January. There are extra slides – I used some different things, responding to questions and issues from the group in the afternoon. Southampton City College2010 (37) I’m pleased to say that my train journey back to Leeds changing at Birmingham was punctual and comfortable.

Here are the main slides I used at the three sessions I ran on 20th January. I really enjoyed working with you all. University of Sheffield morning workshop (63)  University of Sheffield keynote (51)  University of Sheffield afternoon workshop (50) My journey to Southampton was not uneventful – the Reading train was cancelled due to mechanical problems, so I  had to re-route via London, then Oxford Circus was closed due to fire alert so I had to go back to Euston to get to Waterloo.

Here are the main slides I used in my two workshops on ‘Smarter Feedback’ on 19th January. I used some additional slides at the different workshops, these are below (those on Learning in the recession) and the ‘ripples model’ on the ‘popular downloads’ page. It was great working with both groups. Sheffield Hallam 19th January (85).

Working at CIT on Thursday, and hoping to get back to Leeds that night, planes and trains permitting. The journey from Leeds to Manchester on the train was through a winter wonderland. The flight from there to Cork took an extra hour to get de-iced, and checks after the pin sheared on the thing that pushed the plane back from the stand, but I got there. Here are the main slides I used in our workshop: Cork Masterclass (67) in a Powerpoint 2007 file in a zipped folder. I had to remove most of the pictures to keep the file down to a reasonable size. Great working with you all.

Here are the main slides I used in my session on 5th January. University of Bath, 2010 (74). Despite significant snow, I got back to Leeds only 15 minutes behind schedule.

Here are the main slides I used on Monday 4th January; I’ve removed most of the pictures and links to make the file a reasonable size (PowerPoint 2007 in a zipped folder). Good luck with the rest of the course. In at the Deep End (77)

May I wish all readers of this site a very happy and healthy new decade, from cold and snowy Newcastle, with a layer of fresh snow on the footpaths. May all your intended learning outcomes be achieved, and all your assessments passed with distinction. Phil.

I’m delighted that Ruth Pickford, my colleague and co-author at Leeds Met has been awarded a Personal Chair. She is now Professor of Assessment, Learning and Teaching, and busy working on the University’s First-Year Assessment Project, among many other things.