The training week at Kingston University London (KUL [1]) delivered presentations by world-renowned specialists from Centre for Higher Education Research and Practice (CHERP [2]) and combine group discussion, case studies and best practices to enhance the knowledge and skills of academic staff to gain a better understanding of how students learn and how to support the learning process in the 21st century.
The week featured 5 full days, between 27 June and 1 July, 2016 – 8 hour/days of expert, relevant and impactful education for the target group (25 trainees from Moldova universities – TSU, USARB, TUM, USC, CSU, SAUM) of the TEACH-ME project.
The training week in KUL concentrated on innovative pedagogical approaches and e-teaching for teachers, providing to trainees the opportunity to reflect on their knowledge and practices, ask questions about unclear ideas, and explore the values of educational e-tools and apps.
The programme included the following presentations:
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CHERP Mission and Activities, by Professor Lesley-Jane Reynolds and Dr Tim Linsey (CHERP)
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High Education Environment: Constraints, Challenges and Opportunities for Curriculum Design, by Professor Lesley-Jane Reynolds and Dr Clarissa Wilks (CHERP)
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Framework for Assessing the Quality of E-learning by Dr Diogo Casanova (CHERP)
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Principles of Curriculum Design for Distance or Blended Learning Courses, by Dr Isabel Huet & Dr Diogo Casanova (CHERP)
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Teaching as a Design Science: Pedagogical Pattern Collector Tool, by Dr Dejan Ljubojevic (CHERP)
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Looking Forward to the Implementation of Technology-Enhanced. Learning at Universities, by Professor Linda Price (CHERP)
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The Use of Social Media in Universities, by Dr Beryl Jones (CHERP)
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Design of Distance Learning Courses: The case of the on-line Post-Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in HE and Short Courses, by Dr Colin Clarke & Dr Diogo Casanova (CHERP)
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Supporting and Delivering On-line Learning, by Dr Diogo Casanova & Dr Isabel Huet (CHERP)
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The Importance of Learning Analytics, by Mr Hendrik van der Sluis (CHERP)
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Design of a Certificate in Innovative Pedagogy: The case of the Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, France, by Florence Garelli (University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France)
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On-line Assessment, by Dr Lucy Renton (CHERP)
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The Development of an On-line Tool for Scaffolding Critical Thinking, by Professor Lesley-Jane Reynolds (CHERP)
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The Use of Clickers, Blogs and E-portfolios, by Suzan Orwell, Dr James Price & Dr Stuart Downward (CHERP)
In addition to these presentations, trainers encouraged critical thinking as a way to persuade trainees to reflect on their own knowledge, to organize their ideas in preparation for instruction, and to prepare for the future activities in the project.