Hi Len,
We in Edinburgh are also interested in this. If you'd like to visit our
website you'll see that it is included in the CSPPD core theme of the
medical course.
http://www.med.ed.ac.uk/
We still have much to do.
Since our course is integrated we aren't able to evaluate it quite so
easily, so i can't help you specifically with that aspect.
Get back to me if you feel we have some commin ground?
Kind regards
Phillip
> Sorry to unterrupt that marking, but does anyone have recent experience of
> the evaluation of modules or courses which attempt to develop students'
> learning abilities (eg study skills, critical thinking faculties,
> interpersonal skills, literacy, making the most of being in HE etc)?
>
> After three years experience of delivering what we call 'developing
> learning' modules here in Nottingham, we are undertaking an evaluation - and
> I would be interested to compare notes
> - I'm aware of some of the literature in this area - for example the ISL
> symposium in 97 at Strathclyde carried some good papers about (for example)
> learning-to-learn units (Katherine Cuthbert) - teaching communication skills
> (Linda English) and learning support programmes (Barbara de la Harpe et al)
> ...... is anyone aware of recent material which has aimed at evaluating the
> success of such programmes?
>
> one of our early findings here (which probably takes nobody by surprise) is
> that (a) students sometimes perceive such modules as a 'soft touch' and not
> necessarily relevant to their core studies ... but that (b) with the right
> commitment and integration into the core curriculum such mods. can work well
> and really seem to help the students ................... we also find a wide
> range of attitudes amongst staff who teach the students on OTHER modules (ie
> those staff not directly engaged with the 'learning-to-learn' work) -
> ranging from antagonism to full co-operation and integration into their own
> modules
>
>
> Len Hand
> Nottingham Business School (UK)
>
>
>
Mr Phillip Evans MSc MEd
Curriculum Development Officer,
Medical Teaching Organisation,
Faculty Office, Teviot Place,
Edinburgh EH8 9AG
Phone 0131 650 6829 Fax 650 6960
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