> Calling all academics teaching in any of the following subject areas:
>
> * art, photography, design and other studio-based disciplines
> * history of art, design and visual culture
> * media and communications studies
>
> We want to hear from you now!
>
> This message is going to all relevant departments and mailbase lists, so
> please accept our apologies for any cross-postings you may receive. As
> most of you will know by now, the Learning and Teaching Support Network
> (LTSN) was launched this year by the UK Funding Councils to promote high
> quality learning and teaching within subject communities. The LTSN centre
> which serves our subject group is the Subject Centre 20: Art, Design and
> Communication (ADC), based at the University of Brighton in partnership
> with the Universities of Coventry, Dundee and Ulster and the Group for
> Learning in Art & Design.
>
> Departments have recently been asked to nominate a member of staff to act
> as the key contact with ADC, to help the network to operate effectively
> and to promote the exchange of ideas and information. This email is going
> to those individuals and, where no nomination has yet been received, to
> the head of the department, school or subject group or other appropriate
> person.
>
> If you have not yet nominated your ADC contact, we would be very grateful
> if you would do so as soon as possible, to help the network to operate
> effectively and to promote the exchange of ideas and information. In any
> case, please also forward this message to all your colleagues and
> encourage them to answer the short questionnaire below to let us know how
> they would like ADC to support their work. Responses can be mailed direct
> to us at [log in to unmask]
>
> We would also be grateful if departmental contacts would print out copies
> of this document (also enclosed as a Word file), circulate to any
> colleagues without access to email, and then return completed forms to the
> address below.
> <<ADC staff survey 7/00>>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -----------------------------------------------------
> Now that the busy examination period is over, we hope you can spare a few
> minutes to answer the following questions to help us to plan our programme
> for the coming year and ensure it meets your needs.
> NAME:
> INSTITUTION:
> ADDRESS:
>
> TEL: FAX:
> EMAIL ADDRESS:
>
> WHAT ARE THE MAIN SUBJECT AREAS OF YOUR TEACHING?
>
>
> OTHER AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
> (eg Course Leader, Personal Tutor, Teaching & Learning Co-ordinator..)
>
>
> ARE YOU:
> Full-time permanent member of teaching staff Full-time (fixed term
> contract)
> Part-time (permanent fractional appointment) Part-time (visiting
> hourly-paid) lecturer
> Other (please specify)
>
> DO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT FOR STAFF & EDUCATIONAL
> DEVELOPMENT?
> If so, have you ever made use of it? (for instance, attendance at
> workshops, or in-house courses leading to institutional or national
> accreditation such as SEDA or ILT membership).
>
>
> WHAT ASPECTS OF TEACHING & LEARNING WOULD YOU PARTICULARLY LIKE THE
> SUBJECT CENTRE TO SUPPORT? We are preparing a programme of events for
> next year, as well as compiling a review of current research and
> resources. Some issues have already been identified as particularly
> important for the ADC sector. Please indicate topics of interest (and
> preferred formats) and add your own suggestions.
> TOPICS: Workshops /
> conferences Email discussion Web resources
> Assessment:
> * Seminars
> * Essays
> * Examinations
> * Studio crits
> * Group assessments
> * Self- and peer-assessment
> * Other (please specify)
> Curriculum and Course Design
> Writing learning outcomes
> Developing students' critical and analytic skills
>
> Developing students' practical skills
> Interdisciplinarity
> Relationship between theory and practice
> Gallery visits and other object-based teaching
>
> Use of visual material in teaching environment
>
> Developing students as independent learners
> Work-based learning/ work experience
> Subject Benchmarking
> Updates on current pedagogical research
> Using C&IT for teaching (eg WebCT, Powerpoint)
>
> Using C&IT to support research
> Other issues (please add as many suggestions as you like)
>
>
>
>
> WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO ACT AS YOUR DEPARTMENTAL CONTACT IF NONE HAS YET
> BEEN NOMINATED? (At a minimum, this involves acting as a channel of
> information between your colleagues and the Subject Centre, although there
> is also scope for you to take a more active role in developing teaching
> and learning within the subject)
> YES/NO
>
> THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS. PLEASE CONTINUE
> TO LET US KNOW HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOUR WORK For further details about the
> work of the Subject Centre, please see our current Newsletter, available
> through your department or direct from :
>
> LTSN Subject Centre 20: Art, Design and Communication
> University of Brighton, Grand Parade, Brighton BN2 2JY
> Telephone/fax :01273 643119 Email: [log in to unmask]
>
> The new website http://bton.ac.uk/adc-ltsn is currently under construction
> - please let us know how you would like it to develop and the kind of
> information you would like to find there. You can also join our mailbase
> discussion list by sending the following message "join adc-ltsn Firstname
> Lastname" to [log in to unmask]
>
>
>
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