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Dear all, we have a limited number of places for external visitors to attend our programme of events. If you would like to attend anything then please contact me. [log in to unmask] Thank you Margaret The Teaching Research and Development Network (TRDN) is an interdisciplinary network shared between the University of Manchester and UMIST that promotes good practice through dissemination of research on student learning. It is open to all UoM and UMIST staff interested in the teaching and learning process. The full information can be accessed via the following link. http://www.intranet.man.ac.uk/rsd/ci/profess/trdn/trdnprog.htm Self and Peer Assessment in Medical Education, Tues 18th March, 4 - 6 p.m., Students will describe their experiences of peer assessment in taking patient histories. Student Transition and Retention, Weds 19th March, 12 - 2 p.m. Dr Cook from the University of Ulster will present the findings of an FDTL consortium. Interdisciplinarity: Building New Cultures?, Mon 31st March. 12.30 - 4.30 p.m., Our next session will give people the opportunity to explore a diversity of options for working beyond discipline boundaries. Suzanne Blumhardt, the Deputy High Commissioner for New Zealand, will give a short talk about the challenges of living on small islands in the twenty first century as an interdisciplinary trigger. Integrating Reflective Practice into the Curriculum and Beyond into Continuous Professional Development in Pharmacy, Weds 2nd April, 12 - 2 p.m., Ethnography in Educational Research, Thurs 10th April, 12 - 2 p.m. PBL: An American Perspective, Thurs 1st May, 12 - 2 p.m. Three enthusiasts from the US will share their experiences of PBL. 'Translating the Hieroglyphics', Developing Writing Skills in Science, Weds 7th May, 12 - 2 p.m. PBL in Engineering, the experience so far, Thurs 15th May, 12 - 2 p.m. 6th Annual symposium: Innovation in Assessment, Tues 20th May, 11.30 - 4.30 p.m. Dr Margaret Greenhall Curriculum Development Officer Curriculum Innovation, Teaching and Learning Support Unit University of Manchester Oxford Rd Manchester M13 9PL, UK 0161 275 3399 FAX 0161275 2872 mailto:[log in to unmask] http://www.intranet.man.ac.uk/rsd/ci/