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The Centre for Learning & Teaching held its fifth Annual Learning & Teaching Symposium on Friday January 11th from 12:30 - 4:30pm, with the theme ‘Developing and Supporting the Curriculum for Excellence'. Ninety-six members of staff attended from across the University, along with a number of colleagues from Robert Gordon University.
The Symposium updated staff on current discussions around 'Curriculum for Excellence', currently being introduced in schools throughout Scotland, and its implications for recruitment, teaching and assessment of students at the University of Aberdeen. The Symposium topic complements the current QAA (Scotland) Enhancement Theme, ‘Developing and Supporting the Curriculum’ and builds on last year's 'Developing and Supporting the Flexible Curriculum' topic.
Our keynote speaker this year was Professor Sally Brown OBE, Professor Emeritus in the School of Education at the University of Stirling and convener of the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s Education Committee.
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Welcome Professor Peter McGeorge, Vice-Principal for Learning & Teaching Dr Kath Shennan, Chair of Institutional Steering Group for the QAA ‘Developing and Supporting the Curriculum’ Enhancement Theme |
Click here to listen to the recording of the opening session |
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Developing Graduate Attributes: the Continuum of School to University Kenny McIntosh, Lecturer in Language Education and Employability, School of Education |
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Schools' Perspective on Curriculum for Excellence Andrew Griffiths, Head of Service (Education & Staff Development), Aberdeenshire Council |
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Keynote: Changes in School Education and the Implications for Universities Professor Sally Brown, Professor Emeritus in the School of Education at the University of Stirling and convenor of the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s Education Committee |
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Linking Enterprise and Curriculum for Excellence through Intergenerational Fairness Lesley Hetherington, Director of Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Skills, Business School |
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Summary and Panel Discussion Chaired by Professor Peter McGeorge, Vice-Principal for Learning & Teaching |