18 April 2008

Championing students!


  • Recommendations have been put together for the introduction of Turnitin next academic year - see www.thesu.com/content/index.php?page=21575 - based on student and staff responses
  • I've been helping to resolve student concerns at Marston Road's rep forum, with the power interruption to services, Business rep forum and in Architecture...
  • We've been discussing the future of the Students' Union further and identifying areas of commonality in the feedback we receive
  • Preparing budgets for next year (finance=fun!)
  • Holding Reps Councils to discuss Internationalisation of the Curriculum, semester structure, Turnitin and improving the rep system
  • Attended Learning and Teaching Committee to discuss a new model for student support and tutoring, and progress on the Mode of Delivery
  • Gave our awards to some outstanding reps at Awards Night!

2 April 2008

Turnitin - students say...

Student opinion on Turnitin has been collected and will be used to form recommendations on its use next academic year...

Students say:
Use Turnitin on all work
Tell students about Turnitin as far in advance as possible and throughout their time at Brookes
Use Turnitin as a learning tool
Turnitin must be used as a learning tool at all Stages

See more at http://www.thesu.com/content/index.php?page=21575