{"id":710,"date":"2019-01-24T09:52:28","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T09:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/shaping\/?page_id=710"},"modified":"2019-01-24T09:52:28","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T09:52:28","slug":"student-experience-and-teaching-quality","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/shaping\/student-experience-and-teaching-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Experience and Teaching Quality"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>University teaching and learning policy key recommendations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\uf0b7 Every department has in place a system for, and a record of, annual peer observation of teaching.<\/li>\n<li>\uf0b7 Every department meets, at least, the minimum requirements and responsibilities for academic advising.<\/li>\n<li>\uf0b7 Full compliance with the Timetabling Policy and annual cycle milestones.<\/li>\n<li>\uf0b7 All module Blackboard sites meet, at least, the minimum threshold standards.<\/li>\n<li>\uf0b7 All modules to provide clear assessment and marking criteria in advance and ensure these are explained to students.<\/li>\n<li>\uf0b7 All to modules to include early assessment and feedback opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>\uf0b7 All level 3 and level 4 modules have in-module retrieval available for at least one assessment task.<\/li>\n<li>\uf0b7 All assessment feedback to be provided within three working weeks of submission.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>To further enhance our learning and teaching provision, the following will also be in place ahead of September 2019:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\uf0b7 A single University grade descriptor.<\/li>\n<li>\uf0b7 A comprehensive training and implementation plan for the roll-out of the University\u2019s learning analytics system to ensure it is used.<\/li>\n<li>\uf0b7 A clear departmental student engagement plan for each level of study.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University teaching and learning policy key recommendations \uf0b7 Every department has in place a system for, and a record of, annual peer observation of teaching. \uf0b7 Every department meets, at least, the minimum requirements and responsibilities for academic advising. \uf0b7 Full compliance with the Timetabling Policy and annual cycle milestones. \uf0b7 All module Blackboard sites&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":887,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-710","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9xEmc-bs","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":975,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/shaping\/action-area-1-foster-engaging-curricula-and-learning-experiences\/","url_meta":{"origin":710,"position":0},"title":"Action Area 1: Foster engaging curricula and learning experiences","author":"Adam Wilkinson","date":"September 26, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Student mental health and wellbeing is supported when curricula and learning experiences afford choice and flexibility in approach, create social connections, build competence and foster intrinsic motivation. 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