Category: Faculty of Arts

From the Faculty of Arts.

Are we digitally competent?

Learn about your strengths and improvement areas in digital technologies for teaching and learning with this special tool designed to improve digital competence in academic teaching in higher education.

/ 29 November, 2018
Beni Hassan Research Group: Penelope Blake, Hannah Vogel, Shannon Collis, Nicolle Leary. Photo by Mike Catabay for LIH

Real skills learned during hands-on authentic research

Lack of hierarchy in learning is a critical aspect of true partnership. Check out what students thought in this research project.

/ 28 November, 2018

‘If they succeed, we succeed’– AHIX110’s outstanding OUA student satisfaction ratings

The Arts Faculty Learning and Teaching team recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr Mark Hebblewhite and Associate Professor Lea Beness, to talk about the outstanding Student Satisfaction ratings for their OUA course, AHIX110 The Fall of the...

/ 27 November, 2018
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New curriculum connections for museum collections

Mapping collection objects with teaching units across campus: uncovering resources buried in the Uni’s museums to maximise their value to our skilled teaching staff and curriculum developers. It is all about removing barriers between the learning and teaching community and...

/ 15 November, 2018
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Learning in Partnership – The Beni Hassan Research Group

We know that doing hands-on research is an excellent way of developing critical thinking, communication skills, attention to detail, and much more – in short, skills which would be handy in any job. The Department of Ancient History is running a...

/ 10 October, 2018

A Thousand Tiny Universities – My Impressions From HERDSA

At this year's HERDSA, Associate Professor Barbara Grant introduced the idea of "A Thousand Tiny Universities", a way to address current movements in the sector.

/ 24 July, 2018
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Meet the 2018 Arts Learning & Teaching Award Winners

Read about this year's Arts Learning and Teaching Award recipients and their outstanding work.

/ 12 July, 2018
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Faculty of Arts: Creating Session 2 Unit Readings In Leganto

A reminder to Faculty of Arts units using Leganto in Session 2 to send your reading lists to the Library soon, and information on training and how others can participate.

/ 26 June, 2018
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Learner-Generated Digital Media: Fostering Prosumers In The Post-Truth World

A sneak peak into the Archaeology of Death & Burial (ADB-TV) Project team's exploration of three arguments advocating for bringing digital media into curriculum, assessment and learning activities – inspired and funded by the Professional Digital Competencies project.

/ 25 May, 2018