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Week Two Timetable for PG Diploma – ‘Writing’

Day & Room 10.00 – 11.00 11.15 – 12.30 12.30- 13.15 – 14.30 14.45 - 16.00
Monday 4th 13.15
January 2016 Review of Learning: Writing in Education: Learning as Feeling:
SALC 6 Lunch Exploring the role of emotion in teaching and learning and how to
Analysing practice in the Refining academic essay writing,
Tuesday 5th Lunch manage it. (JH, KI)
January 2016 light of new educational including purposes, structures
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understanding. (KI, HR) and developing a narrative

argument. Introduce Assignment

Two brief. (AM)

Students as Partners: Theoretical Framing:
Forming an argument and theoretical positioning.
Exploring the possibilities and practicalities of engaging
(JH)
students as partners in educational design, assessment and

feedback and research. (KI)

Wednesday 6th Threshold Concepts: Concept Mapping: Independent Reading in
January 2016 Identifying and exploring personal threshold concepts on Investigating the use of concepts preparation for Journal Club
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educational theory. (MK) Lunch maps as a tool for studying,

teaching and researching. (DR)

Thursday 7th Learning, Participation and Identity: Lunch Writing Assignment Two: Independent Planning Session:
January 2016 Critically examining how learning happens within and between Revisiting academic essay Preparing for Assignment Two,
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communities of practice. (KI, JH) writing approaches and key Journal Club or Library Project.
educational concepts. (KI)

Friday 8th Journal Club: Lunch Library Project Planning Development Session:
January 2016 Two parallel sessions with peer group preparation, student Session: Tutors available for one-to-one
SALC 6 presentations and discussion of papers. Expectations and aspirations for support.

(KI, MK, AM, JH, HR, AA) the Library Project. (KI, MK, AM, (KI, MK, AM, JH, HR, AA)

JH, HR, AA)

Skills – reading educational literature, writing in Educational theory into practice Independent reading/research Student-led sessions
education

EDU tutors: AA: Alison Ahearn; JH: Jo Horsburgh; KI: Kate Ippolito; MK: Dr Martyn Kingsbury; AM: Dr Annette Mahon; HR: Dr Huw Rees; DR: Dr David Riley