2nd Annual Learning and Teaching Symposium

Date: May 5-6, 2014
Time: 9.00-19.30
Place: santralistanbul Kampüsü

Enhancing Student Performance: Feedback and Assessment

Universtiy of London International Programmes (EMFSS)

This event builds on the 1st symposium held in Kuala Lumpur last year and is aimed at EMFSS teaching staff and colleagues involved in teaching and managing the programmes.

There will be subject-specific sessions with guide authors and examiners who will talk about revisions to guides, examinations, and best practice in preparing students for examinations. The key sessions include Business and Management, Economics, Statistics and Sociology with a focus on the new guides.

The learning and teaching focus at BİLGİ will be giving feedback to students. Many colleagues have asked how to ensure that feedback given on written work and mid-term exams can best be focused to prepare students for success in their final assessments.

We will be looking at these issues in a series of workshops.

There will also be sessions on the new International Foundation Programme (IFP) as well as a forum for managers, designed to facilitate interaction between colleagues who manage programme delivery in teaching institutions and the LSE International Programmes team.

MONDAY, 5 MAY

8.15                   Transport to BİLGİ Campus 

9.00-9.30        Registration

9.45 -10.30      Welcome and Introductions
Dr. Keith Sharp / Director, UoLIP at LSE
Çağrı Bağcıoğlu / Board of Trustees, İstanbul Bilgi University

10.30-10.45     Overview and Aims of the Symposium
Lynne Roberts / Head of Learning and Teaching,UOLIP at LSE

10.45-11.00     Coffee / Tea

11.00-12.15      Parallel sessions I
• Statistics - Dr. James Abdey
• Social Psychology - Dr. Jan Stockdale
• Economics: Multiple choice questions - Prof. Amos Witztum
• Using feedback to motivate students - Chris New & Lynne Roberts

12.30-13.30      Lunch

13.45-15.00      Parallel sessions II
• Statistics - Dr. James Abdey
• Sociology - Dr. Keith Sharp
• International Foundation Programme (IFP) - Andy DiMarco & Lynne Roberts
• EMFSS Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) -Craig Summerton & Chris New

15.00-15.30      Day 1 Summary & Day 2 Plans
Dr. Keith Sharp & Lynne Roberts

15.45                   BİLGİ Energy Museum Tour

16.30                   Transport from BİLGİ to Moevenpick Hotel

TUESDAY 6 MAY

9.30-10.15       EMFSS programmes updates
John Ferrá, Deputy Director, UoLIP at LSE

10.15-11.30      Parallel sessions I
• Mathematics - Prof. Martin Anthony
• Economics: New subject guide - Olivia Birchall
• Business and management in a global context - Nilesh Dattani
• Feeding back a love of your subject: Teaching and exams - Prof. Amos Witztum & Chris New

11.30-11.45     Coffee / Tea

11.45-13.00     Parallel sessions II
• Economics: new subject guide - Olivia Birchall
• Business and management in a global context - Nilesh Dattani
• Economics: multiple choice questions - Prof. Amos Witztum
• Feedback and assessment: Study skills for quantitative courses - Prof. Martin Anthony

13.15-14.15      Lunch

14.30-15.45    Parallel sessions III
• Core management concepts - Prof. Paul Willman
• International Foundation Programme - Andy DiMarco & Lynne Roberts
• EMFSS Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) - Craig Summerton & Chris New

15.45-16.45     Plenary and Closing Remarks
EMFSS Panel
Dr. Keith Sharp, Dr Jan Stockdale, John Ferrá,
Prof. Martin Anthony, Lynne Roberts

Admissions manager Chris Jenney (University of London) will be on hand throughout the symposium to answer any queries.