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Hello and welcome to episode nine of the Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University podcast.

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This first section is dedicated to placements and internships in industry and also study abroad opportunities. Contributors to this episode include the NU Careers Service, International Office and Industry representatives, plus students who have just started or finished their placements/internships. All hosted by the SNES Academic Lead for Employability and Enterprise, Dr Lee Higham.

In this section Lee discusses the importance of placements, what students gain from placements, and how placements have a positive impact on the business and the University in general. In the second part Lee discusses why students should consider studying aboard, the benefits they will gain, and also why studying aboard is an amazing opportunity to travel and gain unique experiences.

Did you know, according to UUKi (2017) Gone International: Mobility Works , students who go abroad as part of their degree are:

• 9% more likely to gain a 1st or 2:1
• 24% less likely to be unemployed
• 9% more likely to be in graduate jobs six months after graduation
• 5% higher wage earners six months after graduation

compared with those who don’t.

In the final part of this episode, Graeme Redshaw-Boxwell from LTDS speaks to Magnus Svendsen Nerheim from the University of Bergen in Norway about how they implemented Inspera, our new digital assessment tool, and how they got the best out of this technology. We recently launched this new software for digital exams. By adopting a specialist digital exam system, we have access to more advanced digital assessment functionality. This will enable the expansion of our digital exam provision to support more modules and larger student cohorts in future.

If you would like to get in touch or have an idea you would like to share. Please email ltds@ncl.ac.uk and use the title ‘Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University Podcast idea’.

Links from the episode

University placement pages – https://www.ncl.ac.uk/study/your-future/work-placement/

Contacting the placement team – https://www.ncl.ac.uk/careers/workexperience/placements/

Careers Service – https://www.ncl.ac.uk/careers/

Looking for a placement – https://www.ncl.ac.uk/careers/workexperience/placements/finding/

Studying aboard – https://forms.ncl.ac.uk/view.php?id=6582058

Go Abroad Fair is on Wednesday from 1- 4 pm on 3rd November

Inspera pages at Newcastle University – https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/digital-technologies/inspera/

Inspera website – https://www.inspera.com/assessment

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Hello and welcome to episode seven of the Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University podcast. 

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In this episode, we have one topic and two interviews that will explore welcoming new and existing students on campus here at Newcastle University. 

The first interview is with Livia Scott, the Student Union Education Officer. In our interview with Livia, we will look at her role and how her role is vital for our students. The education officer is elected by students and Livia works for the students. Our students are her primary concern. Livia will also go through her role in the first few weeks of the new academic year. We also find out how you can contact Livia should you need any support.   

The second interview is with Emily and Josh our current students. We speak about the nerves or lack of nerves in the lead up to that day where you pack up the car and make your way to Newcastle. They also give us their insights into freshers’ week, what they got up to in their freshers’ week and how to get the most out of this once in a degree experience. This is an equally exciting and nervous time for many students and we hope hearing from students will give you a feeling of what happens in those first few days. 

If you would like to get in touch or have an idea you would like to share. Please email ltds@ncl.ac.uk and use the title ‘Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University Podcast idea’. 

Links from the episode 

Livia Scott on Education Officer website  

Education Officer website at Newcastle Student Union  

Livia Scott on email – Education.Union@newcastle.ac.uk 

Education Officer Instagram  

Google Map to find Livia in person 

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Hello and welcome to Episode 6 of the Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University Podcast.

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You may (or may not) already know that Newcastle University has two branch campuses; one  in Malaysia and one in Singapore. In this episode Sue Gill from the Learning and Teaching Development Service (LTDS) and Dr Paul Hubbard (Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at New Med and currently based at our Malaysian Campus in Johor) look at what academic life is like in a branch campus, what the learning and teaching issues to consider are, and how Covid changed the branch campus experience.

This discussion point, taken from the meeting of the Academic Progress Board in 2021, looks at the two main branch campuses in South East Asia. In this wide ranging conversation Paul takes various aspects of the branch campus life, including

• Location – what does it mean to be 10,837km away from Newcastle?
• Culture – how do these campuses compare to our Newcastle campus?
• Role – what does Paul do on and for the campus?
• Connections – what are the links from the branch campuses and the broader University?
• Experience – what does learning and teaching look like?
• Pandemic – how Covid changed the branch campus experience?
• Value – what is the importance of these campuses?

This is the second of a set of podcasts developed from the meetings of the Academic Progress Board of Studies and for more information on the work and support of the Academic Progress Team please contact: apt.lts@newcastle.ac.uk or visit https://www.ncl.ac.uk/ltds/professional/

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Hello and welcome to episode five of the Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University podcast.

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In this episode, we have three topics that will explore different aspects of learning and teaching at Newcastle University.

The first section introduces Emily and Josh, two students here at Newcastle University, who will give great insight to what it is like to be a student in 2021. In this first conversation Emily and Josh talk about the excitement for achieving your A-Level results and confirming your place at Newcastle University. What did they do first and what do they recommend before coming to university? Emily and Josh will pop up in future episodes throughout the year.

The second section of this episode is a conversation with Dr Lindsey Ferrie. We caught up with Lindsey to discuss National Teaching Fellowships, why she applied, what it was like to be awarded her fellowship in 2019, and what the process for applying involves. The winners of the 2021 National Teaching Fellowship have just been announced, congratulations to Newcastle University’s very own, and friend of the podcast, Dr Paul Fleet who was awarded his National Teaching Fellowship this year.

In the final part of this episode, we introduce another regular podcast feature: Learning through the pandemic. Dr Adam Potts talks to Newcastle University students about what it was like to learn through the pandemic. What have we learned that we will continue to use, what have we learned that may not benefit students moving forward? This conversation concentrates on lectures and seminars. We will hear move from Adam throughout the next few months.

We hope you enjoyed this first magazine style episode. Longer form conversations will continue to pop up in future episodes as well.

If you would like to get in touch or have an idea you would like to share. Please email ltds@ncl.ac.uk and use the title ‘Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University Podcast idea’.

Links from the show.

National Teaching Fellowships

Dr Lindsey Ferrie – Advance HE Profile

Dr Lindsey Ferrie – Newcastle University Profile

Dr Paul Fleet – Advance HE Profile

Dr Paul Fleet – Newcastle University Profile

Dr Adam Potts – Newcastle University Profile

CATE and NTF awards for Newcastle University

Newcastle University Students’ Union Freshers Week

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Hello and welcome to episode four of the Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University podcast.

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In this episode Suzanne Hardy from the Learning and Teaching Development Service here at Newcastle University speaks with Chair of the Association for Learning Technology, and DVC at Chester University Professor Helen O’Sullivan.

Helen recently delivered the keynote session at our Newcastle University Art of the Possible week. Helen’s session was called ‘Preparing students for their future, not our past: How the pandemic pushed us past the tipping point into education 4.0’ and was an insightful look at how education has changed since March 2020.

In this episode, Suzanne and Helen have a wonderful conversation over Zoom digging into and unpacking Helen’s session. They discussed how the Covid 19 pandemic really changed the landscape of education, and in some cases for the better.

If you are a member of staff or a student at Newcastle University, you will be able to view Helen’s keynote session.

If you would like to get in touch or have an idea you would like to share. Please email ltds@ncl.ac.uk and use the title ‘Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University Podcast idea’.

Links from the episode

HEPI Survey for 2021

HEPI

World Economic Forum

Robin Derosa on twitter

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