Resources
If you are interested in Learning and Teaching, you may find something of interest here. If you wish to make any recommendations, please contact the Learning and Teaching Administrator, .
Resources for Staff
ASKe (Assessment Standards Knowledge exchange)
A useful resource for information of assessment and feedback including the communication of assessment standards and some creative multi-media resources to use with students. Find out more about ASKe.
Events and Conferences
Lists of useful LTA events and conferences can be found in the Subject Network sites and the ASKe website.
First year experience
A collection of materials, guidance and publications on the first year experience from Queensland University of Technology.
Funds for the Development of Teaching and Learning (FDTL) Projects
This Higher Education Academy website will link you to the website for the FDTL funded pedagogic projects including the five projects developed wholly or partially within the Business School.
Learning and Teaching Information
These are three, linked sites exploring learning and teaching in higher education (established as part of the national teaching fellowship scheme by James Atherton).
Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development (OCSLD)
OCSLD at Oxford Brookes is one of the UK's largest and best established providers of staff and educational development for further and higher education. The site contains many useful resources for staff and students including information on Turnitin (plagiarism software), assessment and feedback.
Pedagogic Publications at Brookes
RADAR (Research Archive and Digital Asset Repository), provides both an open searchable archive of Brookes research, and a way to manage and share online teaching materials.
Quality Assurance Agency (QAA)
The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) is a national body set up to inform and encourage continuous improvement in the management of quality of higher education.
The Higher Education Academy (HEA)
The Higher Education Academy (HEA) provides centralised support to the higher education centre. The Academy's network of subject centres provides a range of services to subject departments.
Resources for Students
The Student Learning and Teaching Network (SLTN)
The Student Learning and Teaching Network (SLTN) is an informal community run by students for students who are actively engaged in learning and teaching. The Network’s core aim is to promote students as valid and active members of learning communities.
Three Steps to Academic Success
A useful podcast for new students focused on reading, academic writing and referencing. Download the podcast here or listen below:
Anne O'Dwyer talks to Lindsay Williams, Senior Lecturer in Business and Management, Oxford Brookes University Business School, to discover what students can do to improve their grades and increase their chances of academic success. They explore in detail the three key steps of reading extensively, writing in a logical coherent manner based on the reading they've done and referencing accurately, including citations and bibliographies. When these three steps are used holistically students will achieve better results and improve their academic performance.
The ASKe 1,2,3 leaflets
Short 'how to' leaflets for students to help with assessment and feedback.
