Workshop led by Karen Simecek SFHEA, Senior Teaching Fellow and Director of Student Experience and Progression (DSEP) Department of Philosophy, University of Warwick.

How do we ensure students engage thoroughly with the materials we introduce them to and how do we promote creativity in thinking? Is the essay the only way of developing and assessing students’ skills? In this session, we will consider the video presentation and how it can be used to develop skills for employability and help students get more out of the learning experience. Requiring students to think more carefully about how they will make the most of audio-visual features in the presentation of their ideas helps them to take up a new perspective on the material, see new connections and reflect more deeply on how they are communicating these ideas to an unknown audience. As part of this session, you will get practical advice on how to design a similar assignment, including producing student friendly briefs, equipment and software you can use, marking and overcoming key challenges. You will also get to see some examples of student-produced video presentations, and reflect on how you might incorporate a similar assignment into your own modules.

Date: Thursday 15th November 2018

Time: 12:00 - 14:30

Venue: Teaching Grid, Collaborative Area, The Library

Mapping to UKPSF:

A1: Design and plan learning activities and/or programmes of study

A3: Assess and give feedback to learners

A4: Develop effective learning environments and approaches to student support and guidance

K2: Appropriate methods for teaching, learning and assessing in the subject
area and at the level of the academic programme

K3 How students learn, both generally and within their subject/disciplinary area(s)

K4 The use and value of appropriate learning technologies

V3: Use evidence-informed approaches and the outcomes from research,
scholarship and continuing professional development

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Facilitator

Dr. Karen Simecek

Dr. Karen Simecek joined the Warwick Philosophy department in 2014, where she is now Senior Teaching Fellow and Director of Student Experience and Progression. She is also a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and a WIHEA fellow (2017-2020).
Her current research interests explore the value of reading poetry as a means to enhance one’s understanding of themselves and how this contributes to a sense of moral progress.
Dr. Simecek teaches a Philosophy through Film modulefor which she has applied the assessment by film method she will explore during the workshop.