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Week ending Friday 4 November 2005 |
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Please keep entries concise with, if necessary, a link to further details on the web. Please check entries for accuracy and timeliness before sending. Deadline for entries is (generally) 12 noon each Friday.
Email: briefing@bradford.ac.uk
Important news on changes to the University's Annual Monitoring Review
Process during 2005/2006 for the academic session 2004/2005
Senate has formally agreed to delegate responsibility and ownership of the annual monitoring process to Schools with immediate effect. The overriding principle of the new process is to recognise that Schools have the maturity to effectively address annual monitoring within their own internal processes. Further details and guidance on the new annual monitoring process is attached. Staff are advised to contact colleagues in the Academic Standards and Support Unit if they have any queries relating to the new process or alternatively speak to their Associate Dean for Learning and Teaching.
Memo
to staff on the important changes to the University's annual monitoring
review process (word doc, will open in a new window)
Annual Monitoring Report New Process
Guidance (word doc, will open in a new window)
Julie Hodgson
Assistant Registrar
Academic Standards and Support Unit, ext: 5486
Major event to celebrate the life of Rosa Parks
The Centre for inclusion and Diversity are holding a major event to celebrate the life of Rosa Parks. 50 years on from when Rosa first made her brave protest, Join us to celebrate and reflect on the implications for Race equality for the City of Bradford.
1st December 2005, John Stanley Bell Lecture Theatre, Richmond building
Speakers to be confirmed.
Full programme to follow shortly.
For further details contact:
Win an iPod Shuffle at the Home Computer Initiative Roadshows
Anyone who completes an expression of interest form at the HCI roadshows taking place this week will be entered into a draw for a 1GB iPod Shuffle. The draw will be made after the final event on November 3rd. Many thanks to Phoenix for providing this prize.
Details of the equipment available are now accessible on the Phoenix web site at http://www.phoenix-comp.co.uk/ubyou-staff/ (will open in a new window)
You can view the equipment that will be available at the following locations
- Richmond building foyer - Wednesday November 2nd, 10.00 until 15.00
- School of Management, Room 11, Emm Lane - Thursday November 3rd, 10.00 until 12.30 *** please note change of location ***
- School of Health, Unity foyer - Thursday November 3rd, 14.00 until 16.00.
Details of the HCI scheme, links to frequently asked questions and a ready reckoner to calculate the salary deductions for your circumstances are provided at http://www.bradford.ac.uk/lss/it-services/ubyou/staff/
Learning in Groups Residential Training Event
This is an invitation to staff who are interested in developing groupwork for their students. What's on offer is the opportunity to participate in the annual Learning in Groups weekend run by Student Development at the University. The focus for this training event is how students learn in groups and how to facilitate and support this learning. The weekend is an excellent opportunity for you to be a participant observer in the process of group learning and will show you how the right learning environment can produce more profound and stimulating learning for students. The most interesting aspect of groupwork is group dynamics. This weekend will enable you to experience group formation as a group member and to learn how groups move from forming to performing. This experience will give you plenty to reflect on and hopefully make it much easier for you to develop groupwork with students you are responsible for.
It'll also be a fun weekend away from Bradford in the rather splendid environment of Ingleborough Hall at Clapham. You will be able to get out into the local hills, if you wish, and enjoy the facilities of the hall and Clapham village.
The Learning in Groups Residential Weekend is taking place from Friday 18th Sunday 20th November this year and you can book your place by visiting the following webpage: http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/development/index.php?course=LIGW
If you would like to know more about the weekend please come along to the drop in session on Wednesday 9th November between 12noon and 2pm in F27 Richmond Building.
Kind Regards, Vikki
Student Training and Development Adviser
People Development
The Eye Clinic, Listerhills Science Park
We are open to all staff, students and to the general public. Our clinics
are open Monday to Friday, and offer morning and afternoon appointments.
There are many benefits, which include 25% discount from our already very
competitively priced frames and lenses.
We also have available contact lens, diabetic and binocular vision clinics.
For more information, or to make an appointment call reception ext 4649.
Lecture Room Services is Moving
As a result of the work going on in the link block, Lecture Room Services is moving out.
From the 7th November the new location for issuing and collecting of keys and laptops/projectors etc will be in the Graduate School (C60).
For room bookings enquiries please use room-bookings@bradford.ac.uk
Catscratch at Theatre in the Mill
Thursday 3rd November | 7.30pm
BUSOM Scratch Performance | Theatre in the Mill
Tickets £4.50/£3
You've read of several kinds of Cat,
And my opinion now is that
You should need no interpreter to understand their character.
You now have learned enough to see
That Cats are much like you and me
T.S. Eliot
BUSOM presents a light-hearted look into feline frolics and foibles. This all-singing, all-dancing production seeks to interpret the meows from the purrs.
http://www.brad.ac.uk/theatre/cats.php
Jean Monnet Research Seminar
You are invited to a seminar entitled 'The Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) and Sub-Regional Economic Integration in the EU' to be given by Professor Martin Dangerfield
Wednesday 2 November at 1300, School of Management, Room 1.8
Airedale Building (behind Emm Lane Building)
Professor Dangerfield is Jean Monnet Chair in the European Integration of Central and Eastern Europe. He is the coordinator of a research group on 'Europe: Trend and Transformation' at the History and Governance Research Institute (HAGRI, University of Wolverhampton). In recent years, his research has been concentrated on sub-regional dimensions of the EU enlargement process. He has written a number of papers on the CEFTA. He is currently engaged in a research project funded by the British Academy entitled 'Sub-regional Cooperation and the Expanded European Union' which has been investigating the impact of the 5th EU expansion on various Central European sub-regional associations.
For further information, please contact Jean-Marc Trouille at: J.M.L.Trouille@bradford.ac.uk
Programme for a Peaceful City Forum
Programme for a Peaceful City would like to invite all staff and students to a forum on 'Religion, Art and Freedom of Speech' as part of Bradford District Peace Festival
Saturday 12 November, 1 - 4pm
Theatre in the Mill, University of Bradford.
Chaired by the Researcher and Novelist M Y Alam
Full details at http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/ssis/news/archives/00000012.php
Centre for European Studies (CES)
European Research Seminars
Maria Suojanen (CES)
'The consequences of electoral change'
Chair: Margareta Holmstedt (CES)
4 November 2005 at 1400, in Mezz 2, Graduate School, Richmond Building
All welcome
Ms Suojanen is an Academy of Finland Fellow at CES for the 2005 - 6 session; she teaches at the University of Turku, where she is also a doctoral candidate. Her research studies the consequences of alternative electoral arrange, as well as the political representation of national minorities.
For further information, please contact Gabi Borz at G.Borz@Bradford.ac.uk or ext 5573.
Paul Jagger - Lay Member of University Council and Chair of the HR Committee
Paul Jagger has asked me to notify colleagues that he retired from the TUC with effect from Friday 28 October. Please could you delete his previous contact details at the TUC from your records and note his new details as follows:
Email: edward.jagger@virgin.net
T elephone 0114 2862343
Address: 101 Don Avenue, Wharncliffe Side, Sheffield, S35 0BZ
Linda Binns-Hall, Working Secretary to the Council
Regulars
People Development Events
Places are available at the following training events for members of Staff:
Basic Meditation Techniques - Tuesdays 1 and 8 November 2005, 12.30 - 13.30
Target audience: Any members of staff
Aims: Lunchtime sessions for learning techniques to calm the mind and return you refreshed and alert for the afternoon's challenges.For more information and booking: http://www.bradford.ac.uk/dev-prog/development/index.php?course=MEDI
New Staff Induction - Monday 7 November 2005, 11.45 - 15.00
Target audience: Staff who are new to the University of Bradford
The New Staff Induction is intended as an introduction to the Central Services or "The Administration" of the University. There will be brief introductory talks about several of the services provided centrally, such as Health and Safety, Security, Equal Opportunities, Communications and Marketing and there will be a brief overview of the structure of the University itself.For more information and booking: http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/development/index.php?course=NSIN
Facilitation Skills - Introduction Tuesday 15 November 2005, 09.15 - 16.45
Target audience: Any members of staff
Aims: To provide participants with confidence in using facilitation skills, thus adding value to their contribution to their team and department. These skills can be used for: leading groups; running meetings and helping people learn.For more information and booking: http://www.bradford.ac.uk/dev-prog/development/index.php?course=FACS
Leadership Development (2 + 2 days)
Days 1 - 2: Thursday 24 and Friday 25 November 2005
Days 3 - 4: Thursday 9 and Friday 10 March 2006
Target audience: Especially suitable for managers.
Aims: The Leadership Development course will cover the following:
Contrasting definitions of "Leadership", "Management" and " Administration" - and why the concept of leadership is such an interesting challenge for HE at the moment; the "task" and "process" parts of leadership; developing leadership skills through team exercises.
The first two days of the course will be a mix of theory and practice. The third and fourth days will be almost entirely practical. All participants will get an opportunity to: act as leader; reflect on leadership attributes from the perspective of team member;
give and receive feedback on leadership in action; enjoy the fun and games.For more information and booking: http://www.bradford.ac.uk/dev-prog/development/index.php?course=LDEV
Details of all the People Development training events for 2005-6 may
be found at:
http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/index.php?section=development
Learning Support Seminars and Events from TQEG
The Role of CART Members on 2 November 2005 at 1300 - 1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Amanda Hughes of the Academic Standards and Support Unit
Making e-Learning Accessible: Can we? Will we? Do we have to? on 7 November 2005 at 1300-1500 in Horton Building - Presented by Carol Higgison of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group
Interactive Handouts with MS Word on 8 November 2005 at 1600 - 1800 in the Interactive Learning Centre, SoHS - Presented by Carol Higgison, Ken Panko and Jak Radice
Reviewing Annual Monitoring Reports on 9 November 2005 at 1300 - 1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Julie Hodgson of the Academic Standards and Support Unit.
Interactive PowerPoint on 15 November 2005 at 1600 - 1800 in the Interactive Learning Centre, SoHS - Presented by Carol Higgison, Ken Panko and Jak Radice.
Progress Files: New University Practice on 16 November 2005 at 1300 - 1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Prof Peter Hartley of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group
Combined Studies - What's Involved and How You Can Contribute on 18 November 2005 at 1300 - 1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Richard Woodcock of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group
Engaging Students through Excel on 22 November 2005 at 1600 - 1800 in the Interactive Learning Centre, SoHS - Presented by Carol Higgison, Ken Panko and Jak Radice
What Makes a Good Module Descriptor on 23 November 2005 at 1300 - 1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Prof Peter Hartley, Dr Chris Alder of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group and Amanda Hughes of the Academic Standards and Support Unit.
Vocational Progression Routes on 28 November 2005 at 1300 - 1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Mohan Mistry of the School of Lifelong Education and Development.
Engaging with Young People through the Academy on 30 November 2005 at 1300 - 1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Nadira Mirza of the School of Lifelong Education and Development.
Strategies for Developing Independence and Autonomy in Learners on 7 December 2005 at 1300 - 1400 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Peter Hughes of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group.
Training for Invigilators on 14 December 2005 at 1300 - 1500 in Room 01.58, JBP Library Building - Presented by Janet Steele of Registry.
Details of the above events and online booking can be found in at: http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog. All the Teaching Quality and Enhancement Group's Seminars are listed on the "Learning and Teaching" link.
Please contact Christine Rayment or Beverley Lyons on 5138 or email tqe-sec@bradford.ac.uk if you have further enquiries.
Reminders
Exhibition in Gallery II
Elements of a Scottish Landscape
by Brian Hindmarch
Friday 21 October - Friday 2 December 2005
Weekdays 11am - 5pm (Thursdays until 6pm), Free
Having successfully published a definitive photographic record of a Hebridean island in his 2003 book, 'Colonsay - Elements of an Island', Brian Hindmarch returns in this exhibition to examine other aspects of landscape in the Borders. He explores this area with reference to the writing of John Buchan, to the mystical sense of the Highlands and of both the Inner and Outer Hebrides.
http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/gallery/hindmarch.php
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships - staff development for academics
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (formerly TCS) based on partnerships between academic groups and companies who need access to academics' skills and knowledge provides you with a rewarding way of developing and exploiting your expertise by sharing it with industry. All Knowledge Transfer Partnerships present you with an intellectual challenge through the exploitation of advanced research and the integration of more mature technologies.
The workshop offers academic staff the opportunity to discuss Knowledge Transfer Partnerships in more detail; presentations will be given from the Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP's) Consultant and an Academic who has already had experience in KTP's.
16 November, 12.00 - 2.00pm
To book: http://www.brad.ac.uk/dev-prog/knowledge/index.php?course=KTPS
Career Opportunities Day
The University’s Careers Service is inviting students and graduates to a free careers event on Wednesday 9th November 2005.
The ‘Careers Opportunities Day’ will be held in the Richmond Building from 10am until 3pm.
A mixture of regional and national graduate employers such as ASDA, Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust and Marathon Oil UK Ltd offering predominantly regional opportunities will be there to provide information on job prospects.
Students and graduates will also be able to find out about other opportunities available to them such as voluntary work, postgraduate study and starting up a new business. Visitors will also be able to bring along their CV to a CV drop-in clinic.
For further information, go to the Career Development Services website at www.careers.brad.ac.uk.
Alternatively, contact Career Development Advisers Shirley Marsland or Hermione Berry on ext: 4991 or email: s.marsland@bradford.ac.uk or h.berry@bradford.ac.uk
Staff attendance at the Installation and December Award Ceremonies
Information for staff who wish to attend the Installation of Imran Khan as Chancellor at 10.15 on Wednesday 7 December, or any of the other award ceremonies scheduled for Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 December, is now available on the Student Registry web site. If you wish to participate in the academic procession or apply for a guest ticket please complete the Staff Reply Form available on line at: http://www.bradford.ac.uk/admin/student-registry/Degreeceremonies2005/staff.htm
It should be noted that guest tickets for the Installation may be limited
taking into account the overall demand including that from external
guests.
Please note the closing date for applications is Friday 11 November 2005.
Job Vacancies at the University
Current vacancies at the University can be found at the Personnel website:
http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/personnel/jobvacancies/
The weekly bulletin can also be found as a pdf from the same page.
All queries should be directed to Personnel: ext: 5347, email: personnel@bradford.ac.uk
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