[Academic] Teaching consolidation over the Summer

[Brian]

Dear All,

A wee reminder that the deadline for contacting students re the learning 
consolidation is approaching (end of June). So, for those students that 
have missed out on any lectures or assessments, could you please arrange 
the 2 Zoom meetings as below.

Many thanks,

Brian.

On 02/06/2020 15:19, Brian wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> In order to prepare those students who are progressing into the new 
> Academic Year, or who may wish to in subsequent years, we are putting 
> in place some additional support which will require your input. (This 
> does not apply to the labs PH180, PH280 and PH350 and perhaps less so 
> for PH185 and PH285.)
>
> Firstly, all materials from 2019/20 should remain available on Myplace 
> until the new year begins. Please see attached from Learning 
> Technologies for details. Students will be advised to use this 
> material to consolidate this year’s learning before the start of the 
> new Semester. This should allow students to transition smoothly into 
> the new academic year.
>
> Secondly, Lecturers are asked to provide and communicate to students, 
> at least two, time-limited question and answer forums per module, 
> probably via Zoom, to help clear up any questions students may have 
> before the start of the semester. Please see below the email which 
> will be sent to students in the next couple of days. We would 
> encourage this to be done over two separate hour-long Zoom sessions, 
> separated by ~ 2 weeks, during the last two weeks in Aug. and the 
> first week in Sept., where students can tune-in and ask questions. You 
> may wish to direct them to topics you know they will be weak in, by 
> giving them some additional assessment-type questions for them to try 
> around mid-July. Lecturers may want to ask students to provide an 
> outline of the assistance they require at the Zoom sessions in 
> advance, either on Myplace or via email. A Doodle poll is available 
> here: https://doodle.com/poll/df22c9ibrw2rrc5r , to assist you arrange 
> the Zoom sessions so that they are well spread out.
>
> Thirdly, and as detailed on the Physics Covid-19 Info Myplace page, 
> for Year 1-2 students who have not had any formal end of module 
> examinations, a short multiple choice test for each module 
> (PH181/PH182/PH183/PH184 and PH281/PH282/PH283/PH284) will be run in 
> the 'Welcome Week' of the new academic year. Lecturers should 
> therefore prepare such an assessment. These will assist students in 
> gauging their level of learning consolidation. They are not a formal 
> assessment and will simply allow students to be directed to 
> appropriate areas of further self-study. Further feedback sessions can 
> be considered into the new semester if required.
>
> Can Lecturers please get these measures in place and communicate the 
> Zoom and assessment details to the students by end of June - the Year 
> 1 & 2  multiple choice tests for Welcome Week can wait until nearer 
> the time.
>
> Thanks & regards,
> Brian.
>
>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> The covid-19 lockdown has ensured a difficult teaching and learning 
>> environment for all last Semester. To help you transition smoothly 
>> into the new academic year, all this year’s course material will 
>> remain available on Myplace. You are advised to use this material to 
>> consolidate this year’s learning before the start of the new 
>> semester. This should not be too onerous a task and should be able to 
>> be done with a few of days study.
>>
>> Lecturers will provide a time-limited question and answer forum, 
>> probably via Zoom, to help clear up any questions you may have before 
>> the start of the semester. Details will follow for each module.
>>
>> As mentioned on the Physics Covid-19 Info Myplace page, for Year 1-2 
>> students who have not had any formal end of module examinations, we 
>> will run short multiple choice tests for each class 
>> (PH181/PH182/PH183/PH184 and PH281/PH282/PH283/PH284) in the 'Welcome 
>> Week' of the new academic year. The purpose of these tests is to 
>> assist you in gauging your level of consolidation and to support your 
>> learning. They are not a formal assessment and will not affect any 
>> degree or progression marks. They will simply allow staff to be able 
>> to direct you to the appropriate areas for self-study in order that 
>> you can manage the more advanced material you will get in the new 
>> academic year.
>>
>> We hope this will help you to progress to next year confident in the 
>> knowledge that you have the appropriate/necessary learning required 
>> for future study.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Brian McNeil, Director of Teaching 
>
>
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Dr. Brian WJ McNeil
Department of Physics, SUPA & Cockcroft Institute
University of Strathclyde
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