Future of university learning on display
Future of university learning on display at conference this week Innovations in teaching and learning that are set to transform the university environment will be on display at a two-day conference this week. Teaching and Learning: The Way Forward will showcase new thinking and practice in undergraduate and postgraduate education at University College London. As in previous years, academics from departments across UCL - the UK's top rated multi-faculty university - will exchange experiences on recent advances in teaching as well as sampling developments in technological aids. Innovations in teaching and learning at UCL include: · Helping NHS Doctors to teach medical students · Teaching graduate employability · The birth of the virtual department · Electronic study materials Speaking on the eve of the conference, Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith, Provost and President of UCL, said: "UCL benefits from a multi-faculty environment where the challenges of teaching in one discipline can be applied to others. Lecturers need no longer feel isolated but can work as part of a collaborative enterprise, where the most appropriate methods can be combined to bring about real innovations in teaching and learning. Our approaches to teaching are based on well-researched pedagogy and tested in practice, resulting in the best means of sustaining our excellence.' Further information: Patrick Edwards, UCL Media Relations, +44 (0)20 7679 1621, media@ucl.ac.uk Note to editors: i. Teaching and Learning: The Way Forward, 17-18 April 2002,University College London ii. Conference abstracts and further details available at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/eisd/tl2002.html iii. UCL Media Relations +44 (0)20 7679 1621 +44 (0)20 7679 7678 +44 (0)20 7679 1618 Facsimile: +44 (020 7916 8526 media@ucl.ac.uk Out of hours media enquiries (pager): (07659) 591312 Find experts on UCL Experts Online at http:www.ucl.ac.uk/experts University College London (UCL) has been consistently rated amongst the top three multi-faculty universities in the UK. With an international reputation for excellence and innovation in teaching and learning, UCL has occupied a pioneering role in higher education since its inception. As well as being the first English university established after Oxford and Cambridge, UCL was the first university to offer undergraduate teaching in physics, chemistry and engineering. The Provost and President of UCL is Professor Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith FRS. Find out more about UCL at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/profile ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/04/16/20020416BIT00420/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/04/16/20020416BIT00420/wkr0002.pdf