The University of Aberdeen's Learning & Teaching Enhancement Programme (LTEP) was established in 2007 to encourage the introduction of enhancement activities in learning and teaching and to disseminate effective practice throughout the institution.
- Improving the Student Experience (2018-2019)
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The University of Aberdeen's Learning & Teaching Enhancement Programme (LTEP) was established in 2007 to encourage the introduction of enhancement activities in learning and teaching and to disseminate effective practice throughout the Institution. This round of the LTEP concentrated on 'Evidence for Enhancement', which aligned with the Quality Assurance Agency Scotland's sector-wide Enhancement Theme.
Colleagues were invited to apply for LTEP funding which focussed on how evidence (either qualitative or quantitative) might be used to improve the student experience. Applications were received from individuals and members of a discipline or School. Initiatives focused on making an identifiable difference to the student experience, and had the potential for wider impact and dissemination across the University.
Funding was used to evaluate initiatives which supported the undergraduate, taught postgraduate or research postgraduate learning experience. It was anticipated that there would be a further round of LTEP funding in the academic year 2019/20, which would support the further dissemination of these findings.
Following on from last year's programme of funding there was particular interest in funding projects that addressed the following scholarship themes:- Assessment and Feedback
- Retention and Progression
- Positive Outcomes
- Student Transitions (2015-2017)
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2016/2017
2015/2016
Student Work Life Balance School of Biological Sciences Mrs Cath Dennis Improving student skills and attributes in the transitions for Year 3 to 4 and into employment through problem-oriented group work School of Social Sciences Dr Stuart Durkin Enhancing Students' Online Professionalism and Employability School of Psychology Dr Emily Nordmann Joining the dots between conversation, induction and retention Medical Sciences Dr Steve Tucker An investigation into how the peer assisted learning scheme promotes transitioning of students into teachers, professional and adult learners Medical Education Dr Asha Venkatesh Seismic Data from Outcrops School of Geosciences Professor John Howell - Developing & Supporting the Curriculum (2011-2013)
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2013/2014
Supporting Student Retention & Progression
Supported Projects
2012/2013
Maths Support for Non Maths Students
Supported Projects
2011/2012
Developing and Supporting the Curriculum
Supported Projects
- Work Placements and Work-Related Learning (2011)
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'Work Placements and Work-Related Learning' was launched in September 2011 and, in line with the latest Equality and Diversity legislation, encouraged staff to consider and assess the positive contribution which a diverse student body could make to their degree programmes or courses.
Four applications were received for this round of funding and three projects are being supported financially
- Equality and Diversity in the Curriculum (2011)
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'Equality and Diversity in the Curriculum' was launched in January 2011 and, in line with the latest Equality and Diversity legislation, encouraged staff to consider and assess the positive contribution which a diverse student body could make to their degree programmes or courses.
The projects currently being supported include:
- Dr Anja Finger, Divinity History & Philosophy: Queering Religion and Its Study: The Experience of LGBTIQ Students
- Dr Shi Min How & Dr Mark Whittington, Business School: Understanding the perceptions and attitudes to learning of international postgraduate business students
- Dr Debbi Marais, Population Health: Reflection on Self-Assessment Skills Audit to improve Employability for Postgraduate Taught Students
A brief synopsis of these projects can be found here.
- Evaluating Graduate Attributes (2010)
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This round of Learning and teaching enhancement programme, entitled Evaluating Graduate Attributes was launched in June 2010 and invited staff to evaluate how successful the embedding of Graduate Attributes in their courses or programmes has been.
There were seven applications for this round of funding, and three were identified for support, although since then one of these has been withdrawn. The projects being supported are:
- Dr Sarah Dalrymple, Dr Nicola King & Dr Martin Barker, School of Biological Sciences: Assessing the development of two Graduate Attributes within a new tutorial based course for Level 1 students in Biological Sciences
- Ms Sue Heard, School of Geosciences: Integrated Coastal Management
- Graduates for the 21st Century (2009)
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A Learning and Teaching Enhancement Programme based on the Enhancement Theme of Graduates for the Twenty-First Century was launched in 2009 and applications were received up until December. The successful projects were among those which offered the possibility of embedding the skills, knowledge and attributes of 'Graduates for the 21st Century' in undergraduate curricula.
As a result of this, the Centre for Learning and Teaching supported six projects from across the University of Aberdeen. These include:
- 'Communicating abstract ideas through exhibitions',
- 'Co-operation across cultures:
- enterprise and entrepreneurship in the curriculum',
- 'Exploration of International Development Activity for proposed cross-school course on Political Economy',
- 'Imaging Exhibitions',
- 'What keeps you awake at night?
- A manager's view of operations' and
- 'Artificial Intelligence via Computer Games'.