Open sessions
Ketso Showcase – a Hands-On Teaching Innovation
Date: Friday, 8 February, 2012
Time: 10:30 - 14:30
Venue: Humanities Bridgeford Street Building, Room 1.69/1.70, University of Manchester, building 35 on this map
This workshop forms part of the Higher Education Academy Discipline Workshop and Seminar Series 2011-12 (Built Environment).
There is widespread recognition of the need to enhance the student experience and to increase engagement between staff and students. At the same time, built environment educators are facing increased pressure on their time and resources for teaching. This workshop will introduce an innovation, Ketso, which has emerged from over 16 years of research and practical development in community planning. Ketso was launched as a social enterprise in 2009, and has since proved a valuable tool for teaching. Ketso is now in use in over 50 Universities.
This workshop will introduce Ketso through an interactive exercise, as well as provide an opportunity to learn about different ways the kit is being used in teaching – from engaging students in large groups (e.g. project planning, exploring case studies and course review) to its use in tutorials, client-based projects and dissertation supervision.
For case studies – see http://www.ketso.com/examples-case-studies/case-studies/teaching
For more information and to register, see this website.
Health and wellbeing: learning from each other in a time of change
Due to demand, we are now offering this workshop twice on the same day. The morning session is full, but you can register for the afternoon session.
Date: Friday, 10 February, 2012
Time: 10:00 - 13:00
OR 14:00 - 16:30
Venue: Council Chambers in the Ormond Building, Manchester Metropolitan University
This workshop will bring together practitioners and researchers in health and social care from across the region, to learn from each other and develop ideas about new ways forward. It will introduce Ketso through practical activities. It is hosted by the Research Institute for Health and Social Change at Manchester Metropolitan University.
There is more information in the this flyer.
Numbers are limited. You can register for the afternoon event here.