Teaching Development Fund (TDF)
Contents: Annual Theme(s) | Successful project bids 2011/12 | Complete projects
The University has established a Teaching Development Fund as part of its Learning and Teaching Strategy. The Fund is allocated by the University University Learning, Teaching and Quality Committee (ULTQC).
Annual Theme(s)
ULTQC has agreed two themes to be adopted for 2012/13 round, which addressed the following areas of development at the University:
- E-assessment and Feedback
- Student-led feedback mechanisms (developing mechanisms to deliver feedback on assessment with students)
TDF bids which demostrate an elememnt of cross-departmental collaboration wil be particularly welcomed AND favoured. Evidence is expected to be presented in the bids to show how and the level of student involvement in the development of the bids. It is expected that project bids for 2012/13 would include explicit consideration of inclusivity and diversity issues, but it is not intended that this is the main focus of individual proposals.
Proposals are asked to fit with the University learning and teaching strategy. The Committee will look more favourably on proposals which have clearly researched ‘good practice’ in the area of the proposal.
The 2012/13 round of funding will be allocated at the meeting of ULTQC on the 31 May 2012, on the recommendation of a small sub-group (meeting on 11 May 2012).
Between 1999/2000 and 2011/12 around one hundred separate TDF projects have been funded totalling approximately £700,000. The average amount awarded per TDF project in a given year has varied from £4,628 to £11,354.
Project bid proposals for the 2012/13 round of the Teaching Development Fund need to be emailed, in word document format, to Shaun McGall, Learning and Teaching Development Officer by 5.00 p.m. Monday 16 April 2012.
The Format for Project Bids can be found here, with the criteria used by sub-group and Committee members to award funds to projects found here.
Successful bids for 2011/12 were as follows:
| Project Title | Developing sustainable partnerships with schools: Careers in (bio)sciences |
| Project Leader and Deputy | Dr Momna Hejmadi and Dr Alex Jeffries |
| Department | Biology and Biochemistry |
| Project Title | Generating ideas for widening participation - 'Jumpstart' event |
| Project Leader and Deputy | Professor Chick Wilson |
| Department | Chemistry |
| Project Title | British Computer Society's Women Undergraduate Lovelace Colloquium |
| Project Leader and Deputy | Mr Alan Hayes and Dr John Power |
| Department | Computer Science | Project Title | Using collaborative web-conferencing technology to enhance participartion by prospective students from widening participartion backgrounds |
| Project Leader and Deputy | Mrs Marie Salter, Mr Julian Prior and Miss Gemma Palmer |
| Department | Division for Lifelong Learning |
| Project Title | An e-Resource for formative assessment and automated feedback |
| Project Leader and Deputy | Dr Sabina Gheduzzi and Dr Mark Evernden |
| Department | Mechanical Engineering |
| Project Title | Peer Support Pilot Project: Starting Peer Assisted Learning and coordinated Peer Mentoring across the University |
| Project Leader and Deputy | Ms Mandy Wilson-Garner and Ms Carol Lacey |
| Department | Students' Union |
Colleagues in Academic Staff Development have set up a wiki page where you can find out about out these successful and current Teaching Development Fund Projects.
Complete projects
Case Studies for successful projects are published on this site to disseminate good practice in teaching, learning and assessment. These are Word documents unless otherwise indicated.
Department  | Project title  | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture & Civil Engineering | Adding value to summative assessment through enhancing feedback practices | 2009/2010 |
| Architecture & Civil Engineering | Development of a database of teaching materials for MSc/PG Diploma Conservation of Historic Buildings | 2000/2001 |
| Architecture & Civil Engineering | Development of a prototype problem-led electronic distance learning unit | 2001/2002 |
| Architecture & Civil Engineering | Concrete Laboratory Teaching Video | 1999/2000 |
| Biology & Biochemistry | Do placements enhance undergraduate learning and employability? An evaluation in science and engineering | 2007/2008 |
| Biology & Biochemistry | Development and evaluation of a student support package for placement learning (Interim) | 2008/2009 |
| Biology & Biochemistry | Development and evaluation of a student support package for placement learning (Final) | 2008/2009 |
| Biology & Biochemistry | Enahncing student learning and piloting peer assessment of practical reports | 2006/2007 |
| Biology & Biochemistry | Piloting Peer Assessment projects in sport physiology and biosciences | 2006/2007 |
| Biology & Biochemistry | Development of resource-based learning in support of large class size teaching | 2002/2003 |
| Biology & Biochemistry | Developing web-based assessment for undergraduate classes | 2002/2003 |
| Careers Adisory Service | Developing employability for Chinese students | 2008/2009 |
| Chemical Engineering | Integrating e-learning with active and cooperative problem-based activities to promote a deep approach to learning in undergraduate laboratories | 2007/2008 |
| Chemical Engineering | Multimedia laboratory instruction manuals | 2003/2004 |
| Chemistry | Chemistry Teaching in the 3 South Computer Laboratory | 2002/2003 |
| Chemistry | Development of interactive internet-based teaching resources to support Physical Chemistry units | 2001/2002 |
| Chemistry | Freshers and Refreshers: An online pre-induction and re-induction course for academic study | 2009/2010 |
| Chemistry | Extending the use of interactive intranet-based teaching resources to Natural Sciences units (final report) | 2002/2003 |
| Chemistry | Development of interactive intranet-based teaching resources to support Chemistry units | 1999/2000 |
| Computer Science | The Research Observatory (Development of an online research methods course for graduate students) | 2002/2003 |
| Division for Lifelong Learning | Modeling and supporting employer invlovement in the assessment of work-based learningG | 2008/2009 |
| Economics & International Development | Development of Non-Objective (semi-Subjective) Assissted Assessment | 2004/2005 |
| Economics & International Development | Distance learning materials and media for postgraduate study in International Developmen | 2000/2001 |
| Education | Undergraduate experiences of external feedback: An exploration | 2008/2009 |
| Education | Undergraduate experiences of external feedback: An exploration (Summary Report) | 2008/2009 |
| Education | Academic Personal and Career Enhancement | 2010/2011 |
| Education | Identifying good preactice in multicultural group working for effective learning in taught postgraduate courses | 2009/2010 |
| Education | Exploring the potential of student authored digital media production as new modes of assessment | 2009/2010 |
| Education | Supporting and enhancing undergraduate learning with m-learning tools: an exploration and analysis of the potential of Mobile Phones and SMS | 2007/2008 |
| Education | Supporting learning through web-based computer conferencing | 1999/2000 |
| Education | Developing problem-based learning as a method to teach sports coaching: A pilot project | 2002/2003 |
| Education | Taking ICT further in undergraduate education | 1999/2000 |
| Education | Developing reusable electronic learning resources for students studying at Bath and Overseas | 2001/2002 |
| Education | The Research Observatory (Development of an online research methods course for graduate students: a cross-Faculty pilot project) | 2001/2002 |
| Electronic & Electrical Engineering | Robotic workshop for integrated engineering and creative design | 2009/2010 |
| Electronic & Electrical Engineering | Development of New Course Structure using Resource-Based Learning | 2000/2001 |
| English Language Centre | An investigation into current use of language and media in large lectures across the University of Bath with a view to improving input and practice related to extended listening skills on Pre-sessional courses within the English Language Centre | 2009/2010 |
| English Language Centre | Chinese Character Recognition and Reading Exercises | 2005/2006 |
| English Language Centre | Academic English & Exercises for Reading, Writing & Vocabulary Development (the AE website) | 2001/2002 |
| European Studies & Modern Languages | Computer Aided Assessment to Support Student Learning in the study of translation | 2002/2003 |
| European Studies & Modern Languages | Computer Assisted Assessment to Support Student Learning in the study of Russian-English and English -Russian translation | 2003/2004 |
| European Studies & Modern Languages | Evaluation of the use of Blackboard in the Euromasters' Specialist Module | 2000/2001 |
| Health (School for) | Virtual Clinics: online places for problem-based learning | 2004/2005 |
| Health (School for) | Digital voices | 2006/2007 |
| Health (School for) | Developing Interactive Online Resources for Scenario-based learning in sport and exercise science: a biomechanics case study | 2004/2005 |
| International Office / Students' Union | Promting interaction and learning between diverse student groups through academic induction | 2008/2009 |
| Library | Enhancing critical reading and writing skills through e-learning | 2009/2010 |
| Library | ‘Bridging the academic culture gap’ between school / college and university | 2010/2011 |
| Library | Reading List Management System | 2004/2005 |
| Library | Devloping a University Electronic Thesis Service | 2005/2006 |
| Library | Developing online methods for improving student information skills | 2003/2004 |
| Library | Electronic Course Materials Service | 2001/2002 |
| Library | Linking up Reading Lists | 2002/2003 |
| Management (School of) | The Use of Video-Mediated Meetings in gobal Virtual Collaborative (Student-Based) Projects | 2004/2005 |
| Management (School of) | E-learning enhancement of Accounting and Finance education | 2003/2004 |
| Mathematical Sciences | Pre-sessional mathematics support | 2008/2009 |
| Mathematical Sciences | Developing a tutor training programme | 2006/2007 |
| Mathematical Sciences | Mathematics learning and teaching: the transition from school to university studies | 1999/2000 |
| Mathematical Sciences | Assessing Higher Mathematical Skills Using Computer Aided Assessment | 2005/2006 |
| Mathematical Sciences | Development of a Mathematics resources centre | 2002/2003 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Investigating the effectiveness and efficiency of game based learning communities to support student learning | 2006/2007 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Using multimedia solutions to improve the laboratory teaching and learning experience | 2005/2006 |
| Mechanical Engineering | The DICE Project - Dialogue and Interaction in a Classroom Environment | 1999/2000 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | Developing key and practice learning skills for Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) students | 2007/2008 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | Collaborative Online Research EthiCs Training (CORECT) | 2005/2006 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | Production of medicines use review videos to support clinical and communication skills teaching in pharmacy practice | 2009/2010 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | Bringing Case Studies to Life: a new method to promote learning within Pharmacy students | 2003/2004 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | Development of a computer aided learning package for teaching aseptic technique to pharmacy undergraduate students | 2000/2001 |
| Physics | Web-based simulations for Year 3 & 4 PHYS units | 2001/2002 |
| Physics | Development of Problem-Based Learning Resources for Physics | 2004/2005 |
| Physics | Development of novel computer-linked experiments | 2000/2001 |
| Physics | Development of web-based sessions for self-learning and assessment | 1999/2000 |
| Psychology | Development of the Placement Passport for Post Graduate Health Psychology Work Placement Students | 2010/2011 |
| Psychology | Using Second Life to support experiential learning | 2009/2010 |
| Psychology | Creating and evaluating on-line experiments and research design software for Psychology students: The Landscape Project | 2000/2001 |
| Psychology | Online Argumentation: Providing a framework for enhancing key skills with student directed resource based learning | 2002/2003 |
| Psychology | WebCT: Providing Tools for Resource Based Learning | 2003/2004 |
| Social and Policy Science | Supporting first year undergraduates through learning communities | 2007/2008 |
| Social and Policy Science | 'E-learning global welfare': Development of Web-based Teaching and Learning Resources | 2004/2005 |
| Students' Union | Developing Moodle to support SORTED student trainers | 2007/2008 |
| Students' Union | Building a CV using PDP Values | 2007/2008 |
| Students' Union | Developing the student feeback system to enhance the learning experience | 2002/2003 |
| Students' Union | Peer Delivery of Study Skills | 2000/2001 |