Details
National Law Students Forum 2011
Fully Booked
22-23 June 2011
The Copthorne Hotel, Birmingham
This event aimed to establish a self-sustaining student run network for the future, building on the success of the pilot National Law Students Forum in 2010. 50 law student representatives from different institutions attended, along with a small number of staff to facilitate the event.
Presentations are available and a report from the event, including plans for the future, will be available shortly.
The event demonstrated how students can actively develop their contribution to the learning process. Facilitated sessions sought to:
- improve the way students engage with the Staff Student Consultative procedure
- promote more effective representation of student views within their law schools
- demonstrate examples of good teaching practice, including skills development
- establish an organisational framework for a future National Law Student Forum.
The event involved sharing practice and experience and students moulded the format of the event. Students learnt about what happens in other institutions and participated in the evaluation process.
Programme
This programme was last updated on 23 May 2011.
Wednesday 22 June 2011
| 12.00-12.30 | Registration and refreshments |
| 12.30-13.15 | Introduction and icebreaker Sefton Bloxham, UKCLE |
| 13.15-14.15 | Lunch |
| 14.15-15.00 | Session 1: Student engagement Victoria Passant, National Union of Students |
| 15.00-15.45 | Session 2: Peer mentoring Linda Graham, University of Northumbria |
| 15.45-16.15 | Refreshments |
| 16.15-17.45 | Session 3: Mooting & communication skills Rebecca Huxley-Binns, Nottingham Trent University |
| 17.45-18.15 | Session 4: Future of the Forum and steering group nominations |
| 19.00 | Drinks reception – with thanks to Oxford University Press for the sponsorship |
| 19.30 | Dinner |
Thursday 23 June 2011
| 09.30-10.15 | Session 5: Student session based on questionnaire feedback |
| 10.15-10.45 | Session 6: LLB student perceptions of assessment and feedback: Lessons from the National Students Survey Lisa Webley, University of Westminster |
| 10.45-11.15 | Refreshments |
| 11.15-12.00 | Session 7: Simulated learning MIchael Bromby, Glasgow Caledonian University |
| 12.00-12.45 | Session 8: Problem-based learning Ben Fitzpatrick, University of York |
| 12.45-13.45 | Lunch |
| 13.45-15.30 | Session 9: The Forum: planning for the future… |
| 15.30-15.45 | Confirmation of steering group and date of first meeting |
| 15.45-16.00 | Refreshments and close |
Attendance
All Heads of Law Schools were invited to nominate a representative.
Fee
There was no charge for the residential event, however law schools were asked to fund the travel expenses for their student representative to attend.
Further information
For further information please contact Sefton Bloxham, Senior Teaching and Learning Advisor at UKCLE.
Comments