UK Centre for Materials Education
Working with you to enhance the student experience
Working with you to enhance the student experience
Projects that have been funded previously by the Teaching Development Scheme cover a wide spectrum of teaching and learning and are detailed below. The Centre also runs an equivalent scheme which funds materials awareness projects.
Engineering Materials Teaching Studio - Development
of Innovative Teaching Methods
awarded to Jane Blackford, University of Edinburgh (2003)
Expansion
of Problem Based Learning into the Second Year of all the Materials
Courses at Queen Mary
awarded to James Busfield, Queen Mary, University of London (2001)
Integration of e-Learning into Materials Laboratories
awarded to James Marrow, Manchester Materials Science Centre (2003)
Material Property Charts: Interactive Tools Linking
Processing and Composition to Microstructure and Properties
awarded to Hugh Shercliffe, University of Cambridge (2002)
Peer Tutoring in Engineering Design
awarded to Graham Schleyer, University of Liverpool (2003)
Polymer Foams Used in
Sport and the Health Service
awarded to Nigel Mills, University of Birmingham (2002)
The Development of Materials Evaluation Techniques
for the Ethical Designer
awarded to Angela Dean, University of Derby (2003)
The Introduction of Industrial Based Case Studies
in the 3rd Year Undergraduate Programmes of the Materials Departments
awarded to James Busfield, Queen Mary University of London (2002)
The Use of Web Based Assessment as a Learning Tool
awarded to Rebecca Higginson, Loughborough University (2003)
Tutoring Large Groups - A Web Based Approach
awarded to Alan Chambers, University of Southampton (2003)
Development
of a Materials Education Resource for First Year Students on Engineering
Discipline Programmes
awarded to Alan Davidson, Napier University, Edinburgh (2001)
Development of a Web-Based Resource to Support
Student Learning in the Field of Design and Process Engineering
awarded to Ian Jenkinson, Liverpool John Moores University (2001)
Individual
Learning Package in Failure Analysis through Industrial Case Studies
awarded to Neil James, University of Plymouth (2001)
Internet
Site and Database
awarded to John Marchment, Isle of Man College (2001)
Guide to Web Resources for Polymer Materials Teaching
awarded to Mark Alger, University of North London (2002)
Development
of a Portfolio of Case Studies to Support Recruitment and Teaching
of Undergraduate Courses in Materials Science and Engineering
awarded to Irene Turner, University of Bath (2001)
Development of Extended Case Studies in Materials
Science for 1st Year Students
awarded to Claire Davis, University of Birmingham (2001)
Accreditation
of Prior Learning and Experiential Learning in Materials Technology
awarded to Richard Brown, Bradford College (2001)
Application of Work Based Learning Materials in
Materials Technology
awarded to Richard Brown, Bradford College (2002)
Skills Based Teaching in Science and Engineering
Degrees: Current Practice - Best Practice
awarded to David McPhail, Imperial College, London - joint funded under
FDTL project 'Tutoring Materials'
(2001)
Strategies for Improving the Writing Skills of Undergraduate
Materials Students
awarded to David McPhail, Imperial College (2003)
