Engaging the Mathematical Sciences Community

HoDoMS 2009

Michael GroveMaths, Stats & OR Network, School of Mathematics, University of

Birmingham

M.J.Grove@bham.ac.uk

Current EngagementEvents:

– CETL-MSOR 2008 Conference (121 delegates from 49 HEIs)

– Induction Course 2008 (36 delegates from 19 HEIs)– Postgraduate Teaching Workshops (205 delegates

from 16 HEIs)– Ongoing workshop programme

Publications:– 5 printed F&F leaflets now available (~21,000 copies

distributed in 2007/2008)

Current EngagementPublications:

– MSOR Connections (46 case studies from 26 HEIs on 2007/2008

– CETL-MSOR 2008 Conference Proceedings (27 submissions)

– Occasional Series Publications, Guides and Conference Proceedings

Funding:– Annual call for mini-projects

Current EngagementAreas of Activity:

– Initial & continuing professional development– Computer assisted assessment– E-learning resources in mathematics & statistics– Problem-based learning in statistics– Peer support– Supporting students beyond the transition– Employability and graduate skills– Supporting students with disabilities

Communicating with Departments

Key Departmental Contacts– 84 Contacts within 95 HEIs– Regular mailouts– Monthly issue of ‘Connect’ for circulation within

departmentQuestions

– Are you aware of your Key Contact?– Does your department receive information on the

Network and its activities?– How can communication with departments be

enhanced?

A New Model for Engagement

Departmental Meetings & Seminars– In 2008/2009 the Network is offering tailored

departmental visits– 4 currently organised looking at alternative forms of

assessment and independent learning

Questions– How might such meetings/visits work best?– What topics should they (would you like them to)

cover?

Dates for the Diary

CETL-MSOR 2009: 7/8 September 2009, Open University

Induction Course: 17/18 September 2009, Birmingham

Postgraduate Teaching Workshops:

Nottingham – 23 September 2009

Birmingham – 30 September 2009

Bristol – 2 October 2009

Cardiff – 8 October 2009

London (QMUL) – 13 October 2009

Sheffield – October 2009 (TBC)

Manchester – 5 November 2009 (TBC)