Showing posts with label Impossible Programme. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Impossible Programme. Show all posts

Monday, 22 March 2010

Mission Impossible

Only two of the three people due to attend today turned up, and only one of the two invited speakers (due to misinformation about the course being postponed...)

However, the two who did come really entered into it, and we had a creative, productive and enjoyable day, albeit with fewer perspectives than we would ideally have liked...

Whilst we didn't entirely solve the challenge of doubling research income whilst maintaining the quality of teaching and learning in a discipline area, we did generate some useful ideas which the participants believe will really help.

But with the best will in the world, a day workshop with just two attendees takes some energy... one of those days when you feel you have really earned your wages...

Saturday, 20 March 2010

Impossible Programme

On Monday I am running the Art of the Impossible: how to double Research output in a discipline whilst maintaining the quality of Teaching and Learning. This is for a post-92 University.

I have just learned that only 3 heads of department are now able to attend, so the various exercises, syndicate work etc I had planned are no longer appropriate. Major re-design focusing on creative processes of idea generation and dialogue...