The SEED Programme (Archive)
Archive of SEED CD pdf documents that includes Working Papers and Handbooks on good practice in Science teaching and learning
An Introduction to SEED
The programme for Science Education Enhancement and Development (‘SEED’) was based in the Faculty of Science at the University of Plymouth. It was resourced principally by the Higher Education Funding Council for England through its Fund for the Development of Teaching and Learning. Additional support was received from many areas of the University and particularly from Academic and Information Services. SEED built on the success of the University of Plymouth Science Faculty in the national Teaching Quality Assessment system where Plymouth achieved ‘excellence’ in Environmental Science, Geography, Geology and Oceanography.
SEED’s overall aim was to develop, document and disseminate good practice in Science teaching and learning. The programme consisted of a series of projects in areas such as lab-work, fieldwork, graduate teaching assistants and computer-aided learning. Most were based in the Science Faculty but some were taken forward by staff in the University’s School of Computing and in Educational Development Services. Not all of the outputs of the SEED projects lend themselves to presentation on this archive but most of the main items are included. If you require further information about any aspect of the SEED programme please contact the GEES Subject Centre at info@gees.ac.uk.
SEED CD pdf documents
- Computer Based Assessment (Volume1): A guide to good practice (331kb pdf) - Dan Charman and Andrew Elmes
- Computer Based Assessment (Volume 2): Case studies in Science and Computing (318kb pdf) - Edited by Dan Charman and Andrew Elmes
- A Guide To Developing Employer Links In Higher Education: with case studies from the sciences (337kb pdf) - Mandy Burns, Stuart Lane and Jo-Ann Phillips
- Geological Field Teaching using Discovery Techniques (4.5mb pdf) - Colin Williams, Jim Griffiths, Anthony Morris and Stuart Scott
- The Biology Demonstrators’ WorkShop & Resource Pack (134kb pdf)
- Fieldwork in the Sciences (672kb pdf) - Colin Williams, Jim Griffiths and Brian Chalkley
- Laboratory Work in Science Education: an Evaluation with Case Studies (472kb pdf) - Les Jervis
- An Annotated Bibliography of Journals on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (404kb pdf) - Harold Silver, December 1997
- Changing staff roles and the concept of the Curriculum Support Team: a case study of the Science Faculty at the University of Plymouth (751kb pdf) - Nigel May, February 1998
- Development of a work-place based education and training programme in chemistry and applied science: Qualifications Update in Science for Industry (QUSI) (62kb pdf) - Mike Lister, November 1998
- New developments in fieldwork (125kb pdf) - Les Ternan, Brian Chalkley and Andrew Elmes, January 1999
- CAL for Basic Science (316kb pdf) - Neil Witt, Tim O’Hare and Dave Harwood, February1999
- Using multimedia for providing feedback to students undertaking concurrent group project-based practicals (103kb pdf) - Graham Bradley and David Gaudie, March 1999