HLS Teacher Fellow Showcase

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DMU Teacher Fellow Projects

Who I am and what my TF project(s) are on?

Graham Basten

Clinical Biochemist interested in health and wellness.

My TF projects look at using technologies to teach biochemistry, such as playing pacman or using the iPAD,for live interactive lectures. My other project is looking at how to manage student expectations and perceptions, specifically regarding the final year research project module.

Specific project details, collaborations, events, recent funding or publications?

Worked with team on the VAL project, which is a virtual lab. Also, with other TFs in the faculty, running Cafe style events to capture student’s expectations and perceptions of HE and technology.

How would you like staff to be involved?

I’d love to hear from you, how you teach and use technology for, please tweet me @grahambasten or drop me an email.

Teacher Fellow Presentation

As a DMU Teacher Fellow I presented this reporting my experiences of changing and evaluating a large and complex 3rd year honours project module.

Title: Undergraduate research projects: perceptions and expectations

Did you know...

Musing about contributions to a University UK event entitled "did you know?"

Serum is a Latin word for whey, as in curds and whey from clotted milk. Hence, serum is the liquid component of clotted blood.

Your red blood cells can live in your body for 120 days

Folic acid, found in leafy vegetables, is named after the word foliage (leaf)

DMU has been awarded a Royal Society Partnership grant

Folic acid can help protect against against heart disease and cancer

Just like children, insects do not like the bitter taste in green vegetables and they act as natural pesticides.

The bitter taste in green vegetables is actually good for you. However, children have a sensitive palette which is why they don't like them. During adolescence this sensitivity is lost and you'll start to love Brussels Sprouts!