Happy new year!

As lecturer in learning and teaching responsible for the PGCTHE, I keep an eye out for new resources to help our staff teach effectively online. This includes externally-provided webinars, toolkits, publications and other resources. Because active learning is high on our university agenda, I’m particularly keen to share guidance for moving active learning online. Below I’ve listed items that came to my attention in the past week. In the interest of clarity, our policy is to show the titles and descriptions in the language of delivery.   

• 15/1/2021 Active Learning Network, Maximising student engagement in online and blended learning: a survey of learner preferences
• 11/2/2021 SEDA, Establishing a Wellbeing Equilibrium: Student Wellbeing
• Aberystwyth University, Good Supervisory Practice Framework
• Annenberg Learner, Neuroscience & the Classroom: making connections, 
• Active Learning Network
• Canning, J. (14/10/202) “The Problem with Learning Styles“, John Canning, thoughts on higher education
• Dreon, O. (30/8/2016) “What’s your teaching metaphor?“, The 8 Blog
• Easy listening – A collection of higher education podcasts
• Hinton, D. M. “Let’s talk about reflection in academic practice“, Twitter thread
• Jisc (11/12/2020) Blended learning: a synthesis of change – A study based on contributions from universities in Wales, in light of COVID-19
• Jisc, Learning & Teaching Reimagined podcast episode 2
• Kirschner, P. “3 Questions Answered by an L&D Giant” 
• Mihai, A. The Educationalist blog
• Sansom, C. (30/6/2020) Jumping Online: Sustaining Quality Learning, University of London Centre Distance Education

Please see the Staff Training booking page for training offered by the LTEU and other Aberystwyth University staff. I hope you find this weekly resource roundup useful. If you have questions or suggestions, please contact our team at lteu@aber.ac.uk. You may also wish to follow my Twitter feed, Mary Jacob L&T.