2021

8th March 202128th April 2021 Mary Jacob [mhj] Resources and Webinars, Uncategorised, Weekly Resource Roundup Leave a comment

As leader of our PGCTHE programme, I keep an eye out for resources to help staff teach effectively. These include webinars, podcasts, online toolkits, publications and more. Topics include active learning, online/blended teaching, accessibility/inclusion, and effective learning design based on cognitive science. 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.

11/3/2021 ALT-ELESIG, The student voice on Active Blended Learning
24/3/3021 ALT-ELESIG, How are students experiencing learning online? What the data from our digital experience insights 2020-1 student surveys is telling us
Collins, M. (26/2/2021), The Pedagodzilla Pedagogic Poetry Slam, Pedagodzilla – The pedagogic podcast with the pop culture core
Developing Practice Podcast (5/3/3021), E38: Dr Monica Chavez: Building communities of practice for educational development, The Academy, University of Liverpool
Gonzalez, J. (15/10/2015), The Big List of Class Discussion Strategies, Cult of Pedagogy
Harvard, B., Downloadables, The Effortful Educator – applying cognitive psychology to the classroom
Jones, K. (3/3/2021), Retrieval Practice In Action In The Classroom – A Summary, TILE Network
Mihai, A. (29/1/2021), Active learning online? Yes you can!, The Educationalist
O’Toole, R. (26/2/2021) Digital Arts and Humanities Programme design challenge, Inspires Learning
Sheridan, N., Adventures in Academic Development
Toro-Troconis, M. (26/2/2021), Learning Design Bootcamp – Supporting Higher Education institutions before, during and after COVID-19, The SEDA blog

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.

Call for Proposals: Learning and Teaching Conference 2021

3rd March 202128th April 2021 James Woolley [jbw] Annual Learning and Teaching Conference 2021, Conference Leave a comment

We are now inviting proposals for the 9^th Annual Learning and Teaching Conference, Wednesday 30th June – Friday 2nd July 2021.

Submit and view the call for proposals here.

This year’s conference theme, Improvisation within Constraint: Reshaping a Learning Community in a Time of Change, aims to reflect the commitment that AU staff have to enhance the student learning experience. The four main strands of this year’s conference are:

Flexible approaches to assessment design
Embedding skills into the curriculum
Lessons learnt from a blended approach
Active Learning

Staff, postgraduate teaching assistants, and students are welcome to propose sessions on any topic relating to learning and teaching, especially those that focus on the incorporation and use of technology. Even if your suggestion doesn’t fit a particular strand, other topics are welcome.

We seek to encourage presenters to consider using alternative formats that reflect and suit the content of their sessions. As such, we are not specifying a standardised presentation format.

Please complete this form no later than 30th April 2021.

If you have any questions, please contact the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit at lteu@aber.ac.uk.

Weekly Resource Roundup – 1/3/2021

1st March 202128th April 2021 Mary Jacob [mhj] Events and Networks, Resources and Webinars, Uncategorised, Weekly Resource Roundup Leave a comment

2/3/2021 Jisc, Supporting wellbeing through inclusive use of technology and inclusive digital pedagogy
3/3/2021 Panopto, How to ensure pedagogy comes before technology
4/3/2021 Experiences in Digital Learning webinars, Approaches to Inclusive Online Practices
5/3/2021 Digitally Enhanced Education webinars, Pedagogy and Practice when Teaching Online
9/3/2021 Active Learning Network, A business simulation game: A framework to promote active learning in Higher Education
24/3/2021 University of Lincoln Digital Education Support, The Future of Blended Learning Conference
19-14/4/2021 Active Learning Network, Global Festival of Active Learning
9/6/2021 Generation Z in Higher Education
Guccione, K. (10/2/2021) Listening, to understand, not to reply, GCU Academic Development and Student Learning.
Lomer, S., Mittelmeier, J. & Carmichael-Murphy, P. (1/2021) Cash cows or pedagogic partners? Mapping pedagogic practices for and with international students, Society for Research into Higher Education
Mihai, A. (18/5/2020) The kaiseki approach to online learning: How microlearning helps you design online learning experiences, The Educationalist.
Plutino, A. & Alisca, E. (26/2/2021) Languages at work, competent multilinguals and the pedagogical challenges of COVID-19, Research-publishing.net.
QAA (18/2/2021) Learning from the Remote Pivot – approaches to aligning learning outcomes to assessment for student success