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.   

• 19-24/4/2021 Active Learning Network, Global Festival of Active Learning 
• 20/4/2021 QAA Scotland, Supporting the Mental Wellbeing of our BAME & LGBTQ+ STEM Students
• 27/4/2021 Future Teacher Webinar series, Designing appropriate assessments
• 3-5/5/2021 University of Calgary, Conference on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching
• 5/5/2021 Assessment in Higher Education Network, Honing self-assessment via serious games and team learning
• 9-10/6/2021 WonkHE, Festival of Higher Education – build back higher
• 14-17/6/2021 Jisc, Connect More: Helping you enhance learning and teaching through the use of technology 
• 1/7/2021 Assessment in Higher Education Network, AHE Conference 
• Clark, D. (30/3/2021), Disabling video may be better for online teaching and collaboration, Donald Clark Plan B 
• Clark, D. (30/3/2019), Video for learning –15 things the research says – some may shock you…, Donald Clark Plan B
• Compton, M. (24/3/2021), 4 mini polemics about student engagement and online teaching: can you change my mind?
• Dunlosky, J. (2013), Strengthening the Student Toolbox: strategies to boost student learning, American Educator, American Federation of Teachers
• Jacob, M. (1/4/2021), Netiquette – Communicating your expectations for online participation, LTEU Blog, Aberystwyth University 
• Jessop, T. et al (12/4/2021), Build Back Higher: dialogue and community will return to post-Covid learning, WonkHE blog
• Jisc, Higher Education Leaders Podcast series, “To kick-start the series, the group discuss the future of university learning, teaching and assessment in the post-COVID world”
• Learn Higher, Teaching and Learning Resources
• Learning Scientists (30/3/2021), #LrnSciChat on 30 Mar 2021 | Inclusive Teaching
• Mihai, A. (6/4/2021), Problem-Based Learning (PBL): let students take the driver’s seat, The Educationalist
• University of Bradford, Programme Assessment Strategies
• Winstone, N., Boud, D., Dawson, P. & Heron, M. (7/4/2021) From feedback-as-information to feedback-as-process: a linguistic analysis of the feedback literature, Assessment & Evaluation in Higher 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.