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. 

Online events and webinars

April

• 4/4/2024 Forum for International Networking in Education, Digital Equity & Inclusivity: Challenges & Opportunities for PGR & ECR
• 9/4/2024 University of Glasgow, 7th Annual University of Glasgow Learning and Teaching Conference – Day 2 (online, see programme)
• 10/4/2024 Transforming Assessment, Frenemies – ChatGPT within Assessments
• 10/4/2024 UDL-UKI, Universal Design for Learning in HE: The Basics
• 11/4/2024 Generative Dialogues by Helen Beetham & Mark Carrigan, Pedagogies of (Generative) AI
• 11/4/2024 ALT and Learning on Screen, How the use of multimedia enhances teaching, learning and research
• 12/4/2024 QAA, Evaluating the Success of Block Delivery
• 16, 25 & 29/4/2024 Jisc Artificial Intelligence, AI Safety
• 24/4/2024 UDL-UKI, UDL for Assessment
• 29/4 through 3/5/2024 QAA, Assessment Festival 2024

May

• 1/5/2024 UDL-UKI, Universal Design for Learning Spaces
• 2, 10 & 21/5/2024 Jisc Artificial Intelligence, AI for Accessibility
• 10/5/2024 University of Liverpool Centre for Innovation in Education, Deep Sea Islands of Innovation 2024
• 25/5/2024 Student Belonging Community of Practice, Student Belonging Conference 2024 (hybrid online and in person at UEA)

June

• 5, 11 & 20/6/2024 Jisc Artificial Intelligence, Everyday generative AI tools
• 26/6/2024 University of Nottingham, Digital Accessibility Conference: Transforming the Culture

July

• 2, 5 & 10/7/2024 Jisc Artificial Intelligence, Getting creative with generative AI

Resources and publications

Resources on Generative AI

• Abril, D. (26/2/2024), I used AI work tools to do my job. Here’s how it went. Does AI save you time or create more work? We put Microsoft’s Copilot and Gemini for Google Workspace to the test., The Washington Post
• Acar, O. A. (n.d.), PAIR (problem, AI, interaction, reflection) framework guidance, King’s College London
• Bali, M. (16/3/2024), AI Sandwich in context, Reflecting Allowed: Maha Bali’s Blog
• Blommerde, T. (18/3/2024), Lessons I’ve Learned from Using GenAI for Teaching and Assessment at a UK University (22-minute video)
• Fowler, G. (1/4/2024), I tried the new Google. Its answers are worse, The Washington Post
• Furze, L. (21/3/2024), Artificial Intelligence and Teacher Workload: Can AI Actually Save Educators Time?, Leon Furze blog
• Hoel, E. (29/3/2024), A.I.-Generated Garbage Is Polluting Our Culture, New York Times
• Shepperd, P. (18/3/2024), AI Literacy Webinar Series, Jisc Artificial Intelligence blog

Other resources

• Centre for Innovation in Education, University of Liverpool, two podcast series: Treasure Island Pedagogies and Learning to AI
• Cullinane, A. (28/3/2024), Embedding a reflective portfolio for student development in science courses: Challenges, suggestions, and solutions, Teaching Matters Blog, University of Edinburgh
• Journal of Educational Innovation, Partnership, and Change (13/3/2023) (9), Co-producing knowledge and curricula as a method for fostering student engagement, inclusion and academic integrity, “The 21 articles in this bumper issue – many drawn from presentations and discussions at the Change Agents’ Conference hosted by UCL in 2022 – collectively underscore the enduring significance of engaging staff and students in active partnership.”
• Lauricella, S. & Edmunds, T. K. (29/3/2024),  Episode 18: A look at Ludic Pedagogy: A Seriously Fun Way to Teach and Learn (34-minute audio and video recording), Social Learning Amplified Podcast series
• Raby, A. (27/3/2024), Getting to know you: Rethinking induction for international students, The SEDA Blog
• Saunders, R. & Breslin, H. (27/3/2024), S4E14 Hannah Breslin on Teaching with Autism (44-minute audio recording), L&T Chat Show podcast series
• Winstone, N. (13/3/2024), Feedback and the Future (5-minute audio recording), Education Dialogues Podcast series, SCAPE, Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong
• Zeivots, S. & Shalavin, C. A. (2/2/2024), Codesigning Meaningful Engagement with Online Course Readings: Implications for Teaching Management Courses, Academy of Management Learning & Education

Other

• Monthly series European Network for Academic Integrity, ENAI monthly webinars free open webinars on various topics related to academic integrity.
• Subscribe to SEDA’s mailing list for email discussions about educational development and emerging teaching practices. This is one of the sources I use when identifying useful material for the Roundup.
• Follow University of Birmingham’s Higher Education Futures institute HEFi on Twitter for daily posts with links to pedagogical literature and more. This is one of the sources I use when identifying useful material for the Roundup.
• Join the #LTHEchat on Twitter Wednesday nights for one hour of lively discussion about learning and teaching in HE. I often find out about good resources for the Roundup from the chat.

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.