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

August

• 28/8/2024 GAIN Network Centre for Innovation in HE, Generative AI Network Meet-up
• 30/8/2024 EmpowerED Webinars, EmpowerED: A Webinar Series for Embracing Innovation in Teaching and Learning

September

• 4/9/2024 Transforming Assessment, Gen AI in assessment: authenticity and feedback
• 9/9/2024 Nottingham Trent University BELONG virtual multiplier event, Rethinking Student Belonging and Wellbeing at Universities
• 9-18/9/2024 Students as Partners Network, 2024 Global Students as Partners Roundtable
• 11/9/2024 UDL UK and Ireland Network, Personalising Learning with Formative Assessment
• 12/9/2024 WonkHE, Last night a chatbot eased my strife, “Join Wonkhe and Salesforce as we explore how AI powered technology can be deployed in building student agency in wellbeing”
• 20/9/2024 National Learning and Teaching Focused Network, Speed SoTL hosted by Laura Stinson from Nottingham Trent University

Resources and publications

Resources on Generative AI

• Educause (19/8/2024), AI…Friend or Foe?, Educause Showcase series (online toolkit), “Effectively navigating the promises and perils of AI requires a careful evaluation of institutional preparedness, a clear set of objectives, and a policy framework to facilitate progress.”
• Fensie, A. (2024), How to use AI to Help, Not Hinder, Your Learning, Introduction to AI and Ethics in Higher Education
• Sobo, E., Goldberg, D., Hauze, S., Mohamed, A., Ro, C. & Frazee, J. P. (18/6/2024), “I Don’t Want to Be Taught and Graded by a Robot”: Student-Teacher Relations in the Age of Generative AI, Anthropology News 

Other resources

• Advance HE (2/7/2024), Student-led peer learning and support
• CAST (3/7/2024), EPISODE 21: Lindsay E. Jones, CAST, “CAST’s Lindsay E. Jones shares how the Universal Design for Learning is helping educators personalize rigorous instruction for an ever more diverse population of students” (20-minute audio recording)
• Fawns, T. & Nieminen, J. (25/10/2023), The only way is ethics: A dialogue of assessment and social good, in Higher Education for Good: Teaching and Learning Futures
• Marsden, R. & Plassart, A. (14/8/2024), Newid y naratif: Rhoi gwerth ar raddau yn y Celfyddydau a’r Dyniaethau / Changing the narrative: Valuing Arts and Humanities degrees, Cymdeithas Ddysgedig Cymru / The Learned Society of Wales

Other

• Call for proposals (open dates) Unfiltered by EmpowerED: A Podcast Series where educators share unedited stories of inspiration and challenge
• Call for proposals 18/9/2024 Active Learning Network New ALN Co-created Book
• Call for proposals 27/9/2024 RAISE Network Student Engagement in HE Journal special issue on Engaging with Student Voice
• 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.
• 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.