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

September

• 20/9/2024 National Learning and Teaching Focused Network, Speed SoTL hosted by Laura Stinson from Nottingham Trent University
• 26/9/2024 TILE Network Seminars, The Distinction Between Feedback and Advice, and Why It Matters
• 26/9/2024 WonkHe Education Espresso series, The learning and teaching landscape in 2024﹘25
• 26/9/2024 CAST, UDL Guidelines 3.0 Part 2: Building Learner Agency

October

• 1/10/2024 Active Learning Network, Digitally Enhanced Active Assessment
• 2/10/2024 Digitally Enhanced Webinars, Inclusive Teaching with Technology: Strategies, Tips and Tool
• 8/10/2024 Active Learning Network, Digitally Enhanced Active Student Engagement
• 14/10/2024 Compassionate Assessment Event 5 Martin Compton, “Dr Compton is the lead for AI and innovation and for assessment design at King’s College London”
• 15/10/2024 Active Learning Network, Digitally Enhanced Learning – co-creation of active learning
• 17/10/2024 Oxford Brookes University Talking Teaching Across the Globe, Introducing a toolkit for supporting students understanding of speech in learning environments, Carmel Capewell
• 17/10/2024 CAST, UDL Guidelines 3.0 Part 3: Designing for Identity
• 19/9/2024 LTA Connect: Compassionate Pedagogies – The role of compassionate leadership in supporting innovative teaching
• 22/10/2024 TILE Network Seminars, Transforming the Student Experience: Building Strong Communities, Clear Assessments, and Practical Skills
• 22/10/2024 Active Learning Network, Become an Active Learning champion
• 23/10/2024 Centre for Online and Distance Education, Designing for worldwide inclusive cultures – launch event
• 31/10/2024 LTA Connect: Compassionate Pedagogies – Pass/fail grading as compassionate assessment

November

• 21/11/2024 Compassionate Assessment Event 6 Dr. Juuso Henrik Nieminen, “Dr Nieminen has particularly focused on understanding the social effects of assessment on students’ inclusion, belonging and identities.”

December

• 10/12/2024 TILE Network Seminars, Ecopedagogy – Authentic Learning, Teaching, Assessment, and Wellbeing

Resources and publications

Resources on Generative AI

• Chiang, T. (31/8/2024), Why A.I. Isn’t Going to Make Art, The New Yorker
• Eaton, S. E. (10/9/2024), Ethical Reasons to Avoid Using AI Apps for Student Assessment, Learning, Teaching and Leadership
• Garcia Vallejo, M. C. (17/9/2024), UNESCO´s AI competency frameworks for teachers and students, Verum, sine mendacio, certum et verissimum
• Hicks, M.T., Humphries, J. & Slater, J. (8/6/2024), ChatGPT is bullshit, Ethics and Information Technology 26(38)
• Struan, A., University of Glasgow (2024), Generative AI for Students: Ethics & Academic Integrity (free online course), Coursera
• Verma, P. & Tan, S. (18/9/2024), A Bottle of Water per Email: the hidden environmental costs of using AI chatbots, The Washington Post

Other resources

• Beetham, H. (25/6/2024), Writing as ‘passing’: Turing tests, language games, and the instrumentalising of student writing, imperfect offerings
• Clark, A., Dickerson, C., Doan, H., Jarvis, J., & Sillence , M. (5/3/2024), Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: A card resource for facilitating conversations and learning: Revised edition (University of Hertfordshire)
• Dietrich, H. & Evans, T. (6/2022), Traditional lectures versus active learning – A false dichotomy?, STEM Education, 2(4): 275-292
• Frish, J. (16/9/2024), Why Learning is not Intuitive: Jonathan Firth’s Memory & Metacognition Updates #86, Memory and Metacognition Updates
• Mihai, A. (16/9/2024), Watch & learn: Reflections on peer observation in teaching, The Educationalist
• Nordmann, E. (n.d.), Time and workload management for academics
• Quinlan, K. M., Sellei, G., & Fiorucci, W. (30/8/2024), Educationally authentic assessment: reframing authentic assessment in relation to students’ meaningful engagement, Teaching in Higher Education, 1–18
• Teaching Matters (12/9/2024), Five future directions from ‘Assessment & Feedback revisited’ series, Teaching Matters Newsletter, University of Edinburgh

Other

• Call for proposals (open dates) Unfiltered by EmpowerED: A Podcast Series where educators share unedited stories of inspiration and challenge
• Call for proposals 27/9/2024 RAISE Network Student Engagement in HE Journal special issue on Engaging with Student Voice
• Call for proposals (open dates) Future Teacher Webinars
• 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.