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

January

• 30/1/2025 Future Teacher Webinars, Stimulating learner participation and engagement
• 31/1/2025 UAL Creative Education Online, Anti-oppressive pedagogies in online learning with María Miguéliz Valcarlos
• 31/1/2025 CoMOOCs for Transformative Professional Development, Understanding Education in Conflict and Crisis Settings (also see the associated MOOC on FutureLearn, Understanding Education in Conflict and Crisis Settings)

February

• 1/2/2025 Jisc Artificial Intelligence, Artificial intelligence and ethics (see Jisc AI training for more AI-related sessions)
• 3/2/2025 Advance HE, RAISE Student Engagement Reading Group (February 3rd 2025)
• 4/2/2025 Jisc, Getting started with generative AI in education
• 10/2/2025 QAA, Quality Code Advice and Guidance event
• 13/2/2025 Jisc, How can AI tools improve productivity?
• 14/2/2025 Jisc Artificial Intelligence, Developing AI literacy for learners (see Jisc AI training for more AI-related sessions)
• 14/2/2025 UAL Creative Education Online, Translating Art School with Georgia Steele
• 17/2/2025 Jisc, Getting started with generative AI in education
• 20/2/2025 Jisc, Developing AI literacy for learners/students
• 26-27/2/2025 QAA, Quality Insights Conference
• 27/2/2025 Future Teacher Webinars, Developing fluency with digital tools and resources
• 28/2/2025 EmpowerED Webinars, A Webinar Series for Embracing Innovation in Teaching and Learning “an opportunity to celebrate and share success stories, showcase good practice exemplars and discuss the adoption of innovative approaches within teaching and learning with colleagues across the wider education sector.” 

March

• 1/3/2025 Jisc Artificial Intelligence, Artificial intelligence and ethics (see Jisc AI training for more AI-related sessions)
• 5/3/2025 Jisc, Supporting learners’ digital identity and wellbeing
• 6/3/2025 Centre for Innovation in Education, University of Liverpool, Pedagogical-Informed Gamification Workshop: Integrating learning aims, objectives, and assessment into game-based solutions (hybrid in-person and online event)
• 11-12/3/2025 Jisc, DigiFest (hybrid online and in person in Birmingham, online access free of charge)
• 27/3/2025 Future Teacher Webinars, Designing appropriate assessments

May

• 9/5/2025 Centre for Innovation in Education, University of Liverpool , Theme Park of Innovation 2025 (call for proposals open until 21/2/2025)
• 27/5/2025 (online) and 29/5/2025 (in person), Change Agents Network, Annual Conference: The impact of student-staff partnerships on learning in an ever changing higher-education environment

Resources and publications

• Association of Learning Technologists Accessibility Special Interest Group (2025), PDFs and accessibility
• Busch, C.A., Wiesenthal, N.J., Gin, L.E. et al (12/11/2024), Behind the graduate mental health crisis in science, Nature Biotechnology 42, 1749–1753 
• Centre for Innovation in Teaching, University of Liverpool (ongoing), Treasure Island Pedagogies Podcast Series, “In this series, 3-4 guests share what they would take to their Treasure Islands: a lightbulb moment (when you feel your students ‘are getting it’), a teaching prop or a pedagogy, and a luxury item.”
• EmpowerED: A Webinar Series for Embracing Innovation in Teaching and Learning (includes recordings of past webinars)
• Gerlich, M. (18/12/2025), AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking, Societies, 15(1), 6
• Glessmer, M., Persson, P. & Forsyth, R. (11/10/2024), Engineering students trust teachers who ask, listen and respond, International Journal for Academic Development, 1-14
• Hardman, P. (24/2/2025), The Impact of Gen AI on Human Learning: a research summary, Dr. Phil’s Newsletter
• Harland, J. (2/12/2024), S1Ep1 with Jo Harland (1-hour audio recording), The ConnectED Podcast series, University of East Anglia, “In Series 1 we speak to educators from across the higher education sector to get their thoughts on all things connected to relational pedagogy […] Jo is a Senior Lecturer and the Deputy Director of Education at Bristol medical school. Their work focuses on co-production with students and the public, representing the voices of marginalised identities in healthcare curriculums, with a focus on LGBTQ+ identities.”
• Hosseini, D. (30/9/2024), Experimenting with Google’s NotebookLM to create a podcast from a source (blog post with podcast), Dustin Hosseini
• QAA (11/2024), Compassionate assessment in higher education (network with newsletter and regular online events), also see S4E18 Neil Current, Vicki Hill & Liz Bunting on Compassionate Assessment (46-minute audio recording), L&T Chatshow podcast series
• University of East Anglia (2025), The Heart of Teaching: Reflective Practice in Teaching and Learning (online course), FutureLearn, “Learn to build strong, supportive relationships in the classroom to foster inclusivity and create positive learning environments.”

Other

• Call for proposals (open dates) Unfiltered by EmpowerED: A Podcast Series where educators share unedited stories of inspiration and challenge
• 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.

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.