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

• 16/1/2024 National Centre for AI in Tertiary Education, Jisc, AI in Education HE community meetup
• 17/1/2024 UDL UK and Ireland Network, Engagement: What is it and how do we foster it?
• 18/1/2024 Heriot-Watt University Inspiring Learning, Taking a programme approach to engage students in assessment and feedback
• 25/1/2024 Future Teacher Webinars, Wonderful world of Webinars (including Supporting deaf participants, human elements that make webinars inclusive and engaging, and creating and managing a large community of practice)
• 25/1/2024 regular Experiences in Digital Learning webinars from the Centre for Online and Distance Education (CODE), A climate change curriculum: how? what? when? and for whom?

February

March

12-13/3/2024 Jisc, Digifest 2024: Imagining the future of education and research (hybrid in-person in Birmingham and online)

Resources and publications

Resources on Artificial Intelligence

• Acar, O. A. (2023), The PAIR framework for using GenAI in education, extract from Generative AI in Higher Education, FutureLearn (MOOC created by Kings College London), also see Acar, O. A. (15/6/2023), Are Your Students Ready for AI?, Harvard Business Publishing, Education
• Advance HE (2023), DVC Dialogues “bring together Deputy Vice-Chancellors and other senior university leaders from across the globe to discuss the issues impacting their institutions, staff and students”, Advance HE (series of short video recordings). See Episode 1: AI Current Challenges and Episode 2: AI Future Impact
• Campbell, L. M. (18/12/2023), ALT Winter Summit on Ethics and Artificial Intelligence, Open World
• Compton, M. (13/12/2023), Everybody’s talking – an approach to growing AI literacy in higher education, WonkHE
• Drumm, L. (2023), Edinburgh Napier University ‘ChatGPT and Me: The Student Voice on Future Learning in the Age of Artificial Intelligence‘ Research Project Resources (interactive Padlet)
• International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (n.d.), Developing a library strategic response to Artificial Intelligence (working document)
• McArthur, J. & Fawns, T. (11/12/2023), #13 Jan McArthur, 10 Minute Chats on Generative AI, Monash University (13-minute audio recording)
• MLA-CCCC Joint Task Force on AI and Writing (2023 and ongoing), Exploring AI Pedagogy: A Community Collection of Teaching Reflections (resource collection and blog posts)
• Nerantzi, C., Abegglen, S., Karatsiori, M., & Martínez-Arboleda, A. (10/2023), Exploring 101 ideas: open book of early AI experiments by educators, students, and researchers, Media & Learning
• Perkins, M., Furze, L., Roe, J., MacVaugh, J. (12/12/2023), Navigating the generative AI era: Introducing the AI assessment scale for ethical GenAI assessment (preprint), ArXiv, Cornell University
• Rowell, C. (7/12/2023), Exploring the Frontier of AI Image Generation: A Mixed Bag of Innovation and Challenge, totallyrewired (blog)
• Shanahan, M. & Clarke, C. (30/11/2023), Evaluating Large Language Model Creativity from a Literary Perspective, ArXiv, Cornell University
• Sheppard, P. (1/12/2023), Debunking Myths and Harnessing Solutions: Navigating generative AI in Education, National Centre for AI in Tertiary Education Blog, Jisc

Other resources

• Amrane-Cooper, L., Baume, D., Brown, S., Hatzipanagos, S., Powell, P., Sherman, S. & Tait, A. (eds) (27/3/2023), Online and Distance Education for a Connected World, UCL Press (free PDF download)
• Brunton J., Bennett L., Drumm L., Flavin M., Honeychurch S., Thomson S., & Varga-Atkins T. (2023). Research in Learning Technology: making friends and influencing people, Research in Learning Technology, 31 (survey of key articles in Research in Learning Technology over 30 years)
• Center for Teaching Innovation, Cornell University, A Teaching and Learning Blog (recent posts include useful articles on active learning)
• Hopwood, N. & Frick, L. (4/12/2023), Why PhD supervision is – or should be – a matter of morals, politics, creativity, nuance and disruption, Supervising PhDs
• Merry, K. (4/12/2023), Academia, Stress, Burnout & Wellbeing with Petia Petrova by Talking Learning and Teaching, Talking Learning & Teaching Podcast (25-minute audio recording)
• Merry, K. (15/9/2023), Episode 23: Supporting Students with Neurodevelopmental Disorders with Jon Devine by Talking Learning and Teaching, Talking Learning & Teaching Podcast (29-minute audio recording)
• Panadero, E., Jonsson, A., Pinedo, L. et al. (7/12/2023), Effects of Rubrics on Academic Performance, Self-Regulated Learning, and self-Efficacy: a Meta-analytic Review. Educational Psychology Review 35, 113 
• QAA (30/11/2023), Exploring multimodality in higher education with Sam Elkington, Andrew Middleton, Maggie Gibson, Jimmy Lo, QAA Membership Podcast (47-minute audio recording)
• QAA (24/10/2023), Towards neuro-inclusivity with Liss Chard-Hall and Graeme Pedlingham, QAA Membership Podcast (57-minute audio recording)]
• Qu, S. (30/11/2023), Inclusive Teaching and Learning, (resource collection including presentation at Cambridge Teaching Forum 2023)

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.

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

November

• Ongoing through 12/2023 Teaching, Learning and Employability Exchange, AI Conversations Exchange (weekly series of webinars)
• 21/11/2023 Jisc National Centre for AI in Education, AI in Education HE community meetup
• 22/11/2023 UDL UK and Ireland Network, Universal Design for Learning Spaces
• 22/11/2023 Brookes International HE Reading Group, Paper: Hannah Soong & Vihara Maheepala (2023) ‘Humanising the internationalisation of higher education: enhancing international students’ wellbeing through the capability approach’, Higher Education Research & Development, 42:5, 1212-1229, DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2023.2193730
• 23/11/2023 University of Dundee, AI Conversations: The cat is out of the bag: students’ attitudes and experiences of artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT
• 23/11/2023 QAA Scotland, Understanding our role in promoting learner sense of belonging to support student success during the cost-of-living crisis
• 29/11/2023 University of East London, Learning and Teaching Webinar Series, Un-ticking the box of peer observations (Mo Jafar, Dr Richard Buscombe and Hayley Nova, UEL)
• 29/11/2023 QAA Programme Leaders Network, Leadership in an Academic Environment
• 29/11/2023 CRADLE Seminar Series, The politics of student belonging
• 30/11 – 15/12/2023 Teaching, Learning and Employability Exchange, The 12 Days of AI (short tasks posted each day for two weeks)

December

• 1/12/2023 ALT Winter Summit: ethics and artificial intelligence
• 5/12/2023 Rua M. Williams, Writing with Executive Dysfunction
• 5/12/2023 QAA, Student Quality Network: Tackling impacts of the cost of living on student engagement and representation
• 7/12/2023 Centre for Online and Distance Education, Student digital learning experiences
• 12/12/2023, ALT Winter Summit: ethics and artificial intelligence
• 14/12/2023 University of Warwick, Writing in the “Golden Hour”: effective, synchronous, collaborative academic writing, Prof. Karen Heard-Lauréote and Dr Carina Buckley

January

• 17/1/2024 UDL UK and Ireland Network, Engagement: What is it and how do we foster it?

Resources and publications

Resources on Artificial Intelligence

• Department for Education, UK (26/10/2023), Generative artificial intelligence (AI) in education, Education, Training, and Skills, UK Government
• Farrelly T. & Baker N. (2023), Generative Artificial Intelligence: Implications and Considerations for Higher Education Practice, Education Sciences 13(11):1109
• Guy, M. (4/10/2023), Student Changemakers projects on AI, UCL Digital Assessment Team Blog
• Hennessy, K. (11/11/2023), A two-hour walking tour with ChatGPT: ‘I’d not suggest that to my worst enemy’, The Guardian
• Knight, C. (10/11/2023), AI 13 – Charlie builds a Bot (11-minute video), Charles Knight
• Oregon State University (n.d.), Advancing meaningful learning in the age of AI, Faculty Support, also see Promoting students’ AI literacy
• Puxon, P., Brook, J. & Prevatt-Goldstein, A. (19/10/2023), Using AI tools for the reading-into-writing process, UCL Teaching & Learning
• Simper, M. & Moore, E. (9/11/2023), Student Voice on GenAI: Use, Concerns and Educational Applications, Open University Learning Design Team Blog
• TEQSA / CRADLE (10/2023), Webinar series on generative AI in Higher education (video playlist)
• Theo & Ben As told to Hazel Shearing (31/10/2023), Most of our friends use AI in schoolwork, BBC Young Reporters

Other resources

• Pitt, E. & Quinlan, K. M. (1/11/2023), Assessment and Feedback Superchargers (toolkit), Advance HE
• Saunders, R. (9/11/2023), S3E18 Edwards and Anna Cartwright on Experiments (gaming, simulation, and role play), in economics teaching (30-minute audio recording), L&T Chat Show
• States, N. E., Lovig, C., Martin, K., Nennig, H. T., & Cole, R. S. (1/11/2023), Let Students Work: Analysis of the Role of Differing Facilitation on Student Engagement in a Large Stadium-Style Lecture Hall Journal of Chemical Education 100 (11), 4237-4248

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.

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

November

• Ongoing through 12/2023 Teaching, Learning and Employability Exchange, AI Conversations Exchange (weekly series of webinars)
• 3/11/2023 Active Learning Network, Global Educator Exchange
• 6/11/2023, RAISE network reading group, Paper: Kortemeyer, G., Dittmann-Domenichini, N., Schlienger, C. et al. Attending lectures in person, hybrid or online—how do students choose, and what about the outcome?. Int J Educ Technol High Educ 20, 19 (2023
• 9/11/2023 University of Dundee, Dr Mark Carrigan (University of Manchester) Beyond the Hype: Responsible Use of Generative AI in Higher Education
• 15-17/11/2023 Architecture, Media, Politics, Society (AMPS), Teaching Beyond the Curriculum: Focus on Pedagogy 2023 Virtual: UK, USA, China
• 21/11/2023 Jisc National Centre for AI in Education, AI in Education HE community meetup
• 22/11/2023 UDL UK and Ireland Network, Universal Design for Learning Spaces
• 22/11/2023 Brookes International HE Reading Group, Paper: Hannah Soong & Vihara Maheepala (2023) ‘Humanising the internationalisation of higher education: enhancing international students’ wellbeing through the capability approach’, Higher Education Research & Development, 42:5, 1212-1229, DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2023.2193730
• 29/11/2023 University of East London, Learning and Teaching Webinar Series, Un-ticking the box of peer observations (Mo Jafar, Dr Richard Buscombe and Hayley Nova, UEL)
• 29/11/2023 QAA Programme Leaders Network, Leadership in an Academic Environment

December

• 1/12/2023 ALT Winter Summit: ethics and artificial intelligence
• 5/12/2023 QAA, Student Quality Network: Tackling impacts of the cost of living on student engagement and representation
• 12/12/2023, ALT Winter Summit: ethics and artificial intelligence
• 14/12/2023 University of Warwick, Writing in the “Golden Hour”: effective, synchronous, collaborative academic writing, Prof. Karen Heard-Lauréote and Dr Carina Buckley

Resources and publications

Resources on Artificial Intelligence

• Bhuiyan, J. (31/10/2023), ‘Is this an appropriate use of AI or not?’: teachers say classrooms are now AI testing labs, The Guardian
• Creamer, E. (31/10/2023), Publishing associations urge UK government to protect copyrighted works from AI, The Guardian
• Erdenesanaa, D. (10/10/2023), A.I. Could Soon Need as Much Electricity as an Entire Country, New York Times
• Furze, L. (2023), Teaching AI Ethics (series of blog posts), Leon Furze
• Hennig, N. (28/10/2023), How I use generative AI in my work, NicoleHennig
• Knight, C. et al (2023), AI Garage – Creating the Future Now (toolkit with case studies, ongoing project output), Advance HE Member Benefit
• Lodge, J. M., Yang, S., Furze, L. & Dawson, P. (25/10/2023), It’s not like a calculator, so what is the relationship between learners and generative artificial intelligence?, Learning: Research and Practice, 9:2, 117-124
• McCabe, O., Pollard, E. & Powell, S. (1/11/2023), Taking Up Space: Can the Ubiquity of Artificial Intelligence Birth a Renaissance for Authentic Assessment?, The SEDA Blog
• Mills, A. (26/10/2023), Preparing Students to Work with AI,
• UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology & Donelan, M. (27/10/2023), Leading frontier AI companies publish safety policies, Gov.UK
• Watkins, M. (17/9/2023), Automation Arrives in the Classroom, Blackboard’s AI assistant generates lessons and quizzes. What does this mean for labor?, Rhetorica

Other resources

• Eaton, S. E. & Kumar, R. (12/10/2023), Academic Integrity Lessons: Practical Ideas for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment, University of Calgary
• Harvard, B. (1/11/2023), Three Things Your Ed Degree (possibly) Got Wrong, The Effortful Educator
• Murdoch, K. (1/11/2023), Courageous Conversations: addressing integrity issues with humanity (1-hour video recording with resources), Transforming Assessment
• Tiku, N., Schaul, K. & Chen, S. Y. (1/11/2023), These fake images reveal how AI amplifies our worst stereotypes, Washington Post
• Winstone,N. E., Ajjawi, R., Dirkx, K. & Boud, D. (2022), Measuring what matters: the positioning of students in feedback processes within national student satisfaction surveys, Studies in Higher Education, 47:7, 1524-1536

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.

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

October

• Ongoing through 12/2023 Teaching, Learning and Employability Exchange, AI Conversations Exchange (weekly series of webinars)
• 25/10/2023 Brookes International HE Reading Group, Paper: Bamberger, A., Morris, P., & Yemini, M. (2019). ‘Neoliberalism, internationalisation, and higher education: Connections, contradictions, and alternatives’. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 40(20), 203–216. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/01596306.2019.1569879
• 25/10/2023 IFNTF Global Seminar Series, Improving inclusion and representation within the curriculum – where to start? (see accompanying resources from University of Reading: An emphasis on equality)
• 26/10/2023 Future Teacher Webinars, Designing for technology enhanced programmes
• 26/10/2023 University of London Centre for Online and Distance Education (CODE), Launch of Top Tips for Student Engagement toolkit
• 26/10/2023 Oxford-Brookes University Talking Teaching Across the Globe series, How do we decide what acceptable student use of AI is?
• 29/9/2023 EmpowerED Webinar (topics covered include: accessibility, Generative AI, supporting international students, and podcasting for playful professional development)
• 31/10/2023 Active Learning Network, Week 4: Become an Active Learning champion

November

• 1/11/2023 Transforming Assessment, Courageous Conversations: addressing integrity issues with humanity, with Kane Murdoch
• 3/11/2023 Active Learning Network, Global Educator Exchange
• 6/11/2023, RAISE network reading group, Paper: Kortemeyer, G., Dittmann-Domenichini, N., Schlienger, C. et al. Attending lectures in person, hybrid or online—how do students choose, and what about the outcome?. Int J Educ Technol High Educ 20, 19 (2023
• 9/11/2023 University of Dundee, Dr Mark Carrigan (University of Manchester) Beyond the Hype: Responsible Use of Generative AI in Higher Education
• 15-17/11/2023 Architecture, Media, Politics, Society (AMPS), Teaching Beyond the Curriculum: Focus on Pedagogy 2023 Virtual: UK, USA, China, Call for proposals deadline 5/10/2023
• 22/11/2023 UDL UK and Ireland Network, Universal Design for Learning Spaces
• 22/11/2023 Brookes International HE Reading Group, Paper: Hannah Soong & Vihara Maheepala (2023) ‘Humanising the internationalisation of higher education: enhancing international students’ wellbeing through the capability approach’, Higher Education Research & Development, 42:5, 1212-1229, DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2023.2193730

December

• 12/12/2023, ALT Winter Summit: ethics and artificial intelligence

Resources and publications

Resources on Artificial Intelligence

• Brooks, D. (2/2/2023), In the Age of A.I., Major in Being Human, New York Times
• Coate, K. & McVitty, D. (23/10/2023), Setting the curve 4 – the contours of the generative AI debate, WonkHE
• Cohan, W. D. (19/10/2023), AI is learning from stolen intellectual property. It needs to stop., Washington Post
• Diaz, M. (16/8/2023), AI-generated books are sneaking into online bookstores. Here’s how to spot them, ZDNet
• Fletcher, R. (27/9/2023), Dyslexia and AI: Artificial Intelligence or Artificial Inclusivity (12-minute video), Digitally Enhanced Education Webinars, University of Kent
• Heyes, R. (17/10/2023), Generative AI Tools (GAITs) in Higher Education: Advocating for a strategic approach, ALTC BLOG
• Lohr, S. (19/10/2023), An Industry Insider Drives an Open Alternative to Big Tech’s A.I., New York Times
• Metz, C. (19/10/2023), Researchers Say Guardrails Built Around A.I. Systems Are Not So Sturdy, New York Times
• Ropek, L. (10/10/2023), So Far, AI Is a Money Pit That Isn’t Paying Off, Gizmodo
• Turk, V. (10/10/2023), How AI reduces the world to stereotypes, Rest of World

Other resources

• McVitty, D., George D., & Gray, J. (23/10/2023), Setting the curve 1 – how universities are deploying technology for learning, teaching, and student success, WonkHE
• Merry, K. (13/10/2023), Episode 25: Reflection with Rebecca Rochon and Matthew Smith (40-minute audio recording), Talking Teaching and Learning podcast series
• Merrydew, A. & East, M. (2022), Active assessment literacy, 100 Ideas for Active Learning
• Saunders, R. (13/10/2023), S3E14 Sarah Johnson on Neurodiversity (40-minute audio recording), L&T Chatshow Podcast series
• Thoeming, A. (19/10/2022), Managing difficult conversations in the classroom, Teaching@Sydney, University of Sydney

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.

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

October

• 4/10/2023 Transforming Assessment, Assessment and Feedback Literacy
• 4/10/2023 Vevox’s Pedagogy Autumn 2023 Series, University educators share their top tips for success, The use of Vevox in simulation-based education and research
• 10/10/2023 Active Learning Network, Week 1: Assessment and Feedback Practices based on their open-access book 100 Ideas for Active Learning
• 11/10/2023 Vevox’s Pedagogy Autumn 2023 Series, University educators share their top tips for success, Once Upon a Time: Using Vevox for Interactive Storytelling
• 11/10/2023 Oxford-Brookes University Talking Teaching Across the Globe series, Why we are embracing AI in teaching and learning
• 16/10/2023 HEFi, University of Birmingham, Improving Assessment and Feedback through Digital Tools: Can we? Should we? How do we even…?
• 17/10/2023 Active Learning Network, Week 2: Assessment and Feedback Practices based on their open-access book 100 Ideas for Active Learning
• 18/9/2023 International Center for Academic Integrity, International Day of Action for Academic Integrity
• 18/10/2023 Digitally Enhanced Education Webinars, Empowering Tomorrow: Unleashing Creativity through Generative AI (hybrid in person for University of Kent, online for all)
• 18/10/2023 Jisc National Centre for AI, Spotlight on Graide, AI tool for assessment
• 19/10/2023 Jisc, Exploring the uses of AI in medical education
• 19/10/2023 University of Dundee, Mary Jacob (Aberystwyth University), Developing resilience in an ever-changing AI landscape
• 19/10/2023 Commonwealth of Learning, Prompting new Opportunities and Challenges for Higher Education
• 21/10/2023 Active Learning Network, Week 3: Assessment and Feedback Practices based on their open-access book 100 Ideas for Active Learning
• 25/10/2023 Brookes International HE Reading Group, Paper: Bamberger, A., Morris, P., & Yemini, M. (2019). ‘Neoliberalism, internationalisation, and higher education: Connections, contradictions, and alternatives’. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 40(20), 203–216. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/01596306.2019.1569879
• 25/10/2023 IFNTF Global Seminar Series, Improving inclusion and representation within the curriculum – where to start? (see accompanying resources from University of Reading: An emphasis on equality)
• 26/10/2023 University of London Centre for Online and Distance Education (CODE), Launch of Top Tips for Student Engagement toolkit
• 26/10/2023 Oxford-Brookes University Talking Teaching Across the Globe series, How do we decide what acceptable student use of AI is?
• 29/9/2023 EmpowerED Webinar (topics covered include: accessibility, Generative AI, supporting international students, and podcasting for playful professional development)
• 31/10/2023 Active Learning Network, Week 4: Become an Active Learning champion

November

• 9/11/2023 University of Dundee, Dr Mark Carrigan (University of Manchester) Beyond the Hype: Responsible Use of Generative AI in Higher Education
• 15-17/11/2023 Architecture, Media, Politics, Society (AMPS), Teaching Beyond the Curriculum: Focus on Pedagogy 2023 Virtual: UK, USA, China, Call for proposals deadline 5/10/2023
• 22/11/2023 UDL UK and Ireland Network, Universal Design for Learning Spaces
• 22/11/2023 Brookes International HE Reading Group, Paper: Hannah Soong & Vihara Maheepala (2023) ‘Humanising the internationalisation of higher education: enhancing international students’ wellbeing through the capability approach’, Higher Education Research & Development, 42:5, 1212-1229, DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2023.2193730

Resources and publications

Resources on Artificial Intelligence

• Castor, S. & Gerard, G. (12/9/2023), Pivot to AI: Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain, Amy Castor  
• De Vynck, G. (22/9/2023), A flood of new AI products just arrived — whether we’re ready or not, Washington Post
• Helmore, E. (24/9/2023), An old master? No, it’s an image AI just knocked up … and it can’t be copyrighted, The Guardian
• Jisc National Centre for AI in Tertiary Education, Assessment ideas for an AI-enabled world (scroll to bottom of page to download the card deck)
• King’s College London (n.d.), King’s guidance on generative AI for teaching, assessment and feedback
• Lancaster, T. (22/9/2023), Unlocking Academic Integrity Research Using Simulations, AI Assistance and ChatGTP (44-minute video recording from the Welsh Integrity and Assessment Network Symposium, June 2023), QAA Member Resources
• Lodge, J. M., Yang, S., Furze, L. & Dawson, P. (25/9/2023), It’s not like a calculator, so what is the relationship between learners and generative artificial intelligence?, Learning: Research and Practice
• Mollnick, E. & Mollnick, L. (25/9/2023), Student Use Cases for AI (toolkit), Harvard Business Publishing, Education
• Mollnick, E. & Mollnick, L. (4/8/2023), Practical AI for teachers and students (video playlist), Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
• Roose, K. (20/9/2023), Google’s Bard Just Got More Powerful. It’s Still Erratic, New York Times

Other resources

• Bryant, P. (21/9/2023), Resonant learning: designing and delivering resonant learning and teaching as a lifelong experience, Peter Bryant: Post digital learning
• Keane, A. (27/9/2023), Weaving Golden Threads, The SEDA Blog, “What yarn or story could I weave through the various dimensions of my job as a teacher in HE that would tie it all together into a coherent story?” 
• Kirschner, P. & Van Merrienboer, J. J. G. (7/2013), Do Learners Really Know Best? Urban Legends in Education, Educational Psychologist 48(3):169-183, available via ResearchGate

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.

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

• ongoing Jisc, Artificial intelligence and ethics mini-MOOC
• 21/9/2023 Centre for Global Higher Education, AI in higher education – a CGHE webinar series
• 27/9/2023 Brookes International HE Reading Group, Paper: Hans de Wit & Philip G. Altbach (2021) ‘Internationalization in higher education: global trends and recommendations for its future’, Policy Reviews in Higher Education, 5:1, 28-46, DOI: 10.1080/23322969.2020.1820898
• 27/9/2023 Times Higher Education and Inside HE, Student support and wellness strategies for a new term
• 28/9/2023 University of Dundee, Dr Martin Compton (King’s College London), AI in Higher Education: Panic or Engage?
• 28/9/2023 Future Teacher Webinars, Designing appropriate assessments
• 28/9/2023 Oxford-Brookes University Talking Teaching Across the Globe series, Revisiting our assessment practices in response to AI

October

• 4/10/2023 Transforming Assessment, Assessment and Feedback Literacy
• 10/10/2023 Active Learning Network, Week 1: Assessment and Feedback Practices based on their open-access book 100 Ideas for Active Learning
• 11/10/2023 Oxford-Brookes University Talking Teaching Across the Globe series, Why we are embracing AI in teaching and learning
• 16/10/2023 HEFi, University of Birmingham, Improving Assessment and Feedback through Digital Tools: Can we? Should we? How do we even…?
• 17/10/2023 Active Learning Network, Week 2: Assessment and Feedback Practices based on their open-access book 100 Ideas for Active Learning
• 18/10/2023 Jisc National Centre for AI, Spotlight on Graide, AI tool for assessment
• 19/10/2023 Jisc, Exploring the uses of AI in medical education
• 19/10/2023 University of Dundee, Mary Jacob (Aberystwyth University), Developing resilience in an ever-changing AI landscape
• 19/10/2023 Commonwealth of Learning, Prompting new Opportunities and Challenges for Higher Education
• 21/10/2023 Active Learning Network, Week 3: Assessment and Feedback Practices based on their open-access book 100 Ideas for Active Learning
• 25/10/2023 Brookes International HE Reading Group, Paper: Bamberger, A., Morris, P., & Yemini, M. (2019). ‘Neoliberalism, internationalisation, and higher education: Connections, contradictions, and alternatives’. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 40(20), 203–216. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/01596306.2019.1569879
• 25/10/2023 IFNTF Global Seminar Series, Improving inclusion and representation within the curriculum – where to start? (see accompanying resources from University of Reading: An emphasis on equality)
• 26/10/2023 Oxford-Brookes University Talking Teaching Across the Globe series, How do we decide what acceptable student use of AI is?
• 29/9/2023 EmpowerED Webinar (topics covered include: accessibility, Generative AI, supporting international students, and podcasting for playful professional development)
• 31/10/2023 Active Learning Network, Week 4: Become an Active Learning champion

November

• 9/11/2023 University of Dundee, Dr Mark Carrigan (University of Manchester) Beyond the Hype: Responsible Use of Generative AI in Higher Education
• 15-17/11/2023 Architecture, Media, Politics, Society (AMPS), Teaching Beyond the Curriculum: Focus on Pedagogy 2023 Virtual: UK, USA, China, Call for proposals deadline 5/10/2023
• 22/11/2023 Brookes International HE Reading Group, Paper: Hannah Soong & Vihara Maheepala (2023) ‘Humanising the internationalisation of higher education: enhancing international students’ wellbeing through the capability approach’, Higher Education Research & Development, 42:5, 1212-1229, DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2023.2193730

Resources and publications

Resources on Artificial Intelligence

• Bowditch, I. (12/9/2023), Assessment Menu: Designing assessment in an AI enabled world, National Centre for AI in Tertiary Education. Download assessment ideas postcards (.pptx).
• College Development Network Scotland, College AI in episode 28 and College AI part 2 episode 29 (audio recordings), Pedagogy Matters Podcast
• Fowler, G. (11/9/2023), Your Gmail and Instagram are training AI. There’s little you can do about it, Washington Post
• Government of Canada (9/2023), Recommended Approach, Guide on the Use of Generative AI
• Peters, M. (14/9/2023), Stop Focusing on Plagiarism, Even Though ChatGPT Is Here: Create a Culture of Academic Integrity Instead, Harvard Business Publishing / Education
• UCL (n.d.), Generative AI Hub (toolkit), UCL Teaching and Learning
• Waring, M., &  &  Evans, C. (forthcoming in 2024), Facilitating students’ development of assessment and feedback skills through critical engagement with generative artificial intelligence in C. Evans and M. Waring, Research Handbook on Innovations in Assessment and Feedback in Higher Education: Implications for Teaching and Learning. Elgar Publishing. 

Other resources

• Alexander, B., Future Trends Forum webinar series (weekly)
• Clinkhard, K. & Saunders, R. (13/9/2023), S3E8 AGILE model on employability and entrepreneurial mindset teaching tool (30-minute audio recording), L&T Chatshow podcast series
• Fawns, T. (8/9/2023), Expanding the unit of analysis of learning, Timbocopia
• Khazan, O. (11/4/2018), The Myth of ‘Learning Styles’: A popular theory that some people learn better visually or aurally keeps getting debunked, The Atlantic
• Merry, K. (15/9/2023), Episode 23: supporting learners with Neurodevelopmental Disorders (30-minute audio recording), Talking Learning and Teaching podcast series
• National Academic Integrity Network (NAIN) (8/9/2023), NAIN publishes new GenAI Guidelines for Educators, Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI)
• Nieminen, J. H. & Yang, L. (6/9/2023), Assessment as a matter of being and becoming: theorising student formation in assessment, Studies in Higher Education
• Sinnayah, P. & Ambler, T. (13/9/2023), Collaborative peer observation learning circles, The SEDA Blog
• Sinnayah, P., Ambler, T., Kelly, K., Konjarski, L., Tangalakis, K. & Smallridge, A. (22/6/2023), Reviewing the literature: Collaborative professional learning for academics in higher education, Innovations in Education and Teaching International
• UBelong (n.d.), U-Belong is an interdisciplinary research project aiming to understand university social life

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.

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

• ongoing Jisc, Artificial intelligence and ethics mini-MOOC
• 5-21/9/2023 Centre for Global Higher Education, AI in higher education – a CGHE webinar series
• 13-14/9/2023 QAA, QAA Annual Conference 2023: The Future of Quality: What’s Next?

October

• 18/10/2023 Jisc National Centre for AI, Spotlight on Graide, AI tool for assessment
• 19/10/2023 Jisc, Exploring the uses of AI in medical education
• 25/10/2023 IFNTF Global Seminar Series, Improving inclusion and representation within the curriculum – where to start? (see accompanying resources from University of Reading: An emphasis on equality)

November

• 15-17/11/2023 Architecture, Media, Politics, Society (AMPS), Teaching Beyond the Curriculum: Focus on Pedagogy 2023 Virtual: UK, USA, China, Call for proposals deadline 5/10/2023

Resources and publications

Resources on Artificial Intelligence

• Batuman, E. (5/9/2023), Proust, ChatGPT and the case of the forgotten quote, The Guardian
• Jisc (2023), Assessment ideas for an AI-enabled world (downloadable resource), National Centre for AI
• OpenAI (August 2023), How can educators respond to students presenting AI-generated content as their own?
• Runco, M. A. (25/8/2023), AI Can Only Produce Artificial Creativity, Journal of Creativity
• Webb, M., Attewell, S., Moule, T., Nicholson, H., Fraz, A. (September 2023), AI in tertiary education: A summary of the current state of play, Third edition, Jisc National Centre for AI
• Williams, R. (7/7/2023), AI-text detection tools are really easy to fool, MIT Technology Review

Other resources

• Cotronei-Baird, V. S., Chia, A., Paladino, A. & Johnston, A. (2023), Examining the influence of professional development on tutors’ teaching philosophies, Higher Education Research & Development, 42:6, 1338-1361
• Learning Hub (n.d.), Elements of successful group work (toolkit), University of Auckland Business School
• MacNeil, S. & Beetham, H. (5/9/2023), Beyond blended – Post-pandemic curriculum and learning design: lessons from the higher education (HE) sector, Jisc; Beyond the Technology: demonstrating digital transformation – beyond blended – post-pandemic curriculum and learning design (40-minute audio recording)
• Mihai, A. (7/9/2023), Are your students prepared for active learning? You can help them!, The Educationalist
• PATHS York University (n.d.), Pedagogy that Aids Transition in Higher-Ed Students (PATHS) (e-book)
• PATHS York University (n.d.), Digital Library of Learning Tools (toolkit)
• Postgraduate Pedagogies (28/6/2023), 3(1)
• Tielemans, C., Eijkelboom, C., Lesterhuis, M., de Vreugd, L. B., Pennings, H., de Kleijn, R. (May 2023), Receiving Feedback Is Not Easy! Six Common Pitfalls (poster), Academic Medicine 98(5), p. 647

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.