As lecturer in learning and teaching responsible for the PGCTHE, I keep an eye out for new resources to help our staff teach effectively online. This includes externally-provided webinars, toolkits, publications and other resources. Because active learning is high on our university agenda, I’m particularly keen to share guidance for moving active learning online. 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.   

• 14/10/2020 Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Kent. “Designing for online learning: Practical implications from research on learning design and student self-regulated learning” 
• 14/10/2020 TILE Network (Teaching Innovation and Learning Enhancement). “Digital Learning in our New Normal” 
• 19/10/2020 Aberystwyth University Learning & Teaching Enhancement Unit. “Academy forum – Why and how to help students to reflect on their learning?” 
• 19/10/2020 Aberystwyth University Learning & Teaching Enhancement Unit. “Academy forum – creating podcasts in Panopto“
• 21/10/2020 Centre for Distance Education, University of London. “Supporting Student Success 2020 – Digital Assessment Practice” 
• 4/11/2020 Jisc. “Learning and teaching reimagined, a new dawn for higher education?” 
• 18/11/2020 Transforming Assessment. “Defending assessment against e-Cheating: design and standards”  
• 19/11/2020 Transforming Assessment. “Re-imagining assessment to “robot-proof” our students” 
• 15-16/12/2020 ALT (Association for Learning Technology). “Online Winter Conference” 
• Aberystwyth University, Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit. “Training Resources from CPD sessions” 
• Aberystwyth University, Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit. “Academy Forums 2020/21” 
• Hibbitts, P. “Student-Generated Assessment Questions – The Journey So Far“, Simon Fraser University. 
• Latheef, Z. (13/7/2020) “Synchronous Strategies for the ‘New Normal’“. Faculty Focus. 
• McMurtry, B. (7/10/2020) “The New Rules of Engagement – It can be a struggle to create a vibrant online classroom where all students feel connected. Here’s how some professors are making it happen”. Chronicle of Higher Education. 
• Mihai, A. (28/8/2020) “What’s Your Story? – Designing Asynchronous Activities.” The Educationalist. 
• Technology Enhanced Learning at York St John University (5/10/2020) “5 Days of Formative Assessment” 
• UCL. “Connected Learning Essentials – now open to teaching staff outside of UCL” 
• UCLA Library, “Writing Instruction + Research Education – Quick and practical research and writing tutorials, collaboratively designed by students at UCLA.” 

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 lecturer in learning and teaching responsible for the PGCTHE, I keep an eye out for new resources to help our staff teach effectively online. This includes externally-provided webinars, toolkits, publications and other resources. Because active learning is high on our university agenda, I’m particularly keen to share guidance for moving active learning online. 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.   

• 1/10/2020 Centre for Distance Education, Experiences in digital learning: Learning design for flexibility and contingency 
• 1/10/2020 “Educational Access, Inclusion, and Learning in a time of COVID-19, The role of Technology. The speakers will explore the transnational affordances and challenges the pandemic has prompted regarding the application of technologies.” 
• 8/10/2020 University of Winchester’s Centre for Student Engagement, “Student Engagement in Social Action – To register your free place and receive an MS Teams link to the event, please email: CfSE@winchester.ac.uk“
• 18-19/11/2020 Media & Learning Online 
• Jisc, (27/8/2020) Digital Learning Rebooted 
• van Ameijde, J., Weller, M. & Cross, S. (2015) Designing for Student Retention – the ICEBERG model and key design tips, Open University 
• Weller, M. (2017) “Designing for retention – the ICEBERG Model“, The Ed Techie 
• Wheeler, S. Learning with ‘e’s – My thoughts about learning technology and all things digital 

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.