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
March
- 19/3/2025 LTHEChat, #LTHEchat 323: Integrating Study Skills into the Curriculum (useful resource links in the blog post)
- 20/3/2025 University of Calgary Werklund School of Education, Artificial Intelligence and Future-Focused Learning, Distinguished Research Lecture with Dr Sarah Elaine Eaton (hybrid in person and online)
- 24/3/2025 RAISE SIG, AI in HE: Written assessments in the age of AI: change, push-back, and student (dis)engagement by Dr. Martin Compton
- 25/3/2025, Compassionate Assessment Network, Compassionate Alternative Assessment: a reason and a result of Equity in the GenAI Era with Dr Eliana El Khoury
- 26/3/2025, Digi Edu Webinars, AI in Assessment: How Universities Are Responding and Innovating
- 26/3/2025 De Montfort Education Academy, Awarding Gap Seminar series: Disrupting the Discourse: University Culture Decoded
- 27/3/2025 Future Teacher Webinars, AI and appropriate assessment – student perspectives and the assistive technology conundrum
- 28/3/2025 Kevin L. Merry, Better Assessment in Higher Education: A UDL Approach (workshop and book launch)
April
- 3/4/2025 WonkHE, Capability for change – preparing for digital learning futures
- 7/4/2025 RAISE, RAISE Student Engagement Reading Group (Islam, Maisha (2024) ‘Entrenched inequalities and evolving challenges: harnessing hope for Muslim students and staff in Higher Education’, from Uncovering Islamophobia in Higher Education, PalgraveMacmillan, pp. 269-29)
- 9/4/2025 Anglia Ruskin University – Community Engagement, Using Generative AI in the classroom: Tadhg Blommerde
- 23-25/4/2025, Active Learning Network, 5th Online Global Festival of Active Learning
- 30/4/2025 Anglia Ruskin University – Community Engagement, Inquiry graphics: Multimodal learning and the use of Generative AI: Dr Tünde Varga-Atkins, Dr Natasa Lackovic & Dr Run Wen
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)
- 20/5/2025 Student Belonging Community of Practice, UEA Student Belonging Conference 2025 (hybrid in person and online), also see Student Belonging Community of Practice Sign Up
- 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
- 28/5/2025 Teaching Intensive Research Informed Pedagogy Series (TIRIgogy), Mind the (Bias) Gap: Ethical AI for Inclusive Teaching
June
- 25/6/2025 De Montfort Education Academy, Awarding Gap Seminar series: Decolonising learning and assessment: insights from student and educator experiences
July
- 15/7/2025 Active Learning Network, Active Learning Conference 2025
Resources and publications
- Advance HE (14/03/2025), Education for Sustainable Development Curriculum Design Toolkit, Advance HE Knowledge Hub
- Bowskill, N., Hall, D., Harrogate, M., Eziefuna, E., Marler, B. (30/1/2025), Staff development for generative artificial intelligence and collaborative learning using Iterationism as a theoretical framework, Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (33)
- Bruff, D. (n.d.), Derek Bruff Teaching Hub Collections, University of Virginia Center for Teaching Excellence (collections of guidance for effective teaching, highly recommended)
- Callaghan, D. (2025), Artificial Intelligence and Example Uses, Education Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (9-minute video)
- Ellis, C., & Murdoch, K. (2024), The educational integrity enforcement pyramid: a new framework for challenging and responding to student cheating, Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 49(7), 924–934.
- Hicks, M.T., Humphries, J. & Slater, J. (2024), ChatGPT is bullshit, Ethics Information Technology 26, 38
- JSTOR (28/10/2024), JSTOR’s interactive research tool promotional toolkit
- Metz, C. et al (16/3/2025), How A.I. Is Changing the Way the World Builds Computers, New York Times
- QAA (2025), Compassionate assessment in higher education, Compassionate Assessment Network (video recordings from Quality Insights event)
- Saunders, R. (12/3/2025), S5E27 Object Based Learning with Angela Newton and Thomas Campbell (36-minute audio recording), L&T Chatshow
- Syska, A. (27/2/2025), We tried to kill the essay – now let’s resurrect it, LSE Higher Education Blog
- Wilson, J. (28/2/2025), GenAI vs Academic Skills Development, Teaching Matters, “Promoting, discussing and celebrating teaching at The 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 (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. Social media: X.com, BSky.
