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

• 13/10/2021 Echo360, Emerging Strategies for the Use of Video in Flexible Teaching
• 13/10/2021 Tile Network, Supporting Neurodiversity in Education
• 13/10/2021 Blended Learning Consortium, Higher Education Blended Learning Consortium University Launch Event
• 18/19/2021 #creativeHE, Drawing for learning
• 19/10/2021 European University Association DigiHE, Developing a high-performance digital education ecosystem: strategy and organisational culture
• 19/10/2021 Jisc, Leveraging technology to enable blended learning in Further and Higher Education
• 20/10/2021 UDL UK and Ireland Network, Institution-wide approaches to embedding Universal Design for Learning
• 21/10/2021 QAA, Belonging through assessment Symposium
• 4-5/11/2021 AdvanceHE, Assessment and Feedback Symposium 2021: Putting the Student at the Heart of Assessment and Feedback: Equality, Diversity and Partnership
• 10/11/2021 Echo 360, Reimagining Learner Engagement and Assessment in Blended Learning
• 8/12/2021 Echo 360, Developing Inclusive Educational Practices with Video-Based Learning
• Multiple dates through 2/2022 AdvanceHE, Inclusive learning and teaching workshop series

Resources and publications

• Abegglen, S., Aparicio-Ting, F. E., Arcellana-Panlilio, M., Behjat, L., Brown, B., Clancy, T. L., DesJardine, P., Din, C., Dyjur, P., Ferreira, C., Hughson, E. A., Kassan, A., Klinke, C., Kurz, E., Neuhaus, F., Pletnyova, G., Paul, R. M., Peschl, H., Peschl, R., & Squance, R. T. (2021). Incorporating Universal Design for Learning in Disciplinary Contexts in Higher Education (M. Arcellana-Panlilio and P. Dyjur, Eds.). Calgary, AB: Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning Guide Series.
• Bailey, P. (20/9/2021), How will students be learning from September?, Jisc Co-Design
• Bali, M. (9/10/2020), The importance of building community with care and equity, Teaching and Learning Online Network (TALON): 30-minute video part of Voices series
• Bryant, P., (8/10/2021), Making the most of the spaces we have: Design principles for successful hybrid and hyflex learning, University of Sydney Co-Design Research Group
• Carbon, M. B. (6/10/2021), The active essay writing initiative, University of Essex School of Psychology blog, featuring 2-minute video by Wendy Garnham
• Dennis, C. A., Clifton, G. (2021), Adult postgraduate students’ learning in online spaces—Images of identity and belonging, Zeitschrift für Weiterbildungsforschung
• Fawns, T. (4/10/2021), Approaches to effective digital feedback and assessment, Digitally Enhanced Education Webinar series: 20-minute video
• Lawrence, J., Lillie, C., Ewen, M., Scott, G., & Craven, C. (7/10/2021), Educational Development for Preparing Postgraduate Taught (PGT) at Pace, SEDA blog
• Mihai, A. (4/10/2021), 12 ideas to refresh your teaching in less than 10 minutes, The Educationalist
• Pitt, E. (4/10/2021), Dilemmas in implementing online feedback: Sifting the evidence for practical application, Digitally Enhanced Education Webinar series: 17-minute video
• QAA (4/10/2021), New Resources for Supporting Successful Student Transitions, including Building belonging in the post-pandemic landscape and The Student’s Guide to the Hidden Curriculum 
• Race, P. (n/d), If I were in charge…Ten things I’d love to change, Phil Race: Assessment, learning and teaching in higher education
• Reid, D. & Drysdale, T. (12/10/2021), Remote laboratories in STEM education, University of Edinburgh Teaching Matters Blog
• Sambell, K. & Brown, S. (1/9/2021), Making post-pandemic assessment authentic and engaging, Transforming Assessment Webinars: 1-hour video and resources
• Sherrington, T. (10/10/2021), Building Understanding: supporting students to assemble their own schema, Teacherhead blog
• Stix, J. (5/10/2021), Earth to Jupyter: Adding innovative tools to teach coding better, University of Edinburgh Teaching Matters Blog
• Stringer, H. (1/10/2021), Constructive criticism that works, American Psychological Association
• White, C. (4/10/2021), Dyslexia Week: Invisible Dyslexia, Aberystwyth University LTEU blog

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

• Ongoing MOOC, Open University, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in STEM
• Ongoing MOOC, University of Derby, Flexible Learning Toolkit
• 29/9/2021 The Compassion Salon, Towards a Compassionate University: Dr. Theo Gilbert and Dr. Kathryn Waddington in conversation
• 30/9/2021 EAT-ERASMUS, Promoting a Pragmatic Self-Regulatory Approach to Assessment
• 6/10/2021 Transforming Assessment, Using video in assessment and feedback
• 13/10/2021 Tile Network, Supporting Neurodiversity in Education
• 13/10/2021 Blended Learning Consortium, Higher Education Blended Learning Consortium University Launch Event
• 19/10/2021 European University Association DigiHE, Developing a high-performance digital education ecosystem: strategy and organisational culture
• 20/10/2021 UDL UK and Ireland Network, Institution-wide approaches to embedding Universal Design for Learning
• Multiple dates through 2/2022 AdvanceHE, Inclusive learning and teaching workshop series

Resources and publications

• Austen, L., & Malone, C. (2018), What students want in written feedback: praise, clarity and precise individual commentary. Practitioner Research in Higher Education, 11(1), 47-58.  
• Bailey, P. (20/9/2021), How will students be learning from September?, Jisc Co-design blog.
• Bellinger, D. B., & DeCaro, M. S. (2019). Note-taking format and difficulty impact learning from instructor-provided lecture notes, Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 72(12), 2807–2819. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747021819879434
• Blackmore, C., Elliot, D., Ohlsen, S., Daley, R., Guccione, K. (16/9/2021), Supervisor Toolkit, Are You OK? Researching international doctoral student supervision
• Braun, V. & Clarke, V. (2019), Reflecting on reflexive thematic analysis, Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 11:4, 589-597
• Compassion in Education: Embedding and Assessing Compassion in the University Curriculum.
• Farrow, R., Iniesto, F., Weller, M., Pitt., R., Algers, A., Baas, M., Bozkurt, A., Cox, G., Czerwonogora, A., Elias, T., Essmiller, K., Funk, J., Lambert, S., Mittelmeier, J., Nagashima, T., Rabin, E., Rets, I., Spica, E., Vladimirschi, V. & Witthaus, G. (2021). GO-GN Guide to Conceptual Frameworks. Open Education Research Hub. The Open University, UK.
• Harvey, C., Maratos, F.A, Montague, J, Gale, M., Clarke, K & Gilbert, T. (2020) Embedding Compassionate Micro Skills of Communication in Higher Education: implementation with psychology undergraduates. Psychology of Education Review, 44 (2), 68-72.
• Harvey, C. (3/3/2021), Embedding Compassionate Communication wit Students, University of Derby Blog.
• Hinchcliffe, T., Bovill, C., & Matthews, K. (21/9/2021), A new guidebook for members – Student Partnerships in Assessment (SPiA), AdvanceHE
• Merry, K. (16/9/2021), Knowing learners, barriers, and variability (11-minute video), iGen Learning
• McLaughlin, C. & McCune, V. (23/9/2021), Designing and structuring discussion forums, Teaching Matters Blog, University of Edinburgh.
• Raes, A., Detienne, L., Windey, I. et al. (2020), A systematic literature review on synchronous hybrid learning: gaps identified, Learning Environment Research 23, 269–290.
• Rettinger, D. & McConnell, K. (22/9/2021), Is Cheating a Problem at Your Institution? Spoiler Alert: It Is, Inside Higher Education
• Rhodes, E. (10/2021), Preparing for the new teaching term, The Psychologist, British Psychological Society.
• Ruge, G., Schӧnwetter, D. J., McCormack, C. & Kennelly, R. (15/9/2021) Teaching philosophies revalued: beyond personal development to academic and institutional capacity building, International Journal for Academic Development
• Willmott, C. (15/9/2021), Take-home messages from “Practical Pedagogy”, Journal of the left-handed biochemist

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

• 1/9/2021 Transforming Assessment, Making post-pandemic assessment authentic and engaging
• 22/9/2021 Quality Conversations by Views, Dilemmas in Contemporary Creative Arts Education
• 7/10/2021 AdvanceHE, Introduction to EDI in Teaching and Learning Workshops

Resources and publications

• Agarwal, P. (11/5/2018), Boost note-taking with Retrieve-Taking!, Retrieval Practice
• Bjork, R. (n.d.), Applying Cognitive Psychology to Enhance Educational Practice, UCLA Bjork Learning and Forgetting Lab (collection of videos and resources)
• Centre for Distance Education, University of London, Research in Distance Education (RIDE) conference 2021: Learning through disruption conference blogs and recordings
• Fawns, T. (16/8/2021), An Online Teaching Mindset, keynote talk Cardiff University Learning & Teaching Conference (75 minute video)
• Feedback for Learning, Closing the Assessment Loop (resource collection from Australia)
• Harvard, B. (5/5/2020), Pillars of the Cognition Conscious Classroom (1 hour video)
• Healey HE Consultants, publications and resources
• InnerDrive, The Cognitive Science behind Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction
• Pates, D., Rutherford, J., & Sikora, I., Teaching Here and There podcast series
• Sambell, K. (n.d.), Assessment for Learning, Heriot-Watt Learning & Teaching Academy
• Sundar, K. & Agarwal, P. (2021), Effect Sizes and Meta-analysese: how to interpret the “evidence” in evidence-based
• Wood, J. (3/1/2021), A dialogic technology-mediated model of feedback uptake and literacy, Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education
• Young, C. & Perovic, N. (23/7/2021), Introduction to ABC Learning Design (8 minute video)

Other

• 1/9/2021 deadline call for proposals, Creative Academic Magazine

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

• 2/8/2021 ALT, Co-Creating Expectation
• 4/8/2021 Transforming Assessment, Object-Based Learning for Digital Assessment
• 16/8/2021 ALT, A Framework to Support Problem-Based Learning (mobiPBL)
• 1-2/9/2021 RAISE Network, Annual conference: Student Engagement in the Context of Covid-19
• 10/9/2021 Pedagogy and Pancakes, Practical Pedagogy Conference

Resources and publications

• Baughan, P. (8/7/2021), Assessment and Feedback in a Post-Pandemic Era: A Time for Learning and Inclusion, Advance HE
• Center for Engaged Pedagogy, Barnard College, Faculty Resources (a collection of guides including support for active learning online, backward design, and more)
• Deslauriers, L., McCarty, L. S., Miller, K., Callaghan, K., Kestin, G. (9/2019), Measuring actual learning versus feeling of learning in response to being actively engaged in the classroom, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116 (39) 19251-19257
• Eadens, D.M. & Eadens, D.W. (2021). Offering assessment options: motivating learners through multiple means of action & expression. In A. deNoyelles, A. Albrecht, S. Bauer, & S. Wyatt (Eds.), Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository. Orlando, FL: University of Central Florida Center for Distributed Learning
• Hamilton, S. (14/10/2020), Design Thinking for Pandemic Pedagogy, Hybrid Pedagogy
• Harvard, B. (6/6/2019), Make Learning Simpler, Not Easier, The Effortful Educator
• Headleand, C. (23/7/2021), We shouldn’t confuse online engagement with logging in, Times Higher Education Campus
• Helix Education, Ep. 120: Harvard Uncovers Roadblocks to Deep Learning w/ Dr. Logan McCarty & Dr. Louis Deslauriers (podcast 3 minutes)
• Kaye, L. (4/5/2021), Forget everything you think you know about online engagement, Times Higher Education Campus
• Kuepper-Tetzel, C. E., & Nordmann, E. (4/6/2021), Watch Party Lectures: Synchronous Delivery of Asynchronous Material
• Sherrington, T. (26/6/2021), Applying the CogSci – examples from across the curriculum. #EdFest, TeacherHead blog
• Trautwein, C. (2018), Academics’ identity development as teachers, Teaching in Higher Education, 23:8, 995-1010
• Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching, Teaching Statements
• Veritasium (9/7/2021), The biggest myth in education (video 15 minutes)

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

• 7/7/2021 University of Kent Digitally-Enhanced Education Webinars, What will HE look like once the pandemic is over? Please express your interest by contacting the organiser
• 12-16/7/2021 Playful Learning Association, Playful Learning Online Conference
• 14/7/2021 Advance HE, Inclusive and Equitable Assessment and Feedback Workshop
• 15/7/2021 Higher Education Research & Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA), Showcasing Research and Scholarship in Teaching and Learning
• 15/7/2021 Advance HE, Gender Equality Colloquium: Advancing gender and sex equality through research design

Resources and publications

• Are You OK?, podcast series about doctoral supervisor wellbeing
• Chavez, M. (30/6/2021), A review of frameworks as a starting point for anti-racism content development, #ALTC blog
• Collins, M. & Childs, M. (1/7/2021), Harry Potter and the Learning Design Proposal (1 hour podcast), Pedagodzilla, the pedagogic podcast with the pop culture core
• Deans for Impact (22/6/2021), Deepening Meaning and Learning
• Healey, M. & Healey, R. (22/6/2021), Mini-case studies of socially-just pedagogic practices in HE (scroll to the bottom of this page to download the mini-case studies), Mick Healey Resources
• Melcher, M. (23/6/2021), Beyond the technology: Inclusive teaching and engaging students through the chat panel (30-minute podcast), Jisc blog
• Postgraduate Pedagogies, an open-access journal dedicated to discussing, synthesising, and analysing the unique contribution that Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) bring to the teaching and learning environment in Higher Education
• Quintana, R. M. (1/7/2021), Resilient Teaching: A Learning Design Framework for a Post-pandemic Era, Media & Learning Association
• Talbert, R. (6/7/2021), How to write learning objectives (7-minute video)

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.