The promotion of teaching excellence is at the heart of our work within Student Learning & Academic Registry. This includes the development and delivery of CPD sessions relating to innovative pedagogies, regular conferences featuring sector-leading keynote speakers and our Advance HE accredited professional development framework.
Recent Posts
Agentic AI with Microsoft Copilot: No Coding Required!

Unlock the power of AI—no coding required! Learn how to build, publish, and manage intelligent Copilot AI Agents using our step-by-step guide. Perfect for staff wanting to automate workflows, enhance student support, and bring creativity to teaching.
Fellowship Successes through the University’s Professional Development Framework

Congratulations to all those colleagues (below) who have been successful during 2025 with their respective Fellowship applications, through the Recognising Excellence in Learning and Teaching (RELT) Programme.
Quizizz Is Now WayGround – ‘What This Means for Teesside University Staff’

Quizizz has rebranded as WayGround! Here’s what you need to know and how it affects your teaching.
Blackboard Ultra features and functionality updates (June 2025)

The June Blackboard update introduces several new features for Teesside University staff, including the ability to add dividers to Ultra documents for improved content layout, a clearer and more user-friendly display of Knowledge Check results, a new ‘jumbled sentence’ question type in Tests, and a discussion activity indicator that highlights unread posts. Full details and guidance are available through the Teesside University Learning Support Guides.
Other recent posts
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) week commencing Monday 30 June
Formative Assessment and Feedback in Post-Digital Learning Environments – A hybrid symposium, Monday 30 June
Teesside University Excellence Case Study – Paul Hunter
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) week commencing Monday 9th June and Monday 16th June – Book now!
How to Refer workshop – Thursday 12th June 10am- – Book now!
Developing Practice in Personal Tutoring: Online Personal Tutoring Code of Practice Workshop – 11th June 2pm
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) week commencing Monday 9th June and Monday 16th June – Book now!
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for week commencing Monday 2nd June and Monday 9th June