We will shortly be launching this year’s Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES). The survey will open on Friday 26 April and run until Friday 17 May. PRES is the only national survey of postgraduate research students’ experience. The results will allow you to compare students’ experience of postgraduate programmes both internally and against the national average and mission groups in order to be able to make changes that better meet their needs in future…
Launching the 2018/19 HEA Student Surveys at Teesside University
For the first time, Teesside University will this week launch three national student surveys coordinated by the Higher Education Academy (HEA). These surveys will broaden our understanding of the experiences of our students, allowing us to drive enhancements based on a robust evidence base. As national surveys, the results will allow Teesside University to benchmark the experiences of our students against the sector…
Teaching Excellence Alliance – Free CPD Opportunities!
The Teaching Excellence Alliance is a collaborative venture which brings together Alliance universities to promote excellent teaching and learning, and to better understand and define – as well as champion and showcase – excellent teaching at Alliance institutions. Read more
Student Learning Lunch – Teesside University Advance
Attention all first year students! Share your views to be entered into a free prize draw (click here for terms and conditions) to win up to £100 in Amazon vouchers. The Learning and Teaching Enhancement team want your views on
Learning and Teaching Journal Club – managing work stressors, focusing on balancing teaching and research
This March’s Learning and Teaching Journal Club will look at teaching methods in the classroom for a particularly thorny topic – pharmacology. Should we flip and lecture, or should interactive problem solving be the way forward?Matthew Van Loo is presenting the paper. If you have ever wondered why the students find pharmacology challenging to learn (or any other core topic to your subject area), then this could be the session for you…
Semester 2 Module Evaluations
Module evaluations are designed to inform the enhancement of learning and teaching across the University, and therefore contribute to the delivery of an outstanding student and learning experience. Through engaging staff and students in the evaluation and reporting process, module evaluations stimulate meaningful dialogue concerning pedagogic practice and the student experience…
Discussions, events, fora and more – Join the TEA Party
The Teaching Excellence Alliance (TEA) invites you to join the TEA Network, hosted by the OneHE Platform. Once you have joined, discussions, events, fora and resources hosted on the platform will be available. Members of staff at TEA Universities can
TEA Webinar – Addressing the attainment gap for black and minority ethnic students
Addressing the attainment gap for black and minority ethnic students is the topic of the latest of the Teaching Excellence Alliance’s (TEA) webinar. There is a significant, persistent, and unfair attainment gap of approximately 15% between students from black, Asian
One Fifteen Talks – What Will Learning Look Like in the Future
MIMA is hosting the fourth in its series of One Fifteen talks, all of which are aligned with the University’s Research Grand Challenges. The talk, with Dr Ewan Ingleby and Dr Clive Hedges, will look at our current understandings of learning,
Learning and Teaching Journal Club – Teaching Methods in the Classroom
This March’s Learning and Teaching Journal Club will look at teaching methods in the classroom for a particularly thorny topic – pharmacology. Should we flip and lecture, or should interactive problem solving be the way forward?Matthew Van Loo is presenting the paper. If you have ever wondered why the students find pharmacology challenging to learn (or any other core topic to your subject area), then this could be the session for you…