It’s just over a week to go until the 15th regional Three Rivers Conference kicks off. Delivered online by the region’s Universities (Sunderland, Northumbria, Durham, Newcastle, and Teesside), the 2021 conference programme celebrates the work of our teaching staff and
Three Rivers Learning and Teaching Conference, 25th June 2021: Book your place now
This 15th regional conference builds upon the continued success of previous partnership events held by the region’s Universities (Sunderland, Northumbria, Durham, Newcastle, and Teesside). Delivered online, the 2021 conference programme celebrates the work of our teaching staff and the different
Supporting Active Student Engagement in Digital Learning Environments
A number of Teesside University staff attended and contributed to the recent UK Advising and Tutoring (UKAT) conference (30th March – 1st April). The conference itself focused on personal tutoring but also afforded lots of insights as to best practices
Call for abstracts extended: Three Rivers Learning and Teaching Conference, 25th June 2021.
Dear Colleagues, The annual Three Rivers (Online) Conference date has now been confirmed for 25th June 2021 9:00am – 1:30pm and our call for abstracts and booking systems are now open. Teesside colleagues are encouraged to consider submitting an abstract
Save the date and call for abstracts: Three Rivers Learning and Teaching Conference, 25th June 2021.
The annual Three Rivers (Online) Conference date has now been confirmed for 25th June 2021 9:00am – 1:30pm and our call for abstracts and booking systems are now open. Teesside colleagues are encouraged to consider submitting an abstract to this year’s conference.
The title of the conference is ‘Knowledge Exchange for Learning and Teaching in HE’…
Delivering Effective Online Feedback
Effective feedback is more important than ever in instances where there is need to accommodate flexible study patterns and maintain productive student engagement in our hybrid learning environments. Folding in regular feedback opportunities is crucial for checking for individual understanding; giving students an indication of where they are in relation to achieving learning outcomes or standards…
Conducting Pedagogic Research: LTE Guidance and Upcoming Workshop
Do you have an idea for researching an aspect of your teaching practice, but you are unsure how to develop it into an actionable project? Are you new to pedagogic research and want to gain a better understanding of the available frameworks and methodologies? Perhaps you are interested in developing a new pedagogic research programme…
Groupwork and hybrid learning in the socially distanced classroom
The scene is set: You’re standing at the front of the classroom with your students facing toward you, but sitting six feet apart from each other and wearing masks – what strategies might you employ to engage all of your students in meaningful learning?…
Keeping it Real: designing productive authentic assessment
It is now well recognised that assessment is a critical driver of student learning, no matter the mode of study, and that well-designed and thoughtfully implemented assessment processes and strategies can provide positive prospects for meaningful, authentic learning…
Project-Led Strategies for Creative Learning
It is our role as educators to engineer the curriculum as a vehicle for nurturing creative learning by enabling meaningful connections both within and across the boundaries of disciplinary knowledge and practice, encouraging learners to actively engage with new and unfamiliar ideas and viewpoints and to collaborate in their mutual development…