Teesside University’s Professional Development Framework for Teaching and Supporting Learning: Recognising Excellence in Learning and Teaching (RELT) encompasses our taught and CPD programmes. Read about our recent fellowship successes…
Collaborative Learning to Improve Learner Support
Learners can be a valuable source of support and bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to the learning table. Learners can exchange information and insights for the benefit of their peers, which gives everyone the opportunity to broaden their
UKAT Conference 2021 – Call for Proposals
This online conference focuses on developing students as independent self-regulating learners. The event will have a conversational focus and will consider how personal tutoring enables the addressing of disparities in engagement, progression and degree outcomes by students from groups underrepresented in HE and/or with protected characteristics. Through discussion and practice sharing, we will identify ways in which this fundamental component of HE can make higher education more inclusive of diverse student populations and enhance outcomes for all students. Read more for information on how to submit a proposal…
How to build an active collaborative digital space for deeper meaningful learning
Student expectations have shifted significantly and there is an expectation of access to high-quality learning materials and engagement in active learning as opposed to passive listening. Excellence in learning experiences will be those that achieve goals in both motivating students
The benefits of ReView over narrated PowerPoints
Recently, as you’d expect at the start of the academic year, we’ve seen an increase in support requests with colleagues enquiring how best to provide lecture recordings to their students. Today’s blog post will therefore focus on the advantages of
Upcoming Workshop 16th November – Getting the Most out of Assessment and Feedback
Getting the Most out of Assessment and Feedback – Monday 16th November 2020 @ 14:00hrs.
Academic colleagues will be supported to reflect on and craft a principled, evidence-informed approach to devising flexible assessment and feedback strategies, gaining valuable insights and practical guidance into ways they might optimise their own assessment practices for themselves and their students…
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…
Module Quota Tips
A common email we receive is about the quota of a module being reached. You may have seen this when you’ve gone to upload some new content in your module. A red error message appears, telling you that the module quota has been reached and you can’t add any more content. In a nutshell, it means your module is full…
Advance HE Webinar – How to support and retain the Covid-19 generation in HE
The wide-ranging impacts of Covid-19 have increased the risk of student non-continuation. Students’ accounts of their experience during lockdown and of their isolation on return to university and college remind us of the extraordinary challenges they face, and of how little we know of the consequences for students’ successful transition to and through higher education…
Video – Online Learning – Daily and weekly key considerations
We’ve created a series of videos that set out some key considerations for teaching through a hybrid model. The Principles of Course Design for Hybrid Learning Toolkit, available on Unity forms a benchmark to develop and maintain an academic offer