Did you know about the new EU directives on digital accessibility? In association with Dr Abi James NADP are offering training events on Improving Digital Accessibility & the new EU Directive during March 2019. In her workshop delegates will be introduced to guidelines, techniques and regulations for improving digital accessibility…
‘Embedding Student and Staff Well-Being in the Curriculum’: call for papers
A call for papers is now open for the 3 Rivers Regional Learning & Teaching Conference 2019. This year’s theme is ‘Embedding Student and Staff Well-Being in the Curriculum’. Contributions are welcomed on this and any other learning and teaching initiatives in higher-education. Presentations should be in the format of either a 15 minute talk or a Show a Tell, where you can demonstrate a new learning and teaching initiative over coffee to the delegates…
UK Advising and Tutoring (UKAT) Webinars to Support Personal Tutors at Teesside University
Teesside University is in the early stages of implementing its recently developed Personal Tutoring Code of Practice providing an institutional wide personal tutoring system and approach. The Personal Tutor is a member of academic staff assigned to an individual student as a source of pastoral, general academic and professional support and many of our academic colleagues have taken on this role. Further information around The Code of Practice…
Launching Module Evaluations for 18/19
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…
Students as Researchers – Heidi’s Story
When I began studying BSc Food Science and Engineering, I soon realised two crucial facts; I must adhere to report writing guidelines, as per module handbooks, and immerse myself in quantitative data analysis. I went to town with Anovas and p-values, repeatedly edited words to maintain my word count, and added graphs galore. Then, half way through my second year…
Future Facing Learning Continuing Professional Development
Over the last year Academic Registry has been reviewing the offer around Continuing Professional Development (CPD) that it provides to colleagues across the University. We have worked collaboratively and considered holistically all the CPD we provide, and subsequently developed a set of principles which underpin our offer…
Enhance Your Practice with FFL Masterclasses
Want to know more about how the Future Facing Toolkit can enhance your learning and teaching practice? Following on from the first phase of Future Facing Learning workshops the Digital Learning Team are offering Masterclasses and Coaching sessions…
FFL Toolkit in Action
Last Wednesday (19th September) LTE supported Teesside University Business School (TUBS) as they ran an induction event for around 200 students in the newly refurbished Business School premises…
Microsoft’s Digital Development Tool for Staff and Students
Microsoft has announced a new, free interactive guide to support development of digital capabilities. The tool is aimed at students, researchers, academics and educational administrators, and distinct learning paths are provided for each respective group…
Personal Tutoring at Teesside
Personal Tutoring is a key component of the student journey and has the potential to significantly influence the student learning experience and improve retention and achievement.