It is well recognised that teaching students in a culturally diverse learning environment is extremely rewarding, but also present challenges, both for academics and students.  Such challenges will be daunting for those who have limited experience of supporting and teaching overseas students, but also for students experiencing for the first time an international classroom.

New generative AI systems such as ChatGPT are powerful general-purpose language devices. They can hold conversations, write plausible student essays, summarise scientific texts, produce lesson plans, and draft academic papers. But they have a serious flaw – they are language models not knowledge bases; they output “continuations” not facts.

New members of academic staff to Teesside University will be invited to attend a face to face induction session.

These Workshops are available to academic and professional staff who are involved in the progression and award of students through the Assessment Board process.

The University of Kent E-Learning Team are pleased to announce that the next event in our series of ‘Digitally Enhanced Education webinars’ will take place on Wednesday 15th March 2023 from 14:00 – 16:30 (GMT), and will follow the theme ‘Teaching with ChatGPT: Examples of Practice’

Please join us at the Student Learning Insights Roadshow, which will be presented via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday, 22 March from 10:30 to 12:00.

Is it possible to detect the use of ChatGPT in assessments? Is it right to punish students for using it or should we be trusting them? And is banning ChatGPT as futile as banning google? Join us to hear from a range of perspectives on the appropriate response to ChatGPT in higher education.

StREAM is the University’s learner analytics platform. The use of learner analytics is designed to support all our students in maximising their chances of success and realising their potential. SLAR will be hosting a series of monthly institution-wide sessions on StREAM aimed at teaching staff to will help you understand the platform and the affordances of learner analytics for timely student support.

In this keynote talk we will explore issues of power, privilege, and pedagogy in our post pandemic learning landscape. We are delighted to welcome Professor Sally Everett (Kings College London, UK) as keynote speaker for the second LTExChange Symposium of the year.

In this session, ‘Questions of English in the classroom’, the English Language Centre will lead an exploration of approaches to effective communication, how audience and purpose play a role in this consideration and what strategies can be used to promote better understanding for all students.