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This briefing is aimed at colleagues with a keen interest in participating as a panel member for Teesside University Collaborative Partnership and Course Validation Events. This session would also benefit experienced Panel Members as an opportunity to refresh and update recent enhancements to validation practices and processes.

A review of the undergraduate, foundation degree, integrated master’s degree and Taught Postgraduate assessment regulations took place during 2021-22 with the roll-out of the revised regulations commencing from the 2022-23 academic year. These online workshops will provide an overview of the key changes and an opportunity for clarification.

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.