Learning and Teaching Staff Development

LTE offer a range of opportunities to support you all in your role, to help you deliver an outstanding student experience, if your day-to-day activities involve teaching, student support, research, administration, leadership and management, or if you are a member of Professional Services staff, supporting learners in any way.

For those of you new to the University, and involved in teaching, it is mandatory to complete the Assessing at the University online course. In addition to this you must register for the Effective Assessment and Feedback course via Staffspace and follow the joining instructions.

Training on how to use our learning technologies is highly recommended if you are not already familiar with them. Staff new to teaching in Higher Education should also complete a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP). For those with experience in teaching and supporting learning in Higher Education, professional recognition is available through MAP:HE, our accredited pathway to HEA Fellowships.

We also offer support for individual and teams, through workshops and specialist services, to help you embed the University’s Learning and Teaching Strategy 2015-22 into your courses and activities.

All of our courses, accredited pathways and training sessions and documentation are mapped against the United Kingdom Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF), which provides a nationally recognised benchmark for higher education learning and teaching.

You can find below more information about the LTE offer, with links to relevant pages and who to contact if you have additional queries.

Recognising and Designing out Academic Misconduct

Led by: Learning and Teaching Enhancement team

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Staff who want to: 1: raise their awareness/understanding of different types of academic misconduct and 2: identify and implement ways of designing academic misconduct out of assessments.

BRIEF OUTLINE:

Identifying different types of academic misconduct: there are numerous kinds including copy paste, contract cheating, duplication, false referencing, collusion and patchwork plagiarism.
Using Turnitin with caution
Recognising different factors which can drive students to commit academic misconduct
Why contract cheating is particularly significant at this time
Designing academic misconduct out of assessments
Planning assessments
Potentially risky assessment types
Authentic assessment

The Recognising and Designing out Academic Misconduct Workshops will run across the academic year. You can find the dates and book a place via StaffSpace.

Let’s Talk About Contract Cheating

Led by: Learning and Teaching Enhancement team

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Any staff involved in marking and assessing student work.

BRIEF OUTLINE:

The purpose of this workshop is mainly to raise awareness of what contract cheating is and how essay mills work – particularly how they target students. It also covers ways in which we can support students to try and help them avoid turning to essay mills. This is partly by raising awareness of how essay mills can blackmail students, partly looking at strategies such as avoiding bunching of assessments/using authentic assessment and also guidance on what you can look out for if you suspect there may be contract cheating in an assessment.

This is a one-off workshop although further ones can be delivered on request

Places can be booked on StaffSpace.

EFFECTIVE ASSESSMENT AND FEEDBACK

Led by: Learning and Teaching Enhancement Team

TARGET AUDIENCE:

The workshop is mandatory for all academic staff new to CCCU, even if they have taught in HE before. It is for all academic staff involved in the design and marking of students’ assessments at all levels.

BRIEF OUTLINE:

University policies, regulations and procedures regarding assessment, examination and marking (completion of the online course Assessing at the University must be done prior to attending this session)
Inclusive assessment design and practices
Practical advice on best practice and new developments in assessment and feedback
Enhancing students’ assessment literacy
Supporting consistency and fairness in marking and feedback

The Effective Assessment and Feedback Workshops run on a monthly basis. Dates can be found on Staffspace, where you can also book your place.

UNIVERSITY CERTIFICATE IN ACADEMIC PRACTICE (UCAP)

Led by: Learning and Teaching Enhancement team

TARGET AUDIENCE:

This course is for new academic staff with less than three years’ full-time experience, who fall into one or more of the following categories:

Part-time and sessional academic staff with a contract under 120 hours per annum and a minimum of 40 hours teaching per annum
Staff at partner institutions delivering HE work in one of the University’s validated courses
PhD students who are undertaking a minimum of 40 hours teaching per annum at the University
Professional Services staff supporting learning and teaching, student engagement and student support, with a minimum of 40 hours teaching per annum

BRIEF OUTLINE:

This postgraduate qualification provides an introduction to academic practice, including:

Learning, teaching and assessment in HE
Quality Assurance in HE
Supporting learners in an inclusive environment
Developing critically reflective practice

The qualification carries 20 credits at level 7 and gives Associate Fellowship of the HEA.

For further information, check the UCAP page.

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN ACADEMIC PRACTICE (PGCAP)

Led by Academic Professional Development team

TARGET AUDIENCE:

This course is for all new Academic staff with less than three years’ full-time experience, who are on contracts of 120 of teaching hours per annum or more. The course is compulsory for those with less than one year experience teaching in HE in the UK.

The course is also open to Professional Services staff with a minimum of 100 hours teaching or supporting learning and teaching who wish to gain further skills, particularly in researching their practice.

BRIEF OUTLINE:

This postgraduate qualification in learning and teaching provides a thorough grounding in the knowledge, skills and values required for delivering outstanding teaching, learning and assessment in Higher Education.

The modules are:

Introduction to Academic Practice
Enhancing Academic Practice
Pedagogic Research and Reflection.

The qualification carries 60 credits at level 7 and gives Fellowship of the HEA.

Please contact ucap_pgcap@canterbury.ac.uk to register interest and receive further details.

For further information, check the PGCAP page.

MY ACCREDITED PATHWAY (MAP:HE)

Led by MAP:HE Framework Director and Faculty Directors of Learning and Teaching

TARGET AUDIENCE:

This framework is for staff in academic, research and professional services with more than three years’ experience in teaching or supporting learning in Higher Education who wish to develop themselves as HE teacher/practitioners and to gain HEA Fellowship (Associate, Fellowship or Senior Fellowship).

BRIEF OUTLINE:

Achieving HEA Fellowship status gives formal recognition of your achievements in learning, teaching and enhancing the student experience in HE, in an academic, research or professional role.

You will reflect on your experience, and work with a mentor to develop a portfolio of evidence which meets the UK Professional Standard Framework (UKPSF). Your portfolio will be assessed at an internal Review Board (which meets on a monthly basis except during the summer).

Information sessions, writing workshops and retreats are available throughout the year. You can book your place on Staffspace.

INtroduction to Learning and Teaching in Higher Education

Led by Learning and Teaching Enhancement Team

TARGET AUDIENCE

This course is aimed at new lecturers or professional service staff who run development sessions for students. This workshop is particularly recommended if you are not in a position to immediately enrol on to the University Certificate of Academic Practice/Post Graduate Certificate of Academic Practice. This might be because you have commenced working at the University part way through the year or have limited teaching/student contact hours and would benefit from attending this course before undertaking a formal qualification and assessment.

BRIEF OUTLINE

A set of online resources are supported by an online interactive workshop for those new to teaching in HE or in UK HE or for those who would like a refresher before recommencing teaching: you’ll be doing some writing, presenting, role-play, pair-working through scenarios and discussing your own experiences as a learner as well as teaching concepts. The workshop does not require any prior experience of teaching in HE and the Learning Outcomes for the workshop are that by the time you've engaged with the resources and attended the webinar, you will each be able to:

Analyse your own needs in preparation for teaching
Plan a teaching session
Create an effective learning environment
Give constructive feedback to students on their work
Evaluate and enhance your teaching in the light of reflection and feedback

You need to complete the preparatory tasks on the Blackboard Collaborate area which you'll be enrolled on after registering in advance of this workshop.

Dates can be found on Staffspace, where you can also book your place.

ABC CURRICULUM DESIGN FOR TRANSFORMATION

Led by Digital Academic Developer (DAD), formerly Faculty Learning Technologists (FLT) and Faculty Directors for Learning and Teaching/Senior Academic Developer

TARGET AUDIENCE:

This workshop is offered to curriculum or module teams who are designing or revising their module or course.

BRIEF OUTLINE:

Originally developed by University College London (UCL) it is a timed, facilitated workshop which enables a holistic view of the student journey through an appreciative enquiry model. The design of the workshop encourages you to look through the lens of different types of learning and assessment activities. It is particularly powerful at highlighting opportunities for blended learning.

To see how the workshops run, please visit the UCL ABC Workshop blog.

The workshop can be tailored to your team needs depending on where you are in the process of reviewing or redesigning your module/course and whether you are pre or post validation stage.

To book an ABC workshop, please contact LTE Admin

Student Peer Mentoring

If you are interested in finding out about the student peer mentoring service and how it can support you and your students please get in touch with the Peer Mentoring team.

Tel: 01227 921733
Email: peermentoring@canterbury.ac.uk.

PARTNERS IN LEARNING workshop

This 90-minute face-to-face interactive workshop on 'Partners in Learning' is designed for staff looking to explore and extend the ways in which they work with students to enhance their students' learning experiences. After completing the online prep and face-to-face workshop you'll be able to:

Define Partnership in Learning and identify real-world examples of PiL
Describe the benefits and challenges of PiL that you view as most relevant in your context
Identify appropriate areas of your own learning and teaching practice at CCCU where PiL could be piloted to enhance student engagement, satisfaction and success.

The workshop builds on the 60-mins of preparatory tasks available in the 'Partners in Learning' Blackboard area onto which you'll be enrolled upon signing up for this workshop. We ask that you complete the preparation before attending the workshop.

You can request an ad hoc session for your course team or your School by emailing LTE-ADMIN@canterbury.ac.uk’

Blackboard Learn (original): buildling your module board

Led by: Learning Technology Skills Developer

TARGET AUDIENCE:

All staff new to Blackboard

BRIEF OUTLINE:

This development session provides an introduction to the Blackboard
interface and features. You will focus on posting announcements, creating folders, uploading content, inserting web links, as well as managing and communicating with your users.

Scheduled workshop training can be booked via StaffSpace or accessed via the HR& OD eLearning Portal as a self-directed course.

ADDITIONAL BLACKBOARD WORKSHOPS

Workshops covering Blackboard Assignments, Discussion Boards, Grade Centre, Tests and Users & Groups are available on request, please email LTechskills@canterbury.ac.uk for further information.

Blackboard Ultra – Step 1: Introducing Base Navigation

Led by: Learning Technology Skills Developer

Target Audience: All Staff

Brief Outline: The Blackboard environment is being upgraded (14th to 18th April 2022) to a more modern version. Join our short 30min ‘Show and TEL’ session which explains why, when and what is changing and see what the new environment will look like. Understand how this may impact you, and where you can get more support and guidance.

ADDITIONAL BLACKBOARD ULTRA WORKSHOPS

A number of additional workshops will be available soon and can be booked via StaffSpace, and some via the HR& OD eLearning Portal as self-directed courses.

RECAP

Led by: Learning Technology Skills Developer

Target Audience:

All Staff

Brief Outline:

This development session will introduce you to ReCap, the University’s Learning Capture tool. ReCap can be used to enable learning and teaching content to be audio and video recorded.

The training can be access via the eLearning portal (https://canterbury.learnupon.com/catalog/courses)

ADDITIONAL RECAP WORKSHOPS

Simple Editing features, with the increase of ReCap usage this workshop will show you some of the basic built-in editing features allowing you to trim recordings, edit the auto captions as well as some more overlay tools.

Scheduled workshop training can be booked via StaffSpace. In addition, the ReCap: First Steps is also accessible via the HR& OD eLearning Portal as a self-directed course.

TURNITIN

Led by: Learning Technology Skills Developer

TARGET AUDIENCE:

All staff in Academic Faculties

BRIEF OUTLINE:

Introducing staff who are new to Turnitin to what Turnitin is and what CCCU policy requirements are.

Learn how to edit / set-up Turnitin assignments in a consistent manner

ADDITIONAL TURNITIN WORKSHOPS

To support the use of Turnitin, workshops covering the use of Feedback Studio, Assignment Managment and Assessment Grid Rubrics are also available

Scheduled workshop training can be booked via StaffSpace, and some via the HR& OD eLearning Portal as self-directed courses.

OTHER TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED LEARNING WORKSHOPS

Other workshops are available to support courses - providing a digitally rich learning experience. These include:

Blackboard Ally: Ensure your Blackboard module site adheres to Accessibility Regulations
PebblePad: A personal learning space that can be used to create e-portfolio
Mentimeter: The web-based classroom response system
Padlet: Create boards, documents and webpages that are easy to read and contribute to.

All scheduled workshops can be booked via StaffSpace, or contact the Learning Technology Skills Developer LTechskills@canterbury.ac.uk for further information.

COLLABORATE

Led by: Learning Technology Skills Developer

TARGET AUDIENCE:

All staff in Academic Faculties

Brief Outline:

Blackboard Collaborate Ultra (or simply Collaborate) is the University’s virtual classroom / web-conferencing tool. It can be used for 1 to 1 tutorials, group work, seminars and more!

ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS

Collaborate: Sharing Content.
This online (small group) development session will provide a safe space to practice sharing your content, be it slides, videos, or synchronous engagement tools such as Mentimeter or Padlet.

Scheduled workshop training can be booked via StaffSpace, and some via the HR& OD eLearning Portal as self-directed courses.

TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED LEARNING SURGERIES

A daily (Monday to Friday) Lunchtime Learning Surgery, delivered via Collaborate, is available to all staff between 1 & 2pm. A member of the TEL and or SAD team will be on hand to answer any questions be they pedagogic or practical, relating to Learning and Teaching or any of the Learning Technology Tools.

In addition the Learning Technology Skills Developer can offer bespoke surgeries for 1:1 or small groups, please email: ltechskills@canterbury.ac.uk stating the topic of interest.

SELF DIRECTED / ONLINE LEARNING

Help section of Blackboard

A number of self-directed / just in time courses are available via the HR&OD eLearning Portal:

Blackboard: An Introduction
Collaborate: Getting Started
ReCap: First Steps
Ally: Accessible Blackboards
Turnitin: Setting Up Assignments
Turnitin: Using Feedback Studio

In addition there are a plethora of resources, ‘How to’ guides, and support videos on all tools under the Learning Platform Suite available to all staff via the TEL Knowledge Base for Staff.

Let’s Talk About Race

Led by: BAME Strategic Lead: Closing our Gap

Target Audience: All staff. We can design bespoke session for teams to support you in your own specific areas of development.

Brief outline:

To provide an awareness of race related issues in Higher Education and Society;
To provide space for staff/teams to reflect on what race means to them and to reflect on the impact of this in own practices
To provide staff with the tools, skills and resources to help facilitate difficult conversations about race and racism within the classroom in a safe manner;
To build foundations for inclusion, by working to create an understanding of the uniqueness and a sense of belonging for each individual;
To provide awareness of how to deal with race related harassment

Dates can be found on Staffspace, where you can also book your place.

TARGET AUDIENCE

Staff who are either new to teaching on Higher and Degree Apprenticeships or who are experienced but may want to refresh their academic practice

BRIEF OUTLINE

The session will cover:

What is my role?
Useful teaching models and approaches
Using technology to enhance learning
Case studies
Advice from Course Directors

This is the only session currently planned but others can be offered on request. Please book a place via StaffSpace.

Let’s Talk About Race: Allyship and Privilege

Led by: BAME Strategic Lead: Closing our Gap

Target Audience: All staff. We can design bespoke session for teams to support you in your own specific areas of development.

Brief outline:

Develop a critical understanding of their own subject positions, and the role of white privilege in UKHE
Build strategies for engaging with white and BAME students and colleagues in an atmosphere of respect in the classroom and throughout the University
Gain a foundation of knowledge in the area of critical race studies, especially critical whiteness studies
Gain insight into the global #BlackLivesMatter movement
Learn how to do the work of an ally to people of colour at CCCU and more widely

Dates can be found on Staffspace, where you can also book your place.

Facilitating Conversations on Race in the Classroom

Led by: BAME Stratetgic Lead: Closing our Gap

Target Audience: Academic staff and professional services staff who are seeking to develop their practice and approaches to improve student sense of belonging. We can design bespoke session for teams to support you in your own specific areas of development.

Brief outline:

How to plan classroom activities centred around race, racism and social justice and the implications of your own racial identity
Develop strategies to help facilitate, conduct and encourage race and social justice related conversations within the classroom environment
Develop techniques to cultivate and raise awareness of race in a safe environment for students and foster good relationships between white and BAME students
Develop practical skills and tools to guide students through productive conversations, challenge perceptions that raise awareness and understanding

Dates can be found on Staffspace, where you can also book your place.

Decolonising the Curriculum

Led by: BAME Strategic Lead: Closing our Gap

Target Audience: Academic staff

Brief outline:

Explore, challenge and dismantle assumptions about education, the curricula and own subject
Develop an understanding of why there is a need to decolonise and what decolonising the curriculum means to ensure that the diversity of all students is represented and celebrated
To explore and implement pedagogical strategies to create a diverse learning environment that is inclusive and accessible to the diversity of our students
Explore the diversity of content, delivery and opportunities to broaden perspectives
Explore learning outcomes and aligned assessment strategies which will allow students to reflect on and demonstrate their engagement with diverse perspectives and career aspirations

Dates can be found on Staffspace, where you can also book your place.

Delivering an Inclusive Curriculum

Led by: Strategic Lead for Student Retention and Success/Senior Academic Developers

Target Audience: This workshop is for teams or individuals who are seeking to develop their practice and approaches to deliver an Inclusive Curriculum, including supporting students with Disabilities. We can design bespoke sessions for teams to support you in your own specific areas of development.

This session can also be designed for leaders of teaching, learning and assessment.

Brief Outline:

The workshop will offer you the opportunity to:

Engage in an introductory conversation with other colleagues about this topic.
Consider the national and institutional contexts (using metrics where appropriate)
Examine existing strategies and best practice sourced from research, sector practice and institutional cases studies connected to general inclusive practice to deliver learning, teaching and assessment, face to face or blended learning
Working with students with disabilities (LSP’s etc)
Supporting LGBTQ+ students
By the end of this session, you will have been introduced to practical learning, teaching and assessment focused resources for reflection and adoption post workshop, identified areas for development and created an action plan for improvement.

To book a team/course/leadership workshop, please contact LTE Admin

Individuals: Dates can be found on Staffspace, where you can also book your place.

BUILDING STUDENT BELONGING: IMPROVING RETENTION AND SUCCESS WORKSHOP

Led by: Strategic Lead for Student Retention and Success/Senior Academic Developers

Target Audience: This workshop is for teams or individuals who are seeking to develop their practice and approaches to improve student sense of belonging, retention and success. We can design bespoke session for teams to support you in your own specific areas of development.

This session can also be designed for leaders of teaching, learning and assessment and tailored for professional service areas which are student facing.

Brief Outline:

The workshop will offer you the opportunity to:

Engage in an introductory conversation with other colleagues about this topic and identify current retention and success initiatives
Introduction to the University Retention and Success Framework and mapping activity
Consider the national and institutional contexts (using school metrics where appropriate) connected to retention and success rates.
Examine existing strategies and best practice sourced from research, sector practice and institutional cases studies.

By the end of this session you will have been introduced to practical tools and Learning, Teaching and Assessment focused resources for reflection and adoption post workshop, identified areas for development and created an action plan for improvement.

To book a team/course/leadership workshop, please contact LTE Admin

Individuals: Dates can be found on Staffspace, where you can also book your place.

PERSONAL ACADEMIC TUTORING

Led by – Faculty Director of Learning and Teaching (Health and Wellbeing)

Target audience – Any personal academic tutor who is new to the role of for those wishing to refresh their knowledge and skills.

Brief outline:

Bespoke school or Faculty based workshops are available for personal academic tutors wanting to be orientated to the policy, assess their own skills and get support for using the personal academic tutoring guidance document. You will be given the opportunity to share experiences, consider the role and assess yourself against best practice markers. This should help you determine your development needs as well as share good practice with others.

To book a session please contact LTE Admin

Making your synchronous digital sessions more interactive

Led by - Digital Academic Developers

Target audience - Academic Staff

Brief outline

This interactive digital 1-hour workshop for up to 15 participants provides an introduction to interactive live online teaching. Together with further resources produced by Learning & Teaching Enhancement it is designed to support staff to develop a more interactive approach for facilitating online synchronous learning. The aim of the workshop is to develop the skills and techniques for facilitating effective interactive learning sessions with students.

By the end of the session attendees will be able to:

Describe synchronous and asynchronous digital learning and outline the similarities and differences between them
Apply the techniques outlined in the session to create an interactive digital learning experience for the students

You can also request an ad hoc session for your course team or your School, which will cover similar objectives, by emailing LTE-ADMIN@canterbury.ac.uk

Enhancing Blended Learning for your Students

Led by - Senior Academic Developers

Target audience – Academic staff

Brief outline

This interactive digital synchronous 1-hour workshop (on Collaborate) for up to 15 participants, builds on Learning and Teaching Enhancement’s workshop ‘Making your synchronous digital teaching more interactive’ for colleagues looking to further enhance their digital teaching. The aim of the workshop is to help you to finesse your overall approach for facilitating effective directed independent learning and interactive ‘live’ digital sessions with students.

By the end of this session you will be able to:

Effectively signpost and manage student expectations in the on-line environment, building cohort identity and directed independent learning
Analyse and create Blackboard designs for effective learning environments and enhance these in light of ongoing student feedback
Identify key elements of building on preparatory tasks in 'live' sessions to encourage student engagement with online learning

Book your place via StaffSpace

You can also request an ad hoc session for your course team or your School, which will cover similar objectives, by emailing LTE-ADMIN@canterbury.ac.uk

Sharing good practice in Blended Learning

Led by - Digital Academic Developers

Target Audience - Course Teams

Brief Outline

LTE hosted a series of 30 minute online 'Sharing good practice in Blended Learning' sessions. We invited 2 academic members of staff to share the approaches and technologies they have used to support blended learning. This is a great opportunity to hear from academic staff and ask questions about their approaches.

If you were unable to attend the live event these sessions were recorded and are available on the Project 20-21, blended learning resources website.

You can access future sessions from the online Collaborate room

https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/469effbe4c30464dbf1dd9195bc6060c

Compassionate Pedagogy

Led by: Learning and Teaching Enhancement team

How can LTE help my team to develop Compassionate Pedagogy in our modules and courses?

LTE offers a workshop on themes discussed in the Compassionate Pedagogy guide; we will adjust the workshop to your course team’s priorities for groups of five-or-more staff.

BRIEF OUTLINE:

Themes addressed could include but are not limited to:

developing academic resilience and growth mindset
embedding wellbeing in the content and processes of your curriculum
effective assessment and feedback design for learning and wellbeing
incorporating mindfulness into support of learning

You can request an ad hoc session for your course team or your School by emailing LTE-ADMIN@canterbury.ac.uk

Enhancing Teaching on Higher & Degree Apprenticeships

Led by: Learning and Teaching Enhancement team

TARGET AUDIENCE

Staff who are either new to teaching on Higher and Degree Apprenticeships or who are experienced but may want to refresh their academic practice

BRIEF OUTLINE

The session will cover:

What is my role?
Useful teaching models and approaches
Using technology to enhance learning
Case studies
Advice from Course Directors

This is the only session currently planned but others can be offered on request. Please book a place via StaffSpace.

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