Preparing a lesson and delivering to the students for the first time can be daunting. Naturally, you may question, "am I doing this right?", "are the students enjoying their learning experience", and "what are the university expectations, processes or policy for this?"
Through consultation with new lecturers we have have anticipated the needs of staff who may be new to lecturing, or new to support learning, teaching, and assessment in Higher Education.
The table below provides the core components we believe are needed if you are new to teaching - or to teaching at the University of Suffolk. These sessions will help you to develop the fundamental knowledge and skills for planning, delivery, and assessment, and digitally enabled education. Of course, it will not be possible to join all of these sessions immediately, but we will deliver these sessions repeatedly throughout the year to allow you to build your own CPD programme around your needs and availability. You can see when they are being delivered by clicking on the CPD calendar tab in the table below.
Each component of the training provided aligns to the AdvanceHE UKPSF which underpin applications for Fellowship.
Professional learning experiences designed to promote outstanding practice for research, innovation, scholarship, professional practice and / or employer engagement, to enhance the student experience and promote educational gain
| Engagement | Supporting Evidence based teaching | |||
| Essential training |
Recipe for a well structured learning experience An interactive session on how to structure and blend the key ingredients of effective teaching and learning for an inclusive learning experience |
What works? A critical investigation into evidence-informed approaches and innovative practices in Higher Education |
Designing effective reading lists Advice on how to create diversified and decolonised reading lists which are structured, focused and contextualised to help students to plan and engage with reading V3, V4, A4 |
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| Digitally Enabled |
Digital Attendance Registers Guidance on how to use the new digital attendance register system K4 |
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A range of developmental opportunities to empower staff to deliver a consistently excellent and transformative student experience through creative, inspiring, and stretching delivery and supportive learning environments
| Delivery and Support | Assessment and Feedback | |||
| Essential training |
Building Futures Block by Block Explore ideas for ‘Block & Blend’ design and delivery for innovative, inclusive, and transformative education V1, V2, V4 |
Personal Academic Coach Employ effective coaching approaches to empower your students to develop self-awareness, resilience, autonomy and growth, and ability to problem solve. This session is essential for all teaching staff A4, K2, V5 |
The assessment and feedback lifecycle An introduction to constructive & effective feedback and feed forward strategies A3, K5 |
Marking practices Familiarisation and guidance on the application of the University generic marking criteria, and advice on the development of Rubrics for efficient and consistent marking practice A3, K5 |
| Digitally Enabled |
Getting started with Panopto Unlock the power of Panopto for lecture capture in Brightspace, and experiment with using a range of editing tools and accessibility features A2, K4, V5 |
Getting started with Slido Engage your students, capture views, and make everyone feel connected during synchronous and asynchronous learning with live polls, Q&A, quizzes, and word clouds A2, A3, K4 |
Brightspace - Assessment tools for enhancing insight into student progress Evolve Brightspace design and delivery practices for enhanced insight onto learning progress got both student and lecturer A3, K4 |
Brightspace – Effective feedback in the Online Learning Environment Test and review the potential for enhancing the effectiveness of feedback to students through Brightspace A3, K4 |
Inclusive and collaborative curriculum and delivery. Collaborative professional learning experiences to drive contemplation and implementation of transformative approaches for building community and belonging through inclusive cultures.
| Learning Design | ||||
| Essential training |
Fundamentals of curriculum & learning design An overview of curriculum design principles and advice on using the blueprint to map content to learning outcomes and assessment, including critical reflection upon the academic journey A1, V4 |
Building belonging - Managing and removing barriers to engagement Tips and sharing of best practice for creating an anticipatory learning environment through modelling of equity-seeking practices V1, V2 |
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| Digitally Enabled |
Brightspace - Module Organisation An introduction to module organisation and narrative on Brightspace, including guidance on using the module templates A1, K4 |
Brightspace - Building community with discussion forums Practical tips on how to use discussion boards to enhance participation and peer learning A2, V5, K4 |
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Explore innovative approaches to enable and encourage independent learning
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| Essential training |
Unlocking potential through flipped and blended learning Transform delivery to establish a learning culture which promotes complex cognitive skills and encourages independence K1, K4 |
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| Digitally Enabled |
Brightspace - An environment for collaborative learning Move beyond the use of Brightspace as a resource repository, and experiment with tools and approaches for fostering peer engagement in group projects A2, V5, K4 |
Brightspace - Create, share, reuse Harness the potential for enhancing student interaction in asynchronous learning by creating your own H5P content V5, K2, K4 |
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