Staff training and development,
and Accredited Awards

Academic Practice

Please also visit link to Academic Practice Unit.

New Lecturers:   

Introduces those with little or no experience in teaching the UK HE sector some basic skills and approaches to learning and teaching.

• Introduction for Lecturers New to Teaching in Higher Education 

Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice:

Develop your teaching and engage your students:

• PG Certificate in Academic Practice in Higher Education (taught programme)
• Curriculum 3-D (Design, Development and Delivery)
• E-Learning - Resource development and student support 
• Learning, teaching and assessment
• Small-Scale Research Project
• Building Research Capacity

For experienced teachers wishing to gain HEA membership:

• Professional Recognition of Your Teaching: Applying for Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
• HEA Recognition Route - a series of seminars

Teaching Fellowship:

For information about the University's scheme:

• Teaching Fellowship Scheme

Workshop: 

• Applying for a University Teaching Fellowship

Lecturers facilitating
a teaching session
 

Teaching related training courses:

• Being a Careers Tutor
• Being a Personal Tutor
• Examining PhD Theses (SPR event)
• Getting the most out of Peer Observation of Teaching  
• Making the Most of Broadcast Media for Teaching 
• Mentoring Academic Staff 
• Moderating Online Groups
• Organising Academic Conferences (SPR event)
• Teaching Essentials for Researchers and Learning Support Staff: Part 1
• Teaching Essentials for Researchers and Learning Support Staff: Part 2
• Teaching with Emotional Intelligence
• Using Case Studies and Examples to Enhance Teaching - Parts 1 & 2
• Voice and Performance in Lecturing and Presenting

Online resources:

• Online Self-learning Resources

Blend e-learning with your teaching

In collaboration with IT Services, we provide a range of Blackboard courses aimed at assisting lecturers in exploring the benefits of online learning and support teaching utilsing virtual learning environments.

• What is Blackboard? A short introduction to the University's Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)
• Blackboard Discussion Forums - Getting Started - Find your way around the Blackboard Discussion Boards more easily and learn how to create your own forums and threads, and some useful tips.
• Online Communication and  Collaboration (Blackboard) - find out about communication and collaboration tools in Blackboard that may be helpful to your teaching
• Adobe Presenter - add audio to your PowerPoint presentations
• Guided Learning Sessions - one to one help with Blackboard
• Using Blackboard - online help

External staff development networks:

In addition to the above internal workshops, a regional network of HE Institutions offer a programme of training workshops:

• Midlands Academic Practice Network - programme of events