Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
These sessions are aligned the University’s forthcoming strategic priorities.
They will be led by staff with broad pedagogical expertise, as well as staff in the subject areas with experience of successfully applying concepts and developing innovations in their subject areas.
All sessions will take place on Zoom (unless otherwise mentioned). Where possible and appropriate, recordings will be made available here on the CPD page afterwards.
Sessions are open to all University of Glasgow staff, including GTAs.
If you have any questions, or suggestions for topics you'd like to see covered either this coming year or in the future, contact LEADS-CPD@glasgow.ac.uk.
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Eligibility
This series is open to staff of the University of Glasgow, and any keynote sessions delivered by external speakers are also open to staff of our validated institutions.
Graduate Teaching Assistants are welcome to register for the purpose of developing their own teaching practice, but please note that these sessions are not suitable for any students seeking training for their own PhD research projects. Contact your School for information on the research methods training available to you as a student.
Student-Centred, Active Learning
| Thu | 18 Feb | 11-12noon | Lessons from Failures in Remote Learning | Joseph Maguire (Computing Science) | Info & booking |
| Thu | 25 Mar | 2-3pm | Work Related Learning: Transferable Skills development at The Hunterian | Ruth Fletcher, Jesper Ericsson, Anne Dulau (Hunterian) & students | Info & booking |
| Tue | 27 Apr | 2-3pm | Teaching with Hackathons | Hannah-Louise Clark (IHW) & Lisa DeBruine (Psychology) | Info & booking |
| Thu | 6 May | 2 -3:30pm | Intro to Active Learning | Vicki Dale | Info & booking |
| Thu | 11 May | 1-2:30pm | Refresher: Digital accessibility - Making your digital content better for all | Drew McConnell (Digital Accessibility Working Group) | Info & booking |
| Tue | 18 May | 1-2pm | Using Teams with large classes: organisation, engagement and interaction | Andrew Hoolachan (Urban Studies) | Info & booking |
| Thu | 27 May | 1-2pm | Embedding Employability in the Curriculum | Maxine Swingler (Psychology), Dickon Copsey (College of Social Sciences), & Gail Angus (Careers Service) | Info & booking |
Scholarship of Teaching & Learning
| Thu | 25 Feb | 12 - 1 pm | Preparing to do Scholarship, and Writing an Ethics Application | Nathalie Sheridan & Michael McEwan | Info & booking |
| Tue | 16 Mar | 1 - 2.30 pm | Methods: Coding Qualitative Data | Nicole Kipar | Info & booking |
| Thu | 22 Apr | 1 - 1.45 pm | Designing Conference Posters, Print and Digital: Going Beyond the Standard Template | Scott Ramsay | Info & booking |
| Thu | 29 Apr | 2 - 3.30 pm | Methods: Designing Questionnaires | Vicki Dale | Info & booking |
Skills Development
| Tue | 09 Feb | 2-3pm | Getting Students Talking: Lessons from Second Language Acquisition Literature | Anneli Williams (EAP) | Info & booking |
| Fri | 12 Feb | 2-3pm | Making Your Lectures More Accessible to Students Using English as a Second Language | Anneli Williams (EAP) | Info & booking |
| Wed | 17 Feb | 2-3pm | Interpreting Turnitin Reports with your Students to Develop their Academic Writing | Scott Ramsay & Julia Bohlmann | Recording pending - click here to be notified when available |
| Thu | 25 Feb | 2-3pm | Reading Academic Texts: Addressing Challenges Second Language Readers Face | Carole Macdiarmid (EAP) | Info & booking |
| Thu | 04 Mar | 1:30 - 2:30 pm | International Students and Plagiarism: Cultural Differences and Setting Expectations | Julia Bohlmann | Info & booking |
Curriculum and Assessment
| Tue | 23 Mar | 2-3pm | Linking Up Assessments to Make Feedback Meaningful: An Introduction to Assessment Blueprinting | Kim Wilder | Info & booking |
| Tue | 20 Apr | 2-3pm | Assessing your Assessment: Creating Inclusive Assessment Tasks | Kim Wilder | Info & booking |
| Tue | 04 May | 2-3pm | Rubrics to the Rescue? How the Use of Rubrics Can Enhance Assessment of Student Learning and Provision of Feedback | Kim Wilder | Info & booking |
| Tue | 11 May | 2-3pm | Designing Meaningful Assessment to Promote Academic Integrity and Prevent Plagiarism | Kim Wilder | Info & booking |
| Wed | 19 May | 2-3pm | High-Stakes Assessments: Balancing, Spreading and Mitigating their Impact | Kim Wilder | Info & booking |
RET Fellowship
RET (Recognising Excellence in Teaching) is the University of Glasgow’s CPD framework, which aims to provide development opportunities as well as professional recognition of expertise in teaching and supporting learning.
A series of workshops is available after registration with RET to support you in your application for recognition:
| Introduction to the RET framework |
| Peer observation of teaching |
| Writing about teaching |
| Professional values |
| Evaluating your teaching |
| Identifying evidence and engaging with scholarship |
| Influencing others and demonstrating effectiveness |
| Demonstrating strategic leadership of teaching/supporting learning in Higher Education |
| RET writing workshops (information available from RET coordinator) |
The first step is to attend an introductory workshop. Full information is available on the RET webpages.
Annual Learning & Teaching Conference
Further to our series of CPD sessions, one of our major CPD events is the Annual University of Glasgow Learning & Teaching Conference, held each year in the Spring.
The latest information is always available at www.gla.ac.uk/ltconference
2020-21 Learning & Teaching
CPD Series