Academic Development

ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES Semester 1, 2019/20

CONTENTS P1. NEW TO TEACHING AND LEARNING Helping new colleagues prepare for teaching at RGU

P3. ENHANCING YOUR PRACTICE

Supporting new and experienced colleagues to develop their teaching

P5. MAKING THE MOST OF CAMPUSMOODLE Helping all colleagues to use the VLE effectively

P7. FACILITATING ONLINE LEARNING

Supporting colleagues new to the online environment

WHO SHOULD ATTEND Colleagues new to teaching or the specific aspect of practice

P9. SUPPORTING SUCCESS WITH PANOPTO Encouraging all colleagues to use Panopto creatively

P11. RGU TEACHMEETS

Both new and experienced colleagues seeking to develop their practice

Enabling colleagues to share practice

P13. PROFESSIONAL TEACHING FRAMEWORK Supporting and recognising learning and teaching at all levels

All colleagues interested in sharing practice with others

To register for any of these sessions, please click the session title or visit www.rgu.ac.uk/deltaevents

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

Introducing Panopto Introduction To Teaching And Demonstrating Personal Tutor Development, Part 1 Enhance Your Panopto Recordings Panopto For Student Assessment Introducing Panopto Panopto Open Drop-In

07.08.2019 14.08.2019 19.08.2019 20.08.2019 23.08.2019 27.08.2019 29.08.2019

14:00 - 15:30 10:00 - 16:00 10:00 - 12:00 09:30 - 11:00 13:00 - 14:30 10:00 - 11:30 13:30 - 15:00

Delivering Lectures Introducing Blackboard Collaborate Ultra Ace The Baseline TeachMeet: Online Learning Moodle Essentials Panopto Open Drop-In Small Group Teaching Designing And Using Learning Outcomes Moodle Essentials Plus Delivering More Engaging Lectures Imaginative Facilitation Techniques Personal Tutor Development, Part 2 Personal Tutor Development, Part 1

03.09.2019 03.09.2019 03.09.2019 04.09.2019 04.09.2019 05.09.2019 05.09.2019 10.09.2019 11.09.2019 12.09.2019 17.09.2019 18.09.2019 24.09.2019

11:00-12:30 13:00-14:00 14:00-15:30 11:00-13:00 13:00-14:30 09:30-11:00 13:00-14:30 12:00-13:30 13:00-14:30 13:00-14:30 13:00-14:30 10:00-12:00 12:00-14:00

Marking And Feedback Moodle Advanced Introducing Blackboard Collaborate Ultra Personal Tutor Development, Part 2 TeachMeet: Work-based Learning

01.10.2019 01.10.2019 03.10.2019 08.10.2019 10.10.2019

11:00-12:30 13:00-14:30 13:00-14:00 12:00-14:00 12:00-14:00

Introducing Blackboard Collaborate Ultra TeachMeet Fantastic Feedback

05.11.2019 12.11.2019

13:00-14:00 12:00-14:00

NEW TO TEACHING AND LEARNING If you’re relatively new to teaching, these sessions will help you to prepare for different aspects of your new role. As well as covering the knowledge and skills you’ll need to get started, these workshops will help you feel more confident as you step into teaching.

INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING AND DEMONSTRATING This one-day session will provide an introduction to the theory and practice of teaching and learning, equipping participants with the skills to begin teaching and demonstrating. It is primarily targeted towards research students who are beginning to teach but will be relevant for any colleague who is new to teaching or who would like to learn the fundamentals of teaching and supporting learning.

TOPICS COVERED WILL INCLUDE: •

Designing learning

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Delivery techniques

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Assessment

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Feedback/feedforward

14.08.2019 10:00-16:00

Register by clicking the session title or visiting www.rgu.ac.uk/deltaevents 1

DELIVERING LECTURES Delivering lectures for the first time can be daunting. However, careful planning and familiarity with certain techniques can help to ensure that both you and your students have a positive experience. This session will explore approaches to delivering your initial lectures successfully.

03.09.2019 11:00-12:30

SMALL GROUP TEACHING If you're new to small group teaching, come along to this workshop for tips on how to design and deliver your sessions.

Topics covered will include lesson planning, facilitating discussion and dealing with some of the common challenges that arise in a small group context.

05.09.2019 13:00-14:30

DESIGNING AND USING LEARNING OUTCOMES Learning Outcomes describe the knowledge and skills that students should be able to demonstrate at the end of a unit of study and provide the foundation of teaching, learning and assessment in HE. This workshop explores how to design effective Learning Outcomes and support their achievement through aligned learning and teaching.

10.09.2019 12:00-13:30

MARKING AND FEEDBACK Prepare for your first time grading student assignments by attending this session. Come along to find out more about assessment and marking processes at RGU, approaches to giving useful feedback and identifying plagiarism.

01.10.2019 11:00-12:30

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ENHANCING YOUR PRACTICE Come along to this suite of sessions to refresh your skills, learn new approaches and share practice with colleagues.

DELIVERING MORE ENGAGING LECTURES Are you looking for fresh ways to ensure students are engaged and inspired by your lectures? This session will discuss strategies that can be used to make lectures more participative and impactful.

12.09.2019 13:00-14:30

IMAGINATIVE FACILITATION TECHNIQUES "The most significant enemy of small-group work with students is their is non-participation" (Race, 2015). This practical workshop will explore some imaginative techniques for promoting interaction, discussion and collaborative learning to add to your facilitator's toolkit.

17.09.2019 13:00-14:30 3

PERSONAL TUTOR DEVELOPMENT, PART 1 Personal Tutors are a vital resource in the creation of an environment where all students can further their personal, social and academic development. Part 1 of this series aims to support Personal Tutors to understand the expectations of their role in dealing with common issues, managing boundaries and signposting appropriately.

19.08.2019 10:00-12:00*

PERSONAL TUTOR DEVELOPMENT, PART 2 RGU is committed to supporting the wellbeing of all its students through the creation of an inclusive and respectful environment. The work of Personal Tutors is crucial in this regard, and this session aims to enhance your skills in understanding and appreciating a range of guiding principles related to equality, diversity and inclusion.

18.09.2019 10:00-12:00*

*Additional dates available; please see calendar for details Register by clicking the session title or visiting www.rgu.ac.uk/deltaevents 4

MAKING THE MOST OF CAMPUSMOODLE Whether you’re new to Moodle or looking to enhance your skills, there’s a session to support you in using RGU’s VLE effectively.

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MOODLE ESSENTIALS This session will introduce you to the basics you need to know to get started using CampusMoodle: how study areas work, the best ways to add in content, and hands-on uses of the most popular activity, Forum.

04.09.2019 13:00-14:30*

MOODLE ESSENTIALS PLUS This session focusses on how CampusMoodle can support effective and efficient teaching, learning, and assessment.

Come along to learn how tools such as Assignment, Feedback Studio and Quiz can support meaningful formative and summative assessment, and how the Scheduler and Feedback activities can encourage and manage student engagement.

11.09.2019 13:00-14:30*

MOODLE ADVANCED This session showcases how CampusMoodle can facilitate active, participative learning among your students. We will explore how tools such as Forum, BbC ULTRA, Wiki, Database and Workshop can support online communication and collaboration, and how Learner Pathways and the Lesson tool can encourage engagement with content.

01.10.2019 13:00-14:30*

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FACILITATING ONLINE LEARNING Every RGU student learns online. These sessions will help you support high quality online learning by making effective use of learning technologies.

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ACE THE BASELINE What is the RGU Online Learning Baseline? This session will give you an overview of the Baseline and explore how you can use it to evaluate and enhance your students' online learning experience. Participants will get the opportunity to use the Baseline within a practical activity and hear more about effective practice within RGU. 03.09.2019 14:00-15:30

INTRODUCING BLACKBOARD COLLABORATE ULTRA Sign up for this online session to experience our real-time web conferencing tool Blackboard Collaborate ULTRA (BbC ULTRA) and learn how to use it to conduct online interactive tutorials and presentations.

03.09.2019 13:00-14:00*

INTRODUCING PANOPTO For Panopto beginners, this session gives an overview of the software and equipment used to create a recording or ‘captured’ lecture. You will learn how to create, edit, view and share a recording, and the training includes an overview of settings and support available.

27.08.2019 10:00-11:30

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SUPPORTING SUCCESS WITH PANOPTO RGU’s presentation and lecture capture system Panopto can be used in numerous ways to support student learning beyond the classroom. These sessions use a ‘flipped’ training approach: materials will be sent to you after sign-up and there will be a drop-in session for you to come and practice or ask any questions you may have

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ENHANCE YOUR PANOPTO RECORDINGS Come along to this session to learn about Panopto’s features, which can be used to enhance and add interactivity into your recordings. The topics will include using quizzes, embedding clips and YouTube videos, using Panopto for screen capture, and ideas to build interactivity by using pauses and Moodle forums.

20.08.2019 09:30-11:00

PANOPTO FOR STUDENT ASSESSMENT This training session explores the Panopto features that can be used for formative and summative assessment. Topics include recording student presentations and sharing with external markers, using assignment folders, and using Panopto to give feedback.

23.08.2019 13:00-14:30

PANOPTO OPEN DROP-IN An open drop-in session for staff to come to ask questions and practice using the Panopto software. Access the ‘flipped training’ materials ahead of time on the DELTA Resources Moodle page (various sessions covering full training, enhancing your recordings and using Panopto for student assessment) or come with any specific question in mind.

29.08.2019 13:30-15:00*

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RGU TEACHMEETS TeachMeets provide opportunities for colleagues to come together to share good practice, practical innovations and professional reflections around teaching and learning in an informal setting.

This semester DELTA will be hosting three TeachMeets on the following themes:

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ONLINE LEARNING

04.09.2019 11:00-13:00

WORK-BASED LEARNING

10.10.2019

12:00-14:00

FANTASTIC FEEDBACK

12.11.2019

12:00-14:00

Colleagues are invited to share examples of effective practice, new approaches or ideas, or professional insights relevant to these themes in the form of: Micro-presentations (7 mins) Nano-presentations (2 mins) Each TeachMeet will also include time for a roundtable discussion of pertinent issues.

For further details and to propose a contribution, please visit www.rgu.ac.uk/deltaevents 12

PROFESSIONAL TEACHING FRAMEWORK RGU’s Professional Teaching Framework (PTF) is coordinated by DELTA and offers a range of CPD opportunities accredited by Advance HE. By participating in the Framework, colleagues involved in teaching and supporting learning can be recognised as Associate Fellows, Fellows, or Senior Fellows of the Higher Education Academy.

The PTF offers a range of options for you to pursue the category of fellowship most appropriate to your current role and experience, in a way that best suits your needs.

Applications are now open for session 2019/20.

To find out more about available programmes and apply, please visit: www.rgu.ac.uk/ptf 13

FEEDBACK ON DELTA’S ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES I have lots of ideas and tools to improve my practice and enhance the student experience

Attendee, Sem 2 2018/19

Great session, tailored to the participants!

Attendee, Sem 2 2018/19

Excellent facilitation by very informed educators

Attendee, Sem 2 2018/19

The sessions were highly beneficial

Attendee, Sem 2 2018/19

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