Enhanced development courses
Who can take part in these courses?
- More experienced tutors and demonstrators at the University of Edinburgh who are interested in developing their teaching beyond basic orientation.
- These workshops are not suitable for new tutors and demonstrators.
- They are most valuable to you if you have already been allocated specifically related teaching roles. They take place all year round.
Booking: these courses generally open for booking one month in advance of the shown date. If you do not see a live booking link please check back nearer the course date.
Cancelling: If you need to cancel your booking, please do so at your earliest opportunity and at least 3 days before the event. Someone else may be able to take your place, but we need time to contact them. Also, although you are not charged for an event, there are costs we incur (e.g. photocopying) which relate directly to places reserved.
How to cancel: you can cancel your booking via the MyEd Event Booking Channel. Go to MyEd and then the Event Booking Channel. Click on "My Bookings" - here you will have the option to cancel your place.
We maintain attendance registers; unexpected absences will be noted. If you consistently fail to attend, or repeatedly cancel with very short notice, you may be prevented from booking future IAD events.
- Designing and Delivering Lectures
- Developing as an online tutor
- Supervising Projects and Dissertations
Designing and Delivering Lectures
| Description | **If you are staff wishing to book onto this workshop please do so via the People & Money portal. If you have any issues please contact iad.teach@ed.ac.uk**
This workshop is intended for more experienced tutors and demonstrators who are relatively new to lecturing or embarking on it for the first time. It considers what is involved in planning a lecture, and discusses strategies for engaging students’ attention. You will get most out of this workshop if you will be lecturing in the near future. *** NOTE: Please bring along a device that can connect to the internet as we will be using interactive technology. *** IMPORTANT NOTE: If you need to cancel your booking, please do so at the earliest opportunity as someone else may be able to take your place, but we need time to contact them. |
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| Bookings | There are currently no events scheduled for this course. Please check back later. |
Developing as an online tutor
| Description | **If you are staff wishing to book onto this workshop please do so via the People & Money portal. If you have any issues please contact iad.teach@ed.ac.uk**
This workshop is aimed at those who have some experience of teaching online. It will explore tutoring in a changing digital environment where increasingly courses are designed to be flexible and incorporate aspects of blended and hybrid learning. During the workshop you will explore what it means to tutor in blended or hybrid environments and consider what student engagement might look like in blended and hybrid environments. |
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| Bookings | There are currently no events scheduled for this course. Please check back later. |
Supervising Projects and Dissertations
| Description | **If you are staff wishing to book onto this workshop please do so via the People & Money portal. If you have any issues please contact iad.teach@ed.ac.uk**
This workshop is intended for more experienced tutors and demonstrators who are taking on supervising responsibilities. It discusses the students’ needs at different stages and the type of support you might provide, the boundaries to your responsibilities, recording and confidentiality issues, and strategies for handling potentially tricky situations. You will get most out of this workshop if supervising students is an immediate concern for you this semester. As this in an online workshop, all participants will receive an email from the IAD shortly before the start of the workshop containing the link invitation to attend.
IMPORTANT NOTE: **JOINING INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE SENT PRIOR TO THE EVENT**If you need to cancel your booking, please do so at the earliest opportunity as someone else may be able to take your place, but we need time to contact them. |
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| Bookings | There are currently no events scheduled for this course. Please check back later. |