Institute for Academic Development
Institute for Academic Development

Orientation courses

Who can take part in these courses?

  • current tutors or demonstrators at the University of Edinburgh
  • people who will be tutors or demonstrators at the University of Edinburgh soon
  • courses will be most valuable to you if you have already started in your specific teaching role

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.

An Introduction to Online Tutoring

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 tutors who are new to tutoring online and have limited experience of teaching in online environments. The workshop will provide an brief overview of digital pedagogy by introducing some models which should help tutors support their students during online sessions. The workshop aims to support tutors understand how to create an engaging environment which will help motivate students to participate in online activities.

BookingsThere are currently no events scheduled for this course. Please check back later.

Assessment and Providing Feedback

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 tutors and demonstrators from across the University of Edinburgh with responsibility for marking and/or providing feedback.

It provides an overview of assessment processes and explores the students' needs for support at different stages. It identifies some of the challenges faced by markers, discusses strategies for coping with these challenges; and examines good practice in providing feedback on students' work. Please note we do not do any practical marking exercises in this workshop due to the varied practices across disciplines and subjects.

You will get most out of this workshop if you have had some experience marking. Before signing up, please check for any sessions running in your School which may be mandatory. School workshops will be able to provide subject specific advice and guidance. 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.  

BookingsThere are currently no events scheduled for this course. Please check back later.

Effective Tutoring Introduction

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 for tutors who are new or relatively new to teaching tutorials from across the University of Edinburgh with a focus on open-discussion classes.

We consider what makes for an effective tutorial; examine the students’ perspectives and their needs in particular contexts; and share experiences of strategies that might be adopted in different contexts.

You will get most out of this workshop if you are already teaching tutorials. Before signing up for this workshop, please check for any sessions running in your School which may be mandatory.  

***  NOTE:  Please bring along a device that can connect to the internet as we will be using interactive technology. **

BookingsThere are currently no events scheduled for this course. Please check back later.

IntroAP: Information Session

Description

Information about the Introduction to Academic Practice (HEA-accredited course for T&Ds).

This is an information session about a six month course for experienced T&Ds which is accredited by the HEA at Associate Fellowship. In the session, we discuss the course outcomes, course completion requirements, eligibility for participating in it, what is involved and whether this is the right course for you. Detailed information about this course is available at:

http://www.ed.ac.uk/institute-academic-development/learning-teaching/cpd/intro-ap

If you would like to know more about this course but cannot make this session and cannot find the information on the above website, please email IAD.tutdem@ed.ac.uk.

BookingsThere are currently no events scheduled for this course. Please check back later.

Introduction to Laboratory Demonstrating

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 demonstrators from across the University of Edinburgh who are new to teaching or have recently started demonstrating.

We will discuss necessary skills to best assist students in laboratories and what strategies might be applied in challenging situations; the boundaries to the demonstrator’s responsibilities; and will have a short overview of safety issues.

You will get most out of this workshop if you are already teaching tutorials. Before signing up, please check for any sessions running in your School which may be mandatory. 

 

IMPORTANT NOTE:

If you need to cancel your booking, please do so at the earliest opportunity and at least 3 working days before the event. Someone else may be able to take your place, but we need time to contact them. 

Please arrive on time and remain for the scheduled period of the workshop. Although we try to be as inclusive as possible in our workshops and recognise that Wednesday afternoons may not suit all schedules, we need to consider others on the event by minimising disruptions and ensuring that everyone gets the most out of attending.

BookingsThere are currently no events scheduled for this course. Please check back later.