Teaching and learning resources

Links to useful resources on teaching and learning activity.

Academic Advice and study developmentInformation for staff who are guiding students with their approaches to study and course choices.
Academic Blogging ServiceInformation and guidance for for the Academic Blogging Service and the blogging platform: blogs.ed.ac.uk
Accrediting your teaching experienceFind out about the University's CPD Framework for Learning and Teaching, which includes the Edinburgh Teaching Award (EdTA), PgCert Academic Practice (PgCAP), and Introduction to Academic Practice (IntroAP) options.
Advance HEProfessional HE accreditation body, including toolkits, courses, events, and resources.
Assessment and feedbackInformation and guidance to help consider and develop approaches to student assessment and feedback.
Assessment of moderationGuidance on assessment moderation. Includes: what moderation is, who is responsible, advice on timing and methods, and more.
Board of Studies NetworkA network for Board of Studies conveners and secretaries, for both undergraduate and postgraduate studies, to share ideas about Board of Studies processes, experiences and challenges.
Cohort LeadsDefining the Cohort Lead role at Edinburgh, plus advice and resources for Cohort Leads.
Curriculum guidance, processes and proceduresPolicy and guidance on programme and course approval and management processes.
Curriculum Transformation ProgrammeCurriculum Transformation will work to review the shape, design, and delivery of our current curriculum to ensure it develops with the needs of our future students in mind.
Degree Regulations and Programmes of Study (DRPS)The Degree Regulations and Programmes of Study provides information  and the regulatory framework on the programmes of study offered by the University of Edinburgh.
Digital educationInformation for staff involved with digital education
Digital Skills and TrainingCourses and resources to develop staff and students' digital and information literacy, desktop and IT productivity skills.
Digital tools for student engagement in teachingDigital tools and services that support greater interactivity with students both on campus and off campus.
Digital and online assessment and feedback toolsInformation about Assessment and Feedback tools to use within Learning and Teaching
Doctoral CollegeThe University of Edinburgh Doctoral College is a coordinating structure for all postgraduate researchers, supervisors and relevant staff at the university, designed to enhance and support the postgraduate student experience.
Edinburgh Hybrid Teaching ExchangeA space where colleagues shared methods and approaches to Hybrid Teaching during AY20/21.
Edinburgh Learning Design Roadmaps (ELDeRs)Information about the two-day facilitated learning design workshop for course and programme (re)design.
Edinburgh Teaching Awad (EdTA)To gain an Edinburgh Teaching Award at any category, UoE staff prepare a submission that demonstrates achievement against the relevant descriptor from the Professional Standards Framework 2023 (PSF2023).
ELM - Edinburgh (access to) Language ModelsELM (Edinburgh (access to) Language Models) is the University’s AI innovation platform, a central gateway to safer access of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) via Large Language Models (LLMs). Popularized by ChatGPT, GAI is revolutionizing approaches to research, teaching and internal business processes and ELM can assist all staff and students to experiment and leverage this powerful new technology.
EmployabilitySupport your students with their careers and employability - advice for staff from the Careers Service
Enhancement ThemesA programme of activity involving the whole higher education sector in Scotland
EqualBITEA free, downloadable  ‘recipe book’, which shares practical and effective strategies for creating more gender balanced working environments in higher education.
Fundamentals of TeachingA self-enrol online course. The course aims to introduce UoE tutors and demonstrators to a range of key teaching concepts and ideas to support them in the classroom. As well as highlighting some important areas of theory, the course also focuses on providing them with practical strategies that will be useful in their role. Course due to launch for enrolments in September 2024.
Funding opportunities in learning and teachingOpportunities to gain funding for curriculum innovations or research through the Principals' Teaching Award Scheme (PTAS).
Generative AI guidance for staff and studentsGuidance and information for University of Edinburgh Students and staff on AI and the guidelines in its use in your studies, research and work.
Introduction to Academic Practice (IntroAP)A Higher Education Academy-accredited course aimed at University of Edinburgh tutors and demonstrators to gain Associate Fellowship.
Learning and Teaching ConferenceInformation about University of Edinburgh's annual learning and teaching conference, plus resources and videos from prior conferences.
Learning technologyUniversity tools and support services for helping you use technology to enhance your teaching in both online and face-to-face environments.
Lecture recordingInformation and support about the University's lecture recording service: Media Hopper Replay.
Library academic supportSupporting the University strategy in learning, teaching and researching.
LinkedIn LearningOnline video courses in digital, technology, creative and business skills for staff and student skills development, and to complement curricular teaching.
Masters NetworkThis network is for Programme Directors, administrators, course organisers, and learning technologists who deal with Masters students.
Mid-course feedbackAdvice and resources to help collect student mid-course feedback.
NetworksList of University learning and teaching-themed networks
New to teachingCourses, resources and networks for those new to various teaching roles
Online learningInformation and resources for staff teaching online distance learning courses and programmes.
Open Educational ResourcesSupport and advice for using and creating online resources that are available under an open licence, free for others to reuse and remix in their learning and teaching.
Peer Observation of Teaching ToolkitA short guide to peer observation of teaching.
Programme and course designAdvice and resources for designing programmes, courses and curricula.
Student support teams - including Student Advisers and Cohort LeadsInformation on roles, responsibilities, support and training
PhD ExaminationOnline self-enrol course, Fundamentals of PhD Examination. This resource aims to support new examiners develop their understanding of the examination process at the University of Edinburgh, and to encourage experienced examiners to reflect on and develop their practice.
PhD SupervisionOnline self-enrol course, Fundamentals of PhD Supervision - This course aims to help new supervisors develop their understanding of the role and responsibilities of PhD supervisors at the University of Edinburgh, and to encourage experienced supervisors to reflect on and develop their practice with an increasingly diverse PhD student population.
Postgraduate Certificate Academic Practice (PgCAP)Postgraduate certificate for developing and enhancing teaching and learning practice in academic roles.
Practical Strategies workshopsShort workshops on various learning and teaching themes to encourage practical implementation of ideas into practice. 
Reflection toolkitinformation and support for sef-reflection or facilitating reflection in others
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) NetworkA network for staff interested in researching, evaluating and disseminating their teaching practice.
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) advice and resourcesPractical guidance and resources on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), plus links to relevant conferences and journals.
Student engagement network (ENGAGE)A network for students and staff interested in student engagement, as well as details of upcoming network events, and materials from previous events.
Student engagement - advice and practical guidesDownloadable guides offering advice and real examples of student engagement in learning, teaching and assessment practice.
Student Partnership AgreementThe Student Partnership Agreement states how the Edinburgh University Students’ Association and the University are working in partnership to enhance the student experience. There is also annual small project funding to apply to, to undertake student partnership initiatives.
Student Support ModelThis model was rolled out in two phases by local college teams, with a first tranche of students being supported through it in 2022/23 and the remainder in 2023/24.
Study Hub - resources and blogLearning resources on specific study skills topics, plus downloadable resources with useful study strategies. Study Hub blog with study skills tips, articles on student life, insights from staff and students, plus updates on events and opportunities.
Supervising researchOnline self-enrol course, Fundamentals of PhD Supervision - This course aims to help new supervisors develop their understanding of the role and responsibilities of PhD supervisors at the University of Edinburgh, and to encourage experienced supervisors to reflect on and develop their practice with an increasingly diverse PhD student population.
Supervising research - network for PG Research SupervisiorsA range of activities for supervisors to meet and share practice, focus on particular areas of supervision, help shape University provision and learn about practical strategies.
Supervising research - tools you can use with your studentsA range of resources and tools which may be useful for staff who supervise research students.
Teaching MattersBlog and podcast for sharing, celebrating and debating innovative teaching practices.
QualityInformation on how the University ensures its academic standards and the quality of the student learning experience.
QAAUK's Quality Body for Higher Education.
Virtual Learning EnvironmentsThe service pages for the University supported Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs): Learn and Moodle.

 

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