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T&L Festival 2021: Learning design; engaging students; academic transitions

Our Teaching & Learning Festival took place between 07-09 September 2021, with sessions focusing on three themes:

  • Learning design,
  • Engaging students
  • Supporting student academic transitions.

The event was well-attended, with over 150 colleagues from across the university attending at least one session.

Session recordings available:

If you missed any of the Festival, or would like to re-visit any of the sessions, recordings are now available. Recordings include:

Learning design:

  • EXTERNAL SPEAKER - Dr Tim Fawns: Designing Online Teaching: Thinking Beyond Technology, Content and Scheduled Sessions
  • Preparing your Blackboard Module for the New Academic Year
  • Inclusive Design in Online Teaching & Learning
  • Using Module Roadmaps & Weekly Plans to Support Learning
  • Blackboard Module Showcase

Engaging students:

  • Increasing Engagement with Online Asynchronous Learning
  • Running an Interactive Online Session

Supporting student academic transitions:

  • Supporting Students with their Academic Transitions
  • Academic Transitions Showcase
  • EXTERNAL SPEAKER - Dr Katharine Hubbard (NTF): Transitions in to HE - Addressing the Hidden Curriculum