Foundations in Teaching
Online course
Are you new to teaching or new to teaching in Leeds? Our Foundations in Teaching (FiT) online course is designed to equip anyone new to teaching, or new to teaching at the University of Leeds, with the necessary information to help them get started in teaching.
FiT is an online self-paced course that you can start at anytime and there is no time limit to complete it. As a guide, we estimate that reading the core content will take approximately 3 hours, with an additional 2-4 hours recommended for optional activities and exploring related links.
All PGRs who engage in teaching must complete FiT and it is expected that it is completed in advance of commencing teaching. For more information please read our guide below and the Code of Practice for PGRs Engaged in Teaching.
Please book onto the Foundations in Teaching course through the following link. Once signed up, access will be given to the course in Minerva.
Book onto the Foundations in Teaching courseWorkshops
Following FiT, participants will be further supported by being invited to sign up to optional focussed synchronous sessions to support teaching development in specific areas. These sessions all take place online and include:
Planning and designing teaching sessions
This interactive session is designed to provide participants with an opportunity to share any concerns they may have or support they might need in designing their teaching.
Participants will have the chance to exchange experiences with their peers and discuss any situations they may be worried about. The workshop will create a space to share best practices in teaching and explore strategies that could be effective for them.
Outcomes:
- Discuss effective methods for designing and planning teaching.
- Identify potential actions and improvements for future teaching design.
Let's talk about delivering your teaching
This interactive session is designed to provide participants with an opportunity to share any concerns they may have or support they might need in delivering their teaching.
Participants will have the chance to exchange experiences with their peers and discuss any situations they may be worried about. The workshop will create a space to share best practices in teaching and explore strategies that could be effective for them.
Outcomes:
- Discuss effective methods for delivering teaching.
- Identify potential actions and improvements for future teaching delivery.
Assessment and marking
This interactive session is designed to provide participants with an opportunity to share any concerns they may have or support they might need with assessment and marking.
Participants will have the chance to assess and mark an example assessment using a marking rubric alongside their peers and reflect on the experience. The workshop will create a space to share best practices in assessment and marking and explore strategies that could be effective for them.
Outcomes:
- Identify the principles and purpose of assessment and marking.
- Identify potential actions and improvements for future assessment and marking.
Effective feedback
This interactive session is designed to provide participants with an opportunity to share any concerns they may have or support they might need in designing and delivering effective feedback.
Participants will have the chance to assess and evaluate examples of staff feedback to students alongside their peers and reflect on the experience. The workshop will create a space to share best practices in feedback and explore strategies that could be effective for them.
Outcomes:
- Identify the purpose of feedback and methods for providing it.
- Explore effective ways to deliver feedback.
- Identify potential actions and improvements for future feedback.
Assessment literacy
This interactive session is designed to provide participants with an opportunity to share any concerns they may have or support they might need regarding assessment literacy.
Participants will have the chance to exchange experiences with their peers and discuss any situations they may be concerned about. The workshop will create a space to share best practices in teaching and explore strategies that could be effective for them.
Outcomes:
- Discuss effective ways to design and plan teaching to ensure constructive alignment between learning outcomes, teaching activities, and assessments.
- Identify potential actions and improvements in teaching design to support students' development of assessment literacy.
If you have any questions about the Foundations in Teaching course or workshops, please email: academicdev@leeds.ac.uk