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Winners have been announced for the inaugural University of Leeds Teaching Awards. The awards celebrate excellent practice in student education, as well as the work and innovation of colleagues to deliver high-quality teaching and learning at Leeds.
I lead a large (130+ students) module which involves students working in groups of 4-5 in an online business simulation. One component of the assessment is a 30% individual reflection on the process (not outcomes) of working in a group. This resource describes the approach to structuring the reflection and how it was assessed. What...
Assessment practice: podcasting Assessment is an area of practice that needs to evolve to best meet the needs of our students. Across the sector, there is a trend to use approaches that are familiar to, and appreciated by, a wide audience and include more contemporary writing styles, group-working and alternative forms of communication. Podcasts are...
This blog article shows you how to facilitate engaging and equitable group work by naming and explaining some principles, or ‘moves’ from spontaneous improvisation. These mechanise and demystify the experience of exploratory talk, giving everyone the same conversational tools regardless of perceived shyness or other such challenges. What did you do? Why did you do it? ...
Find out how our PGCAP programme has helped our previous participants, and those who have supported and mentored colleagues to take part in the PGCAP.
For its second round of Engagement Week events in February, the TIPS Community’s posed this question to the teaching community at Leeds: How can we make breakout rooms successful: what tips and tricks are there to keep learners engaged and create a positive experience? We focused on exploring learners' experiences of breakout spaces and held...
This blog post presents a short action research project at the University of Leeds School of Law that seeks to shed some light on postgraduate taught (PGT) international students’ views on academic offences and their approaches to academic integrity to inform future policies and prevention strategies.
Our new resource for staff focussing on student assessment and feedback is now available. It features a series of resources, case studies and articles, which can be used to develop and enhance your academic practice.
Applications are currently open until 31 May to be part of the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP) at the University of Leeds, which starts in September 2021.
Academic colleagues with ideas for a fully online education programme are invited to find out how to make this a reality and expressions of interest to create fully online education programmes are now being encouraged, as part of this year’s IPE process.