Share, Adopt, Adapt Workshops: July 2020
In July at LITE, we re-launched our popular Share, Adopt, Adapt workshops with a focus upon sharing experiences, techniques and strategies relevant for online teaching online. Run in conjunction with the TIPS Community, the sessions have not only played an important role in promoting best practice at the University but have promoted a sense of community among those looking to provide the best possible teaching experience in the COVID era. The events are relaxed and informal in tone and see up to three members of staff present for around 5 minutes each before the floor is opened up for questions. All of the sessions are recorded and a brief description and link to the relevant MS Stream video is provided below. To keep up to date with future SAAWs, any University of Leeds Staff member can join the TIPS community on MS Teams or ask to subscribe to the LITE mailing list by sending a request to LITE@Leeds.ac.uk. All future events will be recorded and uploaded to the SAAW Stream channel.
I’ve recorded a quick video as a teaser for our recorded sessions. All relevant info and links are provided below.
SAAW: SCALA Method- Examples of implementation in the Faculty of Biological Science
The first session in our relaunched SAAW series was kicked off by James Pickering, who spoke about the UoL position on SCALA, the principles of the approach and resources available on the Digital practice website. Dave Lewis, Charlotte Haigh, Chris Randle and Sue Whittle then described the two models that they have developed in line with the SCALA method, and how they have implemented them into large first-year modules in the Faculty of Biological Science. University of Leeds Staff can access the recording of this first session focusing on the SCALA method here.
SAAW: Language Centre- Experiences of Pre-Sessional Teaching in 2020
Curiosity was abound in our second SAAW since our online relaunch, as staff from the Language Centre shared their experiences of moving to an online teaching model in a very short space of time. Laura Richardson shared her experiences of managing the shift to emergency remote teaching and adoption of the Microsoft Suite for delivering large cohort modules to international students; Natasha Rust spoke about adapting a face to face module with 14 hours classroom contact to suit the online teaching and learning environment; and Roya Alimalayeri and Laurie Essien reflected on the challenges and positive outcomes from their experience of teaching online. University of Leeds Staff can access the recording of the second SAAW session here.
SAAW: Assessment in 2020
Bridgette Bewick shared some of her initial impressions talking to students about assessment both before and after lockdown restrictions were imposed as part of her LITE fellowship on Pedagogical Wellbeing and the Curriculum. Bridgette described the opinions students had of altered assessment techniques with both positive and negative consequences. Alison Voice and Emma Pittard spoke about their experiences using Gradescope as an assessment tool within Minerva. They outlined the strengths and limitations of the software and provided hints and tips on how best to utilise the app’s functionality. University of Leeds Staff can access the recording of the SAAW: Assessment in 2020 session here.
By Dave Riley, D.D.Riley@leeds.ac.uk, LITE