Postgraduate Teaching Assistants
- Workshops in Hilary Term 2013
- Teaching and Supporting Learning Module Hilary Term 2013
- School-based Courses
- Useful Links to support postgraduate teaching and research
- Archive
Registration for all the events below will open two-three weeks prior to each event on this web page. You will receive a confirmation email within three days, and a further reminder email closer to the date of the event. There is a 24 hour cancellation policy for all of our events. All postgraduate students can register for the workshops below at no charge.
In accordance with College's Equal Opportunity Policy, Academic Practice aim to provide accessible training for all staff and students. Please let us know if you have any specific needs so we can be as accommodating as possible.
Hilary Term 2013
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Date:Monday 28th January 2013 Venue: Time: 10:00 - 13:00 |
Small Group Teaching
Facilitator: Dr. Anne Markey This session will help you to develop skills for the effective planning and delivery of small group teaching. You will learn how to write effective learning outcomes; how to plan a teaching session, how to accommodate student diversity, and how to deal with challenging situations. |
Date:Monday 28th January 2013 Venue: Time: 14:00 - 17:00 |
Preparing to Lecture
Facilitator: Dr. Anne Markey In this session you will be learning how to structure and deliver a lecture effectively. This will include looking at the purpose of the lecture format, how to structure a lecture on the basis of relevant learning outcomes, how to engage students and deal with problems, and how to manage your own nerves and start to develop a presentation style. |
Michaelmas Term 2012
| Dates | Information |
|---|---|
Date:Friday 12th October 2012 or Friday 2nd Nov 2012 Venue: Registration Closed |
Small Group Teaching
Facilitator: Dr. Anne Markey This session will help you to develop skills for the effective planning and delivery of small group teaching. You will learn how to write effective learning outcomes; how to plan a teaching session, how to accommodate student diversity, and how to deal with challenging situations. |
Date:Friday 12th October 2012 or Friday 2nd Nov 2012 Venue: Registration Closed |
Preparing to Lecture
Facilitator: Dr. Anne Markey In this session you will be learning how to structure and deliver a lecture effectively. This will include looking at the purpose of the lecture format, how to structure a lecture on the basis of relevant learning outcomes, how to engage students and deal with problems, and how to manage your own nerves and start to develop a presentation style. |
Date:Friday 30th November 2012 Time:10:00 - 13:00 Venue: Registration Closed |
Preparing an Article for Publication (Humanities)
Facilitator: Dr. Anne Markey This interactive workshop explores how to prepare a research article from a dissertation or thesis chapter. It presents journal editors’ perspectives on common reasons for rejecting articles and uses these to establish the main areas to address when writing or re-writing for publication. The workshop will also present for discussion some approaches and strategies to improve writing confidence. |
Date:Friday 30th November 2012 Time:14:00 - 17:00 Venue: |
Turning a Thesis into a Book (Humanities)
Facilitator: Dr. Anne Markey This interactive workshop explores issues involved in the process of turning a postgraduate thesis into a monograph. Topics covered include choosing a publisher; preparing a proposal; responding to readers' reports; revising and making changes. The workshop will also provide opportunities for discussion of other issues such as distribution, peer review, and publishing subventions. |
Teaching and Supporting Learning Module
Postgraduate Students receiving their certificates of completion for the Teaching and Supporting Learning Module in 2011-2012 at a ceremony with the Dean of Graduate Studies on Tuesday 29th May 2012
Two-part development programme for postgraduate teaching assistants. There is no charge for attending these events.
Part I: Introduction to Teaching and Supporting Learning is one day foundation course designed for postgraduates new to teaching or considering taking on a teaching role. It runs frequently at the beginning of the academic year. Some Schools expect all their teaching assistants to attend this course if they are going to be tutoring, demonstrating or running tutorials for the first time.
Part II: Teaching and Supporting Learning is a short, structured credit-bearing module aimed at postgraduate teaching assistants that want to further develop their teaching practice and understanding of student learning. Sessions are held throughout the term and participants are expected to create a portfolio of evidence of their teaching practices. You must be teaching at least two hours per week or 12 hours during the semester in which the module is undertaken.
The full module descriptor provides more detail about the module, including the ECTS credits available upon successful completion of this course. In addition, all attendees that attend the module and complete a portfolio receive a CAPSL certificate of completion.
Registration is now closed for Hilary Term 2013 -Please click here for the Schedule.
School-based Courses
We work with Schools to improve the support and provision of teaching development opportunities for postgraduate and part-time tutors in their local teaching contexts. We welcome inquiries to develop tailored courses or provide resources to enable School-based developments. See our archive for School specific courses in 2011-2012.
Useful Links to support postgraduate teaching and research
- The Student Counselling Service runs workshops for postgraduate students and offers a one-on-one learning support service
- The Graduate Students' Union
- Graduate Studies Office
- Library - Help and Training
- Postgraduate Research Studentships
- Information System Services - Services for Students
- Careers Advisory Service - Postgraduate Funding
For details of our previous events for Postgraduates who Teach please see below;