This is an optional unit in the Discovering Teaching Pathway 

Course Pre-Requisite 

Please complete the online course "Introduction to How Students Learn" before taking this course.

Overview 

Learn to differentiate between formative and summative feedback and apply proven feedback techniques. Gain insights into best practices and common pitfalls to ensure your feedback is constructive and supportive. Enhance your teaching skills and positively impact your students' learning experience. 

Learning Outcomes  

• Distinguish between formative and summative feedback and identify appropriate contexts for each type. 

• Describe the mechanisms and expectations for providing feedback when in a teaching role at UoN. 

• Construct specific, actionable and timely feedback using effective techniques such as feedback on both process and product. 

Please note: that this is an interactive session, and active participation is expected throughout all activities, including breakout rooms. To get the most out of the session, we recommend joining from an environment where you can fully engage.  
 

Attendance: Participants are required to attend a minimum of 90% of any synchronous online training course in order to be marked as "Attended." Attendance is tracked through the attendance record generated by Microsoft Teams, which monitors login times and the duration of attendance in the session. For more information, please refer to the full attendance record which can be found on the Foundations in Teaching Moodle site. 
 
https://moodle.nottingham.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=150741 

Who should attend?  

Staff and PGR’s who are at the beginning of your teaching journey. You may be a:  

• Newly appointed PGTA 

• PGR 

• Demonstrator 

• Technician 

• Anyone who has aspects of delivery or support of teaching and learning in their role and is new to teaching. E.g. roles such as: librarians, careers advisors, education and student engagement, residential experience, support and wellbeing, counselling, and staff involved with training and development. 

This course is delivered by a member of the Educator Academy