This is an optional unit in the Discovering Teaching Pathway 

 Pre-Requisite 

It is recommended to complete the online course “How Students Learn" (available mid Sept 24) before taking this course. 

Overview 

This training course equips you with the skills to deliver engaging sessions that significantly enhance student learning and participation. You will explore active learning techniques, discover effective questioning strategies, and learn how to foster a psychologically safe environment for your students. This course provides practical tools and insights to ensure that every session is interactive and impactful.  

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 

Learning Outcomes  

At the end of this session, you will be able to:  

• Deliver engaging sessions that enhance student learning and participation 

• Use questioning techniques to increase student engagement 
• Create a psychologically safe environment to support student learning 

Who should attend?  

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

• Newly appointed Post Graduate Teaching Assistant (PGTA’s) 
• 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, and counselling.
• Post Graduate Research student (PGR’s)

This course is delivered by a member of the Learning and Development Team