Preparing for Success  

This is a mandatory unit in the Discovering Teaching Pathway 

Course Pre-Requisite 

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

Overview 

Learn how to bring your unique personality to your teaching, understand key preparatory steps, navigate university support services .  This interactive session will equip you with practical strategies and resources to confidently lead undergraduate seminars and lectures. Elevate your teaching and make a positive impact on your students' learning experience. 

Learning Outcomes  

By the end of this session, learners will be able to: 

• explain the preparatory steps for successful teaching, including understanding unit structures, learning outcomes, assessment methods, and available resources. 
• identify when to support and where to signpost students. 

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 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.  

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 developmen

This course is delivered by a member of the Educator Academy