This is a mandatory 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 

Learn how to bring your unique personality to your teaching, understand key preparatory steps, navigate university support services, create an effective learning environment, and tackle common classroom challenges. 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. 

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  

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. 

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