This workshop provides an opportunity to consider approaches to designing assessment that reduces the scope for academic malpractice and plagiarism. It will introduce you to some practical approaches to apply in your own practice.

The workshop is offered on the following three dates, please book one date only:

• Thursday 26th October 2023 – In Person, 2 pm – 4 pm
• Thursday 8th February 2024 – Online, 10 am – 12 pm
• Tuesday 23rd April 2024 – Online 10 am – 12 pm

Please read our information on access statement and cancellation chargesfor these workshops.

This workshop provides an opportunity to reconsider approaches to assessment and will introduce you to a range of alternative assessments to engage and challenge your students.

The next workshop is scheduled for the following date:

• Thursday 7th September 2023 - In Person, 10-12pm
• Thursday 21st March 2024 – Online, 10 am – 12 pm

Please read our information on access statement and cancellation chargesfor these workshops.

The concept of the ‘flipped classroom’ has become increasingly popular in higher education, particularly as a result of the increased focus on online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. But what do we mean by a flipped classroom, how can it help teachers and learners, and how might we use it? Join us for an interactive, two-hour session to explore this innovative approach, and to share some of the ways in which it may be used to enhance the student learning experience. Throughout the session you will have opportunities to network with colleagues working in a variety of contexts and to share your ideas about ways in which you are using / might use a flipped classroom approach in your own educational practice.

The workshop is repeated on the following two dates, please book one date only:

• Wednesday 1st November 2023 – Online, 2pm-4pm
• Wednesday 28th February 2024 – Online, 10am-12pm

Please read our information on access statement and cancellation chargesfor these workshops.

This session will introduce principles for feedback, share practice and consider models for effective practice.

The workshop is repeated on the following two dates, please book one date only:

• Tuesday 9th January 2024 – In Person, 2 pm - 4 pm
• Tuesday 9th April 2024 – Online, 10am-12pm

Please read our information on access statement and cancellation chargesfor these workshops.

This session is designed for Postgraduates who teach. We will be looking at what academic integrity is and what it means in your practice.

The workshop is scheduled for the following date:

• Tuesday 6th February 2024 – In Person, 10 am – 12 pm

Please read our information on the access statement and cancellation chargesfor these workshops.

This session is designed for Postgraduates who teach. We will be looking at how you can make your teaching more inclusive.

This workshop is scheduled to take place on the following date:

• Tuesday 12th December 2023 – In Person, 2 pm – 4 pm

Please read our information on access statement and cancellation chargesfor these workshops.

This interactive workshop considers ways of collecting feedback about teaching and students’ learning in your current context. As part of the workshop we will share and evaluate a range of ideas for collecting feedback that you might use and/or adapt for your requirements.

The workshop is repeated on the following two dates, please book one date only:

• Tuesday 12th March 2024 – In Person, 2 pm - 4 pm
• Tuesday 30th April 2024 – Online, 10 am – 12 pm

Please read our information on access statement and cancellation chargesfor these workshops.

This interactive workshop considers the features of a good lecture and offers ideas for interaction to engage students. It will also look at the preparation of the ‘lecture’ and the ‘lecturer’.

This workshop will take place on the following date:

• Tuesday 31st October 2023 – In Person, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
• Thursday 25th January 2024 - Online, 10 am - 12 pm

Please read our information on access statement and cancellation chargesfor these workshops.

This interactive workshop considers the benefits and challenges of preparing a team for marking. Examples of current practice at Lancaster University will be used as case studies during the session to prompt discussion and ideas for what could work for you and your team in your context.

The workshop is repeated on the following two dates, please book one date only:

• Thursday 2nd November 2023 – Online, 10 am – 12 pm
• Tuesday 23rd January 2024 – In Person 2 pm – 4 pm
• Tuesday 16th April 2024 – Online, 9.30 – 11.30 am
• Thursday 30th May 2024 - In Person, 9.30 - 11.30 am

Please read our information on access statement and cancellation chargesfor these workshops.

This practical workshop will take you through the process of storyboarding – a visual plan of your module, that focuses on the constructive alignment of learning outcomes, teaching and learning activities and assessment.

The workshop is repeated on the following two dates, please book one date only:

• Wednesday 6th December 2023 – In Person, 2 pm – 4 pm
• Thursday 18th April 2024 – Online, 10 am – 12 pm

Please read our information on access statement and cancellation chargesfor these workshops.

Group work is widely recognised as an important pedagogical approach within higher education and plays a crucial role in supporting the development of a range of skills linked to collaboration, communication, critical thinking and problem solving. In a learning set approach, students are assigned to a small group with other course participants, and may remain with this same group for the duration of their time on a course or programme. Join us for an interactive, two-hour session to explore this innovative approach, and to share some of the ways in which it may be used to enhance the student learning experience. Throughout the session you will have opportunities to network with colleagues working in a variety of contexts and to share your ideas about ways in which you are using / might use learning sets within your own educational practice.

The workshop is repeated on the following two dates, please book one date only:

• Wednesday 22nd November 2023 – Online, 2 pm - 4pm
• Wednesday 13th March 2024 – Online, 10 am - 12 pm

Please read our information on access statement and cancellation chargesfor these workshops.

This interactive workshop is for anyone on a CEDA programme or is interested in mapping their personal development and/or career enhancement. Using PSF (2023) attendees will have the opportunity to work on their own template. Please come prepared to discuss and share your emergent work.

All dimensions will be considered (appropriate to your category of Fellowship)

The workshop is repeated on the following two dates, please book one date only:

• Thursday 7th March 2024 – In Person, 2 pm - 4 pm
• Tuesday 4th June 2024 - Online, 10 am - 12 pm

Please read our information on access statement and cancellation chargesfor these workshops.

Learning outcomes support teachers to communicate the programme and module objectives and ensure alignment between the different programme elements, such as the assessment strategy and your learning and teaching approach. In this session you will consider the importance of learning outcomes and what makes a good learning outcome. You will use these principles to critique and develop your own learning outcomes.

The workshop is repeated on the following two dates, please book one date only:

• Tuesday 24th October 2023 – Online, 10 am - 12 pm
• Tuesday 16th April 2024 – In-Person, 2 pm – 4 pm

Please read our information on access statement and cancellation chargesfor these workshops.

The Introduction to Teaching at Lancaster (ITL) workshop can either be taken as a stand-alone workshop or as the first mandatory workshop for the Associate Teacher Programme (ATP). This induction course is designed to help postgraduates, researchers and others involved in modest amounts of demonstrating or seminar teaching to address some of the basic skills and understanding they will need for their work. It assumes that participants have little or no previous teaching experience and that you will be engaged in some teaching in academic year 2023/24.

Please read our information on access statement and cancellation chargesfor these workshops.

The Professional Development Course for External Examiners is for Lancaster University staff who are interested to develop their practice as an external examiner.

The course has been developed as part of the national Degree Standards project, which is led by Advance HE and managed by the Office for Students on behalf of England and the devolved administrations in Northern Ireland and Wales.

You will take part in a short course, involving individual online preparatory work (typically about 3 hours) and participation in a full day workshop. The online preparatory work is made available in advance and needs to be completed during the two weeks prior to the workshop(s). The design of the course reflects an active learning approach, with an emphasis on valuing participants' experiences and prior knowledge. As such, it is equally relevant for aspiring, new or experienced examiners. Course participants will:

• gain an understanding of the role of the external examiner as articulated in the UK Quality Code for Higher Education
• consolidate their understanding of the nature of academic standards and professional judgement, and explore the implications for external examining
• develop their ability in using evidence-informed approaches to contribute to impartial, transparent judgements on academic standards and enhancing student learning.

Full completion of the course leads to a formal Certificate of Completion (awarded by Advance HE), and provides evidence of an ongoing commitment to professional development against the Professional Standards Framework for Teaching and Supporting Learning in Higher Education (PSF 2023).

Learning outcomes

1. Explain and discuss the nature and purpose of the external examiner role, its function for quality assessment in higher education, including the importance within it of their contribution to safeguarding academic standards
2. Explain the nature of standards in the higher education context
3. Draw on practical and scholarly knowledge of assessment as appropriate to the role, including: professional judgement; assessment reliability; assessment validity; purposes of assessment; principles of assessment; programme coherence in assessment.
4. Recognise the varied provenance and uniqueness of individuals’ standards and the challenge this brings to examiners representing the standards of their subject, discipline and/or professional community.
5. Explain the importance and use of key reference points for academic standards in the relevant subject, discipline and/or professional area.
6. Explain the purpose and value of ongoing calibration activities in supporting the use of common ‘discipline community’ standards.
7. Recognise the importance of their continuing professional development in assessment and external examining.

The Professional Standards Framework

The Professional Standards Framework (PSF) is a comprehensive set of professional standards and guidelines for everyone involved in teaching and supporting learning in higher education. Participants for this course are likely to be involved in external examining or maybe leading external examining policies across a faculty, programme or team. If you are considering preparing an application for the Advance HE fellowship, you should look at how your external examining experience relates to the dimensions of the PSF. There are follow-up activities in the Participant Handbook for the course, as well as guidance on aligning your external examining experience to the PSF 2023.

The course will be offered in 2024 on Tuesday 9th April (All day) - to apply, please register a place on Libcal.

For further queries please email the CEDA team.

Please read our information on access statement and cancellation chargesfor these workshops.

This workshop, and the associated Moodle site with resources, is aimed principally at academic staff who have not had previous experience of teaching in UK Higher Education before coming to Lancaster University. So, for example, this could apply to new international staff or those coming from a non-HE background such as industry or another profession. The objective is to help you understand the expectations regarding teaching and learning in the UK (especially useful for international colleagues) and in particular here at Lancaster.

The workshop will cover such topics as:

• Expectations of teachers/teaching, students/learning, and of institutions;
• Different cultures of teaching and learning;
• Lancaster’s approach to teaching and learning;
• A quiz about how much you know about Lancaster University;
• Lancaster’s strategic international partners;
• The academic year;
• Programme and module credit system;
• Assessment, the grading system, and assessment moderation;
• Other sources of support, and the Moodle site associated with this session.

To register an interest for a future TTL workshop please email the CEDA Team.

This informal online briefing session an opportunity to learn more about the requirements and expectations for Principal Fellowship, and the steps you might take to plan for working towards PF in the future. It is suitable for experienced colleagues who are considering seeking professional recognition for their strategic educational leadership against Descriptor 4 of the PSF2023.

The workshop is repeated on the following dates, please book one date only:

• Thursday 11th April 2024, Online – 1100-1200
• Monday 8th July 2024, Online – 1000-1100
• Tuesday 15th October 2024, Online – 1000-1100
• Wednesday 8th January 2025, Online – 1400-1500

Maximum of 10 per session