Teaching Academy

The Pedagogical Value of Co-Teaching: Implications for Learning, Inclusion, and Blended Practice

Co-teaching, defined as the collaborative planning and delivery of teaching by two or more educators within the same learning space, is gaining traction within UK higher education as institutions respond to increasingly diverse student cohorts and the expansion of blended learning models, by bringing together two academic experts with different styles and perspectives, this people […]

The Pedagogical Value of Co-Teaching: Case Study – Computer Science

Co-teaching, defined as the collaborative planning and delivery of teaching by two or more educators within the same learning space, is a people centric pedagogic approach than can promote student understanding, a sense of community and inclusion across cohorts as well as increae staff enjoyment of teaching.In this series of Case Studies we talk to […]

The Pedagogical Value of Co-Teaching: Case Study – Chemistry 

Co-teaching, defined as the collaborative planning and delivery of teaching by two or more educators within the same learning space, is a people centric pedagogic approach than can promote student understanding, a sense of community and inclusion across cohorts as well as increae staff enjoyment of teaching.In this series of Case Studies we talk to […]

Redeveloping the Graduate Teaching Assistant training programme

This year has seen a significant redevelopment of the Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) training programme, designed to improve clarity, engagement and impact for both GTAs and the students they support. We spoke to Emily Cooksey, Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering and Associate Dean for Teaching Academy, and Oli Taylor, CPD Project Coordinator, about why the […]

Quick Start for Blended and Flexible Learning

The FSE Digital and Flexible Learning Toolkit is a series of short articles outlining some of the main principles of Flexible and Blended delivery, this Quick Start is an even MORE condensed version of those articles into a single overview. 1. What is Blended Learning? The University of Manchester is committed to blended learning and […]

Blended & Flexible Toolkit

Welcome to the FSE Blended and Flexible Toolkit, this series of articles is designed to reaffirm the basic principles behind Flexible and Blended Learning, what do we mean by these terms? How should they be implemented? How we can start to think about flexibility when designing learning materials and how to ensure we create flexible […]

Accessibility in Teaching and Learning

One of the core values of the University of Manchester’s vision and strategic plan is a commitment to equality, diversity and equal opportunities for all. As such, we are committed to making teaching and learning accessible and inclusive. This article covers: Why is it Important to Create Accessible Teaching and Learning Content? Getting Started With […]

Canvas Early Bird Case Studies

The FSE Canvas Early Birds are unit leads who have volunteered to start the Canvas rebuild process as soon as possible. The Early Birds give us a clear opportunity to test our approach to moving from Blackboard to Canvas, ensuring that the provided support is appropriate. Early Bird staff get a bit of extra eLearning […]

Canvas Early Bird

How you approach the rebuilding of your course units in Canvas will depend on many personal factors; the size and scale of your unit, who else is involved in the delivery, how the unit is delivered, the range and format of the materials within your course and your familiarity with Canvas and technology in general. […]