Led by Hannah Cobb, Professor of Archeology and Pedagogy and Associate Director for eLearning and Teaching Innovation School of Arts, Languages and Cultures and Jennie Blake, Head of Teaching and Learning Development, University of Manchester Library and University Academic Lead for Student Success, Institute of Teaching and Learning.

We are excited to announce that we will soon be accepting paper submissions for the University of Manchester's third annual Teaching and Learning Conference. Building on insights from last year, this workshop is designed to provide support and guidance on the call for paper submission process. In this session we will cover the rubric we will use to assess paper submissions, the different session types, the style and language typically found in conference paper submissions, along with supporting co-creation and collaboration with students.

Book to attend 'How to submit your paper for the Teaching & Learning Conference 2025'

Led by

• Hannah Cobb, Professor of Archeology and Pedagogy and Associate Director for eLearning and Teaching Innovation School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

• Rachel Studd, Reader in Design, Scholarship Theme Lead for Department of Materials, School of Natural Sciences.

At the University of Manchester we define scholarship as:

“Evidence based systematic practice that positively impacts student outcomes or experience and is disseminated for critical review and, where appropriate adoption by others. Scholarship can include the scholarship of teaching and learning, or discipline based educational or pedagogic research, as well as the development, application and synthesis of disciplinary knowledge to inform teaching (e.g. research-informed teaching).”

But how can we put this in practice? How should we actually do scholarship? There is no simple answer - there are a range of methods that may be determined by the subject of your scholarship, and the context in which you are working. In this session we explore the breadth of methods. Whether you are just beginning or have been doing scholarship for some time, this session aims to provide a space to work and think through the different methodological approaches that might be valuable for you. 

Book to attend 'Starting your Scholarship'

Led by Hannah Cobb, Professor of Archeology and Pedagogy and Associate Director for eLearning and Teaching Innovation School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

At the University of Manchester we define scholarship as:

“Evidence based systematic practice that positively impacts student outcomes or experience and is disseminated for critical review and, where appropriate adoption by others. Scholarship can include the scholarship of teaching and learning, or discipline based educational or pedagogic research, as well as the development, application and synthesis of disciplinary knowledge to inform teaching (e.g. research-informed teaching).”

But how can we put this in practice? How should we actually do scholarship? There is no simple answer - there are a range of methods that may be determined by the subject of your scholarship, and the context in which you are working. In this session we explore the breadth of methods. Whether you are just beginning or have been doing scholarship for some time, this session aims to provide a space to work and think through the different methodological approaches that might be valuable for you. 

Book to attend 'Scholarship Methods'

Facilitated by colleagues who support GTAs and TAs from across the institution

Come along to our monthly GTA/TA support sessions!

These sessions offer an opportunity to connect with peers and colleagues who support GTAs and TAs from across the institution. We aim to foster a supportive environment where you can build your network and explore your teaching practice. 

You’ll have the chance to:

• Build meaningful networks and be part of a teaching community
• Reflect on your teaching experiences and enhance your practice
• Explore development opportunities

Sessions are informal, with options for themed discussions or "come and talk" sessions. You’ll have the opportunity to let us know what topics and content would be most valuable to you.

Sessions will take place via Zoom and are not recorded. Colleagues are welcome to join us as many times as they wish to.

We hope you'll join us!

Please note: this is an optional/additional support session, rather than paid training.

Book to attend 'GTA/TA Support Session'

Led by Holly Dewsnip, Teaching and Learning Officer, Institute of Teaching and Learning and Professor Hannah Cobb NTF SFHEA, Professor of Archaeology and Pedagogy, School of Arts, Langauges and Cultures and Academic Lead for Academic Development, Institute of Teaching and Learning

Not sure what reflective writing is, or how to do it effectively? Need to reflect for LEAP or your NAP portfolio, but not sure if you're doing it right? Feel like you knew about this in the past, but could do with a refresher?

All UoM staff were welcome to attend this session, which served as an introduction or refresher on reflection and reflective practice. We discussed the purpose of reflection and how it's different to 'just thinking' or ruminating, and explored a few models that can help you to structure and deepen your reflection (and might help you if you find you're getting stuck). Attendees could ask any questions they had on reflective thinking or reflective writing, and discuss any difficulties they may be having with these. 

This session was a friendly and informal space to explore reflection. It was facilitated by colleagues who believe in the developmental potential of reflection, but also understand that not everybody likes reflection or feels confident in it. Please come along with your questions and concerns, and we'll hopefully support you in finding a way forward that helps reflection work for you.

How to reflect will be repeated monthly.

For those who want to carve out some protected quiet time to get on with reflection, ‘Shut Up and Write’ style you may wish to attend one of our 'Action on Reflection' sessions: https://app.manchester.ac.uk/UMITL2005

• Click here to sign up for How to Reflect

Led by Professor Hannah Cobb, Professor of Archaeology and Pedagogy, and Holly Dewsnip, Institute of Teaching and Learning

Need to reflect for your NAP portfolio or LEAP application, but struggling to get started? Want to see if reflection can help you build confidence and problem-solve? Know all about reflection, but finding it hard to carve out time to do it?

Come along to our monthly Friday sessions – all welcome!

During this session you will have the opportunity to: 

• Have a quick reminder on what reflection is and why we do it

• Carve out some protected quiet time to get on with reflection, ‘Shut Up and Write’ style

• Share and discuss your ideas with other interested colleagues if you wish to do so

These sessions will take place via Zoom and are not recorded, and colleagues are welcome to join us as many times as they wish to.

This session introduced what reflection is and why we do it, provided advice and support on reflective writing and carved out some quiet time to reflect.

• Click here to sign up for Action on Reflection

Facilitated by colleagues who support GTAs and TAs from across the institution

This session will aim to provide tools to enhance students’ feedback focussing on continuous assessment, which is deemed more valuable and more promptly actionable for students prior to the final examination. Mauro Luberti will present a workflow for GTA training in order to guarantee effective feedback and marking consistency on coursework reports.

Learning aims:

· Learn a GTA workflow training for effective feedback and marking consistency on coursework reports

· Learn about written feedback categories and how to implement them

Book to attend 'Feedback on Continuous Assessment'

• Hannah Cobb, Professor of Archeology and Pedagogy and Associate Director for eLearning and Teaching Innovation School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

This year the University has introduced the category of Scholarship into promotions criteria for colleagues on a Teaching and Scholarship (T&S) contract, and the ITL is offering a series of workshops about how you might do scholarship in your context. But, whether you are applying for promotion, for teaching awards, or just need to explain to someone what you do, it is also helpful to be able to tell your own T&S story - or what some may refer to as a “golden thread” – that is, a clear (and usually succinct) way of articulating the big picture of what your scholarship does and what difference it makes. But this is a tricky task! And often even harder to do alone! So, in this session, we lead and support participants to begin to tell their story and draw out their golden thread. Beginning with a short consideration of what scholarship is, participants will then explore their teaching philosophy, draw out key contributions they have made to teaching and/or scholarship, and work with peers to begin to refine their story and draw out their golden thread.

Book to attend ' Scholarship Ethics'

Led by Professor Hannah Cobb, Professor of Archaeology and Pedagogy, and Holly Dewsnip, Institute of Teaching and Learning

Need to reflect for your NAP portfolio or LEAP application, but struggling to get started? Want to see if reflection can help you build confidence and problem-solve? Know all about reflection, but finding it hard to carve out time to do it?

Come along to our monthly Friday sessions – all welcome!

During this session you will have the opportunity to: 

• Have a quick reminder on what reflection is and why we do it

• Carve out some protected quiet time to get on with reflection, ‘Shut Up and Write’ style

• Share and discuss your ideas with other interested colleagues if you wish to do so

These sessions will take place via Zoom and are not recorded, and colleagues are welcome to join us as many times as they wish to.

This session introduced what reflection is and why we do it, provided advice and support on reflective writing and carved out some quiet time to reflect.

• Click here to sign up for Action on Reflection

Led by Holly Dewsnip, Teaching and Learning Officer, Institute of Teaching and Learning and Professor Hannah Cobb NTF SFHEA, Professor of Archaeology and Pedagogy, School of Arts, Langauges and Cultures and Academic Lead for Academic Development, Institute of Teaching and Learning

Not sure what reflective writing is, or how to do it effectively? Need to reflect for LEAP or your NAP portfolio, but not sure if you're doing it right? Feel like you knew about this in the past, but could do with a refresher?

All UoM staff were welcome to attend this session, which served as an introduction or refresher on reflection and reflective practice. We discussed the purpose of reflection and how it's different to 'just thinking' or ruminating, and explored a few models that can help you to structure and deepen your reflection (and might help you if you find you're getting stuck). Attendees could ask any questions they had on reflective thinking or reflective writing, and discuss any difficulties they may be having with these. 

This session was a friendly and informal space to explore reflection. It was facilitated by colleagues who believe in the developmental potential of reflection, but also understand that not everybody likes reflection or feels confident in it. Please come along with your questions and concerns, and we'll hopefully support you in finding a way forward that helps reflection work for you.

How to reflect will be repeated monthly.

For those who want to carve out some protected quiet time to get on with reflection, ‘Shut Up and Write’ style you may wish to attend one of our 'Action on Reflection' sessions: https://app.manchester.ac.uk/UMITL2005

• Click here to sign up for How to Reflect

• Fatima Malik

Psychological Safety is the belief that an environment is safe for risk-taking. This session will cover the general benefits of Psychological Safety,

drawing on evidence from clinical and medical education literature for its relevance of in clinical learning environments and tips on how to

cultivate it. The session will include discussion points and activities facilitating attendees to apply the concepts discussed into their own

practice and contexts.

Intended Learning Outcomes

• be able to define Psychological Safety (PS)
• be able to describe benefits of Psychological Safety
• be able to explain how Psychological Safety is relevant in clinical learning environments
• be able to apply approaches for cultivating Psychological Safety in clinical learning environments

Book to attend ' Psychological Safety in clinical Learning Environments'

• Professor Hannah Cobb, Professor of Archaology and Pedagogy and Associate Director for eLearning and Teaching Innovation, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

• Fran Hooley is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Health Education in the School of Health Sciences. 

This year the University has introduced the category of Scholarship into promotions criteria for colleagues on a Teaching and Scholarship (T&S) contract, and the ITL is offering a series of workshops about how you might do scholarship in your context. But, whether you are applying for promotion, for teaching awards, or just need to explain to someone what you do, it is also helpful to be able to tell your own T&S story - or what some may refer to as a “golden thread” – that is, a clear (and usually succinct) way of articulating the big picture of what your scholarship does and what difference it makes. But this is a tricky task! And often even harder to do alone! So, in this session, we lead and support participants to begin to tell their story and draw out their golden thread. Beginning with a short consideration of what scholarship is, participants will then explore their teaching philosophy, draw out key contributions they have made to teaching and/or scholarship, and work with peers to begin to refine their story and draw out their golden thread.

Book to attend 'Evaluating your Scholarship'

Led by Professor Hannah Cobb, Professor of Archaeology and Pedagogy, and Holly Dewsnip, Institute of Teaching and Learning

Need to reflect for your NAP portfolio or LEAP application, but struggling to get started? Want to see if reflection can help you build confidence and problem-solve? Know all about reflection, but finding it hard to carve out time to do it?

Come along to our monthly Friday sessions – all welcome!

During this session you will have the opportunity to: 

• Have a quick reminder on what reflection is and why we do it

• Carve out some protected quiet time to get on with reflection, ‘Shut Up and Write’ style

• Share and discuss your ideas with other interested colleagues if you wish to do so

These sessions will take place via Zoom and are not recorded, and colleagues are welcome to join us as many times as they wish to.

This session introduced what reflection is and why we do it, provided advice and support on reflective writing and carved out some quiet time to reflect.

• Click here to sign up for Action on Reflection

• Professor Hannah Cobb, Professor of Archaology and Pedagogy and Associate Director for eLearning and Teaching Innovation, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

This year the University has introduced the category of Scholarship into promotions criteria for colleagues on a Teaching and Scholarship (T&S) contract, and the ITL is offering a series of workshops about how you might do scholarship in your context. But, whether you are applying for promotion, for teaching awards, or just need to explain to someone what you do, it is also helpful to be able to tell your own T&S story - or what some may refer to as a “golden thread” – that is, a clear (and usually succinct) way of articulating the big picture of what your scholarship does and what difference it makes. But this is a tricky task! And often even harder to do alone! So, in this session, we lead and support participants to begin to tell their story and draw out their golden thread. Beginning with a short consideration of what scholarship is, participants will then explore their teaching philosophy, draw out key contributions they have made to teaching and/or scholarship, and work with peers to begin to refine their story and draw out their golden thread.

Book to attend 'Sharing your Scholarship'

• Professor Hannah Cobb, Professor of Archaology and Pedagogy and Associate Director for eLearning and Teaching Innovation, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

This year the University has introduced the category of Scholarship into promotions criteria for colleagues on a Teaching and Scholarship (T&S) contract, and the ITL is offering a series of workshops about how you might do scholarship in your context. But, whether you are applying for promotion, for teaching awards, or just need to explain to someone what you do, it is also helpful to be able to tell your own T&S story - or what some may refer to as a “golden thread” – that is, a clear (and usually succinct) way of articulating the big picture of what your scholarship does and what difference it makes. But this is a tricky task! And often even harder to do alone! So, in this session, we lead and support participants to begin to tell their story and draw out their golden thread. Beginning with a short consideration of what scholarship is, participants will then explore their teaching philosophy, draw out key contributions they have made to teaching and/or scholarship, and work with peers to begin to refine their story and draw out their golden thread.

Book to attend 'Sharing your Scholarship'

Led by Holly Dewsnip, Teaching and Learning Officer, Institute of Teaching and Learning and Professor Hannah Cobb NTF SFHEA, Professor of Archaeology and Pedagogy, School of Arts, Langauges and Cultures and Academic Lead for Academic Development, Institute of Teaching and Learning

Not sure what reflective writing is, or how to do it effectively? Need to reflect for LEAP or your NAP portfolio, but not sure if you're doing it right? Feel like you knew about this in the past, but could do with a refresher?

All UoM staff were welcome to attend this session, which served as an introduction or refresher on reflection and reflective practice. We discussed the purpose of reflection and how it's different to 'just thinking' or ruminating, and explored a few models that can help you to structure and deepen your reflection (and might help you if you find you're getting stuck). Attendees could ask any questions they had on reflective thinking or reflective writing, and discuss any difficulties they may be having with these. 

This session was a friendly and informal space to explore reflection. It was facilitated by colleagues who believe in the developmental potential of reflection, but also understand that not everybody likes reflection or feels confident in it. Please come along with your questions and concerns, and we'll hopefully support you in finding a way forward that helps reflection work for you.

How to reflect will be repeated monthly.

For those who want to carve out some protected quiet time to get on with reflection, ‘Shut Up and Write’ style you may wish to attend one of our 'Action on Reflection' sessions: https://app.manchester.ac.uk/UMITL2005

• Click here to sign up for How to Reflect

• Professor Hannah Cobb, Professor of Archaology and Pedagogy and Associate Director for eLearning and Teaching Innovation, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

This year the University has introduced the category of Scholarship into promotions criteria for colleagues on a Teaching and Scholarship (T&S) contract, and the ITL is offering a series of workshops about how you might do scholarship in your context. But, whether you are applying for promotion, for teaching awards, or just need to explain to someone what you do, it is also helpful to be able to tell your own T&S story - or what some may refer to as a “golden thread” – that is, a clear (and usually succinct) way of articulating the big picture of what your scholarship does and what difference it makes. But this is a tricky task! And often even harder to do alone! So, in this session, we lead and support participants to begin to tell their story and draw out their golden thread. Beginning with a short consideration of what scholarship is, participants will then explore their teaching philosophy, draw out key contributions they have made to teaching and/or scholarship, and work with peers to begin to refine their story and draw out their golden thread.

This workshop is open to anyone who wants to refine how they talk about their teaching, their scholarship, or both. It is open to anyone who teaches, not just those on T&S contracts, and will be valuable whatever stage in your career and your teaching and/or scholarship journey you are. It will take place face to face and colleagues should come prepared to talk about what they do and to listen to one another. By the end of the workshop participants will have an understanding of how scholarship is defined at the University of Manchester, they will have built a clear articulation of their teaching philosophy, have identified some key contributions they make in teaching and scholarship and have a draft golden thread or summary of their T&S story.

Book to attend 'Telling your Teaching and Scholarship Story'

• Professor Hannah Cobb, Professor of Archaology and Pedagogy and Associate Director for eLearning and Teaching Innovation, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

This year the University has introduced the category of Scholarship into promotions criteria for colleagues on a Teaching and Scholarship (T&S) contract, and the ITL is offering a series of workshops about how you might do scholarship in your context. But, whether you are applying for promotion, for teaching awards, or just need to explain to someone what you do, it is also helpful to be able to tell your own T&S story - or what some may refer to as a “golden thread” – that is, a clear (and usually succinct) way of articulating the big picture of what your scholarship does and what difference it makes. But this is a tricky task! And often even harder to do alone! So, in this session, we lead and support participants to begin to tell their story and draw out their golden thread. Beginning with a short consideration of what scholarship is, participants will then explore their teaching philosophy, draw out key contributions they have made to teaching and/or scholarship, and work with peers to begin to refine their story and draw out their golden thread.

Whether you are new to scholarship or have been doing it for some time, being able to articulate your scholarship to others is an important skill, but one that can take practice and time to refine. Speed SoTL sessions offer the opportunity to hone this skill.

Participants will be paired with another person in the room and given a short time for each in the pair to discuss their scholarship. After a given time participants will rotate, finding new partners and starting again. Repeating this process a few times should have the benefit of not only helping you to refine your own scholarship narrative, but also to learn about the work of others. Whether you are just beginning scholarship or have been doing it for some time, this session should be helpful to all. Participants should come ready to discuss and talk about their work in this highly interactive session.    

Book to attend 'Speed SOTL'

Led by Professor Hannah Cobb, Professor of Archaeology and Pedagogy, and Holly Dewsnip, Institute of Teaching and Learning

Need to reflect for your NAP portfolio or LEAP application, but struggling to get started? Want to see if reflection can help you build confidence and problem-solve? Know all about reflection, but finding it hard to carve out time to do it?

Come along to our monthly Friday sessions – all welcome!

During this session you will have the opportunity to: 

• Have a quick reminder on what reflection is and why we do it

• Carve out some protected quiet time to get on with reflection, ‘Shut Up and Write’ style

• Share and discuss your ideas with other interested colleagues if you wish to do so

These sessions will take place via Zoom and are not recorded, and colleagues are welcome to join us as many times as they wish to.

This session introduced what reflection is and why we do it, provided advice and support on reflective writing and carved out some quiet time to reflect.

• Click here to sign up for Action on Reflection