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Recordings and a full report of this year's Diversifying Assessment Forum are now available

25 March 2021

Following the success of the inaugural event last year, we were delighted to welcome nearly a hundred delegates to this year's Diversifying Assessment Forum, held on Tuesday 23 March. The forum provided a venue to explore possibilities and processes for changing or adapting current assessment practices, with a particular...

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Applications are open for the Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching & Learning in Higher Education 2021-22

4 March 2021

Applications are now open for the Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education , which will be running over the 2021-22 academic year. During this 12-month course you will develop enquiry-based approaches to engaging with educational challenges and contributions to improvements in the education of...

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Registration is open for the Cambridge Teaching Forum 2021

22 February 2021

Registration is now open for the Cambridge Teaching Forum 2021, which will be held online on Monday 19 April . The annual Cambridge Teaching Forum provides a stimulating environment for staff to learn about innovative approaches to higher education in Cambridge, meet colleagues and share ideas about current national an...

Nominations are open for the Outstanding Student Contribution to Education Awards 2021!

19 February 2021

We are delighted to be once again offering the Outstanding Student Contribution to Education Awards . These awards are intended to recognise the significant contributions that our students make towards enhancing the Cambridge educational experience. The last year has involved considerable and ongoing disruption for all and...

Registration is open for the Diversifying Assessment Forum 2021

15 February 2021

We are pleased to open registration for the Diversifying Assessment Forum 2021 after the success of the inaugural event last year. It will be a venue to explore opportunities and processes for changing, refining or adapting current assessment practices, particularly in light of the University's commitment to diversifying...

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New blended learning webinar series running throughout Lent Term

2 February 2021

The new Technology-Enabled Learning Service will be offering a series of webinars to support staff in developing and delivering blended learning. Sessions will be recorded for those who can't attend and some may be repeated. The topics covered by these webinars will include: Running a successful small-group session online...

New Technology-Enabled Learning Service launched

25 January 2021

The University has launched a new Technology-Enabled Learning Service, to assist staff in the design and delivery of excellent teaching and learning. The Service will, in the first instance, focus on supporting staff in the transition to greater blended and remote teaching necessitated by the pandemic. In the longer-term...

Further workshops on online/blended learning design now open for booking

21 December 2020

In September 2020, Cambridge teaching staff were offered a series of online workshops focused on online / blended learning design, provided by Skilled Education, an external learning design agency. Three of the most popular of these workshops will now be repeated in January 2021 , in advance of Lent Term. These workshops...

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Opportunities are open for students to contribute to CCTL's strategic priorities

12 November 2020

We are currently seeking students to contribute to two different strategic priority projects. The first is the Access & Participation Plan: Participatory Action Research Project, for which we are seeking paid student co-researchers. These co-researchers will be tasked with evaluating the outcomes of last year's cycle...

Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 Technology-Enabled Learning Prize

9 October 2020

Cambridge University Press are delighted to announce the winners of the 2020 Technology-Enabled Learning Prize . The TEL Prizes, one for Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences (AHSS) and one for Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths & Medicine (STEMM), are intended to recognise Cambridge academics and other staff...

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