Event details

Description

This interactive workshop, delivered by the Academic Enhancement and Professional Development team, is designed to welcome staff to the teaching community here at the Coventry University Group (CUG), and introduce them to key approaches to teaching, learning and assessment within the institution.
The aims of the workshop are to:
• Welcome staff to the Coventry University Group and its teaching community
• Network with peers and share experiences around teaching, learning and assessment
• Signpost support and resources within the institution, including development opportunities for teaching staff (e.g. PGCAPP, CUFPA)
• Signpost academics to key contacts and resources.

What are the benefits?

• Network with peers and share experiences around teaching, learning and assessment
• Enable individuals to undertake action planning
• Gain an awareness of the key support and systems available for undertaking key duties and practical tasks related to teaching and learning;
• Develop foundational knowledge of key systems, policies, and processes, and how these impact on teaching and learning practices.

Topics covered include:

• Key strategies, policies and directives which impact on your role as a teacher within CUG
• The academic year and your responsibilities
• Support from your teaching team
• Assessment at CUG
• Academic development and the support that is offered for your career development.

Who should attend?

• Academic staff with teaching responsibilities.
• The session is designed to complement Faculty/Departmental Induction, and the University’s All Staff Induction, plus resources on the Academic Development website: https://acdev.orgdev.coventry.domains/professional-development/academic-induction.
• RESEARCHERS: Additional support is available for staff on research contracts, offered by the Doctoral and Researcher College. Please e-mail recap@coventry.ac.uk for details.