Events
Catalogue of events - with further details
To book a place at any event, please email adf@stmarys.ac.uk.
Dates for 24/25 to be announced in due course.
2023:
- 27 October: Providing feedback for learning, 12-1
- 8 December: Assessment and retention, 12-1
- 9 February: Assessment for learning: innovative practices, 11-12
- 14 April: Curriculum design: rethinking assessment, 10-11, hyflex TBC
2024/2025
- 9 October: Curriculum Design workshop 1.30-4pm in person
- 3 December: Curriculum Design workshop 1.00 -4pm in person
- 11 February: Curriculum Design workshop 1-4pm in person
- 8 May: Curriculum Design workshop 1-4pm in person
2023:
- 9 September: Curriculum corner, 3-4, online
- 16 September: Curriculum design: Making the most of annual programme review (recommended for new Programme Leaders) 10-11, hyflex TBC
- 3 October: Curriculum corner, 3-4, online
- 28 October: Curriculum design: supporting student engagement and success, 10-11, hyflex TBC
- 11 November: Curriculum corner, 3-4, Student Heart
- 9 December: Curriculum design: enhancing diversity and inclusion, 10-11, hyflex TBC
- 13 January: Curriculum corner, 3-4, Student Heart
- 20 January: Curriculum design: responding to student feedback 10-11, hyflex TBC
- 6 February: Curriculum corner, 3-4, online
- 3 March: Curriculum design: embedding employability, 10-11, hyflex TBC
- 10 March: Curriculum corner, 3-4, Student Heart
- 3 April: Curriculum corner, 3-4, online
- 14 April: Curriculum design: rethinking assessment, 10-11, hyflex TBC
- 12 May: Curriculum corner, 3-4, Student Heart
- 26 May: Curriculum design: Beyond ‘blended’ – rethinking modes of delivery, 10-11, hyflex TBC
- 5 June: Curriculum corner, 3-4, online
- 7 July: Curriculum design: planning for partnership, 10-11, hyflex TBC
- 7 July: Curriculum corner, 3-4, Student Heart
- 7 August: Curriculum corner, 3-4, online
2024
- 3 October: Fellow 1-2 in person
- 7 October: Senior Fellow 1-2 in person
- 10 October: Associate Fellow 3-4 in person
- 4 November: Fellow 1-2 Online
- 6 November: Senior Fellow 4-5 In person
- 27 November: Associate Fellow 10-11 Online
- 3 December: Senior Fellow 1-2 In person
- 5 December:Fellow 1-2 In person
- 11 December: 2-5 Portfolio writing retreat
2025 - Book on SMILE by searching for Advance HE Fellowships:
- 13 January: Fellow 1-2 Online
- 22 January: Senior Fellow 2-3 In person
- 22 January: Associate Fellow 3-4 In person
- 11 February:Fellow 1-2 In person
- 18 February: Associate Fellow 10-11 Online
- 28 February: Senior Fellow 1-2 In person
- 12 March: Fellow 3-4 In person
- 25 March: Senior Fellow 1-2 In person
- 2 April: Portfolio writing retreat 2-5 In person
Portfolio submission dates:
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Monday 24th February
- Monday 2nd June
2023:
- 15 September: Senior Fellow briefing, 1-2, online
- 16 September: Fellow briefing, 11-1 online
- 23 September: HEA writing retreat, 9-11.30, hyflex
- 6 October: Finding literature for your HEA portfolio, 1-2, online
- 11 October: Associate fellow briefing, 9.30-10.30, online
- 12 October: Fellow briefing 1-2, online
- 15 November: Senior Fellow briefing, 1-2, online
- 17 November: Fellow briefing, 2-3, online
- 12 December: Fellow briefing 1-2, online
- 14 December: HEA writing retreat, 2-4.30, hyflex
- 6 January: Fellow briefing, 1-2, online
- 10 January: Associate Fellow briefing, 10-11, online
- 11 January: HEA writing retreat, 9-11.30 hyflex
- 17 January: HEA Reviewer Training, 2-4
- 15 February: Senior Fellow briefing, 1-2, online
- 22 February: Fellow briefing, 1-2, online
- 13 March: HEA writing retreat, 9-11.30 online
- 20 March: Fellow briefing, 1-2, online
- 18 April: HEA writing retreat, 3-5
- 1 June: Fellow briefing, 2-3, online
- 15 June: Senior Fellow briefing, 1-2, online
- 5 July: Fellow briefing, 1-2, online
2024:
- 5 May: Deadline for applications:The Walpole Prize
- 4 June: Walpole Prize Panel
2023:
- 18 October: CATE applicant briefing, 2-3 online
- 19 October: Reward and recognition for teaching: opportunities in the university and sector, 1-2, online
- 20 October: NTF applicant briefing, 9-10, online
- 19 January: Reward and recognition for teaching: opportunities in the university and sector, 1-2, online
- 21 March: Walpole Prize briefing, 2-3, online
- 19 April: Reward and recognition for teaching: opportunities in the university and sector, 1-2, online
- 19 July: Reward and recognition for teaching: opportunities in the university and sector, 1-2, online
Festival of learning and teaching 2025
The Festival of Learning and Teaching is St Mary’s annual conference to celebrate practice across the university and share innovations in teaching and learning. The Festival will take place in the Waldegrave Suite on Wednesday 25th June 2025. Details of how to submit a proposal will be published on the Internal News page of St Mary's website in due course.
AI and ChatGPT
ChatGPT - Artificial intelligence (AI) and its implications for learning and teaching at St Mary's. Training video and slides by Adam Longcroft.
Revised Professional Standards Framework - AdvanceHE
AdvanceHE, the professional body for university educators, has announced the launch of the newly revised UK Professional Standards Framework (PSF 2023). The PSF forms the basis of HEA Fellowship applications and is the framework to which the St Mary's PGCAP is mapped.
Winter Symposium
The first St Mary's Winter Symposium took place on 27th January 2023. The event showcased educational research projects undertaken by St Mary's colleagues.
Teaching International Students - workshop - 1st November 2023
Join us for a workshop on Teaching and Supporting International students Tuesday 1st November, 2pm-5pm in G5.
Please email adf@stmarys.ac.uk if you have any questions
Personal Tutoring Hub on SMILE
The Personal Tutoring Hub on SMILE offers a range of resources and workshops to support you in your role as a personal tutor. Choose to work through the resources that best support your needs.
Reaccreditation of our HE teaching qualifications
We are delighted to announce that Advance HE has reaccredited our HEA Fellowships scheme and Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, enabling St Mary’s staff to gain nationally-recognised HE teaching qualifications. To find out more, including how to gain Fellowship or become a mentor or reviewer, please visit our announcement.
For details of events for Fellowship candidates, mentors and reviewers, please see our events page.
Reward and recognition for teaching
CTESS offers a range of support for staff to develop their learning and teaching career. As well as our regular Fellowship workshops, we are offering training for Fellowship mentors and reviewers; launching new ‘reward and recognition’ workshops; contributing to promotion briefings; and holding information sessions for candidates for Advance HE’s Teaching Excellence Awards. For details and to book, see the 'workshops' sections above.
Student engagement reminder
It’s important to track students’ attendance so we can identify students who are not fully engaged with their studies and provide support. Students can check in via the MySMU app by:
- accessing the MySMU app on a phone, or open it in a web browser
- log in with the University username and password
- select the ‘Lecture Check-In’ tile
- a list of the upcoming teaching activities will appear - find the correct activity and select 'Check in'
- enter the 6-digit code from the lecturer and press 'submit' to confirm attendance.
Check-in is available from 15 minutes before class, until 15 mins after the end of class (e.g. 8:45-10:15am for a 9am class that lasts for one hour).
2023:
- 13 December: Personal tutors' forum, 10-12, hyflex
- 15 February: Personal tutors' forum, 10-12, hyflex, TBC
- 20 April: Personal tutors’ forum, 2-4, hyflex TBC
- 16 June: Personal tutors’ forum, 10-12, hyflex TBC
Our annual Festival of Learning and Teaching will take place on 25th June in the Waldegrave Suite.
Find out more