The Centre for Educational Development (CED) provides expert support and facilitation to enhance education provision within the University. CED offers consultancy and a range of professional development activities supporting key educational initiatives, curriculum development, learning, teaching and assessment, student engagement and progression.

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The Annual Learning and Teaching Conference will be held in the Ashby Building on 2 September 2020. This year’s theme is ‘Opportunities and Challenges of Internationalisation in Higher Education’ and will explore:

• How Queen’s University Belfast is shaping change internationally in a higher education landscape.
• How these changes are reflected in the international student experience at Queen’s.
• How these changes can positively impact learning and teaching at Queen’s for all students.

Register for the conference now.

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Up to 10 Teaching Awards are available and a prize of £1000 will be awarded to each successful individual or team, paid into a dedicated School account for professional development purposes. 

Further information including Notes for Guidance, application templates and examples of previous applications are available to download on the CED website. Please contact Liz McDowell on e.mcdowell@qub.ac.uk or extension 2879 with queries.

The University has been accredited to award three HEA Fellowship levels: Associate Fellow, Fellow and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. We encourage all eligible academic and professional staff to visit the QMA website and identify a suitable category of the HEA fellowship. The CED offer regular courses to support AFHEA and FHEA applicants and advice for staff interested in becoming Senior fellow.

For more information, please email qma@qub.ac.uk.

QUB staff are invited to submit case studies on Assessment, Learning and Teaching to contribute to Assessment and Learning and Teaching Hubs. The case study banks are a resource for all staff to see examples of varied and accessible engagement with students.

To find out more about the hubs and submit case studies, please visit the CED website Learning, Teaching and Assessment section.

Canvas Roll Out Team have been awarded the Staff Excellence Award for Innovation.

During the year, the Team implemented the critical Phase 3 stage of Canvas, the new VLE, which involved the rollout of over 2,012 modules to 3,380 staff and 23,939 students. The Team has created a model for managing institutional change which serves as an example to others. Their approach has focussed on being inclusive, collaborative and available. They have developed a number of innovative, engaging and effective ways of working, including developing a strong collaboration ethos underpinned by the introduction of supporting systems and practices. They have also delivered high staff engagement through adopting an innovative and agile approach to training and support for staff.

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Click on the course title to book your place:

Starting Your Journey as a Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Explorer

Small Group Teaching

Academic Integrity

Canvas Training

QMA workshops for AFHEA and FHEA applicants

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