| Making the message count (Part 1) – using your voice and body to teach more effectively
Collegiate: Monday 18th March Ever thought about your voice as an instrument, does it ever get tired, for example? Do you wonder about your body language, appearing confident, using engagement skills and owning the space in your classroom/lecture theatre? What about other forms of communication environment? Part 1 will show you learnable skills, tips and techniques that will not only be useful for you but can also be passed on to your students, all of whom will have to stand up and present themselves and deliver their message orally. |
| Mapping the genre knowledge students require in order to successfully write assignments
City: Wednesday 27th March In this 2 hour hands on session, participants will map the ‘genre knowledge’ and participants should select a specific assignment they wish to work with. Please read the Blog as there are pre-session requirements! |
| External Examining (EEs) – want to find out more?
City: Friday 15th March and Thursday 25th April Interactive workshop designed for staff who have not done external examining before. The sessions will include inputs from experienced EEs at Hallam and an institutional perspective from Academic Quality and Standards (AQS). |
| Digital Capability
Digital Essentials Digital Capability and confidence is growing more important each year, both at work and outside it, and to help support staff development in this area a self-paced course is available to all staff. Whether you consider yourself a digital expert or novice, this course is for you. You’ll find ‘Digital Essentials’ in your course list in Blackboard, and more information on the LEAD blog. Developing Digital Confidence If your confidence is very low, and you’d value some facilitated guidance, there are two Developing Digital Confidence courses which make use of resources from Digital Essentials while building your confidence – it’s not too late to sign up! |
| Sheffield Hallam Researcher Development (SHaRD) The Sheffield Hallam Researcher Development (SHaRD) programme is a framework of development offerings under 25 themes, through a blend of delivered courses, online courses and resources. These are accessible by anyone undertaking or interested in undertaking research – research-active staff, doctoral researchers or research support staff. Please contact shard@shu.ac.uk directly if you have any queries. |
| Researcher Development – Epigeum online courses Epigeum ‘Research’ online courses are now available directly through an Oxford University Press externally hosted website. SHU has an institutional subscription to the modules which are available to all staff and students. To access the modules, you will need to set up a personal account on the system using your SHU email address. Further guidance is available on the SHaRD website or by contacting shard@shu.ac.uk |