staff inductions at city

Rae Karimjee, Educational DeveloperRae@city.ac.uk

Andy Oliver, Lecturer in Learning DevelopmentAndrew.oliver.1@city.ac.uk

Our central aims

To make City University London a place where learning and teaching are valued and respected.

To engage staff and learners in a dialogue about how to promote innovative and quality learning and teaching.

To achieve these aims the LDC does the following:

The MILL

Educational Research

Educational Technologies

Events and Seminars

Courses (MA and PhD)

Teaching Awards

How can LDC help me?

Which of these technologies will you be using the most for your professional practice?1. Moodle2. Portal3. Teaching pods4. Clickers5. Other

If you will be using Moodle

The LDC can:

Offer training on how to use these systems

Give advice on the best way to present information

Embedding the tools within teaching and related practice

Help with troubleshooting

If you will be giving presentations:

The LDC can:

Show you how to use the Teaching Pods

Provide you with ‘Clickers’

Help you record your presentations using Adobe Presenter

If you want to network with staff across the University:

Come along to the annual Learning and Teaching Showcase to find out what projects are happening around the University and meet more than 100 colleagues.

Come along to the annual Learning at City Conference to get an insight to academic life at this University and to witness the annual Learning and Teaching awards ceremony.

School liaison model – providing advice & sharing expertise

MA in Academic Practice – for anyone involved in supporting students

If you are involved in teaching and/or research:

The LDC offers:

A range of academic practice programmes, including the MA Academic Practice, bespoke modules, and seminars.

A PhD programme

An annual Learning Development Conference

A Learning and Teaching Journal

There is a wide range of expertise in this room!

Not everyone here teaches.But we all support students.

So how is the role of the LDC relevant to you?The LDC is careful to explore and promote learning andteaching from a wide perspective.

For instance…

Ever thought about how you get through the day?

Each one of us in this room has different preferences in the way we engage with tasks.We all learn and work differently.Let’s show you (get ready to stand up andmove things)

It’s the learning styles line-up!

Imagine you have a task to do. It’s new and challenging, and you want to look good.

You have 2 choices:

1. You do something straightaway and see what happens (one end of the line). (Andy)

2. You can get more info and some kind of framework (other end of the line) . (Rae)

Where would you put yourself along that line?

It’s the learning styles line-up!

Now imagine the same situation but you choose between:

1. reflecting and observing others (one end of the line). (Andy)

2. OR making a plan and trying something out (the other end of the line). (Rae)

Stay at the level of your first position on the first line but move backwards or forwards either along the second line.

Wow – people all over the place…

Look around, see where everyone else is, think about the implications.

Talk to someone in a very different position and try to understand that different approach. What task were they thinking of?

Would they place themselves elsewhere for a different task?

Reflector

Pragmatist

Activist Theorist

Contact us!

School LDC Contact

Cass Sian Lindsay & Sandra Partington

SEMS and SOL Andy Oliver & Steve McCombe

Law Pam Parker & Rae Karimjee

SCHS Neal Sumner & Stef Smith

Central Services Stef Smith, Pam Parker, Annemarie Cancienne & Keri Lloyd

Social Sciences and Arts Patrick Baughan & Olivia Fox

ldc@city.ac.uk

For more informationVisit our website: www.city.ac.uk/ldc

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