Our 'Talking about Teaching...' workshop series runs through each academic year, offering a range of relevant learning and teaching themed topics. Information on workshops and online booking. About the series‘Talking about Teaching…’ is a workshop series that provides space for staff to discuss their learning and teaching practice, share ideas and inspiration, and enhance their practice. Each workshop focuses on a specific aspect of learning and teaching, and the series covers a broad range of learning and teaching topics. Workshops typically last for 1.5 hours and are not recorded. A full list of previous topics and speakers is provided below.Who is the series for?The workshops are open to staff from any discipline and at any level across the university, including Tutors and Demonstrators.2024/25 schedulePlease see below upcoming workshops in Semester 2.As the year progresses more workshops will be added as details are confirmed and so we would ask you to please check back throughout the academic year.Date & timeWorkshopLocationBooking link (People and Money)Tuesday 18th February 2025, 13:30 - 15:00Applying for PTAS funding Online (MS Teams)https://edin.ac/4aJndjb Tuesday 25th February 2025, 14:00 - 15:30Designing out academic misconduct Online (MS Teams)https://edin.ac/4j87sWF Tuesday 18th March 2025, 15:00 - 16:30Enhancing assessment and feedback practices Online (MS Teams)https://edin.ac/3CjhSSL Tuesday 22nd April 2025, 14:00 - 15:30Building sustainability into the curriculumOnline (MS Teams)https://edin.ac/3CbwDH6 Wednesday 7th May 2025, 11:00 - 12:30Co-creating learning and teaching within courses Online (MS Teams)https://edin.ac/4h4c3qQ Thursday 22nd May 2025, 14:00 - 15:30Programme level assessmentOnline (MS Teams)https://edin.ac/3DUDVj3 How to bookWhen sessions are available, online booking links will be added above.For full instructions for staff on making and cancelling workshop bookings in the People and Money Learning App, please follow the relevant user guide:People and Money User Guide – How to Manage Your Learning (Employee guide)If you are a Tutor or Demonstrator and don’t yet have access to People and Money, please contact iad.teach@ed.ac.uk for support.Useful infoDue to the interactive nature of the online workshops, we recommend joining from a quiet space where possible.Questions?Any questions relating to the workshops or booking, or to express an interest in attending a workshop that is yet to open for booking, please contact: Learning and teaching support Contact details Email: iad.teach@ed.ac.uk Sharing course participation dataSharing course participation data: IAD policy and practice is to be transparent and to share participation data with University schools and departments. The full policy document is available below:IAD policy on reporting attendance on IAD events and courses (PDF)Related LinksSign up to our learning and teaching mailing list Previous workshops* in the series *Please note, the workshop series was previously called ‘Practical Strategies for…’ until the name was changed to ‘Talking about Teaching…’ in February 2025. Date and title: Wednesday 29th January 2025, Practical Strategies for…Tackling ‘accent bias, social class, and linguistic discrimination’; Speaker: Dr. Christian Ilbury, Lecturer in Sociolinguistics and Co-Director of Equality, Diversity, & Inclusion for PPLS; Grace Clark, 4th year Philosophy Student and the President of the 93% ClubDate and title: Wednesday 15th January 2025, Practical Strategies for…Getting to grips with GenAI and teaching; Speaker: Dr Jill Mackay, Senior lecturer in veterinary science educationDate and title: Tuesday 26th November 2024, Practical Strategies for...Interdisciplinary teaching and assessment; Speakers: Professor Vel McCune, IAD Deputy Director/Head of Learning and Teaching; Professor Andrew Manches, Chair in Children and Technology and Director of the Children and Technology group, Moray House School of Sport and Education; Dr Sarah Frank, Lecturer in data-driven innovation in nutrition and health, Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systems; Professor Meryl Kenny, Chair of Gender and Politics, School of Social and Political ScienceDate and title: Tuesday 5th November 2024, Practical Strategies for…Pass/fail grading as a form of compassionate assessment; Speakers: Vikki Hill, Director of Learning Enhancement and Academic Development (Interim) of Queen Margaret University Date and title: Thursday 10th October 2024, Practical Strategies for…Decolonising and Anti-racism; Speakers: Labake Fakunle, Senior Lecturer, Chancellor's FellowDate & title: Wednesday, 2nd October 2024, Practical Strategies for... Intro to course design; Speakers: Neil Lent, Lecturer in University Learning and Teaching; Jenny Scoles, Academic DeveloperDate & title: Wednesday, 25th September 2024, Practical Strategies for... applying for PTAS funding; Speakers: Neil Lent, Lecturer in University Learning and TeachingDate & title: Tuesday, 7th May 2024, Practical Strategies for... embedding sustainability in the curriculum; Speakers: Victoria Tait, Academic Developer; Lucy Patterson, Sustainability in the curriculum coordinatorDate & title: Wednesday, 17th April 2024, Practical strategies for... supporting disabled students in their learning: Accessible and inclusive approaches; Speakers: Karen Scott, Disability Advisor This article was published on 2024-02-26