This blended course has been designed for those new to teaching/and or supporting learning including: 

• Teaching support roles - for example demonstrators, graduate teachers and associate teachers
• PGRs who teach  
• Research staff (academic pathway 2) with some teaching responsibilities
• Teaching staff (academic pathway 1 or 3) Staff new to teaching at Bristol waiting to join the PGCAP or the CREATE HEA Fellowship Scheme 

The aim of  the course is to provide you with the skills and knowledge to plan learning and teaching for flexible and engaging delivery.  In the course you will:    

• Explore current thinking about engaging and interactive learning    
• Examine principles of inclusive teaching 
• Engage with good practice in marking and giving feedback 
• Experience how different technologies can support different types of learning and teaching  
• Apply principles of good practice to your teaching and your context 

The course is scheduled across 3 days for 90 minutes per day with live and asynchronous options available to enable you to engage with the course flexibly. The course typically runs at the beginning of September and January.

If you receive your contract after the live runs of the course, you can access and complete the course online via our asynchronous route. Outside of the live runs of the course, asynchronous sign-ups will be checked once a week and you will be added to the Blackboard resource pages within 14 days of initial sign up.

Please register using this Sign-up form. 

Dates for 2024-25

Day	Date	Session time	Workshop / Event / Deadline
Monday	02-Sep	14.00 - 15.00	Day 1: Planning for Active and Inclusive Sessions
Monday	02-Sep	15.30 - 16.30	Day 1: Planning for Active and Inclusive Sessions
Weds	04-Sep	10.00 - 11.00	Day 2: Active Learning (classroom based teachers)
Weds	04-Sep	11.30 - 12.30	Day 2: Active Learning (lab demonstrators)
Weds	04-Sep	14.00 - 15.00	Day 2: Active Learning (classroom based teachers)
Weds	04-Sep	15.30 - 16.30	Day 2: Active Learning (lab demonstrators)
Friday	06-Sep	14.00 - 15.00	Day 3: Marking and Feedback
Friday	06-Sep	15.30 - 16.30	Day 3: Marking and Feedback
Monday	09-Sep	15.30 - 16.30	Day 1: Planning for Active and Inclusive Sessions
Weds	11-Sep	10.00 - 11.00	Day 2: Active Learning (classroom based teachers)
Friday	13-Sep	14.00 - 15.00	Day 3: Marking and Feedback
Monday	06-Jan	14.00 - 15.00	Day 1: Planning for Active and Inclusive Sessions
Monday	06-Jan	15.30 - 16.30	Day 1: Planning for Active and Inclusive Sessions
Weds	08-Jan	10.00 - 11.00	Day 2: Active Learning (classroom based teachers)
Weds	08-Jan	11.30 - 12.30	Day 2: Active Learning (lab demonstrators)
Weds	08-Jan	14.00 - 15.00	Day 2: Active Learning (classroom based teachers)
Weds	08-Jan	15.30 - 16.30	Day 2: Active Learning (lab demonstrators)
Friday	10-Jan	14.00 - 15.00	Day 3: Marking and Feedback
Friday	10-Jan	15.30 - 16.30	Day 3: Marking and Feedback