Training Resources

These are resources from some of the CPD sessions organised and run by the LTEU.

Academy Forum

The Aber Academy Forum is open to members of the university community: teaching staff, postgraduate tutors, administrative / support staff, and students are all welcome. The Forum provides a platform for sharing good practice in learning and teaching.

If you would like to be notified of upcoming sessions, email cpdstaff@aber.ac.uk to be added to our mailing list. 

For announcements and more information you can also follow our Aberystwyth Academy Forum Blog

Academy Forum Handouts

You can find handouts from previous Academy Forum sessions here. 

Sessions from 2022/2023

Sessions from 2021/2022 

Creating Accessible Learning Materials

Choices you make when creating learning materials can make a big difference for your students, especially those with a disability or specific learning difference. There is no one formula that is perfectly suited for all students, but you can easily make your documents as accessible as possible for as many students as possible. Moreover, accessible documents are simply easier to use, which helps all students learn better.

These recordings covers Word documents, PowerPoint, PDF, and media files that staff make available electronically through Blackboard or elsewhere. We work through the Digital Accessibility Checklist and explain how small changes can help your students. 

After viewing these materials you should be able to

  • Use the Accessibility Checker when creating MS Office documents
  • Use Styles to make the structure of your material clear to students
  • Use appropriate colour choices and contrast to make documents readable
  • Use appropriate settings when creating PDF files from MS Office documents

Recordings

Introduction (3 minutes)

Why accessibility? (6 minutes)

Introducing the Accessibility Checklist (2 minutes)

Creating accessible Word documents (13 minutes)

Creating accessible PowerPoint presentations (6 minutes)

Creating an accessible PDF (4 minutes)

Accessible audio and video (2 minutes)

Additional Materials

Creating Accessible Learning Materials training session handout (DOCX)

Digital Accessibility Checklist (DOCX)

Accessibility checker video

POET image description tool

Contrast Checker

Using Styles video

Moving to Online Teaching

This session provides a basic introduction to teaching online. These videos provide information about various aspects of online teaching:

Introduction (7 minutes)

Using Blackboard (6 minutes)

Panopto and Teams (10 minutes)

Assessment (11 minutes)

Third Party Software (4 minutes)

We also have a set of short recordings on setting up interactive activities in Blackboard

You can also view these as a single video (35 minutes)

 

Plagiarism Detection and Prevention

Plagiarism and unacceptable academic practice are challenging issues for anyone teaching in higher education. What are the red flags that indicate possible plagiarism, and how can we investigate a case of suspected plagiarism?

This is a 2-part workshop series. 

Part 1 is about detecting and dealing with plagiarism. It is held in a combination presentation / discussion format based on the following questions:

  1. What is plagiarism?
  2. How do students plagiarise?
  3. Why do students plagiarise?
  4. How can we detect it?

Part 2 will give participants a chance to discuss how to develop assessments which ‘design out plagiarism’. We will look at different types of assessment which are harder for students to ‘cut and paste’ information from other sources. We will look at the use of formative assessment to highlight potential issues in advance of the final assignment. We will also look at strategies for embedding good academic practice in the curriculum.

Resources

For resources useful for students, please see the LibGuide on Referencing and Plagiarism Awareness created by the Academic Engagement Team in Information Services. 

You may also wish to watch some of the video clips below: