Training schedule S2
See below for details on the current training for Teaching Support Providers
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23/24 session
Teaching Support Trainer: Aurora Constantin
1) 'Essentials and Basics of Online Environments' Training
These sessions are for you to carry out in your own time, on the Learn course entitled "Informatics Teaching Support Provider Training (2023/24)" (TSP 2023/2024).
Please do not perform this training if you have already done so on semester 1. If you have not performed it on semester 1, please find below explanations about who they are compulsory for, and who can get paid for performing them (by doing the asynchronous activities and quiz).
As a complement to this asynchronous training, synchronous discussion hours will be available to ask any questions and/or have discussions around teaching. You will be announced via Learn TSP 2023/2024 course >> Announcements and via email.
| TITLE | ROLE (i.e. who will be paid for doing them) | COMPULSORY FOR... |
| Essentials of being a Tutor in Informatics. (Semester 1) | Mainly for tutors, appropriate for all teaching support staff who are UG3 Hons students and above who will also be paid for doing this session | COMPULSORY FOR NEW TUTORS |
| Essentials of being a Demonstrator in Informatics. (Semester 1) | Mainly for demonstrators, but appropriate for all teaching support staff who will also be paid for doing this session | COMPULSORY FOR NEW DEMONSTRATORS |
| Essentials of being a Marker in Informatics. (Semester 1) | Mainly for markers, but appropriate for all teaching support staff who are PGT students and above who will also be paid for doing this session | COMPULSORY FOR NEW MARKERS |
| Essentials of being a Teaching Assistant in Informatics. (Semester 1) | Mainly for teaching assistants, but appropriate for all teaching support staff who are PGR students and above who will also be paid for doing this session | COMPULSORY FOR NEW TEACHING ASSISTANTS |
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Basics of Online Learning Environments 1: Using Blackboard Collaborate in Lectures, Tutorials and Labs |
Appropriate for all teaching support staff who will also be paid for doing this session | COMPULSORY FOR ALL TEACHING SUPPORT STAFF |
| Basics of Online Learning Environments 2: Using Piazza for course activities and student support | Appropriate for all teaching support staff who will also be paid for doing this session | COMPULSORY FOR ALL TEACHING SUPPORT STAFF |
| Basics of Online Learning Environments 3: Using CodeGrade for marking programming assignments | Mainly for markers, but appropriate for all teaching support staff who are PGT students and above. Also appropriate for tutors who use CodeGrade. PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY MARKERS AND TUTORS WHO USE CODEGRADE WILL BE PAID FOR ATTENDANCE. | COMPULSORY FOR ALL MARKERS AND TUTORS WHO USE CODEGRADE |
2) Advanced Semester 2 Training
Note: Regardless the delivery mode (synchronous or asynchronous), ALL training sessions will be available on the Learn course "Informatics Teaching Support Provider Training (2022/23)", and you can carry them out in your own time. Attendance to each session will be taken down during the live session, or you can demonstrate virtual attendance by CORRECTLY responding to ALL of the quizzes associated from the Learn course.
| TITLE | ROLE (i.e. who will be paid for doing them) | WEEK | DATE & TIME | Compulsory for... |
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| TA special: Designing material for tutorials, labs, assignments | Mainly for teaching assistants, but appropriate for all teaching support staff who are PGR students and above who will also be paid for doing this session, unless you have already done it in semester 1. | 1 |
TBA |
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| Troubleshooting tutorials and labs | Mainly for tutors and demonstrators, but appropriate for all teaching support staff who will also be paid for doing this session | 3 |
TBA |
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| Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Informatics Courses | Appropriate for all teaching support staff who will also be paid for doing this session, unless you have already done it in semester 1. | 4 |
TBA |
COMPULSORY FOR ALL TEACHING SUPPORT STAFF |
| Supporting students | Appropriate for all teaching support staff who will also be paid for doing this session, unless you have already done it in semester 1. | 6 |
TBA |
COMPULSORY FOR ALL TEACHING SUPPORT STAFF |
| Troubleshooting marking | Mainly for markers, but appropriate for all teaching support staff who are PGT students and above who will also be paid for doing this session | 7 |
TBA |
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| Final reflection, next steps, and the HEA Teaching Accreditation | Appropriate for all teaching support staff who will also be paid for doing this session | 9 |
TBA |