Teaching Development Ethos Kit Development Toby Bailey Ethos

Teaching Development • Ethos • Kit • Development Toby Bailey

Ethos • A community of mathematicians in which we are all learners and all teachers • Evidence-based instruction • High expectations of students • High expectations of staff – Academic staff develop and improve their teaching

Evidence-based instruction • Interactive engagement is better for learning (see eg Freeman et al http: //www. pnas. org/content/111/23/8410) • Well evidenced ideas often not (consciously) used: – Retrieval practice; Spaced learning; Interleaving – All create difficulty and results are long-term • Other ideas: e. g. Working memory and cognitive load • “Learning Designer” in place from February

Kit • Stack for online assessment – And “Code Runner” • Top Hat “audience response system” • Piazza student discussion/help forum

Teaching Development • Reflection (informed by theory) • Teaching Café (practical stuff, in So. M) • Institute for Academic Development (IAD) – various events • So. M events …. • Maths Education Theme (seminars, … ) – Mailing list

Higher Education Academy Fellowship routes: • Pg. CAP (theoretical, general) FHEA • Edinburgh Teaching Award Ed. TA – Credits Teaching Development in So. M (eg Teaching Café) – Focus on Maths Education – 2 years (manageable) • Direct application (if have experience)

Thank you I (and other education theme people) are always happy to discuss and/or help with teaching ideas and problems. Toby Bailey