Teaching resources for Associate Tutors
The Teaching and Learning Development Unit provides a wealth of resources and events on teaching and learning topics.The Ideas and Guidance pages bring together material on a wide range of teaching and learning topics such as Curriculum Design and Development (including planning sessions), Assessment and Feedback, various Teaching Modes and Methods (including large groups, small groups, labs and practicals) and Developing Teaching Practice.
There is also an extensive collection of Web Links that includes links to teaching materials and tools that may be good resources for your sessions.
In At The Deep End is a handy little booklet that has been adapted by the Teaching and Learning Development Unit (TLDU), from original materials by Professor Phil Race, Leeds Metropolitan University. The aim of this booklet is to help you to cope well with the first few critical elements of your work in teaching in higher education.
The Higher Education Academy (HEA) has produced a New to Teaching Toolkit for those beginning or returning to a career in university teaching.
There is a Sussex Study Direct site on Inclusive Teaching which consists of links, resources, suggestions and a discussion forum revolving around the theme of how to teach inclusively. If you want a quick guide, or more detailed strategies and tips this site is the place to go.
The RUSTLE blog brings you Really Useful Stuff on Teaching, Learning Etc. The focus is on Sussex colleagues doing exciting and innovative things in teaching and learning and there are regular Teaching Tips posts. You can sign up for e-mail updates or an RSS feed on the blog, but if you prefer a paper copy there is a 'best of the blog' printed each term and you can request a copy from tldu@sussex.ac.uk.
More teaching tips from older issues of RUSTLE (before it became a blog) have been collected together on the Teaching Tips from RUSTLE web page.
The TLDU Technology pages and the Sussex E-Learning website are the best places to start to get information on the sorts of learning technologies that you might want to consider using in your teaching.
There is also an extensive programme of Teaching and Learning Development Events run by TLDU which are open to all teaching staff, including Associate Tutors, free of charge. They cover a wide range of topics with something to suit everyone.
Study Success at Sussex (S3) is a study skills resource for students at Sussex which can be useful for your students.
Some Schools have Study Direct sites set up by experienced Associate Tutors (usually the AT representatives) to provide subject-specific advice and resources. For example, in Psychology there is the PSYCHAT site which provides resources on starting to teach and improving teaching practice. It also features a ‘swap shop’ for tutors to share teaching materials for all of the courses taught in Psychology. The site includes a forum for tutors to discuss teaching experiences with other tutors and raise issues for Representatives to take forward to meetings. If you are an Associate Tutor in Psychology you can get access to the site by contacting the AT Reps.