Re-Launching the AL&T Community VLE site

ENGAGE - Annual Learning & Teaching Conference1st July 2014

Presented by: Uwe Matthias RichterAnglia Learning & Teaching

Objectives

At the end of this session you will:• have defined what you want the site to

provide• be familiar with the new format of the

community site• have been introduced to the evolving

Sharing of Good Practice area and other resources.

What is the site for?

5 minutes with your neighbours:

What would you like a Learning and Teaching Community site to provide?

What is its purpose?

The Community Site

Portal to • Staff development opportunities• Communities• Specific Resources (e.g. APRS, OER, Web Links)• Expertise Exchange & Sharing of Good TEL Practice• Event Blog• Events such as Teachmeets• Communication (Announcements, Discussion Board)

Anglia Learning and Teaching Community site

What is missing?

Thank you for your participation!

Need to Know: New teaching staff induction VLE site

ENGAGE - Annual Learning & Teaching Conference1st July 2014

Presented by: Helen WebsterAnglia Learning & Teaching

How long have you been with us?

• Less than a year• 1-2 years• 2-5 years• 5 years or more

• Have you mentored a new member of staff?

Different experiences

Joining us…• As a previously Hourly Paid or fixed term

contract staff member made permanent • From a similar post 92 UK university• From a dissimilar university – international

or other UK mission group• From being a student (here or elsewhere)• From a practice or industry context

What’s it like, being new to ARU?

Draw on your own experience or that of mentoring others:• What do you need to know?

– In the first month?– Over the first six months?– Over the first year?

• What is the ‘tacit’ knowledge no one thinks to explain?

Need To Know VLE Site Map

What can Anglia Learning and Teaching offer to support new staff and their mentors?• Additional VLE features or information?• Induction activities?• Ongoing staff development in the first

year?

Thank you again for your participation!