Welcome to the second half of our new Sept cohort starting today on our PGCHE programme. We look forward to working with you developing your teaching, discussing higher education, and supporting you in your role.

Are we inadvertently decreasing social mobility in the UK through offering opportunities outside of assessment? Read more: thesedablog.wordpress.com/2024/10/02/lev…

Our School of Education first EduCafe of the year for staff and students to discuss learning on the edge. Also with cake :)

Podcast recording time last night with Tim Harford for another Cautionary Tale on tax avoidance and Hollywood. Bristol University’s lovely hall made for a good venue (the actors weee great too).

What is the future of the essay in the age of genAI? Blog post and linked manifesto are a good starting point. "The essay’s true value lies not in its final form, but in the critical thinking journey it represents." blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocial…

First #SEDAtalk quick 30min monday morning chat this morning on AI. 57 Ed Devs on the call and counting!

Bath Spa staff - want extra training or support in person early in term? We've created a series of sessions on the next two Wed pms in Commons for you to select from for commonly requested topics. Search Skills Clinic in the Learning Innovation area of SharePoint.

An ArXiv data map you can browse yourself: lmcinnes.github.io/datamapplot_ex… (an early demo; please be gentle; use shift to lasso-select; click on a point to open the paper)

Join us for the October Supporting Professionals in(to) HE webinar on Tuesday 15th October 12-1pm, being led by Prof. Rebecca Hodgson (Uni of Manchester). More details and booking here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1388913d…

There has been growth in challenges for students (and staff!) around overlapping issues of mental health, wellbeing, neurodiversity. Thus the topic of semester's Bath Spa rethink forum, to share and discuss the issues and approaches that may require rethinking practice.

This month's reading group meeting for all staff at Bath Spa is on the topic of engagement with feedback. What are the characteristics of feedback comments that students intend to act on? tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… Contact hep to join discussion/group.

Thanks to those who came to our Forum today. There’s a lot of work going on behind the scenes, will be useful to share. Big moves for the university and push on inclusive teaching and guidance, changes to access plans.

SEDAtalk Webinar Series 1, Episode 2: ‘Generative AI – the staff experience’ is next Monday, 4th November, 9.30-10.00. More details are available on the SEDA website: seda.ac.uk/seda-events/se…

Interesting aspect of genAI to explore, both for focus on the process/admin side of academia/teaching and also specifically around accessibility - anything to help with the later is a win. Worth a watch.

This month's reading group meeting for staff at Bath Spa looks at authentic assessment and how the term is used, or overused vs intentions. Full article: Is it time to stop talking about authentic assessment? (tandfonline.com) Contact hep to join meeting/group.

For this month's discussion at our reading group for staff at Bath Spa: Lots of talk around generative AI, but what of the potential to help with all the invisible tasks of academia in the background? link.springer.com/article/10.100… Contact hep to join discussion meeting or group.