• Professor Hannah Cobb, Professor of Archaology and Pedagogy and Associate Director for eLearning and Teaching Innovation, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

This year the University has introduced the category of Scholarship into promotions criteria for colleagues on a Teaching and Scholarship (T&S) contract, and the ITL is offering a series of workshops about how you might do scholarship in your context. But, whether you are applying for promotion, for teaching awards, or just need to explain to someone what you do, it is also helpful to be able to tell your own T&S story - or what some may refer to as a “golden thread” – that is, a clear (and usually succinct) way of articulating the big picture of what your scholarship does and what difference it makes. But this is a tricky task! And often even harder to do alone! So, in this session, we lead and support participants to begin to tell their story and draw out their golden thread. Beginning with a short consideration of what scholarship is, participants will then explore their teaching philosophy, draw out key contributions they have made to teaching and/or scholarship, and work with peers to begin to refine their story and draw out their golden thread.

This workshop is open to anyone who wants to refine how they talk about their teaching, their scholarship, or both. It is open to anyone who teaches, not just those on T&S contracts, and will be valuable whatever stage in your career and your teaching and/or scholarship journey you are. It will take place face to face and colleagues should come prepared to talk about what they do and to listen to one another. By the end of the workshop participants will have an understanding of how scholarship is defined at the University of Manchester, they will have built a clear articulation of their teaching philosophy, have identified some key contributions they make in teaching and scholarship and have a draft golden thread or summary of their T&S story.

Book to attend 'Telling your Teaching and Scholarship Story'

• Professor Hannah Cobb, Professor of Archaology and Pedagogy and Associate Director for eLearning and Teaching Innovation, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

This year the University has introduced the category of Scholarship into promotions criteria for colleagues on a Teaching and Scholarship (T&S) contract, and the ITL is offering a series of workshops about how you might do scholarship in your context. But, whether you are applying for promotion, for teaching awards, or just need to explain to someone what you do, it is also helpful to be able to tell your own T&S story - or what some may refer to as a “golden thread” – that is, a clear (and usually succinct) way of articulating the big picture of what your scholarship does and what difference it makes. But this is a tricky task! And often even harder to do alone! So, in this session, we lead and support participants to begin to tell their story and draw out their golden thread. Beginning with a short consideration of what scholarship is, participants will then explore their teaching philosophy, draw out key contributions they have made to teaching and/or scholarship, and work with peers to begin to refine their story and draw out their golden thread.

Whether you are new to scholarship or have been doing it for some time, being able to articulate your scholarship to others is an important skill, but one that can take practice and time to refine. Speed SoTL sessions offer the opportunity to hone this skill.

Participants will be paired with another person in the room and given a short time for each in the pair to discuss their scholarship. After a given time participants will rotate, finding new partners and starting again. Repeating this process a few times should have the benefit of not only helping you to refine your own scholarship narrative, but also to learn about the work of others. Whether you are just beginning scholarship or have been doing it for some time, this session should be helpful to all. Participants should come ready to discuss and talk about their work in this highly interactive session.    

Book to attend 'Speed SOTL'

• Dr Elaine Clark, Senior Lecturer AMBS

Book to attend 'Fostering Student Mental Wellbeing'

• Professor Hannah Cobb, Professor of Archaology and Pedagogy and Associate Director for eLearning and Teaching Innovation, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
• Jenni Rose Senior Fellow HEA

‘Reclaim your focus and deepen your scholarship with a dedicated day of slow academic research. Step away from the demands of teaching and administration to immerse yourself in your intellectual pursuits. This focused time provides space for deep reading, reflective writing, and the unhurried exploration of your research questions. Reinvigorate your passion for your discipline and cultivate the foundations for impactful teaching and scholarship. Join us for a day to nurture your academic heart.’  

Book to attend 'Slow Scholarship Day'