Discover how student feedback can transform your teaching practice through evidence-based strategies and practical tools. This session draws on research from a two-year fellowship exploring how students respond to feedback and how these responses differ from the marker’s perspective.

Participants will:

• Analyse examples of redacted feedback to identify effective practices
• Discuss and formulate success criteria for feedback within their teaching communities
• Access resources designed to develop student feedback literacy while managing teacher workload
• Develop an action plan for applying these strategies in their own courses

Engage with both research insights and hands-on activities to leave with practical strategies that can immediately enhance your teaching practice.

Facilitator

• Karen Beswick SFHEA, Senior Lecturer in Education and ITL Fellow, Manchester Institute for Education (MIE)

Pre-requisites

Attendees are welcome to bring 5/6 redacted marking examples using a range of marks from their own course, or they can look at the examples the presenter brings to start conversations with colleagues.

Book to attend

To book to attend an upcoming session, please visit the University's Training Catalogue.

• Book: Reframing Feedback: Student Insights, Practical Strategies, and Resources for Teaching Practice

Led by Holly Dewsnip, Teaching and Learning Officer, Institute of Teaching and Learning and Professor Hannah Cobb NTF SFHEA, Professor of Archaeology and Pedagogy, School of Arts, Langauges and Cultures and Academic Lead for Academic Development, Institute of Teaching and Learning

Not sure what reflective writing is, or how to do it effectively? Need to reflect for LEAP or your NAP portfolio, but not sure if you're doing it right? Feel like you knew about this in the past, but could do with a refresher?

All UoM staff were welcome to attend this session, which served as an introduction or refresher on reflection and reflective practice. We discussed the purpose of reflection and how it's different to 'just thinking' or ruminating, and explored a few models that can help you to structure and deepen your reflection (and might help you if you find you're getting stuck). Attendees could ask any questions they had on reflective thinking or reflective writing, and discuss any difficulties they may be having with these. 

This session was a friendly and informal space to explore reflection. It was facilitated by colleagues who believe in the developmental potential of reflection, but also understand that not everybody likes reflection or feels confident in it. Please come along with your questions and concerns, and we'll hopefully support you in finding a way forward that helps reflection work for you.

How to reflect will be repeated monthly.

For those who want to carve out some protected quiet time to get on with reflection, ‘Shut Up and Write’ style you may wish to attend one of our 'Action on Reflection' sessions: https://app.manchester.ac.uk/UMITL2005

• Click here to sign up for How to Reflect

Led by Professor Hannah Cobb, Professor of Archaeology and Pedagogy, and Holly Dewsnip SFHEA, Teaching and Learning Manchester, Teaching Excellence team

Need to reflect for your NAP portfolio or LEAP application, but struggling to get started? Want to see if reflection can help you build confidence and problem-solve? Know all about reflection, but finding it hard to carve out time to do it?

Come along to our monthly sessions – all welcome!

During this session you will have the opportunity to: 

• Have a quick reminder on what reflection is and why we do it
• Carve out some protected quiet time to get on with reflection, ‘Shut Up and Write’ style
• Share and discuss your ideas with other interested colleagues if you wish to do so

These sessions will take place via Teams and are not recorded, and colleagues are welcome to join us as many times as they wish to.

This session introduced what reflection is and why we do it, provided advice and support on reflective writing and carved out some quiet time to reflect.

• Click here to sign up for Action on Reflection

At the University of Manchester we define scholarship as:

“Evidence based systematic practice that positively impacts student outcomes or experience and is disseminated for critical review and, where appropriate adoption by others. Scholarship can include the scholarship of teaching and learning, or discipline based educational or pedagogic research, as well as the development, application and synthesis of disciplinary knowledge to inform teaching (e.g. research-informed teaching).”

But what does this mean in your context? If you haven't engaged in scholarship before, how might you get started? And if you've been doing it for a while, or think you've been doing it for a while, how do you build, develop, evaluate and disseminate your work. This session provides an introduction to all things scholarship, whatever stage in your scholarship journey you are at. 

Useful Links:

• The University of Manchester's Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) toolkit
• The University of Manchester Teaching and Scholarship Network
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning projects (Institute of Teaching and Learning)

Facilitator

• Professor Hannah Cobb NTF PFHEA, Professor of Archaeology and Pedagogy (School of Arts, Languages and Cultures) and University Theme Lead for Academic Development (Teaching and Learning)

Book to attend

To book to attend an upcoming session, please visit the University's Training Catalogue.

• Book: SoTL Series: Introducing Scholarship

Every month the Teaching and Scholarship Network welcomes speakers from across the University to share their Scholarship. These sessions are online and will involve the presentation of scholarship work at different stages; from work in progress to work that has transformed the sector. Join us to enjoy and learn from our colleagues’ brilliant contributions.

Facilitators

• Professor Hannah Cobb NTF PFHEA, University Lead for Academic Development and Professor of Archaeology and Pedagogy, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
• Jenni Rose NTF PFHEA, UoM Teaching and Scholarship Network Lead and Lecturer, Alliance Manchester Business School

Book to attend

To book to attend an upcoming session, please visit the University's Training Catalogue.

• Book: SoTL Series: Monthly Scholarship Network Seminars (Teaching and Scholarship Network)

At the University of Manchester we define scholarship as:

“Evidence based systematic practice that positively impacts student outcomes or experience and is disseminated for critical review and, where appropriate adoption by others. Scholarship can include the scholarship of teaching and learning, or discipline based educational or pedagogic research, as well as the development, application and synthesis of disciplinary knowledge to inform teaching (e.g. research-informed teaching).”

Even with a clear definition, if you are new to scholarship you may be wondering, how can you get started? How might you know what to address, where to find out key information or formulate a question to investigate? Whether you are just beginning or have been doing scholarship for some time, this session will provide a step by step guide in the first steps of starting a piece of scholarship. 

Useful Links:

• The University of Manchester's Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) toolkit
• The University of Manchester Teaching and Scholarship Network
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning projects (Institute of Teaching and Learning)

Facilitator

• Professor Hannah Cobb NTF PFHEA, Professor of Archaeology and Pedagogy (School of Arts, Languages and Cultures) and University Theme Lead for Academic Development (Teaching and Learning)

• Rachel Studd, Reader in Design, Scholarship Theme Lead for Department of Materials, School of Natural Sciences.

Book to attend

To book to attend an upcoming session, please visit the University's Training Catalogue.

• Book: SoTL Series: Starting your Scholarship

At the University of Manchester we define scholarship as:

“Evidence based systematic practice that positively impacts student outcomes or experience and is disseminated for critical review and, where appropriate adoption by others. Scholarship can include the scholarship of teaching and learning, or discipline based educational or pedagogic research, as well as the development, application and synthesis of disciplinary knowledge to inform teaching (e.g. research-informed teaching).”

But how can we put this in practice? How should we actually do scholarship? There is no simple answer - there are a range of methods that may be determined by the subject of your scholarship, and the context in which you are working. In this session we explore the breadth of methods. Whether you are just beginning or have been doing scholarship for some time, this session aims to provide a space to work and think through the different methodological approaches that might be valuable for you. 

Useful Links:

• The University of Manchester's Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) toolkit
• The University of Manchester Teaching and Scholarship Network
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning projects (Institute of Teaching and Learning)

Facilitator

• Professor Hannah Cobb NTF PFHEA, Professor of Archaeology and Pedagogy (School of Arts, Languages and Cultures) and University Theme Lead for Academic Development (Teaching and Learning)

Book to attend

To book to attend an upcoming session, please visit the University's Training Catalogue.

• Book: SoTL Series: Scholarship Methods

This on-campus session provides a supportive space for colleagues considering or piloting playful learning within their teaching practice. 

Open to all staff across the University, this session is for those interested in sounding out ideas, discussing opportunities and practicalities, and sharing practice around playful learning. Activities in development and in need of play-testing very welcome.

During these events, you will have the opportunity to:

• Discuss playful learning pedagogy
• Playtest playful activities you are developing or have developed in a supportive, non-judgemental environment
• Identify opportunities, barriers and share practicalities around implementing playful learning
• Share effective practice and learn from others

To register your attendance, or if you are interested in joining the Playful Learning CoP, please complete the MS Form below. Please note that refreshments will not be provided.

• Playful Learning Community of Practice meet-ups – Fill in form (opens in new window)

If you have any queries, please contact the Teaching Excellence team at teaching.learning@manchester.ac.uk.

Playful Learning Community of Practice Co-Leads

• Professor Jane Mooney, Professor of Educational Development and Digital Capability
• David Collett, Lecturer in Adult Nursing

The University of Manchester's Scholarship Workshop series offers a series of weekly workshops to guide attendees through devising a scholarship project, selecting the appropriate methods to use and how to evaluate the outcomes, and how to proceed ethically, as well as how to disseminate scholarship, and how to build one's "golden thread" when talking about your scholarship work.

In this session participants will explore key considerations for effectively evaluating your scholarship work. The session will emphasise that, although evaluation might take place at the end of the study, going into your work with a clear evaluation strategy is crucial to be able to get the right data and information when you come to evaluate your outcomes. Drawing on sector wide guidance and the University's Evaluation Toolkit, participants will learn key strategies for embedding effective evaluation in your scholarship. 

Useful Links:

• The University of Manchester's Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) toolkit
• The University of Manchester Teaching and Scholarship Network
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning projects (Institute of Teaching and Learning)

Facilitator

• Professor Hannah Cobb NTF PFHEA, Professor of Archaeology and Pedagogy (School of Arts, Languages and Cultures) and University Theme Lead for Academic Development (Teaching and Learning)
• Fran Hooley is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Health Education in the School of Health Sciences. 

Book to attend

To book to attend an upcoming session, please visit the University's Training Catalogue.

• Book: SoTL Series: Evaluating your Scholarship

This session will introduce the Students Complaints Procedure, including how staff should respond to a student regarding a complaint, the options available to a student, and the process a complaint goes through if it is escalated to a formal stage. We will cover what goes into an investigation, what type of outcomes may come from a complaint, and what happens if a student escalates their complaint to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator. 

Intended learning outcomes

• Gain the knowledge and confidence to advise a student about a complaint.
• Understand the complaints procedure through its various stages: Stage One (Informal), Stage Two (Formal), and Stage Three (Review).
• Learn about the role of the OIA.

Facilitators

• Joe Taylor-Marshall (Teaching and Learning Manager – Appeals, Complaints, and Discipline)

Book to attend

To book to attend an upcoming session, please visit the University's Training Catalogue.

• Book: An Overview of the Student Complaints Procedure

The Teaching and Scholarship network will be joined by the University's President and Vice-Chancellor, Prof Duncan Ivison, to hear the networks perspectives on key academic issues, to build valuable connections and gain the insights from the network on the University's strategic direction.

Facilitators

• Prof Duncan Ivison, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Manchester

• Jenni Rose Senior Fellow HEA

• Prof Hannah Cobb NTF PFHEA, University Theme Lead for Academic Development and Professor of Archaeology And Pedagogy, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

Book to attend

To book to attend an upcoming session, please visit the University's Training Catalogue.

• Book: Teaching and Scholarship Network meeting with Prof Duncan Ivison

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.

Useful Links:

• The University of Manchester's Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) toolkit
• The University of Manchester Teaching and Scholarship Network
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning projects (Institute of Teaching and Learning)

Facilitator

• Professor Hannah Cobb NTF PFHEA, Professor of Archaeology and Pedagogy (School of Arts, Languages and Cultures) and University Theme Lead for Academic Development (Teaching and Learning)

Book to attend

To book to attend an upcoming session, please visit the University's Training Catalogue.

• Book: SoTL Series: Scholarship Ethics

Every month the Teaching and Scholarship Network welcomes speakers from across the University to share their Scholarship. These sessions are online and will involve the presentation of scholarship work at different stages; from work in progress to work that has transformed the sector. Join us to enjoy and learn from our colleagues’ brilliant contributions.

Facilitators

• Professor Hannah Cobb NTF PFHEA, University Lead for Academic Development and Professor of Archaeology and Pedagogy, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
• Jenni Rose NTF PFHEA, UoM Teaching and Scholarship Network Lead and Lecturer, Alliance Manchester Business School

Book to attend

To book to attend an upcoming session, please visit the University's Training Catalogue.

• Book: SoTL Series: Monthly Scholarship Network Seminars (Teaching and Scholarship Network)

Evidence based systematic practice that positively impacts student outcomes or experience and is disseminated for critical review and, where appropriate adoption by others. Scholarship can include the scholarship of teaching and learning, or discipline based educational or pedagogic research, as well as the development, application and synthesis of disciplinary knowledge to inform teaching (e.g. research-informed teaching).”

In this session we explore the part of this definition which centres on dissemination and adoption, asking how you can share your scholarship, and how you can evaluate this. We will examine the different mechanisms for both sharing and evaluating, including exploring the key concepts of reach, value and impact.  

Useful Links:

• The University of Manchester's Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) toolkit
• The University of Manchester Teaching and Scholarship Network
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning projects (Institute of Teaching and Learning)

Facilitator

• Professor Hannah Cobb NTF PFHEA, Professor of Archaeology and Pedagogy (School of Arts, Languages and Cultures) and University Theme Lead for Academic Development (Teaching and Learning)

Book to attend

To book to attend an upcoming session, please visit the University's Training Catalogue.

• Book: SoTL Series: Sharing your Scholarship - The Broad View

Evidence based systematic practice that positively impacts student outcomes or experience and is disseminated for critical review and, where appropriate adoption by others. Scholarship can include the scholarship of teaching and learning, or discipline based educational or pedagogic research, as well as the development, application and synthesis of disciplinary knowledge to inform teaching (e.g. research-informed teaching).”

In this session we explore the part of this definition which centres on dissemination and adoption, asking how you can share your scholarship, and how you can evaluate this. We will examine the different mechanisms for both sharing and evaluating, including exploring the key concepts of reach, value and impact.  

Useful Links:

• The University of Manchester's Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) toolkit
• The University of Manchester Teaching and Scholarship Network
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning projects (Institute of Teaching and Learning)

Facilitator

• Professor Hannah Cobb NTF PFHEA, Professor of Archaeology and Pedagogy (School of Arts, Languages and Cultures) and University Theme Lead for Academic Development (Teaching and Learning)

Book to attend

To book to attend an upcoming session, please visit the University's Training Catalogue.

• Book: SoTL Series: Sharing your Scholarship - Writing peer reviewed publications

This online session offers an opportunity for colleagues to find out more about the University’s Teaching Excellence Awards, in advance of this year’s submission deadline on Monday 08 June 2026. The same session will be offered twice:

• Tues 24 March 2026, 3-4pm
• Thurs 23 April 2026, 10-11am

Please book your place via the University Training Catalogue.

Teaching Excellence Awards are open to Academic, Library, Professional Services, Technical and Lab-based colleagues, and nominations may be made by – or on behalf of - individuals or teams. The awards are made in recognition of significant and sustained commitment to excellence in the delivery and/or support of teaching and learning at UG or PGT level. In this session will outline key elements such as the nomination process, the core criteria and this year’s strategic themes, and previous winners will share their experiences and be available to answer any questions.

Part of the Institute of Teaching and Learning’s Open Workshop Programme

See also:

• ITL Upcoming Events

Whether you are applying for promotion, for teaching awards, or just need to explain to someone what you do, it is helpful to be able to tell your own Teaching and Scholarship (T&S) story - or what some refer to as a “golden thread” - a clear, succinct way of articulating what your scholarship does and what difference it makes. To help you identify and articulate your "golden thread" this Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) workshop series aims to help you think about how you might do scholarship in your context and to begin to tell your scholarship story. 

During this session, you will:

• Consider what scholarship is and explore your own teaching philosophy
• Draw out key contributions you have made to teaching and/or scholarship
• Work with peers to begin to refine your story and draw out your golden thread.

This workshop is open to anyone who wants to refine how they talk about their teaching, scholarship, or both. It is open to anyone who teaches and will be valuable whatever stage in your career and your teaching and/or scholarship journey you are at.

Intended learning outcomes

By the end of the workshop participants will:

• Understand how Scholarship is defined at the University of Manchester
• Be able to clearly articulate your teaching philosophy
• Have identified some key contributions you make in teaching and scholarship
• Have produced a draft golden thread or summary of your T&S story.

This workshop provides an opportunity for you to develop your understanding of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, its approaches and methods, and to explore your practice in a safe and non-judgemental space.

Facilitator

• Professor Hannah Cobb NTF PFHEA, Professor of Archaeology and Pedagogy (School of Arts, Languages and Cultures) and University Theme Lead for Academic Development (Teaching and Learning)

Useful links

• The University of Manchester's Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) toolkit
• The University of Manchester Teaching and Scholarship Network
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning projects (Institute of Teaching and Learning)

Book to attend

To book to attend an upcoming session, please visit the University's Training Catalogue.

• Book: SoTL workshop series: Telling your Teaching and Scholarship story

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.    

Useful Links:

• The University of Manchester's Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) toolkit
• The University of Manchester Teaching and Scholarship Network
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning projects (Institute of Teaching and Learning)

Facilitator

• Professor Hannah Cobb NTF PFHEA, Professor of Archaeology and Pedagogy (School of Arts, Languages and Cultures) and University Theme Lead for Academic Development (Teaching and Learning)

Book to attend

To book to attend an upcoming session, please visit the University's Training Catalogue.

• Book: SoTL Series: Speed SOTL

This on-campus session provides a supportive space for colleagues considering or piloting playful learning within their teaching practice. 

Open to all staff across the University, this session is for those interested in sounding out ideas, discussing opportunities and practicalities, and sharing practice around playful learning. Activities in development and in need of play-testing very welcome.

During these events, you will have the opportunity to:

• Discuss playful learning pedagogy
• Playtest playful activities you are developing or have developed in a supportive, non-judgemental environment
• Identify opportunities, barriers and share practicalities around implementing playful learning
• Share effective practice and learn from others

To register your attendance, or if you are interested in joining the Playful Learning CoP, please complete the MS Form below. Please note that refreshments will not be provided.

• Playful Learning Community of Practice meet-ups – Fill in form (opens in new window)

If you have any queries, please contact the Teaching Excellence team at teaching.learning@manchester.ac.uk.

Playful Learning Community of Practice Co-Leads

• Professor Jane Mooney, Professor of Educational Development and Digital Capability
• David Collett, Lecturer in Adult Nursing

This online session offers an opportunity for colleagues to find out more about the University’s Teaching Excellence Awards, in advance of this year’s submission deadline on Monday 08 June 2026. The same session will be offered twice:

• Tues 24 March 2026, 3-4pm
• Thurs 23 April 2026, 10-11am

Please book your place via the University Training Catalogue.

Teaching Excellence Awards are open to Academic, Library, Professional Services, Technical and Lab-based colleagues, and nominations may be made by – or on behalf of - individuals or teams. The awards are made in recognition of significant and sustained commitment to excellence in the delivery and/or support of teaching and learning at UG or PGT level. In this session will outline key elements such as the nomination process, the core criteria and this year’s strategic themes, and previous winners will share their experiences and be available to answer any questions.

Part of the Institute of Teaching and Learning’s Open Workshop Programme

See also:

• ITL Upcoming Events

Every month the Teaching and Scholarship Network welcomes speakers from across the University to share their Scholarship. These sessions are online and will involve the presentation of scholarship work at different stages; from work in progress to work that has transformed the sector. Join us to enjoy and learn from our colleagues’ brilliant contributions.

Facilitators

• Professor Hannah Cobb NTF PFHEA, University Lead for Academic Development and Professor of Archaeology and Pedagogy, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
• Jenni Rose NTF PFHEA, UoM Teaching and Scholarship Network Lead and Lecturer, Alliance Manchester Business School

Book to attend

To book to attend an upcoming session, please visit the University's Training Catalogue.

• Book: SoTL Series: Monthly Scholarship Network Seminars (Teaching and Scholarship Network)

Discover how student feedback can transform your teaching practice through evidence-based strategies and practical tools. This session draws on research from a two-year fellowship exploring how students respond to feedback and how these responses differ from the marker’s perspective.

Participants will:

• Analyse examples of redacted feedback to identify effective practices
• Discuss and formulate success criteria for feedback within their teaching communities
• Access resources designed to develop student feedback literacy while managing teacher workload
• Develop an action plan for applying these strategies in their own courses

Engage with both research insights and hands-on activities to leave with practical strategies that can immediately enhance your teaching practice.

Facilitator

• Karen Beswick SFHEA, Senior Lecturer in Education and ITL Fellow, Manchester Institute for Education (MIE)

Pre-requisites

Attendees are welcome to bring 5/6 redacted marking examples using a range of marks from their own course, or they can look at the examples the presenter brings to start conversations with colleagues.

Book to attend

To book to attend an upcoming session, please visit the University's Training Catalogue.

• Book: Reframing Feedback: Student Insights, Practical Strategies, and Resources for Teaching Practice

This on-campus session provides a supportive space for colleagues considering or piloting playful learning within their teaching practice. 

Open to all staff across the University, this session is for those interested in sounding out ideas, discussing opportunities and practicalities, and sharing practice around playful learning. Activities in development and in need of play-testing very welcome.

During these events, you will have the opportunity to:

• Discuss playful learning pedagogy
• Playtest playful activities you are developing or have developed in a supportive, non-judgemental environment
• Identify opportunities, barriers and share practicalities around implementing playful learning
• Share effective practice and learn from others

To register your attendance, or if you are interested in joining the Playful Learning CoP, please complete the MS Form below. Please note that refreshments will not be provided.

• Playful Learning Community of Practice meet-ups – Fill in form (opens in new window)

If you have any queries, please contact the Teaching Excellence team at teaching.learning@manchester.ac.uk.

Playful Learning Community of Practice Co-Leads

• Professor Jane Mooney, Professor of Educational Development and Digital Capability
• David Collett, Lecturer in Adult Nursing