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Useful podcast introduction to a research project on student evaluation being carried out by Betsy Barre of the Rice Centre for Teaching Excellence

Dr Ben Goldacre today set out how teachers in England have the chance to make teaching a truly evidence-based profession.

Interesting discussion on the Higher Education Teaching and Learning (HETL) group on LinkedIn (itself an interesting resource). You may need to be a LinkedIn member and join the HETL group to access the discussion.

"Google+ Hangouts are proving to be a proficient platform for teaching and communicating in real time with others. If you're someone who creates instructional content online, you may want to consider using the platform for your next project".

Lots of really interesting and useful videos on how to teach online

The Higher Education Academy (HEA) is pleased to invite applications to the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Fund for Wales for up to £2,500 per proposal. This is an open call and proposals are welcome any time up to Friday 13 May 2011. Projects need to

Academics are being invited to take part in a research project that is investigating the ways in which academics represent, share and change their teaching practices.

80 Research briefings on various aspects of learning and teaching

"This screencast captures a research presentation given by the Assistant Director of Rice's Center for Teaching Excellence, Betsy Barre. As Co-Chair of the Committee on Teaching's Subcommittee on Teaching and Course Evaluations, she performed a review of the research literature on student ratings of instruction, and this presentation is a summary of that literature review. Please feel free to jump ahead to the portions of the presentation that are of most interest to you, using the time indices below. If you have further questions, please consult the selected bibliography on the CTE website here: http://cte.rice.edu/studentevaluations"

The Development Programme has a focus on support for those with curriculum and teaching development and professional support roles in a range of professional and academic contexts. This programme has been developed by SEDA in association with CLL partners.

""It's Mooc or die", a university vice-chancellor has said, claiming that institutions must embrace the massive open online course movement and adapt their teaching methods or face a tough future."

"This issue aims to shed light on the way MOOCs affect education institutions and learners. Which teaching and learning strategies can be used to improve the MOOC learning experience? How do MOOCs fit into today's pedagogical landscape; and could they provide a viable model for developing countries?"

"Which Technology Should I Use To Teach Online?": Online Technology and Communication Course Instruction

Free e books on Learning and Teaching from Oxford Brokkes University

Widget Design Authoring Toolkit (WIDGaT) is the world's first online 'code-free' widget creation tool !  WIDGaT a JISC-funded Learning and Teaching Innovation project led by the Accessibility Research Centre at Teesside University.The WIDGaT toolkit supports the design, development and sharing of widgets, by enabling teachers and students to easily produce bespoke widgets.

Getting educators to embrace digital teaching and learning, and to use technology more effectively, requires leading by example.

The series of reports explores new forms of teaching, learning and assessment for an interactive world, to guide teachers and policy makers in productive innovation.

This report analyses the findings of the 2012 survey of various aspects of the student experience, including the amount of contact students have with their staff, the size of teaching groups, and the overall number of hours they devote to their studies. It updates the results of earlier surveys conducted in 2006 and 2007, and reflect on some of policy lessons to be drawn from the results