We run a programme of events and seminars about teaching and learning throughout the year, most of which take place online.
- Browse the staff development sessions on offer and book your place.
- Learn more about UAL's annual Learning and Teaching Conference, for UAL staff.
- Digitally Engaged Learning (DEL) is an international conference, open to all, which explores the use of technology in art and design higher education.
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Autumn term 2022/23
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Betty Leung, 2019, MA Visual Arts: Fine Art Digital, Camberwell College of Arts, UAL. Photo: David Poultney
Iniquilab/Ink-lab
Join a reading group for staff and students (last Wednesday of each month, 2 hours)
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Kehkashan Khalid, 2019 MA Visual Arts: Fine Art Digital, Camberwell College of Arts. Photo: David Poultney
Thinking learning
Explore a learning theory and how to put it into practice (monthly, micro-session 15 minutes)
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Stephanie, BA (Hons) 3D Effects for Performance and Fashion, London College of Fashion. Photo: David Poultney
Staff development: climate justice
Find information, help and training available for UAL staff (multiple dates, UAL login needed)
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Danial Ismail, Multimedia installation, MA Interior and Spatial Design, Chelsea College of Arts. Photo: Kristy Noble
What is trauma informed education?
(20 September 2022, 1.5 hours)
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Stephanie Shaw, BA Hons 3D Effects for Performance and Fashion, London College of Fashion. Photo: David Poultney
Have you left any time for joy? Joy & assessment in the creative arts
(21 September 2022, 1 hour)
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Nikitah Patel, painting in the Studio. BA Fine Art, Chelsea College of Arts. Photo: Alys Tomlinson
Assessment design for inclusive practice
(21 September 2022, 1 hour)
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Students and staff, work in progress presentation, MA Material Futures, Central Saint Martins. Photo: John Sturrock
How to implement pass/fail grading
(29 September 2022, 1.5 hours)
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Studying at the Library Group Zone, Central Saint Martins. Photo: John Sturrock
How do we create belonging at UAL? A listening event
(4 October 2022, 1.5 hours)
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YuQi Sun and Taslim Martin (Specialist Technician) BA (Hons) 3D Design, Camberwell College of Arts. Photo: Alys Tomlinson
Practice Labs: states of un-knowing and un-learning
(5 October 2022, 2 hours)
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Shraddha Mithinti, MA 3D Computer Animation, London College of Communication. Photo: Alys Tomlinson
In conversation: the team behind Women+ in Leadership
(15 November 2022, 1 hour)
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Students and staff, work in progress presentation, MA Material Futures, Central Saint Martins. Photo: John Sturrock
How to implement pass/fail grading
(15 November 2022, 1.5 hours)
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Emily Boxall, BA (Hons) Textile Design, Chelsea College of Art and Design. Photo: UAL
QAA Collaborative Enhancement project finale
Join us to celebrate the Belonging through Assessment: Pipelines of Compassion project (postponed to Jan 2023, 2 hours)
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Long Yuan, 2021, BA Fine Art, Camberwell College of Arts, UAL. Photo: Long Yuan
Supporting students to bring identity and underrepresented topics into dissertation
(8 December, 1 hour)
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Hanging concrete letters by Lesley Kurth, BA Communication and Graphic design, London College of Communication. Photo: UAL
Decolonising academic writing
(8 December, 1.5 hours)
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Doyeon Kim, in studio, MA Theatre and Performance Design, Wimbledon College of Arts. Photo: Alys Tomlinson
Grading, ethics and harm
(13 December, 1 hour)
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Nikitah Patel, painting in the Studio. BA Fine Art, Chelsea College of Arts. Photo: Alys Tomlinson
Assessment design for inclusive practice
(14 December, 1 hour)
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Ellen Russell, 2021, BA Textile Design, Chelsea College of Arts. Photo: Ellen Russell
Rethinking the relational in compassionate assessment
Share compassionate assessment experiences through visual responses (14 December, 1 hour)
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Mo Zhou, MA Graphic Branding and Identity, London College of Communication. Photo: UAL
Efficient and effective feedback (for courses)
Discuss summative feedback for pass/fail units (15 December, 1 hour)
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Ernestine Chua, BA (Hons) Illustration and Visual Media, London College of Communication. Photo: E Chua
Data stories and epistemological doughnuts
Explore data to understand your UAL landscape (15 December, 1.5 hours)
Spring and Summer terms 2022/23
Watch this space! New sessions will be listed here soon.
Curriculum design and validation
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Image courtesy of UAL
Course Designer: introduction to course and curriculum design
Learn about different models to help you construct your curriculum
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Image courtesy of UAL
Creative Attributes Framework
Explore embedding enterprise and employability into your teaching and learning
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Digital Creative Attributes Framework
Support the development of creative and collaborative practices in the digital environment
Course Reapproval
Sessions for your UAL course team or programme area about the UAL course reapproval process are available on request. Contact teachingexchange@arts.ac.uk for more information.
Course Validation
If you are starting to develop a course curriculum for validation at UAL, we offer training on request. Contact teachingexchange@arts.ac.uk to find out more.
Teaching Online
Visit Teaching Online for guidance and training to help you provide high quality teaching online.
Conferences
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Image courtesy of UAL
Education Conference
Find out more about UAL's learning and teaching conference, open to all staff who teach or support student learning.
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Courtesy of DEL Conference
Digitally Engaged Learning (DEL) Conference
The international conference exploring the use of technology in art and design Higher Education.
Don't Miss
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Sound Arts Studio, MA Sound Arts, London College of Communication. Image courtesy of UAL.
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Carine Cheu and Alexander Chan at Central Saint Martins. Photo: Vic Phillips
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From idea to industry: valuing your creative rights
(UAL login required)