The UK Professional Standards Framework for teaching and supporting learning in higher education

The UK Professional Standards Framework (UK PSF) for teaching and supporting learning, launched in February 2006, is a flexible framework which uses a descriptor-based approach to professional standards. There are three standard descriptors each of which is applicable to a number of staff roles and to different career stages of those engaged in teaching and supporting learning. The standard descriptors are underpinned by areas of professional activity, core knowledge and professional values. The framework provides a reference point for institutions and individuals as well as supporting ongoing development within any one standard descriptor.

Linking teaching and research in disciplines and departments

This paper supports the effective links between teaching and discipline-based research in disciplinary communities and in academic departments. It is authored by Alan Jenkins, Mick Healey and Roger Zetter.

The UK Professional Standards Framework for teaching and supporting learning in higher education

This is a part of a collection of materials developed by the HEAcademy Subject Centre for Languages, linguistics and area studies. The materials provide reflective activities designed to engage teachers with some of the key issues in working with international students and practical ideas for ways in which these can be addressed. They will be of particular interest to new staff or anyone new to working with international students.

ECS Teaching Handbook

This handbook, nominally chapter 3 of the ECS staff handbook, describes ECS educational policy and procedures, as defined and agreed by the school via its various boards and committees. There are sections covering our educational aims and strategy, processes and structures, teaching and learning, pastoral and administrative arrangements, and a glossary. The material here supplements that in the University's quality handbook. (This is the working document which will become our 2009/10 handbook next academic year.)

Intro to Applied Maths

Exercises and solutions for a second year applied maths course.

Maths Models in Finance

Exam questions and solutions for a third or fourth year maths course. Diagrams for the questions are all together in the support.zip file, as .eps files

Maths Methods for Chemists

Exam questions, exercises and solutions for a first year course in mathematical methods for chemists. Diagrams for the questions are all together in the support.zip file, as .eps files

Maths for Electronic Engineers

Exercises and solutions for a second year engineering maths course. Diagrams for the question are all together in the support.zip file, as .eps files

New Brand PowerPoint template for teaching - how to use it

This short video show you how to download the template and use it with PowerPoint to create new presentations and apply it to existing presentations.

PowerPoint Teaching Template - UoS blue flat.ppt

This PowerPoint file can be used as a template for teaching presentations. This version has a solid blue background and pale grey text on the title slide and all subsequent content slides.

PowerPoint Teaching Template - UoS blue & grey.ppt

This PowerPoint file can be used as a template for teaching presentations. This version has a blue fade background and pale grey text on the title slide and pale grey background and blue text on subsequent content slides.

PowerPoint Teaching Template - UoS blue fade.ppt

This PowerPoint file can be used as a template for teaching presentations. This version has a blue fade background and pale grey text on the title slide and all subsequent content slides.

PowerPoint Teaching Template - UoS light grey.ppt

This PowerPoint file can be used as a template for teaching presentations. This version has a pale grey background and dark blue text on the title slide and all subsequent content slides.

PowerPoint Teaching Template - UoS bluegreen fade.ppt

This PowerPoint file can be used as a template for teaching presentations. This version has a blue-green fade background and pale grey text on the title slide and all subsequent content slides.

New Brand PowerPoint templates for teaching

The templates plus a couple of videos showing how to use them