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1 Oct 2020: This year we received another impressive set of nominations for students' outstanding contributions to education at Cambridge, even though the nomination window was open during the rapid pivot to remote teaching and learning.

14 Sep 2020: The Technology-Enabled Learning Prizes were awarded by Cambridge University Press, to recognise Cambridge academics and other staff supporting student learning who have developed their own learning technology solutions or employed existing

6 Feb 2020: The Diversifying Assessment Forum The Diversifying Assessment Forum is an annual event which provides a venue for all staff involved or interested in assessment to explore processes and opportunities for changing, refining or adapting current

25 Mar 2020: It is with regret that the Teaching Forum planned for 14 April has been withdrawn. We very much hope that colleagues who had registered (and others) will be able to join us at the Teaching Forum in 2021.

16 Jul 2020: A quick guide to using Microsoft Teams for teaching online

6 May 2020: Introductory guides to teaching in 2020-21, covering lectures, seminars & classes, supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students, and selecting online readings.

22 Jan 2020: Participants in past instances of the course have included research fellows, college teaching officers, librarians and educational technologists, as well as senior lecturers and readers. ... finding and reading research in these fields off my own bat.".

2 Oct 2020: Elly Walters Highly Commended, Inclusive Practice Elly is the most impressive student I have met in my 25 years at Cambridge, at College AND Faculty level, in terms of her activities towards inclusiveness.

16 Jul 2020: An introduction to how supervisions online differ from those conducted face-to-face

7 Aug 2020: As the next academic year approaches, we have extended our introductory guides to teaching online. Easter Term 2020 required a rapid adaptation under very challenging circumstances.

14 Sep 2020: This year's deadline was extended to allow late applications to be submitted by staff seeking to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on residential teaching in the Easter Term through the use of technology-enabled learning.

7 Dec 2020: The Good Academic Practice and Avoiding Plagiarism Toolkit The Cambridge Information Literacy Network (CILN) is a collaboration across Cambridge University Libraries with a broad remit to deliver online teaching and learning activities to support

2 Oct 2020: Ellie Payne and Emily Winson-Bushby Winners, Peer Support Ellie Payne and Emily Winson-Busby were nominated for their initiative and dedication in setting up systems of support for students engaging with the intermission process.

30 Apr 2020: In response to the move to remote working, colleagues at the Education Quality and Policy Office have put together some extensive guidance for those supervising research students at this time.

20 Apr 2020: CCTL have published three new guides on our website as part of our 'Teaching Remotely' suite, to complement the existing Moving Supervisions Online guide.

14 Sep 2020: important research skills. ... Published under a Creative Commons licence, this Open Educational Resource is available to all and covers a wide range of topics, including academic practice, research skills, wayfinding on campus and wellbeing.

10 Aug 2020: Pace and Inclusivity: some things we learned from the pivot to remote education It's been several months since Cambridge made the shift to remote education and working. By now, after numerous Microsoft Teams meetings and Zoom sessions, we are

2 Oct 2020: Lily Indira Kirkby and Jessica Raja-Brown Highly Commended, Innovative Practice Apart from working dedicatedly to change the somewhat conservative curriculum of the History of Art Tripos through the engagement in the department's decolonisation group

16 Apr 2020: The Centre for Teaching & Learning is delighted to announce the 2020 winners of the Pilkington Prize as follows: Dr Harriet Allen Department of Geography Dr David Bainbridge Department of Physiology, Development & Neuroscience Dr Feriel Bouhafa Fa

16 Jul 2020: Information about large-group teaching - lectures, classes and seminars - and the differences between online and face-to-face teaching

15 Dec 2020: A recent student report on research conducted amongst those students registered with the Disability Resource Centre highlighted the case for diversified assessment not only on the grounds that this would level

2 Oct 2020: Timeout has already been popular with supervisors, research group meetings, society AGMs and informal social gatherings, allowing people to keep teaching and to keep in touch with their friends virtually despite

19 Jun 2020: We were delighted in April to announce the 2020 winners of the Pilkington Prize. For obvious reasons, the planned Pilkington Prize celebration can't go ahead this summer. We are very much hoping that we'll be able to welcome this year's Prize

6 Aug 2020: Guidance on setting up your technology in advance and preparing an appropriate environment for supervisions

2 Dec 2020: A discussion with Abi Smith Abigail Smith is a third-year undergraduate reading Geography at Queens' College.

2 Oct 2020: She invited Dr Anne Neville from Microbiotica Ltd to talk about recent advances in microbiome research. ... to talk about her research and her experiences as a PhD student.

2 Apr 2020: CCTL have created a new section on our website: 'Teaching Remotely'. Our first new guide found there is ‘Moving Supervisions Online’.

16 Jul 2020: Guidance on how best to learn from your own experience of supervising online and that of others

2 Oct 2020: In outreach, he has made plant sciences (particularly pollination and the importance of bees) accessible by engaging with The Times, New York Times, the BBC, Sky News, Naked Scientists and the

21 Jan 2020: It introduces some of the information, academic and research practices that Cambridge students commonly use during their degrees, reducing the learning load once they arrive in Cambridge. ... Certainly within the library community in Cambridge,

24 Jan 2020: Registration is now open for the Cambridge Teaching Forum 2020, which will be held on Tuesday 14 April at the Student Services Centre.

1 Oct 2020: Abigail Smith Winner, Inclusive Practice Abigail Smith received a nomination with supporting statements written by three different members of staff, and endorsed separately by yet another. We have captured only a fraction of their recommendations

16 Jul 2020: A brief guide to help you conduct your first session using Zoom

26 May 2020: Andy Rice, University Reader at the Department of Computer Science and Technology, shared with us the work he and PhD student Daniel Hugenroth have been undertaking to collate examples of supervisors' models and approaches to online supervisions.

26 May 2020: The Remote Teaching, Learning & Assessment Working Group has set up a new group on Yammer to act as a discussion board for all Cambridge staff involved in remote teaching, learning and assessment. We very much encourage you to join the group to

2 Oct 2020: Akil Hashmi Winner, Access & Outreach Akil Hashmi was nominated for his incredible work not only co-founding the non-profit InsideUni with Tommy Gale, but also broader contributions to access in all he does.

16 Jul 2020: A brief guide for getting started with Google Meet

29 Apr 2020: training for all research staff and graduate students working in the life sciences at the University of Cambridge. ... She contributes to the scholarly basis of the CCTL work programme, carrying out research which addresses priority themes and questions.

29 Apr 2020: Online Learning Services at Cambridge University Press are running a short series of webinars designed to support teaching staff in their move to remote teaching. The first session is this Thursday 30 April, and will explore "maintaining student

2 Oct 2020: Kayla Malone and Richa Sharma Winners, Academic / College Representative Kayla Malone and Richa Sharma received no fewer than five nominations from their peers for their efforts as student course representatives. Excerpts from just one are presented

16 Jul 2020: Figuring out what works for your large-group teaching and sharing questions and ideas with colleagues

6 Aug 2020: One of the most important teaching skills for undergraduate supervisions is the ability to guide students in discussion, or in shared problem solving – and to do so in a way that includes all students in contributing to and learning from

13 Aug 2020: Ever since Dr Stuart Scott graduated from this University, he has dedicated his career to research and education. ... Testament to her success, the programme has just been renewed with excellent feedback from the Medical Research Council Strategy Board.

26 May 2020: We joined a team of student and staff co-researchers to undertake participatory action research for the University Access and Participation Plan. ... A mind map produced by Emma and Emrys in planning the Content Notes research project.

29 Jul 2020: The University's Access and Participation Plan: Participatory Action Research (APP PAR) Project was launched at the beginning of the 2019-20 academic year in response to the Office for Students' ... Over several editions of the newsletter we are hearing

21 May 2020: We spoke to Dr Dee Scadden, a Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry, about her development of Getting to Grips with Online (Remote) Learning, a Moodle site which gathers advice, ideas and examples of preparing interactive online teaching and learning

21 Jul 2020: Guidelines for supervising when working with disabled students, provided by the Disability Resource Centre

2 Dec 2020: Moving clinical medical education into an online forum Jeremy Webb is a GP who works as Clinical Sub Dean at the School of Clinical Medicine, where he leads on Staff Development. He has completed a Master's in Medical Education and was awarded the

7 Aug 2020: The team were keen to explore not only the affordances but also the influence of technology on research:. ... Together they analyse an encoded example and discuss the decisions they make as digital researchers, and how those decisions affect the future

18 Nov 2020: Cambridge academics talk about their experiences teaching online, and a student representative discusses their learning experience