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12 Aug 2021: Introduction These webpages provide guidance on the use of content notes (sometimes known as 'content warnings' or 'trigger warnings') in a university context.

11 Jan 2018: The Cambridge Teaching Forum is open to everyone who teaches or supports students’ learning across the University of Cambridge. It provides a stimulating environment for staff to learn about innovative approaches to higher education in Cambridge

1 Mar 2016: Development opportunities for enhancing your teaching practice.

5 Jul 2019: The CCTL contributes to fostering an environment in which both staff and students are recognised and rewarded for their contributions to education at the Collegiate University.

2 Mar 2016: Find events to share practice with peers across the University.

8 Jul 2019: The Student-Led Teaching Awards are hosted annually by the Cambridge Students' Union. These awards, which reward outstanding teaching and student support across the Collegiate University, are entirely led by students: nominations are submitted by

26 Aug 2016: We offer two accredited educational development programmes at different levels for those who teach Cambridge students, and can also help you to explore alternatives routes to accreditation with the Higher Education Academy.

2 Mar 2016: We support educators, encourage innovation and provide a focus for enhancing education at Cambridge. CCTL has teams specialising in educational development and in researcher development.

5 Oct 2018: The Digital Advocates Network was created in the spring of 2018, to better support bottom-up initiatives to enhance teaching, learning and assessment across the collegiate University.

22 Oct 2019: Research into the learning and teaching experiences of students and staff is increasingly highly valued and useful in providing an evidence base for improving educational experiences.

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

14 Sep 2023: Introduction We launched two new programmes in 2022-23 - the Advancing Educational Practice Programme and Cambridge Teaching & Learning Recognition Scheme - both of which offer colleagues routes to accreditation with Advance HE.

22 Oct 2019: The Cambridge Higher Educational Studies Research Ethics Committee has established a three-stage process by which projects are assessed for ethics review, detailed below.

15 Sep 2021: Anticipating potential triggers We recognise that it is impossible to anticipate every possible trigger for every possible disabled student. Psychiatrically, many individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder can be triggered by seemingly

10 Nov 2016: One of our most successful Teaching and Learning Innovation Fund case studies ‘Learning Together: Being, belonging, becoming’ has hit national news once again this week. Read the article in The Guardian.

7 Oct 2016: Thoughts on exams Whilst many people might think that the three-hour written paper is the traditional Cambridge way of examining, it is a relatively new innovation in this ancient University. The first written examination paper was created in 1800.

16 May 2023: Networks. A network of staff and students working in partnerships to support curriculum enhancement and innovation (www.jiscinvolve.org).

2 Oct 2020: Zhenghao Li and Katie-Lou White Highly Commended, Academic / College Representative Katie-Lou and Zhenghao have been outstanding student representatives even before the Covid pandemic, but their work became both more intense and more central during

7 Jul 2022: Accessibility and Disability Resource Centre: considerations for building inclusivity and accessibility into curriculum design, teaching and learning and individual adjustments .

25 Jan 2023: We are pleased to open registration for the fourth Diversifying Assessment Forum in 2023.

17 May 2021: We are pleased to announce the launch of the Black Advisory Hub website. This website, comprising the first phase of the Black Advisory Hub rollout, is intended to act as a student-facing hub of information and support for Black students at the

13 Sep 2022: This project explored how students and supervisors understand formative feedback, identifying helpful and unhelpful practices in supporting students' mental health and academic performance.

19 Feb 2021: Ethical considerations Core ethical principles should be followed whether you are designing your study for a publishable research outcome or evaluating teaching and learning for your own purposes or internal discussion.

12 Aug 2021: Inbuilt provision Where a Faculty or Department has their own established alternative methods of presenting information to students, for example using Moodle, it may be appropriate to build content note provision into the system.

28 Mar 2017: in teaching means in a research-intensive university, helping international graduate students write, the new A-level curriculum and what it might mean for Higher Education, and the ‘Bloomberg Breakfast’ initiative

20 Oct 2021: Booking is now open for the Mind the Gap workshop series, an opportunity for staff to engage in discussion about awarding gaps. The series will explore what the current available data tell us about awarding gaps in course and College contexts and

23 Sep 2021: What are Cambridge's awarding gaps? The attainment measure used by the Office for Students (OfS) is the proportion of students achieving good honours (1st or 2:I degree class) compared to lower degree classes.

15 Sep 2021: This project explored what assessment methods, conditions and instructions are provided to students in different courses, and what examples there are of good practice with regard to student mental health.

15 Sep 2021: This project explored disabled students' perceptions of the value of more diverse assessments methods for their academic performance and wellbeing.

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

24 May 2023: Author: Dr Gavin Stevenson is the Director of Student Development and a Fellow in sociology at Murray Edwards College. He has taught extensively across undergraduate papers in sociology as a supervisor and has supervised dissertations at MPhil level.

15 Sep 2021: This project explored whether and how the language used in discussions about race at Cambridge - in teaching and other contexts - impacts the academic performance of Black British students.

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

5 Jun 2023: The Cambridge Teaching & Learning Recognition Scheme is designed for Cambridge educators who have already undertaken the activities, reflection and teaching practice that make them eligible for accreditation as a Fellow of the Higher Education

7 Mar 2023: The Centre for Teaching & Learning is delighted to announce the 2023 winners of the Pilkington Prize as follows: Dr Mary Augusta Brazelton Department of History & Philosophy of Science Jesus College Prof. Nathan Crilly Department of Engineering Pr

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

4 Mar 2021: The terms of reference for the Cambridge Higher Education Research Ethics Committee are: To receive details of any research involving human participants or personal data carried out by members of staff or students conducting research on teaching and

13 Sep 2022: This project explored the impact of expectations surrounding 'Black excellence' upon the educational experiences and mental wellbeing of Black students at Cambridge.

4 Feb 2022: Between March and July 2021, CCTL led a short, focused project to explore students' and staff experiences during the pandemic, in order to inform enhancement activities over the next three to five years.

27 Sep 2021: Student engagement and belonging through their learning are integral to student success. In order to ensure that all students are engaged and feel like they belong, an inclusive learning approach can be employed to improve the experience and

11 May 2023: You might seek to explore any number of areas within the student experience, such as assessment, feedback, student engagement, teaching resources, curriculum design or pastoral support.

27 Sep 2021: By being clear about expectations, many issues related to the ‘hidden curriculum’ will be bypassed.

27 Sep 2021: While students are commonly engaged in course evaluations and in departmental committees, it is becoming more common for institutions to go beyond these opportunities to engage with the student voice and recruit students as partners in projects to

31 Jan 2022: Cambridge Equine Veterinary Society Winner, Peer Support The Cambridge Equine Veterinary Society were nominated for their inspiring work with the clinical skills team in support of their peers during the disruption of this year.

15 Sep 2021: This project explored how the first-year transition might contribute to eventual awarding gaps for Black British students at Cambridge, looking especially at potential differences between STEM subjects and arts & humanities subjects.

11 May 2023: Overview Whilst there are some clear benefits to working with students as partners in educational development and research, this is not to say that it is always appropriate, nor that it is without complexities.

19 Oct 2021: Accommodations benefit one person at a time, but accessible and inclusive practice can benefit everyone who interacts with your material. Beginning with Moodle, the guidance below is designed to support you in creating a supportive and accessible

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

21 Jan 2020: Why make your teaching and learning resources open for others to use with only a few restrictions? A short outline of what it means for CamGuides to be an open educational resource.

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