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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.

21 Jul 2020: Some common teaching activities, online challenges, options and tools

21 May 2020: The deadline for applications to the Technology-Enabled Learning Prizes has been extended to Tuesday 30 June. The Technology-Enabled Learning Prizes – one for Arts, Humanities and the Social Sciences, and the other for STEM and Medicine - are

17 Jul 2020: For some, though not all, the practice of pre-recording lectures or classes will be a completely new endeavour with seemingly no likeness to in-person teaching.

2 Oct 2020: Hamish Symington and Laura Taylor Highly Commended, Peer Support The Cambridge BBSRC DTP is a PhD programme [spanning departments and institutes across the biological sciences]. As a student representative on the DRP Training Committee, Hamish

29 Jul 2020: ACS Welfare Officer and Bobby had been named the new Ethnic and Religious Minorities Officer for his College’s JCR.

17 Jul 2020: Guidance on planning your online supervisions, including: inclusive discussions, feedback and supervision activities.

9 Oct 2020: Cambridge University Press are delighted to announce the winners of the 2020 Technology-Enabled Learning Prize.

22 Jul 2020: Guidance for supervisors of research students, including tips on maintaining contact, monitoring student progress and support, first-year assessments and final thesis.

2 Oct 2020: Anthie Moysidou Highly Commended, Access & Outreach Chrysanthi-Maria (Anthie) has been a tremendous asset to the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology and to Newnham College, primarily for outreach but also for peer support during the

26 May 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' focus on attainment gaps.

6 Aug 2020: In this new setting, it is therefore particularly helpful to work on creating structure for discussions and problem solving.

3 Apr 2020: Cambridge University Press are pleased to announce that they will be awarding two prizes for excellence in Technology-enabled Learning at Cambridge, for the second year running.

2 Oct 2020: Eliza Jane Lockhart Highly Commended, Academic / College Representative This has been an extraordinarily difficult year for all faculties and departments, their administrative / leadership teams and their students: first, two significant spells of

1 Sep 2020: An online series of workshops focused on online / blended learning design will be running over the course of September, provided by Skilled Education, an external learning design agency. These workshops are free for Cambridge teaching staff to attend

2 Oct 2020: Oliver Antczak and Nishant Gokhale Highly Commended, Inclusive Practice In October, Oliver and Nishant created the Indigenous Studies Discussion Group, receiving modest support from the Cambridge Heritage Research Centre.

21 May 2020: Getting to Grips with Online Learning has ideas that could be adapted for any discipline, and Dee encourages others to share ideas and try new things! ... and you can keep it really simple by taking existing material and presenting it in new ways that

6 Aug 2020: Basic information to guide you through online supervision, including: technologies, connectivity & accessibility, differences with in-person supervision, video conferencing options and recording supervisions.

2 Oct 2020: Mitchell Chiew Highly Commended, Academic / College Representative Mitchell volunteered to serve as student representative on the Part III Committee... within his first week of arrival.

21 Dec 2020: In September 2020, Cambridge teaching staff were offered a series of online workshops focused on online / blended learning design, provided by Skilled Education, an external learning design agency. Three of the most popular of these workshops will

7 Aug 2020: A preliminary report has been published in Physiology News; a more detailed analysis is being prepared. ... I deliberately told them I would present some (optional) new material, and I think that makes all the difference: if they think they might

2 Oct 2020: Hope Bretscher and Akhila Kadgathur Jayaram Winners, Inclusive Practice Hope Bretscher and Akhila Jayaram were both nominated for their outstanding work for Cavendish Inspiring Womxn.

18 Mar 2020: The Diversifying Assessment Forum was held on Friday 13 March 2020. The forum was opened by the Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education, Professor Graham Virgo, and chaired by Professor Chris Young, Chair of the Examination and Assessment Committee.

20 Jul 2020: Selecting software or tools for different teaching activities

7 Aug 2020: MPhil student 2020 (end of course survey). Medieval Manuscripts in the Digital Age is a new optional MPhil unit run by the Faculty of English in collaboration with Cambridge University Library.

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

12 Nov 2020: new Student Skills Strategy.

2 Oct 2020: Ben Laurense, Katie MacLeod and Ming Yin Winners, Academic / College Representative Ben Laurense, Katie MacLeod and Ming Yin were nominated jointly for their work as student representatives, Ben and Ming on the Faculty Board of Mathematics, and

5 Oct 2020: This year's Annual Meeting for Directors of Teaching and Senior Tutors and the Annual Meeting for Directors of Postgraduate Education and Postgraduate Tutors were held online in September. You can now watch the recordings of each event's plenary

2 Oct 2020: Jenson Deokiesingh Highly Commended, Inclusive Practice During his tenure as the MCR Equality and Diversity Officer at Hughes, Jenson has made an indelible impact that will sustain long after he has graduated from Cambridge.

1 May 2020: We are delighted to be once again offering the Outstanding Student Contribution to Education Awards.

2 Oct 2020: At every opportunity, Marcel took time to meet with prospective students, both undergraduate and postgraduate, who visited the Department, wanting to engage with a new generation of possible scientists, not only ... Similarly, within my research group,

7 Oct 2020: After the successful launch of the OSCEAs in 2019, the enthusiastic response from staff and students and the quality of the nominations confirmed our decision to make this an annual award.

2 Oct 2020: Sanjan Das, Daniel Kottmann, Angela Lam and Max Stewart Highly Commended, Innovative Practice These students all received nominations pertaining to their work under the umbrella of the Cambridge MedTech Foundation, and the panel thus decided to

29 Jul 2020: Thursday 24 September. Key themes for the Directors of Postgraduate Education & Postgraduate Tutors event will include new initiatives to support supervisors of postgraduate students, and perspectives on the student experience.