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2 Jul 2024: Search site. Cambridge Centre for Teaching and Learning. Cambridge is renowned for the quality of our students' education and the creativity and commitment of our staff. The Cambridge Centre for Teaching & Learning works with staff to enrich

15 Sep 2021: Search site. Cambridge Centre for Teaching and Learning. Cycle 1. Cycle 1 (2019-20).

11 Aug 2021: Search site. Cambridge Centre for Teaching and Learning. Access & Participation Plan 2019-20. ... This year, students were invited to contribute to the monitoring process by submitting feedback on universities' progress in carrying out their 2019-20 APP.

1 Oct 2019: Search site. Cambridge Centre for Teaching and Learning. Congratulations to the winners of the 2018-20 Teaching, Learning & Innovation Fund. ... All projects will take place throughout the 2019-20 academic year and will report back to the Digital

20 Jun 2024: Cambridge Teaching Forum 2024 The 2024 Teaching Forum took place on Thursday 18 April, at the Student Services Centre.

8 Sep 2023: The Cambridge Centre for Teaching & Learning achieved our fifth birthday in August 2023. We have developed a 'Year in Review' which illustrates the breadth and diversity of our work.

4 Mar 2022: Framework for Assessment 2023-24 The Framework for Assessment 2023-24 explains those modes of assessment which have been approved for the academic year and any restrictions upon them.

31 Jan 2022: We are delighted to announce the winners and runners-up of the 2021 Outstanding Student Contribution to Education Awards; the links below will take you to their profiles.

14 Dec 2022: Tuesday 20 June 2023. Cambridge undergraduate education is distinctive, and Colleges as academic communities are key to students' educational experience.

24 Sep 2021: The previous section provided an overview of what we know about awarding gaps from available statistical data: we have identified that these gaps exist, across the sector and within Cambridge, although the reason for these gaps has been unclear.

6 Mar 2024: Prize Winners 2024 Congratulations to this year's Prize Winners! We are looking forward to welcoming our twelve winners to a celebration at St John's College on Friday 21 June.

12 Aug 2021: In summary This section addresses the practicalities of providing content notes. Content notes should be specific and refer to the nature of the content so that students are able to prepare in an informed way.

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

22 Oct 2019: Cambridge Higher Education Studies Research Ethics Committee As teaching is increasingly recognised as a scholarly activity, research into the learning and teaching experiences of students and staff is highly valued and useful in providing an

23 Oct 2019: About the newsletter The Teaching and Learning Newsletter includes features on educational enhancements and innovations taking place across Cambridge, as well as details of upcoming events and development opportunities, and news relating to teaching,

8 Aug 2018: We hope that many of you will be able to join the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education, Prof. Graham Virgo, to reflect on priorities for the new Education Strategy and to inform its further development. The theme for the afternoon will be

12 Aug 2021: What is inclusive teaching and learning? 'Inclusive Teaching and Learning' is the umbrella term used in Cambridge for initiatives that seek to secure participation and learning success for all students within Cambridge.

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.

2 Jul 2024: Search site. Cambridge Centre for Teaching and Learning. NewsGain accreditation for your teaching & learning support through the Recognition Scheme. 19 June 2024. The Cambridge Teaching & Learning Recognition Scheme is designed for Cambridge

13 Sep 2022: Cycle 3 of the APP Participatory Action Research Project (2021-22) The student co-researchers of the third cycle of the APP Participatory Action Research Project sought to extend the findings of previous projects such as those exploring assessment

13 May 2024: Keynote: Assessment design for a time of artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence is capable of producing outputs that satisfy the requirements of some high-stakes assessments across a range of disciplines including law, medicine and

19 Jul 2018: The Cambridge Centre for Teaching & Learning contributes to the educational excellence of the University and Colleges in a number of ways, including supporting individuals who teach / support the learning of Cambridge students, supporting

23 Sep 2021: This section of the Mind the Gap Toolkit sets out a summary of the evidence on identified disparities in student attainment, and points to further sources of information.

23 Apr 2018: Details of previous instances of the Cambridge Teaching Forum can be found at the links below, alongside various resources from these events. These include slides, handouts and recordings (Raven access required).

13 Dec 2021: Access guides for teaching and learning spaces Two years ago the University of Cambridge partnered with AccessAble to create guides that give detailed access and sensory information about different sites and spaces across the University.

15 Sep 2021: Cycle 2 of the APP Participatory Action Research Project (2020-21) The student co-researchers taking part in Cycle 2 of the APP Participatory Action Research Project looked to build on the work undertaken in Cycle 1, by investigating some topics

11 May 2023: Summary This guide aims to support staff in working with students as partners for research or educational enhancement projects. It briefly introduces the concept and some ways of understanding students-as-partners work and how this might manifest in

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

8 Jul 2019: We were delighted by the enthusiastic response to the launch of the Outstanding Student Contribution to Education Awards, and the judging panel were highly impressed by the breadth and calibre of the nominations received.

16 Jan 2024: Applications are currently open for the University Diversity Fund.

24 Sep 2021: The previous sections provided guidance on relevant and available data to identify whether awarding gaps exist, and possible explanations for them. This third and final section presents some ideas about what might work to address awarding gaps.

14 Sep 2023: Our work can be summarised as falling under five strands: Developing teaching Advancing Educational Practice Programme Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching & Learning in Higher Education Cambridge Teaching & Learning Recognition Scheme Supervising

12 Aug 2021: A five-year research project based on student-staff partnership aiming to investigate the potential causes underlying awarding gaps experienced by specific student cohorts at Cambridge.

23 May 2023: Research into peer learning in higher education demonstrates its many benefits, from collaborative knowledge construction when it occurs in formal learning settings, to helping students build a sense of community when it takes place outside of the

13 Jan 2023: Cycle 4 of the APP Participatory Action Research Project (2022-23) For the fourth cycle of the APP Participatory Action Research Project we are keen to engage more closely with staff across the University as part of an evaluation phase to review and

10 Jul 2019: Sharon Walker Inclusive Practice Winner of the Inclusive Practice award, Sharon Walker received no fewer than five nominations. Excerpts from just a couple of these nominations are presented below.

23 Sep 2021: National / sector-wide Reducing awarding gaps across the Higher Education sector The Office for Students requires all higher education institutions to submit Access and Participation Plans, and has ambitious targets to reduce awarding gaps across

27 Oct 2023: This termly event brings together colleagues involved in postgraduate research (PGR) student affairs from across the University to discuss insights, share experiences and hear updates from each other. The forum encompasses discussions beyond

5 Jul 2019: Contact Us If you'd like to get in touch with us about anything, please email: cctlenq@admin.cam.ac.uk We particularly welcome any feedback, requests and ideas you might have for how we can support teaching and learning.

2 Mar 2016: The Pilkington Prize exists to recognise outstanding contributions to teaching and learning at Cambridge, and each year is awarded to twelve members of staff who have achieved excellence in the field of teaching.

12 Aug 2021: Cambridge's awarding gaps The University's 2020-25 Access and Participation Plan (APP) identified 'awarding gaps' affecting the attainment and continuation rates of particular cohorts of undergraduate students; these are 'gaps' which exist after

19 Jul 2019: Riki Houlden Peer Support One of two winners of the Peer Support award, Riki Houlden received multiple nominations for his extensive work improving the curriculum, delivery and promotion of surgical medicine, excerpts from which are presented below.

3 May 2023: Tuesday 20 June. Cambridge undergraduate education is distinctive, and Colleges as academic communities are key to students' educational experience.

27 May 2019: This award recognises the contribution that students make to enhancing educational practices at the University of Cambridge.

19 Jul 2019: Alfie Vaughan Academic Representation Winner of the Academic Representation award, Alfie Vaughan was nominated in his capacity as Undergraduate Student Representative on the Modern and Medieval Languages Faculty Board and the Undergraduate Studies

4 Aug 2016: Applications for 2024-25 are now closed Applications for the 2024-25 Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching & Learning in Higher Education are now closed. Applications for 2025-26 will open in November. They are made through the Institute of

27 May 2022: Introduction The collegiate University committed in the Access & Participation Plan (2020-25) to ensure that "our students achieve their potential, through the full and active participation in their education", to make "the Cambridge ex

23 Sep 2021: This new toolkit is intended to act as a briefing for all those interested in understanding the awarding gaps experienced by some cohorts of students and the University's commitment to eliminating these awarding gaps.

19 Jul 2019: Ananya Mishra, Danika Parikh and Akshyeta Suryanarayan Access and Outreach This group have been awarded the Inclusive Practice (Access and Outreach) award collectively for their initiative and work setting up and running the innovative 'Untold

21 Jan 2021: The Technology Enabled Learning Service (TEL) assists staff in the design and delivery of excellent teaching and learning particularly supporting development of blended educational experiences.