‘Reflective practice’ is a phrase that often makes people worry but it is just a formal term for something we all do every day. We all have an internal monologue which helps us to process our experiences, both positive and negative. Researchers and students are increasingly being asked to apply reflection to their studies, something emphasised by…[Read more]

Creative Commons licenses sit alongside existing copyright regulations as a way to help researchers use existing creations and share their own work with others. This session explores the history of the Creative Commons movement, explore how the licenses can be put together and how researchers can use them to their best advantage.

From fair dealing to sharing your research online it seems that nothing with copyright is ever simple. There are few black and white rules about copyright but there can be serious consequences for getting things wrong! This session will cover the basics of UK copyright law and how these impact researchers such as dealing with third party…[Read more]

‘Reflective practice’ is a phrase that often makes people worry but it is just a formal term for something we all do every day. We all have an internal monologue which helps us to process our experiences, both positive and negative. Researchers and students are increasingly being asked to apply reflection to their studies, something emphasised by…[Read more]

Researchers are busy people so it can be hard to attract their attention with training – particularly when it comes to face-to-face sessions. It can also be demotivating for librarians to spend time creating a session only to have no one turn up. So how do you provide effective support when time is at a premium for both student and teacher?

The…[Read more]

Like most centers for teaching and learning (CTLs) in 2020, ours has been engaged in continual, responsive support during the COVID-19 global pandemic. In addition to offering our rapid, knowledgeable, and evidence-based instructional development approaches during this time, we found affective skills—compassion, empathy, and listening—surfaced as…[Read more]