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When: Wednesday 7 June 2023, 9am – 1pmSign up deadline: Wednesday 24 May at 12 noon Are you a current GTA and interested in practicing and developing your teaching skills? Join the Academic Practice team on Wednesday 7 June for a supportive, collaborative environment to refine your skills, practice in small groups, and receive feedback … Continue reading GTA: Practice teaching workshop
Are you interested in one day pursuing a career in Higher Education? Although the main round of applications closed in April 2023, the YLTA team are delighted to announce they still have a small number of places on this year’s course, and will be extending the process to a second round offering places on a … Continue reading York Learning and Teaching Award – deadline extended
If you want to teach as a GTA, book now onto the Introduction to Teaching and Learning training. It covers key aspects of HE teaching and learning, such as marking and planning your teaching, and will help build your confidence to teach as a GTA. The training comprises: 4-hour self-study component (to complete before the workshop) and 2-hour in-person workshop. Go … Continue reading Introduction to Teaching and Learning Training: booking now
Are you interested in one day pursuing a career in Higher Education? Starting in September, the York Learning and Teaching Award (YLTA) is a part-time course to support GTAs develop their understanding of and skills for teaching in the Higher Education sector, using self-study materials, peer-support systems and supervisory support by an experienced academic. YLTA … Continue reading York Learning and Teaching Award (YLTA) 2023/2024 – Final call for applications
If you want to teach as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at York then you need to complete the Introduction to Teaching and Learning workshop. We’ve added a new date for training to teach as a GTA: Introduction to Teaching and Learning: Facilitating Seminars Thursday 25 May 2023 10am-12pm NOTE: Bookings close two weeks before each … Continue reading Introduction to Teaching and Learning: new date added
The Data Science Working Group are seeking a Graduate Teaching Assistant to both organise the 2023 Data Discoveries event and to collate existing resources into a single repository. The position is scoped as 7.5 hours a week for 15 weeks but the exact working pattern is flexible. Application deadline: Monday 20 March 2023 Find out … Continue reading GTA role: Data Discoveries event organiser and resource coordinator
The Department of Sociology is holding a recruitment event for any PGRs at York interested in being a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) in the next academic year. GTA Teaching in SociologyTuesday 18 AprilLMB002A2-4pm Come along to find out more about vacancies, meet current GTAs, find out how to apply and ask any questions. Questions about … Continue reading Want to teach in Sociology?
York Learning and Teaching Award (YLTA) We are pleased to announce that applications for the York Learning and Teaching Award (YLTA) are now open for entry in 2023/24. This is a part-time, taught course to support GTAs develop as university teachers, which also awards Associate Fellow of the HEA (AFHEA), that will run between end … Continue reading GTA update: Apply for YLTA or YPAD
The Centre for Lifelong Learning is planning its 2023/24 programme and would welcome the opportunity to work with members of departments, and in particular postgraduates, to develop new course ideas and teaching opportunities. Previous teaching experience within higher education is required. The Centre provides an extensive programme of open-access evening and day courses which attracts … Continue reading Work with the Centre for Lifelong Learning
The Academic Practice Team is currently reviewing GTA support, training, and professional development at either University wide, faculty, or departmental level. We would therefore be grateful if all PGRs interested in teaching and learning in Higher Education would complete this survey to support us in this review. The survey is anonymous. Question in the survey relate to: … Continue reading GTA Training Needs Survey: tell us about your training needs