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GTAs and Teaching

Courses by programme
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  • Transitions and Wider Opportunities
  • Working Smart and Wellbeing​
  • Working with People​

The courses in this Programme aim to enable you to 

  • Improve your skills in teaching, learning support, assessment and feedback
  • Work towards your teaching experience recognition by the Higher Education Academy (HEA), and gain this professional recognition (Associate Fellowship/Fellowship)

 

All GTAs and Teaching courses

Core GTA Training

  • Introduction to Learning and Teaching
  • Introduction to Assessment and Feedback for Learning
  • Safeguarding at Imperial – online
  • Managing Safety in Teaching Laboratories - online

Developing as a Teacher

  • Supporting Supervision of Postgraduate Taught/Undergraduate Students
  • Microteaching
  • Promoting Active Learning in Labs
  • See also EDU workshops for postdocs and new lecturers

Gaining HEA Recognition

  • Introduction to Imperial STAR Framework Q&A
  • Applying for an HEA Fellowship (AFHEA and FHEA)

Other Relevant Courses

  • Preparing for a Presentation
  • One to One Voice Coaching
  • Unconscious Bias – online
  • Mental Health Awareness - online
  • Sexual Harassment – online

Other resources

Working as a GTA

Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) are doctoral students who teach. Access resources and information to support them in their role.

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Research Supervision: Cornerstone

A dedicated programme to support Imperial’s PhD supervisors, developed by experts from across the University in partnership with doctoral students.

Explore Cornerstone

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