Staff Development: Summer 2025
This term we are focussing on Preparing Moodle for next year, creating accessible learning materials, and Using Padlet to focus on engagement.
We also have our AI Focus events including a student panel discussion and an introduction to UAL Guidance and Resources.
Staff development week 7-18 July
Creating accessible learning materials
To support UAL’s commitment to creating an inclusive learning environment, we have two sessions to support you to create learning materials that all students can access.
Part 1: Designing Word and PowerPoint documents for everyone
Monday 7 July 10.30 – 11.45am
In Part 1, we will look at Word and PowerPoint and show you the fundamentals of accessible design, including; formatting, heading structure, alternative text and use of images, reading order and using the built-in accessibility checkers.
Part 2: Ensuring your PDFs are accessible
Wednesday 9 July 11am-12pm
Following on from Part 1, if you decide to convert your documents to a PDF, we will show you how to do a final check in Adobe Acrobat pro to ensure your documents are fully accessible before you upload them to Moodle.
Using Padlet to support engagement
Friday 11 July 12-12.30pm
Join this 30 mins session to have an informal think about how you can use Padlet to support student discussion, collaboration, and community building. You will go away with a Padlet full of ideas to experiment with.
Preparing Moodle for 25/26
Friday 11 July 10.30-11.30am
This session is for everyone who wants to prepare their Moodle pages and content for next year. We will talk about the CSM Shared Design project and best practice to manage course content on Moodle. We will also guide you through setting up Moodle activities that will improve teaching and learning on your course.
Setting up submission areas (Programme Admin teams)
Tuesday 15 July 1-1.45pm
Come along to this session for a recap on how to format the new Moodle Submission areas in use at CSM. Hopefully this will save you time and energy, and a space to ask any questions.
AI focus:
AI at UAL: Student panel discussion
Friday 11 July 1-2pm
Hear UAL students share their experiences using AI tools for learning and creativity, and discuss the challenges they face.
Email csmdigitallearning@arts.ac.uk if you would like to attend.
AI at UAL: Introduction to guidance and resources
Tuesday 15 July 2.30-3.30
As well as the ‘UAL Position statement on AI’, there are now resources looking at ‘AI in teaching and learning’ and ‘AI in assessment’, as well as the ‘UAL Student guide to generative AI’.
In this session we will look at the guidance together, share ideas and strategies and consider how to open up this conversation with students.
AI conversation – starter workshop
On demand: contact us to arrange date and time
One hour workshop to help you start having a conversation around the use of AI in your course.
As always, we are also happy to organise bespoke training or workshops, or to plan a longer term project with course and admin teams.
Please let us know if you have any requests, or just get in touch for a chat.