Staff development: Autumn term 2026
Check out our cross-UAL and CSM Digital learning sessions for the Autumn term.We will be adding adding more in the next couple of weeks!
Remember, we’re always happy to develop new or bespoke sessions with specific teams, on a variety of topics. For example:
- Talking about AI with students.
- How to make materials more inclusive.
- How to use Moodle effectively.
- How to use Mentimeter, Padlet, Miro, Panopto as part of inclusive practice.
Autumn term 2026:
Book via ESS unless otherwise stated.
Visit Eventbrite for booking and to see more sessions from the UAL Digital Learning team.
Active learning made easy with Mentimeter (book via Eventbrite)
Monday 2 November 11-12 (online)
Do you sometimes wonder what students are thinking? What have they understood? What help do they need? What is their perspective? We know that active participation and engagement support learning, so why not come along and see how Mentimeter can help?
In this interactive session, we will cover the basics of setting up and sharing Mentimeter slides, and how we can use Mentimeter to support engagement through real-time feedback, questions, comments and reflections.
Monday 9 November 10-11am (online, cross-UAL)
Which uses more energy, AI or Google search? Open tabs or bookmarks? Attachments or links? Is there a search engine we can use that is better for the environment? Join this session to find out and perhaps share some quick and easy tips to make your digital habits more sustainable and reduce your carbon footprint.
Digital learning new staff induction
Monday 9 November 2-3pm (online)
This session is intended for all new academic and course admin staff, or current staff who feel they would benefit from an introduction to Moodle and other Digital Learning platforms. Please note, we are keen to support all new staff in the academic teams and there is limited funding available for HPLs to attend.
AI literacy for staff: beyond the basics (book via Eventbrite)
Monday 16 November 10-11am (online, cross-UAL)
In this session, we’ll explore what is meant by AI literacy. We will look more closely at the Digital Education Council AI Literacy Framework and how it can be used to develop your own AI skills and vocabulary to support students.
Echoes of Eelam, 2026, M ARCH Architecture, Central Saint Martins
Using Copilot responsibly
Monday 14 December 10-11am
This session aims to introduce Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat (Basic), the current Generative AI license provided at UAL, and how it can be used safely. Participants will be invited to explore how it can be used with students, working with documents and web sources, as well as other features such as Library, Teach and Agent tools.
Using Padlet to support live and online sessions
Monday 14 December 12.30-1.30pm
Learn how to use this collaborative platform to set up sessions for Object Based Learning, using an interactive map to place locations, book reviews, and image generation. Practise how to create your own posts, link to images, websites, etc. Learn how to comment and rate other posts, share and create breakout spaces.
Collaborating in Miro
Tuesday 15 December 2-3pm
Together we will look at creating collaborative activities using several readily available templates. You will also experience using Miro for presentations and get tips on preparing and facilitating a Miro workshop with your students.
How to make simple videos for teaching and quick demonstrations, using Panopto
Wednesday 16 December 2-3pm
In this hands-on Panopto session, we will explore two scenarios. First we will look at how to take a slide deck and turn it into a video lecture. After that we will look at how to record your screen – ideal for demonstrations. We cover how to record, make simple edits, produce accurate captions, and store your work. We will also explore sharing options including embedding in Moodle.
This session is aimed at beginners and intermediates. You do not need to download any software prior to our session. We will be using Google Chrome as our web browser which is recommended but not mandatory. I would strongly recommend watching the 6 minute video (below). This will give you the basics in terms of the Panopto Capture interface which we will be exploring in greater detail during our class.
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.