Please read below to find more information about courses and programmes available to IMA members.

Interested in teaching? Take a look at the course below, it is offered by the university and aimed at supporting people with no or very limited teaching experience and is suitable for

• PhD students who teach or demonstrate
• Postdoctoral research staff with teaching or marking duties
• Other staff involved with learning and teaching, such as technicians

 Introduction to Learning and Teaching (ILTHE) - Learning and Teaching Development Service 

ILTHE consists of online learning materials and 2 online workshops. The online learning materials are available via Canvas and must be completed before undertaking workshops 1 and 2, which are to be attended in sequential order

 How to apply:

The online learning materials are available via Canvas and must be completed before undertaking workshops 1 and 2, which are to be attended in sequential order.

To access the online components of ILTHE:

1. Use this self-enrol link to Canvas, (or copy and paste this link- https://ncl.instructure.com/enroll/76D8XC)
2. Log in using your Newcastle University credentials. 
3. Click the ‘Enrol in the Course’ button. 

Introduction to Learning and Teaching in Higher Education should now appear in your list of courses (this list is accessed through the ‘Courses’ tab in the left-hand sidebar).

Please let us know now if you have any individual needs regarding access, mobility, communication or workshop materials as soon as possible.  If you have a Student Support Plan (SSP) from the Student Wellbeing Service which identifies one of more specific learning difficulties it would be helpful to inform us and provide your consent for us to talk to Student Wellbeing about your circumstances.

 Contacts

The ILTHE is supported by a small and experienced team in the Learning and Teaching Development Service.

• Simon Jones-Anderson is the Programme Administrator and first point of contact for queries.