CPD Webinar Series

Ahead of our annual Teachers' and Advisers' Conference, we’re offering a series of webinars designed to help teachers, advisers, and counsellors learn more about our academic departments at The University of Essex. These sessions will also provide valuable insights into supporting students throughout their higher education journey.

Our Upcoming Sessions

• Studying Literature at University
  Wednesday 12 February (15.45pm - 16.45pm)

  This session will discuss some of the ways Literature is taught at university compared to at school or college. It will demonstrate the value of studying a subject like Literature at university for students, both in terms of the university experience and in terms of post-graduation employability. It will be a helpful session for teachers to understand the value of studying Literature at university, which you can then communicate to your students. This session will be delivered by our Department of Literature, Film and Theatre Studies.

• Learning: The art of letting go and holding on    
  Wednesday 2 April (16.00pm - 17.00pm)

  What is learning and why can it be so difficult to achieve? Why do we sometime resist learning? This session will address the nature of learning, comparing it with concepts of training and education. It will describe common defences against learning, and show how the struggles pupils’ face are based in early transitional experiences which leave a lasting impression and evoke powerful feeling during later transitions. This talk will be especially helpful for professional and school-based staff who regularly deal with pupils who can be hard to reach, or who avoid the challenge of learning. This session will be delivered by Dr. Chris Nicholson from our Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies.

• How tone of voice affects students' wellbeing, engagement and performance   
  Thursday 1 May (15.45pm – 16.45pm)

  This session will be delivered by Professor Silke Paulmann from our Department of Psychology, and a further description is to be confirmed over the coming months. Please check the webpage for regular session updates.

 To learn more or book a place, visit our website.

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