Further information
SLTP 2025
SLTP sessions will take place in-person, in SALC, level 5 Sherfield building, SK campus. All sessions on the following days must be attended in order to complete the programme:
2025 Dates
- SLTP 1 - Monday 20 January 10.00-13.00
- SLTP 2 - Wednesday 12 February 10.00-16.00
- SLTP 3 - Wednesday 19 March 10.00-16.00
- SLTP 4 - Wednesday 11 June 14.00-17.00
Administration enquiries
sltp@imperial.ac.uk
Programme Director
Dr Richard Bale
SLTP
The Supporting Learning and Teaching Pathway (SLTP) has been designed to meet the needs of the significant number of College staff whose job involves supporting learners but who are not part of the full-time academic staff. The pathway is designed to increase participants' knowledge of learning and teaching issues relevant to their roles at Imperial.
SLTP runs from January to June. It comprises face-to-face sessions, online learning activities and attendance at least one additional workshop.
SLTP is one of Imperial College’s Foundations in Teaching pathways and is accredited as part of the Imperial STAR Framework. Participants who complete this programme can apply to become an Associate Fellow (at Advance HE). All work that participants undertake on SLTP is designed to contribute to their application.
Sessions
SLTP 1: Monday 20 January 10.00-13.00
Introduction to SLTP
Session learning outcomes:
- Identify yourself as part of a community of learners;
- Recognise yourself as a learner and teacher;
- Evaluate the role of the teacher in relation to different approaches to learning;
- Describe the STAR framework and Advance HE;
- Consider what constitutes reflective writing style.
SLTP 2: Wednesday 12 February 10.00-16.00
Introduction to teaching for learning
Session learning outcomes:
- Become more insightful about the purposes of higher education;
- Acquire an understanding of different theories of student learning;
- Consider approaches to interactive teaching;
- Appreciate the elements of good course design and delivery;
- Become aware of educational resources and guidance available within Imperial;
- Think about, and engage with, appropriate parts of the PSF and consider this in their context.
Sessions
SLTP 3: Wednesday 19 March 10.00-16.00
Assessing and giving feedback
Session learning outcomes:
- Session learning outcomes:
- Identify the main types of assessment and explain their purposes;
- Compare and contrast a range of different feedback and assessment methods;
- Build up a repertoire of assessment and feedback strategies to use within your own teaching;
- Identify the challenges that different assessment and feedback methods present and consider ways of overcoming these challenges.
SLTP 4: Wednesday 11 June 14.00-17.00
Inclusive learning and preparing your application
Session learning outcomes:
- Identify examples of making use of student diversity;
- Use educational theory to evaluate the inclusivity of teaching and learning practice;
- Design inclusive teaching and learning;
- Prepare your fellowship application for submission.
The Supporting Learning and Teaching Pathway (SLTP)
- Who is it for?
- What are the benefits of choosing this pathway?
- How is the pathway constructed?
- Overview
- What is the time commitment?
- What is the difference between SLTP and the PG Cert ULT?
- Further enquiries
Generally speaking, SLTP is appropriate for people who support learning and teaching but are not involved in the full range of teaching activities. The course may therefore be especially attractive to, among others:
- Learning-support oriented administrators and managers;
- Librarians;
- Technicians, for example those involved in demonstrations, project assistance and working in labs;
- Computing/technical specialists designing learning materials;
- Part-time or occasional tutors/lecturers;
- Some staff in support and development roles, such as Health and Safety or Careers.
SLTP is intended to assist people in becoming more effective and confident in those parts of their work roles that relate to supporting learning. It is designed to allow participants to develop their understanding and their skills in the context of those work roles. It offers:
- professional development for this aspect of your work.
- acquisition of skills and knowledge about learners and the role of the student.
- improved understanding of your own role in enhancing student learning.
- relatively flexible study.
- experience of using a Virtual Learning Environment to engage in online learning
- the option to apply for Associate Fellowship (at Advance HE).
There are three complementary parts to SLTP:
- Face-to-face sessions
SLTP starts in late January with an introductory session that focuses on the key features of supporting learning in different settings, reflecting the roles and experience of participants. This workshop also discusses what is involved in applying to become an Associate Fellow (at Advance HE). The second workshop is a full-day session in February and explores the factors that influence how students learn and how teachers can best facilitate that learning across the whole range of their work. The third workshop is a full day session in March and discusses issues around assessment and feedback methods and approaches. There is also a half-day workshop in June where we will explore learning and teaching practices.
An introduction to SLTP: Monday 20 January 10.00-13.00
Introduction to Teaching for Learning: Wednesday 12 February 10.00-16.00
Introduction to Assessing and Giving Feedback: Wednesday 19 March 10.00-16.00
Inclusive learning plus preparing your fellowship application: Wednesday 11 June 14.00-17.00
- Structured online learning
In between these face-to-face sessions, online activities are designed to help:- reinforce the learning that has taken place in workshops;
- prepare your application for Associate Fellowship (at Advance HE).
- Additional workshops
In addition to the core workshops, you will be required to attend one or two workshops offered by the EDU, People and Organisational Development or the Early Career Researcher Institute. This will allow you to focus on those areas that are relevant to your role. For example, if you would like the chance to review and develop your teaching practice, then attending Communicating knowledge might be particularly beneficial.
SLTP is comprised of the following:
- Face to face sessions (4) between January and June;
- Online learning tasks to be completed between sessions;
- Attendance at 1 or 2 EDU workshops (depending on workshop length) over the January to June period;
- Submission of application for Associate Fellowship (D1) of Advance HE via the Imperial STAR Framework.
In terms of commitment of time and effort, participants can anticipate spending three full days on the core sessions spread over January to June and a shorter (around one day) length of time on other workshops. The length of time that the online activities take is harder to judge and will vary between participants, but a good indication is between two and three days over the course of the six months.
If you choose to apply to become an Associate Fellow (at Advance HE) you will have to write an application of around 1,500 words.
To take the PG Cert ULT you need to be engaged in a relatively substantial amount of teaching, designing courses and/or supervising university students sufficient to complete the assessment. It will be possible, if the PG Cert ULT is suitable for you in other ways, to progress from SLTP to the PG Cert and to 'count' some of SLTP towards it.
For an informal chat about the course:
Dr Richard Bale
sltp@imperial.ac.uk
