Active Pedagogy
Active pedagogies define mechanisms for teaching which are interactive and dynamic and where student learning is actively constructed through the process.
Welcome
This DCAD resources site contains many articles, checklists, presentations and links to external resources designed to support you in your teaching and learning practice. We are continually adding to the resource bank in order to respond to the needs of teaching staff. If you would like us to develop material on a particular area please contact [email protected]
Assessment for Learning
In assessment for learning, the first priority in design and practice is to serve the purpose of promoting students’ learning.
Critical Digital Learning
Learning enhanced by the use of ever evolving technology to aid individual and collaborative work is called digital learning.
Inclusive Learning Design
Inclusive learning recognises all students’ right to an educational experience that respects diversity, enables participation and removes barriers to learning for all.
Evaluating for Excellence
The aims of the Evaluating for Excellence toolkit are threefold. Firstly, to evidence excellent teachers and pedagogic practise. Secondly, to identify individuals who need additional support and development to ensure that their teaching practice is of the highest and thirdly to provide a reflective evaluative toolkit to explore aspects of teaching and learning from different perspectives in order to create a culture of continuous improvement and striving for excellence.
Case Studies
Real examples demonstrating how Durham staff have integrated principles of good practice into their teaching across the institution.
Recently added resources
Enhancing collaborative learning through micro-task strategies
Who? Dr Anthony Kyiu, Assistant Professor in Finance, Durham University Business School. What? The activity focuses on using micro-task strategies to effectively enhance participation and engagement in a summative group project within a second-year Financial Valuation module. When? These activities were implemented over an eight-week period from the third to the last week of the […]
Active Pedagogy Conference
In 2025, the Durham Learning & Teaching Conference theme was ‘Active Pedagogy’. Our keynote speaker and colleagues from across the University presented on a wide range of topics around innovative practices in active pedagogies. Recordings of many of the conference sessions are available to University members. 2025 Durham Learning & Teaching Conference
Assessment and marking in light of generative AI
Assessment design Debates about assessment design in light of generative AI have been ongoing, and often heated, since early 2023. One thing is clear: there is no single answer for every discipline at every level of study. But there are some approaches that are consistently recommended in the literature, and which have begun to prove […]