About local teaching communities and forums, and how to join. Learning and Teaching Forum The Learning and Teaching Forum provides interactive seminars from guest speakers on a wide range of pedagogical and teaching related topics. Speakers can be from within the University or other universities, or companies anywhere in the world, and are selected based on topics of current interest or relevance.How to accessWhen is it - The Forum takes place approximately every two months (dependent on speaker availability) and usually on a Thursday at 1pm-2pm. Who can join - Everyone is welcome at the forum irrespective of prior knowledge or experience. Current Forum information - is regularly circulated by email and is also available on the School's wiki.Learning and Teaching Forum (Wiki)The Forum has been running since 2014 and the wiki presents a library of information (including slides, recordings, links and handouts) from previous forums as a valuable Continuing Professional Development (CPD) resource for those interested in pedagogy.Contact detailsProfessor Heather McQueen, Dr Alison Cullinane and Dr Jobran Chebib convene the Forum.NameEmailHeather McQueenh.mcqueen@ed.ac.ukAlison Cullinanealison.cullinane@ed.ac.ukJobran Chebibjobran.chebib@ed.ac.uk College of Science and Engineering (CSE) Teaching Community The CSE Teaching Community is a college-wide community where staff can talk about teaching, share resources and support each other. How to joinWhen is it - The group meet once a month over coffee/tea and cake and have a Microsoft Teams site to communicate and share resources.Who can join - The group is open to anyone interested in teaching, at any level. To join the forum - use the CSE Teaching Community link below and contact either Dr Patricia Castro Sanchez or Dr Alan Hayes for access.CSE Teaching Community Microsoft Teams forumContact detailsNameEmailDr Patricia Castro SanchezPatricia.Castro@ed.ac.ukDr Alan Hayesalan.hayes@ed.ac.uk This article was published on Tuesday 28 July 2026
