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QMA and TELT Collaboration: Large Group Interactive Teaching in Practice

 

Teaching large groups can be challenging, particularly when trying to maintain engagement and encourage interaction. This upcoming workshop brings together the Queen Mary Academy (QMA) and the Technology Enhanced Learning Team (TELT) to support colleagues in exploring practical, evidence‑based approaches to interactive teaching in large lecture settings.

 

 

 

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Image of Peston Lecture Theatre taken from the front at right side. Giving a side view of space.

 

Do you find teaching large groups challenging? Would you like to try something new in a large‑group session but are unsure how it will work in practice?

Large Group Interactive Teaching in Practice is an in‑person workshop delivered and run by Dr Valentina Aparicio De Soto and Giorgia Pigato from the Queen Mary Academy (QMA), with contributions from John Seamons, TELT Learning Technologist.

The Queen Mary Academy supports excellence in teaching, learning, scholarship, research, and academic leadership across the University. In this session, QMA’s pedagogical expertise is brought together with support from the Technology Enhanced Learning Team (TELT), which provides educational support and strategic direction for technology‑enhanced learning across all levels of the institution.

TELT will showcase how teaching spaces and learning technologies can be used effectively to support interactive teaching at scale, while QMA will focus on evidence‑based approaches to large‑group pedagogy.

The workshop takes place in the Peston Lecture Theatre, a 200‑capacity lecture theatre within the Graduate Centre at Mile End, offering participants the opportunity to experiment in a realistic large‑lecture setting. Colleagues will be able to try out the space and equipment, ask questions, and receive constructive peer feedback in a supportive, low‑stakes environment.

Following the workshop, participants will be better able to:

  • Deliver interactive learning experiences tailored to large groups using evidence‑based strategies
  • Communicate effectively in large‑group teaching contexts
  • Give and respond to constructive peer feedback to enhance their teaching practice

Contributors

  • Giorgia Pigato – Education & Recognition Adviser, Queen Mary Academy
  • Dr Valentina Aparicio De Soto (she/her) – Education & Recognition Adviser, Queen Mary Academy
  • John Seamons – TELT Learning Technologist

Looking ahead

This session marks an important collaboration between TELT and the Queen Mary Academy. We are hoping this will lead to further joint work, including future workshops, collaborative projects, and shared training materials, to continue supporting colleagues in developing inclusive and engaging teaching practice across the University.

Book your place on CPD now and share with colleagues who may be interested.

 

 

 

 

 

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