Festival of Teaching 2020
Our annual celebration of creative teaching at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) will take place between Monday 23 and Sunday 29 March 2020. As a TEF Gold University, DMU offers outstanding teaching across a wide variety of subjects. The festival brings together the very best of our university's most forward-thinking practitioners of teaching, learning and student support, showcasing their expertise and passion for what they do.
We will be putting on an action-packed series of events across seven days at venues across campus and the city which are free and open to all.
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Jackie Labbe, said: "We are especially proud that this year marks the 150th anniversary since our institution was founded. The university began life as a simple idea, ‘to afford authoritative instruction in art to the people of Leicester’, and in March 1870, the first classes were held in an old warehouse.
“Fast-forward to today, and we’re proud to say our reputation for excellent research-engaged teaching stems from this long history of improving people’s lives through education.”
What's happening during the festival?
There will be a diverse and exciting range of events led by DMU staff and students from all faculties during the seven-day festival. These will include interactive discussions, demonstrations, workshops, walks and talks. The festival schedule is below – click on the events titles for more information and how you sign up.
Female genital mutilation – empowering cultural change
Monday 23 March | 9am-4pm
The Venue@DMU, De Montfort University
Responding to chemical and biological incidents
Monday 23 March | 11am-12.30pm
Courtyard Room, LCB Depot
A workshop on running workshops
Monday 23 March | 12pm-1.30pm
The Innovation Centre, De Montfort University
The unconscious consumer: the hidden forces that shape the way we shop
Monday 23 March | 6pm—7pm
Phoenix, 4 Midland Street, Leicester, LE1 1TG
The Bermuda Triangle of teaching
Tuesday 24 March | 11am-12.30pm
Campus Centre 2.01, De Montfort University
Creative problem-solving
Tuesday 24 March | 12pm-1pm
Civil Court, Leicester Castle Business School, De Montfort University
Listen and learn: let’s talk about race (in the classroom)
Tuesday 24 March | 1pm-2pm
Stephen Lawrence Research Centre, Hugh Aston Building, Hawthorn Square
STEAMEd: can you solve a 150-year-old mystery?
Tuesday 24 March | 2pm-4.30pm
New Walk Museum, 53 New Walk
How do machines store language?
Tuesday 24 March | 4pm-6pm
Clephan Building 0.30, De Montfort University
Learners learning not teachers teaching
Tuesday 24 March | 3pm-6pm
Campus Centre Conference Room 2.01, De Montfort University
Universal Design for Learning and assessment – how it’s evolved to engage students
Wednesday 25 March | 1pm-2.30pm
Centre for Academic Innovation, Eric Wood 2.03, De Montfort University
Creating accessible learning materials with markdown
Wednesday 25 March | 4pm-5pm
Trinity Chapel, Trinity House, De Montfort University
The language of lecturing – a communication toolkit for lecturers teaching a diverse, global student audience
Wednesday 25 March | 5.30pm-6.30pm
Trinity Chapel, Trinity House, De Montfort University
‘Doing hope’: personal resilience in times of converging crises
Wednesday 25 March | 6pm-8.30pm
Prana Café, 10 Horsefair Street
Show don’t tell – sustainability at DMU
Thursday 26 March | 12pm-1pm
Courtyard Room, LCB Depot
Knowledge applied: contemporary skills through apprenticeships
Thursday 26 March | 3pm-4pm
Queen’s Building 0.11, De Montfort University
Play your way to zero carbon: board games and climate emergency
(Click here for the Sunday event)
Thursday 26 March | 6pm-8.30pm
Sunday 29 March | 11am-1.30pm
Sunday 29 March | 1.30pm-4pm
Bean Gaming, 22 Silver Street, Leicester, LE1 5ET
Am I a leader?
Friday 27 March | 11am-1pm
Clephan Building 2.30, De Montfort University
Walking tour: the psychogeography of Leicester
Friday 27 March | 12pm-1.30pm
The Magazine, The Newarke,
Preserving 150 years of DMU’s history
Friday 27 March | 2pm-3pm
Trinity Chapel, Trinity House, De Montfort University
Ceramics table centrepiece workshop
Saturday 28 March | 10am-1pm
Vijay Patel Building 0.82, De Montfort University
We hope to see you at one or more of the events.