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The Education Committee of the UK Council of University Classical Departments supports the teaching of all aspects of ancient world studies in higher education
Joined November 2020
For an update on the new Intermediate Certificate in Classical Greek, head on over to our blog at @CommitteeCucd @classicsforall @Classical_Assoc @JACTGreek.
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We're looking forward to getting involved with this great collaborative project on Active Online Reading - follow the links below for more information!.
Thanks for a great project launch! @woodjamie99 @_jon_chandler @annarichabad. Find out more about Active Online Reading here: and sign up to the mailing list here: #TLCR21.
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In this week's blogpost @NevilleMorley reflects on how his experience of being a student 'on the other side of the screen' this year has changed his own teaching practice @cucdbulletin.
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Neville Morley Do you remember being a student? I would wager that, for many if not most of us working in universities, the answer is yes, as the memories are kept alive by day-to-day reminders and…
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'Machine translation ought to be part of the solution. A discipline of proud linguists may find this difficult to accept, but it’s already happening, and we need to make the most of it.' Head to for @MariaPretzler's post on languages & machine translation.
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Maria Pretzler The Classics list has kicked off again: the listserver which serves as our noticeboard occasionally becomes a discussion forum. Not for the first time, it was about the modern langua…
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We're also looking for new blog posts in our pandemic pedagogy series - get in touch if you're interested! @cucdbulletin.
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Many thanks to @anactoriaclarke for her blog post on 'Eliciting student voices in the era of 'Zoom fatigue''! Please do share your thoughts and tips on this.
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Anactoria Clarke Working as an academic and associate lecturer for a UK distance learning university, I was accustomed to teaching via online platforms before the pandemic. Granted, attendance was…
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RT @CucdEdi: 'Underrepresentation, lack of fit, imposter syndrome, being caught between two worlds, a sizeable class pay gap, even self-eli….
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Lilah Grace Canevaro and Mirko Canevaro, University of Edinburgh Class is not listed as a protected characteristic in the Equality Act 2010. Class is not necessarily visible, and it is not always t…
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RT @RoeSSAH: Looking back at 2020's online teaching challenges. Lecturers adapted, experimented & found new ways to actively engage student….
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RT @tigerlilyrocks: Elena Giusti and I are really excited to launch the CUCD Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee website!! Check i….
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CUCD Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
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We'd love to hear #ClassicsTwitter's ideas and experiences of this sort of thing too, and can use our CUCD blog to collect and share them -- please get in touch if you're interested in contributing!.
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Anyone have any success with group projects in virtual classrooms? If so, I would love to learn about them! #OnlineTeaching #OnlineLearning #VirtualTeaching.
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RT @StA_Classics: "Modern Classics: Applications and Interventions" .Alice König talks about an exciting new module being taught this semes….
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This semester, a new Honours module entitled ‘Modern Classics: Applications and Interventions’ has just got underway. It is an innovative ‘Living Lab’-style module with a strong emphasis on helping…
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In this week's blog post, @PenarthKate adopts a Janus-like stance with her reflections on online pedagogy over the past year, and asks 'where do we go from here?' @cucdbulletin.
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Kate Gilliver Janus traditionally looked back to the old year and forward to the new, and like him we tend to do the same. Doing that now, like me you’re probably just glad to be out of 2020 and lo…
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RT @DrArleneHH: Consultation on how GCSE, AS & A level grades should be awarded in summer 2021 @educationgovuk . I would encourage all te….
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This string of profiles makes for really important reading - check it out and follow @cripantiquity if you're not already!.
📢 As @thaumatic gears up for another round of profiles, they could use your help! Are you #neurodiverse #disabled in ancient studies? Volunteer to be profiled! The process is quick and painless and you will make a big contribution to #visibility. DM or email to get started.
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RT @CressidaRyan: Trying desperately to learn Hebrew & failing with Pratico-Van Pelt. Will I get further with Lily Kahn? As Languages Coord….
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Delighted to have @CressidaRyan kicking off our blog series on online pedagogy in 2021 with a great post on 'Remote teaching responses to teaching, learning and assessing vocab'
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Cressida Ryan Three years ago I wrote a CUCD Bulletin article about some of the differences between teaching Greek to Classicists and to Theologians; I initially taught Greek at secondary school le…
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Our new blog post is online at @HelenLovatt2 shares her experiences and tips for using the online discussion tool Padlet. We'd love to hear your thoughts on this too - join the discussion on the blog or by tweeting us.
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Helen Lovatt Interactive teaching My teaching is highly interactive. I want my students to be active learners, to take responsibility for their learning, and to be part of a group that learns from …
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