CADI Connect - April 2026

AI in the Classroom: Foundations and First Steps

The pace in which AI is developing is faster than most could have projected and it’s easy to feel left behind. Focused on those new to AI, this interactive and collaborative session will explore what AI is and identify the AI tools that are available to you.  

Next session(s): 15th April, 12th May, 15th June, 13th July, 4th August.

Harnessing AI: Enhance Teaching, Empower Learning

In this session you will explore how generative AI tools can be meaningfully integrated into teaching practice to enhance engagement, personalise learning and streamline tasks. 

Next session(s): 13th April, 12th May, 16th June, 14th July, 5th August

AI and Assessment - Academic Integrity and Innovation

In this session, you will explore how generative AI tools can be meaningfully integrated into assessment tasks to enhance student assessment literacy and alignment. 

Next session(s): 7th April, 13th May, 17th June, 15th July, 5th August

NEW - From Outputs to Insight: Building Ethical and Critical AI Practice

As AI tools become increasingly embedded in higher education, the need to engage critically and ethically with their use has never been greater.

In this session, you will explore how to evaluate AI outputs, question their reliability, and understand the ethical principles that underpin responsible use in teaching, learning, and assessment. Drawing on current sector guidance and research, we will unpack issues of fairness, transparency, privacy, and academic integrity through collaborative activities.

Next session(s): 8th April, 14th May, 17th June, 17th July, 6th August

NEW - Beyond Words: AI, Creativity, and Multimodal Learning Design

As generative AI tools make it easier to create images, video, audio, and visual learning materials, academic staff are increasingly faced with questions about how to use these tools purposefully, inclusively, and responsibly.

In this session, you will explore how AI can support the design of multimodal teaching activities and resources that enhance student engagement, accessibility, and understanding. Through hands-on activities and examples from across higher education, you will consider how creative AI tools can be used to redesign learning tasks, support diverse learners, and offer students meaningful choices in how they engage with content and demonstrate learning.

Next session(s): 9th April, 11th May, 16th June, 16th July, 6th August

Feedback That Clicks: Empowering Students to Engage and Act

Tired of feeling like your carefully crafted feedback goes unnoticed or unused? Do students seem to treat feedback as a box to tick rather than a tool for growth? Join this collaborative and interactive workshop to explore how to write feedback that resonates with your students, inspires reflection and drives meaningful action.

Next session(s): 30th April, 11th June

Revitalising Assessment and Feedback

If you’re looking to breathe new life into your assessment design and craft purposeful feedback while enhancing student engagement and success, this is the workshop for you.  Have you ever wondered if your students even read your feedback or if your assessments truly enhance the student experience and prepare them up for the world of work.

Next session(s): 29th April, 8th June

Marking with Confidence: Using Categorical Marking and Assessment Criteria

Are you looking to enhance the transparency, consistency and fairness of your assessment processes? This interactive and practical workshop will equip you with strategies to apply categorical marking while linking to effective assessment criteria and rubrics. Whether you’re aiming to refine your marking practices, ensure alignment with the categorical scale, or better support student success, this session offers valuable insights and tools to elevate your approach.

Next session(s): 16th April, 3rd June

Mind the Gap! Guidance and Tips for Tackling Awarding Gaps with Confidence

Do you want to ensure your students have an equitable opportunity to succeed? This practical workshop explores awarding gaps and what you can do in your day-to-day teaching to create a more inclusive learning environment.

Next session(s): 2nd June, 3rd September, 3rd December

Access All Areas: Incorporating Inclusive Learning Design

Want to make your teaching more accessible and engaging for all students? Join our interactive CPD workshop where we’ll explore practical ways to create more equitable learning experiences that support the diverse needs of your learners. 

Next session(s): 30th April, 4th June

Fair, Flexible and Feasible: Inclusive Approaches to Assessment

How can we ensure that our assessments are fair, flexible, and feasible, both for our students and for us as educators? Join us for a hands-on, practical session on inclusive assessment, where we’ll explore how to design fair and supportive assessment experiences for all students.

Next session(s): 9th April, 7th May, 3rd June

NEW - Mentimeter: an interactive tool to enhance engagement and interactive participation

In this hands-on workshop, you’ll experience the functionality of Mentimeter from both sides of the screen: first as a student, then as a creator/presenter. You’ll explore a wide range of interactive features, such as live polls, word clouds, quizzes, Q&A, and slide design tools including the PowerPoint add-in, and see how its AI features, such as grouping text responses, can enhance your sessions. We’ll also look at how Vevox question types can be recreated in Mentimeter to support transition between the two systems.

Next session(s): 23rd April, 13th May, 11th June

The Enterprise Programme

This interactive workshop will explore what we mean by ‘being enterprising’ and put this into action. The research and academic environment offers many opportunities for enterprising individuals. You might be contemplating how you can build a business from your research using your researcher capabilities or perhaps you have never contemplated this. Whatever stage you are at, this workshop will help you analyse and develop your enterprising capabilities through self reflection and practical activities.

Next session(s): tbc

Let's be reasonable: anticipating and integrating reasonable adjustments

This session will explore the statutory requirements for University of Portsmouth staff regarding reasonable adjustments, the role of anticipatory duties, and practical strategies for supporting diverse student needs.

Next session(s): 29th April

NEW - Global Mindsets Academic Programme 1

The Global Mindsets Programme provides an informative and reflective space for participants to learn more about internationalisation, what that means for the University and how we can each contribute to creating a welcoming and supportive learning environment for our students and each other.

Please note this is a set of 3 sessions that are required to be completed to achieve programme 1:

• Global mindsets academic - Session 1: Introduction to Internationalisation - tbc
• Global mindset academic - Session 2: Internationalising teaching and learning - tbc
• Global mindsets academic - Session 3: Global Mindsets in International Research Collaboration - tbc

Getting the Basics Right: Teaching Well, Consistently Well at Portsmouth

Are you new to Portsmouth or looking to refresh your approach to teaching and learning? Whether you’ve inherited a module, are navigating blended learning for the first time, or simply want a chance to review your learning and teaching strategy, this interactive and collaborative workshop is your starting point.

Next session(s): 23rd April, 18th June

Engage to Learn: Design Context-Rich Activities for Active Blended Learning

Do you find it challenging to get students to engage in the classroom or participate in asynchronous activities? Are your teaching strategies feeling a bit stale, or are you unsure how to design learning experiences that truly resonate? This interactive and collaborative workshop is your chance to refresh your approach and create context-rich, sense-making activities that inspire engagement, foster belonging and enhance student understanding.

Next session(s): 4th April

Discover your Teaching Identity: Professional Values & Personal Pedagogies

Are you considering applying for Fellowship or struggling to articulate your approach to Professional Values in your APEX claim? This interactive and collaborative workshop is designed to guide you through reflecting on your teaching identity and aligning it with the Professional Standards Framework 2023.

Next session(s): 13th April, 14th May, 8th June, 7th July

Behaviour Management to Relational Practice: Building Inclusive Learning Cultures in HE

This interactive workshop frames behaviour in higher education as linked to belonging, motivation and relational approaches to teaching. It builds on themes introduced at the Learning and Teaching Conference 2025 and invites colleagues to consider how assumptions, learning design and institutional culture influence student engagement.

Next session(s): 11th May

NEW - The Art of Noticing: Awareness, Capacity and Everyday Resilience

This session introduces a practical and relational approach to resilience in teaching by focusing on awareness, nervous-system literacy and presence. Instead of viewing resilience as “coping harder”, the workshop explores how teachers can notice their internal states, understand common stress responses (fight, flight, freeze, fawn), and recognise how these influence their capacity to engage with students.

Next session(s): 28th April

NEW - The Art of Collaboration: Awareness & Contribution in University Teams

This interactive, device free workshop explores how individual behaviours shape team culture within university settings. Drawing on the Prosocial Matrix as a practical reflective scaffold, the session examines how stress, internal narratives and institutional pressures influence collaboration.

Next session(s): 21st April, 8th May, 24th June