YSJ, Academic Development Programme
Professional Development for Learning, Teaching and Research
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Academic Induction Day 2 – Core learning and teaching activities
September 8, 2022 @ 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Taking place on 7, 8 and 9 September 2022, this three-day programme of activities is designed for colleagues who are new to York St John University and who have fewer than 2 years’ experience of teaching and supporting learning within a HE context.
It is a mandatory aspect of induction for:
- Academic Associates
- New Academic Staff with fewer than two years’ experience
- PGR students who wish to be added to the T&L Register
This induction event is aligned with the HEA Developmental Route, which is a structured pathway for colleagues wishing to gain HEA Associate Fellowship and HEA Fellowship.
Pre-requisites:
| Activity | Facilitated by |
| Online Academic Induction
All participants should have engaged with the Academic Induction via the Microsoft Sway site. By the end, all attendees will have become members of the Academic Induction MS Teams site and will have been able to post any messages or queries to that site. This is a self-directed online activity taking approximately 4-6 hours to complete in total. |
Mark Dransfield (SFHEA) |
Day 2: Thursday 8th September 2022 – Core learning and teaching activities
MORNING
| Item title | Facilitator | Time / Room |
| Designing & Planning Learning Activities (A1)
What is planning and what are you planning for? Where do your sessions fit into the bigger picture (Programme Learning Outcomes)? How can you monitor your effectiveness? |
Katy Bloom (SFHEA)
Mark Mierzwinski, (SFHEA) Ruth Windscheffel (SFHEA) |
09:00 – 10:30
SK/037 |
| BREAK | 10:30 – 11:00 | |
| Assessment & Feedback. (A3)
Why is it so important? Where do you fit in? How do you do it well? Quality assurance, enhancement and standards. |
Katy Bloom (SFHEA)
Mark Mierzwinsk (SFHEA) Ruth Windscheffel (SFHEA) |
11:00 – 12:15
SK/037 |
| LUNCH | 12:15 – 13:00 | |
AFTERNOON
| Item title | Facilitator | Audience | Time | Room |
| STRAND 1: For Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs) and Academic Associates (AAs) Hearing from current AAs/GTAs: A discussion and Q&A with current YSJU AAs (formerly GTAs) |
Andy Hill (SFHEA) & current AAs |
PGRs & AAs |
13.00-15.30 |
HG/147 |
| STRAND 2: For colleagues appointed as new academics
School-specific ways of working A bespoke school-based session to introduce colleagues to the nuanced ways in which their school works. x6 separate sessions for: |
L&T Leads (all holding HEA Fellowship or above) | New academic staff in each school | 13:00-15:30 | See below |
|
Nicola Cutting (FHEA) | New academics & AAs in ELP | 13:00-15:30 | HG/136 |
|
Matt Perry & Mark Mierzwinski (SFHEA) | New academics & AAs in STH | 13:00-15:30 | HG/137 |
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David Richmond (SFHEA) | New academics & AAs in SotA | 13:00-15:30 | HG/138 |
|
Liz Goodwin (SFHEA) | New academics & AAs in Humanities | 13:00-15:30 | HG/139 |
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Steven Cock (SFHEA) | New academics & AAs in YBS | 13:00-15:30 | SK/126 |
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Chi Maher (SFHEA) & Abraham Pius (SFHEA) | New academics & AAs at the London campus | 13:00-15:30 | SK/127 |
| STRAND 3: For professional support staff
Contributing to learning and teaching in your role as a member of professional service/support staff at YSJ |
Katherine Cross (FHEA) | Professional service / support staff | 13:00-15:30 | SK/036 |
| Registration on the T&L Register |
| Participants who complete to this point gain their ‘provisional teaching licence’. In other words, they can be put on the teaching register and made available for leading teaching activities under supervision and with guidance. |
Booking
To book a place on this event, please complete a copy of our CPD booking form or email TES@yorksj.ac.uk.