YSJ, Academic Development Programme
Professional Development for Learning, Teaching and Research
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CPD Week Smörgåsbord – Day 5
September 24, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
The final day of a week-long CPD event, hosted by Learning and Teaching Lead, Dr Katy Bloom.
Each of the sessions listed below will begin with delivery by one or more CPD facilitators for (approximately) the first hour, followed by the opportunity to put your new learning directly into practice during the second hour in a consolidation activity and beyond.
Alternatively, you could join a ‘sharing good practice’ talk space where participants across university disciplines can talk about their practice, challenges and achievements within certain key areas.
To book onto one of the sessions below, please click here. Please be aware that all sessions will be recorded.
Friday 24th September, 10.00-12.00
| Session | Facilitator | Summary | Consolidation activity |
| Accessibility (2) – repeat session from Wednesday
** recommended for colleagues new to HE/YSJU |
Digital Trainers | We will cover simple tools and techniques to make your documents and PowerPoints accessible and then be available after to screen-share if you need more help. | Revise your module content and know how to use the module accessibility checker to ensure your materials are legally compliant. |
| Academic and Personal Tutoring support | Sarah Trussler and Michelle Yeoman | By the end of the session participants will be able to:
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Consider how you are organising your academic tutoring sessions to include the psychological wellbeing of students. What is within/not within your remit as academic tutor? Complete the Lochtie self assessment exercise and reflect on your skills and areas where you could become more proficient. Reflect on your current mental health literacy and how far you utilize this with students.
Please also join in our research when you receive a survey, or volunteer for an interview. |
| Curriculum design and development
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Becky Muradás-Taylor | coming soon | coming soon |
| ‘Talk about’/SGP:
Building Learning Communities |
Hosted by Emma Walker | ‘The ecology of a university depends on a deep and abiding understanding that inquiry, investigation and discovery are at the heart of the enterprise, whether in funded research projects or in undergraduate classrooms or graduate apprenticeships. Everyone at a university should be a discoverer, a learner’ (Boyer Commission, 1998: 9 cited in Walkington, 2015: 5)
This round table discussion will be an opportunity to share ideas and best practice about how we might continue to grow and flourish as a community of practice through integrating teaching, learning, and research. As founder of the HEART Project (Harnessing Engagement with Academic Research-led Teaching), Dr Emma Walker will be joined by Professor Matthew Clarke and facilitate discussion with colleagues about how teaching can be truly research-led and how when we continue to be always curious – a ‘discoverer’ and a ‘learner’ – we can create the conditions for building flourishing learning communities. |
It is hoped that this session will be a space for colleagues to make connections and learn from each other and have the opportunity to become part of the ongoing project to support research inquiry in our teaching and learning. |