YSJ, Academic Development Programme

Professional Development for Learning, Teaching and Research

Lunch & Learn Webinars – Race Equality

Online

A series of mini Lunch and Learn Webinars for Higher Education practitioners and faculty leaders who are seeking to improve racialized student outcomes. Topics include: Engaging everyone towards equity in HE (12 May, 12:00pm) Delivering racially aware and culturally informed personal tutoring/advising (19 May, 12:00pm) Addressing the next sector challenge: The non-completion gap' (26 May, […]

Inclusive Education Workshop – QAA Collaborative Enhancement Project

HG/136 Holgate Building

What does inclusive education mean? How can we design more inclusive universities and degree programmes? How can individuals and institutions make a difference to inclusivity on the ground?   This two-hour interactive in-person workshop will be delivered by Dr Katharine Hubbard and Paula Gawthorpe, both Senior Fellows of the University of Hull Teaching Excellence Academy. Katharine and Paula […]

EDI Colloquium: Decolonising Pedagogies

Online

The second AdvanceHE EDI colloquium on decolonising pedagogies will focus on progress made in the last year around decolonising higher education, both in relation to our teaching of HE students and looking at our role as educational developers of HE staff. This colloquium will look at decolonising pedagogy and the curriculum within higher education, a […]

Managing Distressed Students (for professional service staff)

DG/123 De Grey Court, York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

A 3.5 hour, in-person, skills-based training opportunity for student-facing colleagues across York St John University. This session will concentrate on practical ways for professional service staff to engage with, and reduce, a student’s distress. During the session, participants will: • Explore the nature of distress • Look at a case study involving a distressed student […]

Managing Distressed Students (for academic staff)

On campus - TBC

A 3.5 hour, in-person, skills-based training opportunity for academic colleagues across York St John University. This session will concentrate on practical ways for academic colleagues to engage with, and reduce, a student’s distress. During the session, participants will: • Explore the nature of distress • Review a case study involving a distressed student and member […]