YSJ, Academic Development Programme
Professional Development for Learning, Teaching and Research
Our next RIPPLE session will be an online panel discussion on the politics of generative AI (GenAI) and its place within higher education (HE). In this session, we are not looking to discuss university policy or the more practical concerns surrounding the use of GenAI in teaching, learning or assessment, but rather to hold open […]
‘Discussing Decolonisation’ is a six-part mini-series taking place in person and online across the academic year 2023-24, hosted by the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Team at York St John University (YSJU). The series aims to showcase and critically engage with the vital work that staff and students across the sector are undertaking to develop anti-racist […]
What does decolonisation mean in the context of Higher Education (HE) today? How should we understand the relationship between decolonial theory and practice? And what challenges and possibilities exist within decolonial praxis for structural as well as institutional transformation? Join us for this online Q&A with Dr Adam Elliot-Cooper (QMUL) and Dr Amit Singh (Manchester), […]
For our second RIPPLE Reading Group of the academic year, we will come together online to discuss student employability and how we might mobilise and reimagine employability to help prepare for or even bring about alternative futures. To kick off the discussion, we will consider a 2019 article from the Journal of Higher Education Policy […]
International student enrolment is increasing at YSJ at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and, whilst this is a fantastic reflection on the experience provided by the University, it also means that academic staff may encounter a different set of student needs. RAIS (Raising Awareness of International Students) is a project established by International Programmes to […]
This is the second event of our six-part mini-series, 'Discussing Decolonisation', taking place in person and online across the academic year 2023-24. Find out more and book your place at other events in the series here. You can also read more about our intentions for the series and community expectations here. Title: I am because […]
Please note that this cohort is now full, and is the last we are running against the 2011 version of the PSF. Our newly accredited scheme starts in September 2024, at which point we will be recognising against the 2023 PSF with a range of new activities. If you would like to be added to […]
Please note that this cohort is now full, and is the last we are running against the 2011 version of the PSF. Our newly accredited scheme starts in September 2024, at which point we will be recognising against the 2023 PSF with a range of new activities. If you would like to be added to […]
Please note that this cohort is now full, and is the last we are running against the 2011 version of the PSF. Our newly accredited scheme starts in September 2024, at which point we will be recognising against the 2023 PSF with a range of new activities. If you would like to be added to […]
For our first RIPPLE Reading Group of 2024, we will come together online to discuss compassionate pedagogies and whether it is too much to ask for a compassionate university in these neoliberal times. To kickstart the discussion, we will consider a 2019 piece in the Australian Universities Review, titled: 'Unveiling opportunities for hope: Is it […]
About the event This on-campus (hybrid) event is a collaboration between the Teaching & Learning Enhancement Team and the YJSU Field Research Support Network. The event will be split into two sessions, with a 15-minute comfort break in between; colleagues are welcome to join for just one of the two sessions, if preferred. Timings: 10.00-11.30: […]
We are pleased to have Dr Chahna Gonsalves (King's College London) come and speak to us about creating rubrics from our refreshed GADs. Dr Gonsalves has published several papers on the value and importance of rubrics and is an editor of Improving Learning Through Assessment Rubrics: Student Awareness of What and How They Learn , […]
