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 […]
Academic Tutoring covers everything from reactively helping students to addressing issues that impact their ability to study, to helping students focus on their future academic and professional growth. Yet as AT’s we rarely get time to reflect together on what the purpose of academic tutoring could or should be. This session provides that opportunity for […]
In this session, we aim to facilitate discussion about how our teaching practice can enhance our students’ mental health. We look forward to sharing with you our developing work on compassionate pedagogy (Hamilton & Petty, 2023). We are proud that this approach is influencing teaching practices within and outside of YSJU. Together we bring psychological […]
While reflective writing has become a popular choice in student assessment in recent years, it is often overlooked as a method for staff professional development. This practical session will outline the benefits of structured reflection in a professional context, while offering some methods and models for participants to utilise in creating their own short piece […]
This session is led by Professor Fiona Smart, HEA Principal Fellow. Fiona retired in June 2021 as Head of the Department of Learning & Teaching Enhancement at Edinburgh Napier University, where she still supports colleagues aiming for Principal Fellowship. Fiona now works globally as an independent HE consultant and alongside her other significant projects, is […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
This workshop is for those preparing to submit their HEA Applications through the Experiential or Developmental Pathways in September 2023. In this workshop, we will guide you through how we review PSF (Professional Standards Framework) based applications for HEA Fellowship (D1-3, Associate Fellow/Fellow/Senior Fellow). You will: learn how we make judgements based on the descriptors and […]