YSJ, Academic Development Programme
Professional Development for Learning, Teaching and Research
‘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 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 , […]
This is the third 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 the other events in the series here. You can also read more about our intentions for the series and community expectations here. Title: Decolonizing Literature: […]
Abstract More neurodivergent students than ever are accessing higher education in the UK and internationally. This trend follows university widening participation initiatives and, more broadly, an increase in recognition and identification of autism, ADHD and other neurodivergences from early childhood onwards in recent years. However, there is growing evidence that outcomes and experiences at university […]
L&T Academic Promotion Writing Retreat The session will be delivered online via MS Teams. Carving out the time and space to apply for academic promotions can be difficult, especially at the start of semester. Led by Associate Professor Mark Dransfield, this writing retreat provides time, space and practical support for staff who want to apply […]