YSJ, Academic Development Programme
Professional Development for Learning, Teaching and Research
Facilitated by Dr Mark Dransfield (HEA Fellowship Scheme Lead), this online writing retreat is for anyone who is developing their HEA Fellowhsip applications for submission in 2024, regardless of whether you are on the Developmental Pathway or the Experiential one. This is a non-taught session, but Mark will present a formal structure, during which there […]
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 , […]
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 […]
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 […]
On welcoming your student into the room, you can immediately tell from their body language that something is wrong…they appear distracted, arms tightly closed with their eyes fixed on the carpet. The student looks up at you and shares what is distressing them with you. You are the first person they have told…what are you […]