YSJ, Academic Development Programme

Professional Development for Learning, Teaching and Research

Professional Recognition: An Introduction to HEA Fellowship, Cohort 13, Option 2

This is the first of two compulsory HEA Fellowship sessions. Do you want to know how to gain HEA Fellowship? This session is for colleagues who want to know about the practicalities to enable them gain Associate, Fellow or Senior Fellow status through our Experiential Pathway. This pathway is for colleagues who have more than […]

Introduction to research security: identifying and managing risks in international research

Online

International research has brought significant benefits to the UK and our international partners, enabling our universities to have a global impact. However, risks associated with international research are becoming increasingly complex. As an active researcher, you have an important role to play in making sure that the research and activities you’re involved in are safe. […]

Compassionate pedagogy and student wellbeing: how our teaching can enhance our students’ mental health.

FS/034, York Campus & Online

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 […]

HEA Principal Fellowship – developing and evidencing your impact

MS Teams

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 […]

Help me help you: coaching students for personal and academic success.

SK/035 - York Campus

Abstract Facilitated by Associate Professor Dr Sarah Crabbe, Director of Student Engagement (YBS), this practical workshop will introduce attendees to coaching frameworks that can be used to support personal success as part of academic tutoring activities. During the session, colleagues will be given the opportunity to practice coaching approaches, as well as develop personal networks […]

Designing impactful personal tutoring: an interactive game-based workshop

SK/128, York St John University

This session introduces the notion of academic tutoring being a structured, purposeful series of interactions mapped to key points in the student journey. Using a game-based design tool, you will consider the journey of your students through their programmes, and how their aspirations and experiences impact on their educational outcomes. The tool suggests a range […]

Professional Recognition: Getting Started with HEA Fellowship, Cohort 14, Option 1

Microsoft Teams --, United Kingdom

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 […]

Using gatekeepers to recruit and manage participants

Microsoft Teams --, United Kingdom

This session forms part of the CPD programme (research) for York St John University staff for the academic year 2023-24. This session is aimed at staff whose research is people-centred and supervisors of PGRs doing people-centred research. The term 'gatekeeper' can be interpreted in several ways and some new to research find this can be […]

Ethics monitor – An introduction

Microsoft Teams --, United Kingdom

This session forms part of the CPD programme (research) for York St John University staff for the academic year 2023-24. Facilitator: Dr Charlotte Haines Lyon When: Wednesday 7 February 2024 from 12:30 - 1:30pm Where: Online via Teams meeting (a meeting link will be sent to you a few days before the session) How to […]