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Professional Recognition: Getting Started with HEA Fellowship, Cohort 13, Option 1

This is the second of two compulsory HEA Fellowship sessions. This is a practical workshop session for those with two or more years' experience of teaching or supporting learning in HE, who are committed to gaining Associate, Fellow or Senior Fellow status via the Experiential Pathway. The Experiential Pathway is for those who have more […]

RIPPLE Breakfast Meeting

HG/136 Holgate Building

The first meeting of RIPPLE (Research into Pedagogical Practice in Learning and Education) for 2023-24 will be breakfast on campus, on Thursday 14 September, 10-11am, in HG136. In this session, we will come together to share pastries, coffees and ideas about what it means to be part of a community of practice (CoP) that includes […]

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 […]

Academic Development Programme: Reflective Writing for Professional Development

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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 […]

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 […]

Reviewing your PFS Application: A peer learning workshop Nov 23

CD/106

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 […]

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

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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 […]

Inclusive and Accessible Student Trips

DG/125 York Campus

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: […]