YSJ, Academic Development Programme

Professional Development for Learning, Teaching and Research

RIPPLE Reading Group – Compassionate Pedagogies

Microsoft Teams --, United Kingdom

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 […]

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: […]

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 […]

From GADs to Rubrics

HG136

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 , […]

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 […]

Neurodiversity affirming educational practice

HG/137, York Campus and Online

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 […]

UKCGE session 3

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.     The UK Council of Graduate Education (UKCGE) offers a Research Supervision Recognition Programme to support the professional development of research supervisors. The programme is built on their Good Supervisory Practice Framework (GSPF). To […]

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

Microsoft Teams --, United Kingdom

Part of the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programme (research) for staff 23-24 Session overview: Knowledge exchange (KE) can be defined as any ‘collaborative, creative endeavour that translates knowledge and research into impact on society and the economy’. Examples include continuing professional development (CPD) and formal knowledge transfer including schemes such as the Knowledge Transfer Partnership […]

L&T Academic Promotion Writing Retreat 1

MS Teams

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 […]

Developing Students’ Self-Agency: A Coaching Approach to Personal Tutoring

HG/137, York St John University, York 44 Lord Mayor's Walk, York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Do you wish to see your tutees taking more of an active role in their learning experiences? Are you interested in developing your tutees’ sense of personal responsibility and increased self-awareness? Studies indicate that coaching practice in an educational setting has many benefits such as improved wellbeing, greater resilience and enhanced academic performance. A holistic […]