YSJ, Academic Development Programme

Professional Development for Learning, Teaching and Research

Academic Promotions 2023: Writing Retreat

Hybrid

This hybrid session will be delivered face-to-face on the York Campus and online via MS Teams. The session is designed to be a highly practical one, giving attendees the time and space to think about and begin writing their applications for academic promotion. Attendees should come to the session having engaged with the academic promotion […]

Women’s Staff Network Academic Promotions workshop

HG/147 Holgate building, York St John University, York

Following the University’s successful Athena SWAN Bronze Award earlier this year, one of the University's Athena SWAN actions is focused on supporting female academic colleagues with their promotion aspirations. In particular, our data shows that fewer women are advancing through Associate Professor or Professor via the Research Pathway and the University is committed to addressing […]

Professional Recognition: Getting Started with Fellowship (Cohort 11, Option 1)

Microsoft Teams --, United Kingdom

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 Route to Fellowship. By the end of the session, attendees will have mapped their experience and begun to develop their […]

Managing Distressed Students Training

SK/128 Skell Building, York St John University, York, United Kingdom

This session will concentrate on practical ways for colleagues to engage with, and reduce, a student’s distress. During the session, participants will: • Explore the nature of distress • Look at a case study involving a distressed student and member of staff • Understand practical ways in which we can build a collaborative relationship with […]

Professional Recognition: Getting Started with Fellowship (Cohort 11, Option 2)

Microsoft Teams --, United Kingdom

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 Route to Fellowship. By the end of the session, attendees will have mapped their experience and begun to develop their […]

AdvanceHE Events Portfolio 2022-23

Various , United Kingdom

AdvanceHE's new events portfolio for 2022-23 celebrates good practice and development to support sustainable teaching excellence. The focus on enhancing all aspects of teaching and learning remains a critical issue for those seeking to provide an outstanding student experience at all levels of taught provision. Shaped by your feedback, AdvanceHE has enhanced its conferences offer […]

PAD clinic: Action Research – A participatory approach to social justice

Microsoft Teams --, United Kingdom

Facilitator: Dr Joan Walton  RDF Indicator: A1 Programme: Staff Continuous Professional Development Programme 22/23 Theme: Institute for Social Justice (ISJ) PAD clinic Session Overview: This session will include an exploration of social justice as a verb, not just as a noun.   There are many theoretical debates about what social justice actually means – what it would […]

A pluralistic approach to research

TW/105 York St John University, Lord Mayor's Walk, York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Session facilitator: Professor Lynne Gabriel A pluralistic approach to research: What is a pluralistic approach to research? It's a perspective that appreciates diverse methods and approaches to meaning-making and knowledge production. This seminar introduces pluralistic research concepts and practices and invites participants to consider how they might utilize a pluralistic perspective. This session takes place […]