YSJ, Academic Development Programme

Professional Development for Learning, Teaching and Research

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

Microsoft Teams --, United Kingdom

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 […]

Research Excellence Framework information session 1

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 for YSJ staff only will include updates on REF2021, future REFs and a mock REF later this year. Facilitator: Dr Elizabeth Goodwin-Andersson When: Thursday 23 November 2023 from 12:30 - 1:30pm Where: Online […]

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 […]

Discussing Decolonisation: A mini-series at YSJU for 2023-24

Various , United Kingdom

‘Discussing Decolonisation’ is a six-part mini-series taking place in person and online across the academic year 2023-24, hosted by the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Team at York St John University (YSJU). The series aims to showcase and critically engage with the vital work that staff and students across the sector are undertaking to develop anti-racist […]

RIPPLE Reading Group: Employability – or, preparing for alternative futures?

Microsoft Teams --, United Kingdom

For our second RIPPLE Reading Group of the academic year, we will come together online to discuss student employability and how we might mobilise and reimagine employability to help prepare for or even bring about alternative futures. To kick off the discussion, we will consider a 2019 article from the Journal of Higher Education Policy […]

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 […]

Research Mentorship session 2 – for people offering or considering offering research mentorship

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: Professor Alison Laver Fawcett  When: Thursday 30 November 2023 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 […]

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 […]

Research and Teaching at York St John: Symbiotic, Interdependent and Mutually Beneficial

On campus - TBC

This session forms part of the CPD programme (research) for York St John University staff for the academic year 2023-24. Main facilitator: Dr Chris Whiting, Lecturer in Academic Practice When: Wednesday 6 December 2023 from 10:00 - 11:30am   Session overview: Sometimes it can feel like there is not enough time in your day to […]