Programme10.00 Coffee and registration
10.30 Welcome to GCU – Professor John Wilson, Executive Dean, Glasgow
School for Business and Society and Pro Vice-Chancellor Learning and Teaching
10.40 Introduction to the day – Alison Nimmo,
GCU
10.50 What your communities can do for you – our aims, work and values:
- SHED: Stuart Boon, Convenor, SHED
- Staff and
Educational Development Association: Stephen Bostock and Pam Parker, Co-Chairs
SEDA
- Higher Education
Academy: TBC
- Association for
Learning Technology: Linda Creanor, Co
Chair, ALT Scotland SIG
11.30 Group discussions over coffee
12.00 Professional recognition – individual
opportunities
Each community will present 3 times for 30 minutes
during the day to allow all participants the opportunity to learn about the
unique opportunities offered by each community
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SEDA Community
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ALT Community
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HE Community
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Gaining recognition through the
Professional Development Framework and SEDA Fellowships
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Gaining CMALT certification through the peer-based scheme for staff involved in
learning technologies.
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Gaining fellowships mapped to the
UKPSF. Individual experiences of applying for Fellowships through
experiential HEA and institutional CPD Framework routes (not through PgC
programmes).
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Stephen Bostock and Pam Parker, SEDA
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Linda Creanor (SLT Scotland SIG)
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Chaired by Charles Neame, SHED
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12.30 Communities ‘fayre’ over networking lunch
14.00 Professional recognition – individual opportunities
Each community will present 3 times for 30 minutes
during the day to allow all participant the opportunity to learn about the
unique opportunities offered by each community
|
SEDA Community
|
ALT Community
|
HE Community
|
|
Gaining recognition through the
Professional Development Framework and SEDA Fellowships
|
Gaining CMALT certification through the peer-based scheme for staff involved in
learning technologies.
|
Gaining fellowships mapped to the
UKPSF. Individual experiences of applying for Fellowships through
experiential HEA and institutional CPD Framework routes (not through PgC
programmes).
|
|
Stephen Bostock and Pam Parker, SEDA
|
Linda Creanor (ALT Scotland SIG)
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Chaired by Charles Neame, SHED
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15.00 Coffee and
pastries
15.30 Plenary
discussion over group feedback, texts and tweets
16.00 Close
Overview of contributing academic and educational development communities SHED Scottish
Higher Educational Development (SHED) aims to promote collaboration
amongst educational developers in all Scottish Higher Education institutions by
sharing resources, delivering support programmes for academic staff and
supporting delivery of learning and teaching. The community discusses
issues of common concern and shares practice through regular meetings and an
annual conference in June.For further
information: http://shedscotland.wordpress.comSEDA The Staff and Educational Development Association
(SEDA) is the professional association for staff and
educational developers in the UK, promoting innovation and good practice in
higher education. SEDA offers events
such as writing retreats and workshops, a summer school for new educational developers,
conferences on academic development and learning and teaching in HE and a
nationally recognised Professional Development Framework and Fellowships Scheme
for all those involved in teaching and supporting learning. Celebrating its 20th year in
2013, SEDA is pleased to be able to participate in this conference and discuss engaging
further with the Scottish educational development community. HEA The Higher Education Academy (HEA) is a
national and independent organisation which champions excellent learning and
teaching in higher education.The HEA brings together people and resources
to research and share best practice, helps to influence, shape and implement
policy and recognises and rewards excellent teaching. The UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF,
2011) recognises achievement through the award of HEA fellowships across a
range of categories. The HEA is currently
encouraging and enabling individual institutions to create their own frameworks
mapped to the UKPSF.For further information, visit: http://www.heacademy.ac.ukALT The Association for Learning Technology (ALT) is a membership organisation in the learning technology field
which aims to improve practice,
promote
research, and influence policy. ALT has an annual conference in September and a
peer-reviewed journal, Research and
Learning Technology. Professional recognition is offered through
CMALT a peer-based certification scheme for staff
involved in technology enhanced learning.For
further information or to join the ALT JISC list, visit: http://www.alt.ac.uk
