This three day course is designed for those who have a professional role as educational and academic developers in higher education. This includes HE in FE. It is aimed at those with less than three years experience in this role. Participants may include staff in educational development units, those who have a role in LTSN Centres or those responsible for co-ordinating teaching and learning developments in their department or faculty.
The course will be designed around workshop activities and participants will focus on their own work, concentrating on developing the skills and conceptual framework necessary to plan, run and evaluate educational development activities to meet the needs of higher education institutions.
Sessions will be both practice based and grounded in research on learning and teaching. Presenters include Ranald Macdonald FSEDA (Sheffield Hallam University) David Baume FSEDA (Independent Consultant), Peter Kahn FSEDA (University of Manchester) and Sally Brown FSEDA (Higher Education Academy). The workshop element will involve example case studies, role play and collaborative problem solving supported by a range of materials. The course will include an opportunity for small group work and tutorial time with an experienced developer to support action planning.
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DAY 1 |
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT – AN OVERVIEW
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10.30-11.00
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Registration and refreshments |
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11.00-12.30
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Session 1: What is Educational development?
Lynn Roberts
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12.30-13.30
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Lunch |
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13.30-15.00
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Session 2: The Scholarship of Educational Development
Ranald Macdonald FSEDA
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15.00-15.30
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Refreshments |
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15.30-17.00
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Session 3: The Role of Educational Developers in managing change
Ranald Macdonald FSEDA
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17.00-17.30
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Refreshments |
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17.30-19.00
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Session 4: Modelling Action Learning
Lynn Roberts
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DAY 2
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PLANNING SUCCESSFUL INTERVENTIONS |
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9.00-10.30
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Session 5: Goal setting in educational development projects
David Baume FSEDA
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10.30-11.00
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Refreshments |
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11.00-12.30
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Session 6: Evaluating educational development
David Baume FSEDA
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12.30-13.30
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Lunch |
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13.30-15.00
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Session 7: Designing and running events (1)
Peter Kahn FSEDA
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15.00-15.30
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Refreshments |
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15.30-17.00
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Session 8: Designing and running events (2)
Peter Kahn FSEDA
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17.00-17.30
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Refreshments
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17.30-19.00
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Mentoring sessions (optional)
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DAY 3
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DEVELOPING TEACHERS AND DEVELOPERS |
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9.00-10.30
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Session 9: Encouraging and rewarding excellent teaching
Sally Brown FSEDA
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10.30-11.00
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Refreshments
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11.00-12.30
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Session 10: Developing the developers
Sally Brown FSEDA
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12.30-13.30
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Lunch and Depart |
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