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 the Higher Education Academy Subject 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) and Andrew Castley FSEDA (University of Warwick). 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. A draft programme will be available from the SEDA website in due course.
The fee for the three day event is £575 per delegate (to include two nights accommodation and all meals and refreshments) – details of non-residential rates can be obtained from the SEDA Office.
For information on the SEDA Summer Retreat, click here
For information on the SEDA Fellowship Support event, click here
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Day 1
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Who are staff and educational developers?
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10:30 – 11:00
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Registration and Refreshments
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11:00 – 11:15
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Welcome and Introductions
Helen King AFSEDA
(Assistant Director: Subject Centre for Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences)
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Lawrie Phipps
(Senior Adviser: TechDis)
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11:15 – 13:00
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Variety in Educational Development: Setting the Context
Ranald MacDonald FSEDA
(Head of Academic Development: Sheffield Hallam University)
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13:00 – 14:00
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Lunch
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14:00 – 15:00
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Staff and Educational Developers working in the wider HE community
Helen King and Lawrie Phipps
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15:15 – 16:45
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Collaborative Approaches to Staff and Educational Development
Sh â n Wareing FSEDA
(Director: Educational Development Centre, Royal Holloway University of London)
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17:00 – 18:00
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Yoga for Cats: the importance of ‘down time’
Ranald MacDonald
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18:00 – 19:00
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Down-time
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19:00 – 20:00
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Networking and wine reception
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20:00
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Dinner
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Day 2
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What we do and how we do it
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09:00 – 09:15
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Summary of Day & Introduction to Day 2
Helen King
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09:15 – 10:45
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Planning Development Activities
David Baume FSEDA
(Independent Consultant)
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10:45 – 11:15
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Break
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11:15 – 12:45
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Running Interactive Activities for Groups
Phil Race
(Higher Education Consultant)
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12:45 – 13:45
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Lunch
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13:45– 15:15
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Working with individuals & institutions
TBC
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15:15 – 15:45
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Break
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15:45 – 17:15
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Working outside your Comfort Zone
Dealing with difficult situations / individuals
Feel the fear and do it anyway!
Sally Brown FSEDA
(Independent Consultant)
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17:15 – 19:00
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Mentoring (optional)
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19:00 – 20:00
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Icebreakers
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20:00
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Dinner
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Day 3
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How are we getting on?
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09:00 – 09:15
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Summary of Day 2 & Introduction to Day 3
Helen King & Lawrie Phipps
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09:15 – 10:45
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Evaluating our work as staff & educational developers
Glynis Cousin FSEDA
(Senior Adviser: Higher Education Academy)
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10:45 – 11:00
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Break
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11:00 – 12:30
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Developing the Developers
Helen King
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12:30 – 13:00
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Final Plenary
Helen King & Lawrie Phipps
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13:00 – 14:00
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Lunch
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14:00 – 16:30
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Seda Fellowship Support Event
Andrew Castley FSEDA
(Academic Development Adviser: Centre for Academic Practice, University of Warwick)
This afternoon workshop is an open event for anyone interested in doing the SEDA Associate or full Fellowship. Summer School participants are very welcome to attend if they wish to do so but it is not a compulsory part of the programme.
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