from the multi-disciplinary department of Academic Development & Student Learning at GCU
This blog comes to you from the department of Academic Development & Student Learning at Glasgow Caledonian University. We lead on professional development, digital learning development, and professional recognition for all staff who teach. We’ll be updating on issues in learning and teaching, national news and trends, key achievements for the team, and other things …
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Congratulations to Prof. Alastair Robertson, Dr Suzy Houston and Dr Alison Nimmo from Academic Development and Student Learning whose articles have been published in the latest SEDA Papers. Access it from SEDA here. [GCU staff can request a copy by emailing adsl@gcu.ac.uk].
By Dr Constantinos Choromides, Senior Lecturer, Institute for University to Business Education and Senior Fellow of the HEA. For me, 2020 has been quite a year. My journey towards Senior Fellowship (SFHEA) offered me a unique opportunity to demonstrate my leadership, influence and impact in Higher Education. Back in 2019, I gained a Fellowship (FHEA) and …
By Dr Alison Nimmo, Head of Academic Development Have you noticed how metrics and analytics have entered the language of Higher Education over the last years? I’m just guessing that you might have. And have you noticed how these are impacting on how we develop our institutional strategies for learning and teaching, how we evaluate our …
Continue reading "To bean count or not to bean count – or are we asking the wrong question?"
By Dr Kay Guccione, Senior Lecturer in Academic Development My co-author Dr Steve Hutchinson and I extend a huge thank you to everyone who joined us for our book launch on the 10th December 2020! Having guests from across the world join us to discuss the book’s themes and our perspectives on the value of coaching …
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By Kay Guccione, Senior Lecturer in Academic Development and Blog Editor. A happy festive season to you all, and here below is your Christmas selection box. It's my hand-picked favourite guest posts from 2020. Uncertainty as a vital component of learning: making room for the ‘how’ as well as the ‘what - on Developing academic literacy, …
This is a guest post by Paul Ager (AFHEA), a PhD researcher and Graduate Teaching Assistant in the School of Computing, Engineering & Built Environment. The pathway towards recognition as an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) at GCU is very interesting and an enjoyable journey to embark on. In order to be eligible …
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This is a guest post by Nikhil Sharma (AFHEA), a PhD researcher and Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Department of Vision Sciences. Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) in universities must reflect the professional standards of teaching that are required to support and enhance learning among students. GTAs also demonstrate the acquired capabilities and necessary teaching skills …
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This is a guest post by Diletta Taris, who is a PhD researcher in the Department of Finance, Accounting and Risk at GCU Diletta (pointing) and her colleague Fatma present their research posters at a conference As someone who is relatively new to higher education teaching (I have been teaching for 2 years), I really enjoyed …
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By Dr Fiona Kennedy, Senior Lecturer in Academic Development Image by Ekkapop Sittiwantana from Pixabay I’ll be honest, I have a bit of a soft spot for flip charts. And post-its. You can imagine my glee when I found myself with access to flip charts that were in fact like giant post-its and my excitement …
By Shelaine Fraser-Robertson, IT Training and Development Lead. Photo by Louis from Pexels As educators I am sure most of us will recognise the value in reflecting on our practice, whether it be on the last teaching session delivered, the successes and challenges of the last term or taking a more holistic look back at …
