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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By Fiona Kennedy, Senior Lecturer in Academic Development, and Leona McQuaid, Lecturer in Occupational Therapy and class of 2020 on the Postgrad Certificate in Academic Practice Image by fancycrave1 from Pixabay As teachers, we know all about assessments, don’t we? We’ve all designed, delivered and marked them. When it comes to creating assessments, we align them carefully with …
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By Dr Kay Guccione, Senior Lecturer in Academic Development. Photo by Eric Nopanen on Unsplash Now we are moving beyond the teaching-from-home Valley of Panic, and leaving behind only the fading echos of a frantically howled ‘how can I deliver my teaching online’ — we find ourselves in the more spring like Meadow of Meh humming a wistful …
This is a guest post by Melanie Grey, English for Academic Purposes Module Leader at INTO Glasgow Caledonian University. Photo by John Torcasio on Unsplash I love this phrase though I will admit that it does not entirely belong to me. It was a pertinent welcome from a speaker from the Hong Kong Baptist University at a teaching …
A new page (page and videos created with the free tool Adobe spark) offering resources to support you to choose, approach, and get the most out of working with a mentor. These ideas are designed to be used outside of a programme structure, by anyone interested in finding themselves a mentor.
By Dr Fiona Kennedy, Senior Lecturer in Academic Development and Fiona Cosgrove, Lecturer in the School of Health and Life Sciences. Image by Peggy_Marco from Pixabay “It’s good to talk.” (Throwback to a 90’s TV advert, but which one?! The answer is at the end of this blog post…) In our current climate we are finding all sorts of …
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By Dr Suzy Houston, Senior Lecturer in Academic Development. …we have so little of each other now. So farfrom tribe and fire. Only these brief moments of exchange.What if they are the true dwelling of the holy, these fleeting temples we maketogether when we say “Here, have my seat,” “Go ahead – you first,” “I like your …
By Kay Guccione, Senior Lecturer in Academic Development How’s life working from home? The Academic Development Team are here with you, well, at a distance obviously. We are also adjusting to our new circumstances and feeling all the same fears and frustrations you will be. We have also been having a jolly good laugh at …
