Teaching Matters Online Learning

APRIL 24, 2019

Blogging is also at the heart of the Edinburgh Teaching Award (EdTA), one of the professional development pathways to Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. Blogging to enhance your professional practice is also the topic of Episode 5 of the Teaching Matters podcast (released later today).

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Two reasons from a teaching perspective are that using OA resources is of benefit to students for their current studies and future engagement with academic research and theory for professional development. Open access publishing is a key way for professionals to engage with valuable research and theory.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

DECEMBER 2, 2019

In this chapter, amongst many other things, we cover: changes to learning and teaching related strategies; work to review processes for recognition, reward and support for teaching in academic careers; consolidation of the continuing professional development framework for learning and teaching; and the learning and teaching conference, Teaching Matters (..)

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 18, 2019

However, while there is a great range of quality teaching practices within subject areas and programmes, and there are some excellent examples of embedding professional development for teaching within these, COL – the result of several mergers – has lacked a sense of shared, ‘whole school’ identity.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

OCTOBER 22, 2019

It has been designed to complement existing continuing professional development around teaching in higher education currently being offered by the University.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

MARCH 4, 2019

Ideas about professional development for university teachers have also moved on. While teacher development often takes place through formal programmes or workshops, there are also powerful opportunities for development through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Happy reading!

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Recently I’ve been enjoying interviewing some of our experienced academics about how they have developed as teachers across their careers. I spoke with colleagues from all three Colleges about what it has been like to grow as a teacher before the recent upsurge in formal continuing professional development for teaching in higher education.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

OCTOBER 22, 2019

It has been designed to complement existing continuing professional development around teaching in higher education currently being offered by the University.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JANUARY 8, 2019

For example, students’ and staff members’ increased enjoyment of learning and teaching alongside their professional development are particularly notable (Bovill & Bulley, 2011; Lubicz-Nawrocka, 2018; Lubicz-Nawrocka & Simoni, 2018; Matthews, 2016; Mercer-Mapstone et al., 2017), there are also many benefits!

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The need In designing and leading institution-wide initiatives that have reflection at their heart, I have repeatedly seen the power, impact, and flexibility of reflection across multiple domains.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

She has oversight of the continuing professional development opportunities which the IAD offers for staff involved in teaching and supporting student learning. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and is currently undertaking a part-time PhD in educational research with a focus on hybrid teaching.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

MARCH 18, 2020

She has oversight of the continuing professional development opportunities which the IAD offers for staff involved in teaching and supporting student learning. Do get in touch if you have comments or questions: velda.mccune@ed.ac.uk

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

JULY 26, 2018

Fiona Quinlan-Pluck Fiona is an Academic Developer for Tutors and Demonstrators (T+D) at the Institute for Academic Development. Fiona facilitates professional development workshops for T+D’s and IntroAP. Jul 26, 2018

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

You need to accrue 40 points over a range of criteria, such as designing and planning learning activities, assessment and feedback and continuing professional development (CPD). Well, the good news is that it’s a very flexible scheme.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

MARCH 6, 2019

Over the years, we’ve developed expertise in how to use blogs to support learning and teaching , engage audiences with our work, build communities, and underpin professional development. But, until last October, it’s probably fair to say that our central support was lagging behind what our users needed.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 24, 2019

Welcome to episode 5 of the Teaching Matters podcast: Blogging to enhance professional practice. The Teaching Matters podcast accompanies and complements the Teaching Matters blog, adding another space for students and staff to have conversations and debates around learning and teaching at the University of Edinburgh.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

APRIL 17, 2019

Photo credit: pixabay, pixelcreatures, CC0 In this post, Karen Howie, Technology Enhanced Learning Team manager in the Learning, Teaching and Web in Information Services, and co-editor of the Academic blogging mini-series , highlights a selection of teaching blogs currently being used by University of Edinburgh staff and students… Working on (..)

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

APRIL 9, 2019

Professional development: I’d heard from colleagues that Utrecht would be a welcoming institution. There are so many benefits from participating in a Go Abroad Staff experience – for personal & professional development as well as for your team and the wider University. Can I afford to go?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Include work by Black scholars in course syllabi and ensure that Black researchers and practitioners are invited to share their expertise in departmental colloquium, professional development opportunities, and/or in other spaces of learning. The Journal of Staff Development , 42 (4), 40–44. link] Weaver, S.

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