Staff Development at the University of Strathclyde Christine Sinclair Centre for Academic Practice University of Strathclyde 50 George Street Glasgow G1 1QE

Staff Development Activities at Strathclyde Investors In People http://www.iipuk.co.uk/ Leadership capacity Equal opportunities Innovative learning environment PDP and research planning Partnerships and vocational programmes Benchmarking/QA for support departments

Departments Involved in Staff Development Centre for Academic Practice Personnel Office Learning Services Also Safety Services Student Affairs Residences and Catering Estates Management

Financing Staff Development £3.5 million in aggregate (including conference attendance) 3.5% of staff costs Departmental and central Special funds

Staff Development in Context All staff PDP (replacing staff appraisal) Probation requirement 3-day course in Teaching, Learning & Assessment Advanced Academic Studies Desirable Membership of Higher Education Academy Specific issues - e.g. VLE

Examples of Staff Development Schemes Learning, Teaching, Assessment (3 days) Joint with University of Paisley Intensive, highly interactive Content student learning; various teaching methods; assessment; evaluation; course design; presentation+feedback

Examples of Staff Development Schemes Advanced Academic Studies Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma Core modules Professional Development Planning; Learning, Teaching & Assessment in Higher Education, the Integrative Module • Options Web based Teaching, Developing an Accessible Curriculum for Disabled Students, Supervising Postgraduate Research, Academic Writing

Centre for Academic Practice http://www.strath.ac.uk/Departments/CAP/ Support for staff and students Refocusing on learning context (Centre for Academic Practice and Learning Enhancement) Director + five other academic staff Working with management, faculties, departments, individuals Some other areas of work: applied research, assessment, creativity, e-learning, information literacy, management development, PDP, postgraduate support, quality assurance, student learning, writing.

The Scottish Context Scottish Higher Education Funding Council http://www.shefc.ac.uk/ Quality Assurance Agency http://www.qaa.ac.uk/ Enhancement led institutional review Enhancement themes: assessment, supporting student needs, flexible delivery, employability http://www.enhancementthemes.ac.uk/