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Staff Development at the University of Strathclyde

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

2 Staff Development Activities at Strathclyde
Investors In People Leadership capacity Equal opportunities Innovative learning environment PDP and research planning Partnerships and vocational programmes Benchmarking/QA for support departments

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

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

5 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

6 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

7 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

8 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.

9 The Scottish Context Scottish Higher Education Funding Council
Quality Assurance Agency Enhancement led institutional review Enhancement themes: assessment, supporting student needs, flexible delivery, employability

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