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The University of Strathclyde in Glasgow

The University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. Christine Sinclair Centre for Academic Practice. About Strathclyde 22,500 students (full-/part-time) 13,800 undergraduate 8,700 postgraduate 20,900 home 1,600 overseas 33,700 ‘other’ students. About Strathclyde Income £150 million

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The University of Strathclyde in Glasgow

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  1. The University of Strathclydein Glasgow Christine Sinclair Centre for Academic Practice

  2. About Strathclyde • 22,500 students (full-/part-time) • 13,800 undergraduate • 8,700 postgraduate • 20,900 home • 1,600 overseas • 33,700 ‘other’ students

  3. About Strathclyde • Income £150 million • 44% from Funding Council grants • 3,400 staff — approximately 1,650 academic/related and 1,750 support staff

  4. Themes from Strategic Plan 2003-2007 • Innovative Learning • Research Excellence • Personal and Professional Development

  5. Staff Development and Appraisal • The University views staff development as an important way of helping staff to develop their potential to be successful in their careers and as a means by which the University can implement effectively its Strategic Plan. • "The University is committed to the provision of appropriate and timely staff development for every member of staff and to the active involvement of staff in defining development and training needs."

  6. Staff Development Activities • 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

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

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

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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. Examples of Staff Development Schemes Development of Postgraduates • Faculty based training • Generic training programme • Graduate Teaching Assistants’ Training • Training for Supervisors of Postgraduates

  13. Examples of Staff Development Schemes Academic Leaders • Internal: Heads of Department training • Strategic thinking; succession planning • International: European Consortium of Innovative Universities • with Twente, Dortmund and Aalborg: Decision making; Culture; Network

  14. Centre for Academic Practicehttp://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 • An interface for management, staff, students and external activities

  15. Centre for Academic Practicehttp://www.strath.ac.uk/Departments/CAP/ applied research assessment creativity e-learning information literacy managem’t development PDP postgraduate support quality assurance student learning writing

  16. Other Initiatives • Learning Enhancement Network • VLE and other IT-related Development • Faculty-based initiatives

  17. 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/

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