Discussion Session - Teaching Fellow Network
- 1. ∂ Schedule for Today • From 13:45 Coffee etc • 14:00-14:15 Welcome, Prof. Tom Ward, PVC Education • 14:15-14:20 The Purpose of Today, Sam Nolan • 14:15-14:30 Introducing Scholarship, Prof. Douglas Newton, School of Ed. • 14:30-15:00 Developing a National Profile, Simon Forrest, Senior Teaching Fellow, School of Medicine and Health • 15:00-15:30 Discussion Session: Why a Teaching Fellow Network and What Should It Do for You, Sam Nolan • 15:30-15:45 What CARD can Do for You, Lowry McComb • 15:45-15:50 Looking Forward, Sam Nolan
- 2. ∂ The Purpose of Today • The aims of the network: • To provide support and mentoring to teaching fellows across the university to develop scholarly activity and to provide a mechanism to allow additional interdepartmental scholarship activity. • It will also provide a forum for advice and support on probation and promotion activity for teaching fellows. • It could act as a voice to represent the views of Teachings Fellows at University level.
- 3. A Teaching Fellow Network What’s it for ? What should it do ? What shouldn’t it do ? Sam Nolan
- 4. ∂ • The response • The idea • What Next – Discussion 1: • Scholarship – Discussion 2: • Mentoring – Discussion 3: • A Political Voice
- 5. ∂ The Response • List of emails from HR of all with majority teaching contracts (630 people) – Many were PGR Markers etc • 1st Email Sent Out 15th Jan 2014 • Within 24 Hrs 65 Registrations • To Date 110 Registrations • 55% picked 26/3 as date of first meeting • 45% confirmed attendance
- 6. ∂ The Purpose of Today • The aim of the network will be: • To provide support and mentoring to teaching fellows across the university to develop scholarly activity and to provide a mechanism to allow additional interdepartmental scholarship activity. • It will also provide a forum for advice and support on probation and promotion activity for teaching fellows. • It could act as a voice to represent the views of Teachings Fellows at University level.
- 8. ∂ Scholarship: Strand 1 • What would be/have been the challenges to you in engaging with scholarship ? • What do you feel are the opportunities that being engaged with scholarship would provide ? • How could a network of Teaching Fellows support you in developing your Scholarship ?
- 9. Some scholarly activities Updating subject knowledge Attending a research seminar Developing teaching skillsAttending a teaching conference Giving a seminar to colleagues Preparing a poster for a conference Speaking at a teaching conference Writing for a professional journal Active membership of a professional body Study for a further qualification/for additional skills Devising a new approach to teaching Applying for a HEA teaching development grant Writing a textbook review Reviewing a research articleWriting a textbook Being an editor of a professional journal Submitting a paper to a research journal Applying for research funds Promoting subject via the media Presenting aTV programme/series Raising the public profile of a subject through writing Organising a conference
- 11. ∂ Progression: Strand 2 • What are the challenges for Teaching Fellows in seeking progression/promotion ? • What do you feel are the opportunities for progression/promotion for Teaching Fellows ? • How could a network of Teaching Fellows support you in seeking progression/promotion?
- 12. A Political Voice Strand 3
- 13. ∂ A Political Voice: Strand 3 • Do you feel as though Teaching Fellows need a voice within the University ? • Why? • How could a Teaching Fellow Network provide this ?
- 14. ∂ Next Meeting • We’ll circulate a poll to find a suitable date for our next F2F meeting • Venue (Derman Christopher Room – Thanks to CARD) • Idea for each will be to have some talks on Scholarship from members of the network • A discussion session to allow the formation of a: – Mentoring Group – ?
Editor's Notes
- #14: Discuss with those behind/infront of you:Do you feel as though Teaching Fellows within the University need to have a voice to express their bulk opinionsDo you feel as though there are particular issues which directly effect you as a Teaching FellowHow should we provide a voiceElect a committee ?Elect a spokesperson ?Support IndividualsShould we talk regularly to:PVC EducationFaculty PVCsHoDs