09/2023 - EDF for AY 2023-2024

Accessing Funding Opportunities to Develop Your Practice

Disseminating Your Practice

Role-specific and Career Stage Support

Awards and Recognition

Developing Your Education Practice

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Activities

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• Moodle sites: Welcome to Essex (Colleague Induction); Develop at Essex; Introduction to Teaching in Higher Education

• Library and Cultural Services staff guides
• Induction events and training sessions on HR Organiser
• Health and Safety training sessions

• Staff Directory profiles

Resources

Part 1: Introduction to Teaching in Higher Education

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Student voice and student feedback

University regulations

Timely feedback

Inclusivity and accessibility

Academic integrity

Quality Assurance and Enhancement Frameworks

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Part 2: Education Policies, Processes and Enhancement

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Developing, designing and reviewing academic provision

Good Practice Database

Internal and external peer review and peer mentoring

Technology Enhanced Learning

Education Insights Workshops

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Part 3: Development Opportunities and Activities

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Role-based support for Academic Advisors

Role-based support for Assistant Lecturers and Graduate Laboratory Assistants

Role-based support for PGR Supervisors

Role-based support for Personal Tutors

Part 1: Role-based Support

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Leadership in education

Pathways to Fellowships

Pathways to Permanency and Promotion

Part 2: Career Stage Support

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The explanation of the awards

The awards you can apply for:

Activities

Resources

• Excellence in Education Award (EEA)
• National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS)
• Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE)
• Times Higher Education Awards (THE)
• Guardian University Awards

Awards and recognition

Activities

Resources

• Good Practice Database
• Peer Mentoring Database
• Education Insights Workshops
• Celebrating Excellence in Education Event
• Education Development Conference (EDC)
• Departmental or external events organised by Advance HE and other external bodies

The routes to disseminate your practice:

Disseminating your practice

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• PVC Education Strategic Fund
• Education Impact Fund
• Advance HE Grants
• External funding opportunities through the Research and Enterprise Office

The funds you can apply for:

Accessing funding opportunities to develop your practice

3. Staff Directory article: Onbase

2. PDF document: Pathway to Permanency guidance for academic staff

Attend Pathway to Permanency faculty-based networking events (every Autumn Term by invite for Academic Advisors and academic staff going through Pathway to Permanency).

Activities

1. Staff Directory article: Academic permanency and promotion

Resources

4. Liaise directly with the Research and Enterprise Office team for further funding information.

3. Contact Organisational Development (develop@essex.ac.uk) for further information about the Advance HE Grants.

2. For the Education Impact Fund, a pilot will take place during the academic year 2023-2024. Speak to your Faculty Dean Undergraduate for more information about this.

1. Complete a PVC Education Strategic Fund application if desired. Calling notice is emailed to staff throughout the year.

Activities

1. Staff Directory article: Training for Postgraduate Research Supervisors

4. Attend and/or present at the Postgraduate Research Celebration Event.

3. Contact the Postgraduate Research Education Team for the University's postgraduate research education provision.

2. Book the PGR Supervisor Training available for the academic year 2023-2024 via HR Organiser:

8. Student Directory article: Personal Services Award for PGR Support and Supervisor of the Year

7. Staff Directory article: PGR award requirements

6. Staff Directory article: Doctoral training partnerships

5. Staff Directory article: Regulations

4. Student Directory article: Postgraduate research support

3. PDF document: Good Practice Guide for PGR Supervision

• Postgraduate Research Supervisor Training

1. Complete the section 2: Self-diagnostic quiz within the Moodle site: Supervising Postgraduate Research Student.

Activities

2. Moodle site: Supervising Postgraduate Research Students

Resources

4. CADENZA related activities available for the academic year 2023-2024 (bookable via HR Organiser)

• CADENZA - Pathway to Fellowship
• CADENZA: applying to CADENZA/Advance HE Fellowship
• CADENZA: D1 Writing Day

5. PG CHEP related activities available for the academic year 2023-2024 (bookable via HR Organiser):

• PG CHEP: Moving on with PG CHEP
• PG CHEP: Moodle 1 and 2 Welcome Event
• PG CHEP: Academic Support Hour
• PG CHEP: Welcome for Mentors
• PG CHEP: Preparing to Submit

• CADENZA: Associate Fellow (D1) Writing Day for Assistant Lecturers
• CADENZA: D2 Writing Day
• CADENZA: Introduction to Senior Fellowship (D3)
• CADENZA: D3 Writing Day
• CADENZA: Online Drop-in Session
• CADENZA: Training Workshop for CADENZA Assessors
• CADENZA Assessors Moderation Workshop (D1)
• CADENZA Assessors Moderation Workshop (D2)
• CADENZA Assessors Moderation Workshop (D3)

3. Apply for CADENZA and/or PG CHEP.

2. To enquire about PG CHEP, send emails to pgchep@essex.ac.uk.

4. Moodle site: PG CHEP (available only when registered onto the programme)

3. Staff Directory article: Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Practice (PG CHEP)

2. Moodle site: CADENZA

1. To enquire about CADENZA, send emails to cadenza@essex.ac.uk.

Activities

1. Staff Directory article: CADENZA

Resources

• Library Discovery Days: discover how the Library can enhance your teaching and research
• Managing Health and Safety Essentials

3. Participate in training sessions (bookable via HR Organiser) for the academic year 2023-2024 provided by the Library and Cultural Services team and the Health and Safety team.

2. Participate in induction events (bookable via HR Organiser), e.g., Induction for Education and Research Staff event.

Activities

1. Add and update your Staff Directory profile with achievements/accolades and search useful information on Staff Directory.

The university policy is that all modules should have at least one opportunity for informal, in-module feedback in addition to the formal end of module survey. Find out whether your department has guidelines on how this is done and think about how you can engage students in this.

Activities

3. PDF document: Student Engagement Toolkit for Module Feedback

2. Student Directory article: Student voice

1. Staff Directory article: Student feedback and representation

Resources

4. QAA webpage: Reconsidering assessment for the ChatGPT era

5. Student Directory article: Academic integrity, authorship and plagiarism

3. Moodle site: Academic Integrity and Plagiarism

2. QAA webpage: Academic Integrity Charter

1. Library and Cultural Service webpage: Academic and Research Integrity Resources

Resources

2. Student Directory article: Rules of Assessment

1. Staff Directory article: Regulations

Resources

Attend Pathway to Permanency faculty-based networking events (every Autumn Term by invite for Academic Advisors and academic staff going through Pathway to Permanency).

Activities:

2. PDF document: Pathway to Permanency guidance for academic staff

1. Staff Directory article: Academic permanency and promotion

3. Staff Directory article: Grading and reviews

Resources

8. Participate in conferences/events organised by Advance HE, UK Council, JISC and other external bodies.

7. Express your interest in being a speaker at an event by contacting the Organisational Development team (develop@essex.ac.uk) for further information.

6. Liaise with departmental colleagues to arrange/participate/engage in relevant department-wide or university-wide sessions.

5. Attend and/or make presentations on the Education Development Conference (bookable via HR Organiser).

4. Apply for EEA (consult the EEA Moodle site for further guidance) and present your practice in the Celebrating Excellence in Education event if possible.

3. Contact the Organisational Development team (develop@essex.ac.uk) or Education Developers to discuss how to lead a workshop for the Education Insights Workshops.

2. Add and update your Peer Mentoring Database profile, share and find expertise in specific subject areas, form and sustain mentoring conversations.

1. Accept the invitation email sent from the Organisational Development team and add an entry of your good practice into the Good Practice Database.

Activities

6. The Guardian webpage: Awards and prizes

5. Times Higher Education webpage: Awards

4. AdvanceHE webpage: Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence

3. AdvanceHE webpage: National Teaching Fellowship Scheme

2. Moodle site: Excellence in Education Award (EEA) 2023

1. Staff Directory article: Excellence in Education Award

Resources

3. Staff Directory article: Recruitment guidance, resources and forms

3. Engage in inclusive and effective recruitment processes.

2. The Organisational Development team provides role-based support and leadership programmes for Heads of Academic Department, Directors of Education, Senior Personal Tutors, PGR Directors (by invite). For more information, email develop@essex.ac.uk.

6. Staff Directory article: Management development

1. Staff Directory article: The Leadership Programme (University of Essex leadership programmes)

2. Staff Directory article: Leadership courses (external leadership programmes)

5. PDF document: People Supporting Strategy to 2025

1. Engage with the internal and external leadership programmes and courses. Email develop@essex.ac.uk for any questions about the Future Leaders programme and the Strategic Leaders programme. Direct any questions about the external leadership courses to diversity@essex.ac.uk.

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4. Moodle site page: How We Recruit at Essex

Resources

6. Contact the Organisational Development team (develop@essex.ac.uk) to initiate the processes of applying for NTFS and CATE and to enquire the application processes for the THE Awards and the Guardian University Awards.

• Introduction to collaborative award for teaching excellence
• Support session for Advance HE award applications - CATE and NTFS

5. Attend NTFS and CATE related supporting sessions available for the academic year 2023-2024 via HR Organiser:

4. Participate in the Celebrating Excellence in Education event (bookable via HR Organiser).

• EEA Application Support Session: All Colleagues
• EEA Application Support Session: Technicians
• Excellence in Education Award: drop-in session

2. Apply for EEA (consult the EEA Moodle site for further guidance).

3. Attend EEA related supporting sessions available for the academic year 2023-2024 via HR Organiser:

1. Pay attention to Excellence in Education Award (EEA) promotion news/emails.

Activities

• Education Insights: How to be More Inclusive in Your Practice
• Education Insights: Effective Personal Tutoring
• Education Insights:TEL Induction
• Education Insights: Moodle collaborative teaching tools
• Education Insights: Classroom engagement tools
• Education Insights: Embedding Digital Skills
• Education Insights: Managing Challenging Conversations in the Classroom

• Education Insights: Introduction to Student Assessment
• Education Insights: Managing Group Work Online and In-person
• Education Insights: Engaging Students with Feedback
• Education Insights: Lecturing and Interactive Teaching
• Education Insights: New to Teaching in Higher Education
• Education Insights: Moodle Design Strategies
• Education Insights: Managing reading lists and ensuring best copyright practice in teachhing

Book training sessions available for the academic year 2023-2024 via HR Organiser:

Activities

2. Moodle site: Education Insights Workshops

1. Staff Directory article: Education Insights workshops series

Resources

2. Staff Directory article: Senior Personal Tutors

3. Moodle site: Resources for Personal Tutors

Liaise with Senior Personal Tutors and other personal tutors in departments.

Activities

1. Staff Directory article: Personal Tutors

Resources

• Assistant Lecturer Induction
• GLA: Induction

2. Moodle site: Assistant Lecturer Resources

1. Stay up-to-date with departmental and centrally-provided training and discussion opportunities.

2. Book training sessions available for the academic year 2023-2024 via HR Organiser:

Activities

1. Staff Diractory article: Employment and training guidance for Assistant Lecturers

Resources

8. Student Directory article: Assessment and marking policies

7. Moodle site page: Feedback Toolkit for Students from Advance HE

6. Moodle site: TEL Toolkit: Technology-Enhanced Learning Support

5. Moodle site page: Assessment and Feedback: Theme Card

4. Moodle site page: Engaging Students with Feedback

3. Moodle site page: Good Practice for Timely Feedback Approaches

2. Feedback Assistant on FASER - Accessing Guidance

1. PDF document: Timely Assessment and Feedback - A Short Guide

Resources

Book training sessions available for the academic year 2023-2024 via HR Organiser:

• Education Insights: Module Design Stretegies
• Curriculum 2025 workshops

5. Staff Directory article: Quality and Academic Development team

4. Office for Student website: Sector-recognised standards for qualifications

3. QAA webpage: Subject Benchmark Statements

Activities

1. Moodle site: Welcome to Curriculum 2025

2. Staff Directory article: Course design, approval and modification

Resources

5. Staff Directory article: Making a funding application

4. Staff Directory article: Finding sources

3. Staff Directory article: Research and Enterprise Office team

2. AdvanceHE webpage: Homepage

1. Staff Directory article: Education Strategic Fund

Resources

• Using Zoom: introduction to Zoom meetings and webinars
• Talis Elevate
• Building Interactive Web Content Using H5P
• Marking work in Faser using the Feedback Assistant
• Teching Technologies - practical
• Virtual TEL drop-in

3. Book training sessions available for the academic year 2023-2024 via HR Organiser:

2. Send emails to tel@essex.ac.uk to contact the Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) team and ask for specific support.

• Education Insights: TEL Induction
• Education Insights: Moodle collaborative teaching tools
• Education Insights: Classroom engagement tools
• Education Insights: Embedding Digital Skills
• Getting Moodle Ready for Start of Term
• Moodle quizzes for beginners
• Get more from Moodle quizzes

1. Complete the Digital Discovery Tool to reflect on your digital skills and access related supporting resources.

Activities

2. Moodle site: TEL Toolkit: Technology-Enhanced Learning Support

1. Staff Directory article: Technology-Enhanced Learning

Resources

2. Moodle site page: Good Practice Database

1. Read the good practices within the Good Practice Database, modify and implement the practices in your daily work to improve your teaching.

2. Accept the invitation email sent from the Organisational Development team and add an entry of your good practice into the Good Practice Database to share with colleagues.

Activities

1. Moodle site: Good Practice Case Studies

Resources

4. Internal panel members from other departments are needed for Periodic Review of Courses and for new course validations. If you would be interested in volunteering for this, please contact guad@essex.ac.uk.

3. Consider whether there may be opportunities for you to contribute as an external reviewer or external examiner at other Higher Education institutions.

5. QAA webpage: External Examining Principles

4. Moodle site page: Peer mentoring guidelines

2. Staff Directory article: Peer Mentoring Database

1. Engage in teaching observation activities organised directly by departments.

2. Add and update your Peer Mentoring Database profile, share and find expertise in specific subject areas, form and sustain mentoring conversations.

Activities

3. Moodle site page: Peer Mentoring Database

1. Staff Directory article: Peer Review of Teaching Policy

Resources

Liaise with Inclusivity Leads.

Activities

2. Moodle site: Elearning FAQ

1. Moodle site: EDIG: Creating Accessible Learning Materials

3. Library and Cultural Service webpage: Accessibility in the Library

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14. JISC webpage: Events

13. UK Council for Graduate Education webpage: Forthcoming events

12. AdvanceHE webpage: Development programmes, conference and events for those working in higher education

11. Library and Cultural Services webpage related with sharing practices publicly: Copyright: for learning, teaching and research

10. Library and Cultural Services webpage related with sharing practices publicly: Reading Lists

9. Library and Cultural Services webpage: Good Practice: Increasing research visibility and reach

8. Moodle site: Education Development Conference 2023

7. Moodle site: Excellence in Education Award (EEA) 2023

6. Staff Directory article: Excellence in Education Award

5. Moodle site: Education Insights Workshops

3. Moodle site page: Peer Mentoring Database

2. Moodle site page: Good Practice Database

1. Moodle site: Good Practice Case Studies

4. Staff Directory article: Education Insights workshops series

Resources

4. QAA webpage: Quality code and key reference points

3. Office for Students webpage: Conditions of registration

2. Quality and Academic Development guide: Benchmarking against internal and external reference points

1. Staff Directory article: Quality assurance and enhancement

Resources

1. The Excellence in Education Award (EEA) recognises and celebrates our institutional commitment to enabling our students to contribute positively to communities and societies around them.
2. The National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS) celebrates and recognises individuals who have made an outstanding impact on student outcomes and the teaching profession in Higher Education.
3. The Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) recognises and rewards collaborative work that has had a demonstrable impact on teaching and learning.
4. Times Higher Education Awards (THE) recognises the talent, dedication and innovation of individuals and teams across all aspects of university life.

Explanations

2. Moodle site: Develop at Essex

• Induction events for new staff

• Staff and PGR student profiles

5. Staff Directory profiles:

• Information for University Staff

• Getting Started Guide

3. Moodle site: Introduction to Teaching in Higher Eduction

1. Moodle site: Welcome to Essex (Colleague Induction)

Resources

4. Library and Cultural Service staff guides: