Staff Development and Academic Enhancement Themes Professor Rob PooleyHead of Academic Enhancement

School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

Focus on the Future HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY 2010

AE’s responsibilities

• Academic Enhancement Framework Project.

• Mid career development for academics

• Close links to conventional staff development• University wide Peer Development

• QAA Enhancement Theme Project

• Graduates for the 21st Century

• Emphasis on quality of student experience

• Emphasis on international agenda

Enhancement led quality

• UK sees quality as an

• enhancement process• not a monitoring process

• HEA as well as QAA

• HEA accredits the PG Certificates

• Roll out international accreditation

Enhancement led quality

• Heriot-Watt sees enhancement as including

• Staff academic enhancement• Initial training• Continuing development (career development)

• Infrastructure enhancement• VLE• Physical infrastructure

• Programme enhancement• Improved assessment• Improved delivery

• Staff/student partnership enhancement

Initial Training

• Post Graduate Certificate is a key activity• On campuses in UK• By blended learning in Dubai

• To overseas partners by appropriate means?• Building capacity• Sharing practice

• LEADS programme for PG Research Students and RAs

• Valued for employability by those attending• Adapt to technicians and others supporting teaching?

Ongoing

Learning and teaching conference

Building a community of practice

How can you join our community?

Enhancement led quality

• Take teaching as seriously as any profession

• Work together to Enhance• Student learning experience• Staff enjoyment of teaching• Successful learning and teaching

• Please join in our community of learning and teaching to Promote Academic Enhancement

Pursuing excellenceValuing and respecting everyone

Shaping the futurePride and belonging

Outward looking

Enhancement led qualityPursuing excellence

Valuing and respecting everyoneShaping the future

Pride and belongingOutward looking

Focus on the Future HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY 2010