Academic Development Participate Programme

The autumn programme of Academic Development workshops will be available to book soon. The programme will be organised around six themes: 

• Inclusive practice
• Learning design
• Teaching practices
• Assessment and feedback practices
• Sharing Practice and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
• Leadership and Management in HE

The wide range of workshops will offer opportunities to connect with colleagues and develop, enhance, and extend your professional practice.

Sessions in September include awaken the word (creating presence in the classroom), CQEM dashboard training, and the Academic Induction; with sessions on reflective writing, playful classrooms and AI tools for learning to come later in the term. Find out more details on the AEPD website and book your place on the course booking system.

New Academics' Network Programme

NANP: Presents is a regular series of events for colleagues new to Higher Education, new to Coventry University Group, or both! In the autumn term we're welcoming Colleagues from Registry, Sigma, the Centre for Academic Writing and Student Success, with more guests to be confirmed. Upcoming events are schedules for:

05-09-2023 | 10:00-11:00 | Online
27-09-2023 | 14:00-15:00 | Online

Colleagues from Registry and Academic Development will be joining us to discuss the CQEM process and other quality assurance processes.

If you are a new academic and would like to join the NANP teams site for access to these and future sessions, as well as a supportive network of colleagues, please click the link below

Support sessions for applying for Advance HE Fellowship

11-09-2023 | 13.00 -15.00 | Online

This session will offer guidance for colleagues considering to apply for Associate Fellow (D1), Fellow (D2) or Senior Fellow (D3) through the Coventry University Framework for Professional Accreditation (CUFPA) 

CQEM training for students

Attention course directors!! you're likely familiar with the Course Quality Enhancement & Monitoring (CQEM) process, a crucial mechanism that supports the development of a student-focused approach to course improvement. You can encourage your Student Representatives to reserve a spot in the upcoming CQEM Training session. This training is designed to provide them with the necessary guidance for crafting the Student Statement, an integral component of your interim or annual CQEM reports.

Our ongoing series of training sessions is tailored to this specific purpose. During these sessions, student representatives will be guided through their roles and provided with a clear understanding of the expectations tied to their involvement in the CQEM process.

To ensure attendance, kindly direct student reps to complete the CQEM training booking form. This training opportunity is open to all student representatives. When registering, please advise students to use their official student email addresses rather than personal email addresses. We are eagerly anticipating the chance to meet your students during the training sessions!

Scholarly Practice and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning  - a Community of Practice

If you are interested in becoming a scholarly practitioner and getting involved with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, we would like to invite you to  join Coventry University Group's Scholarly Practice and SoTL group. The group will aim to support colleagues becoming scholarly practitioners through dedicated training sessions, reading clubs and a supportive community. 

For those interested in engaging with SoTL, which is defined as "... going beyond scholarly teaching and involves systematic study of teaching and/or learning and the public sharing and review of such work through presentations, performance, or publications” (McKinney, 2004), the group will offer workshops and support on developing and establishing a SoTL profile. We will also be inviting external speakers and authors to share their SoTL experience and output with us.