Congratulations!
Congratulations to the following XJTLU staff who have successfully completed the CPS programme from May 2015 and who are now:
FELLOWS OF UK HIGHER EDUCATION ACADEMY
Uwe Schauz, Bo Yang, Ying Chang, Donald Meyer, Bing Chen, Feng Cao, Wei Guo, Paulo Regis, Raju Sekar, Qing Ye, Jie Zhang
Effective CPD
Effective CPD is a commitment to professionalism – it shows that you have taken personal responsibility for ensuring that you have the skills and knowledge necessary to meet the challenges of an ever changing world. The process should benefit you the individual, colleagues, students, external employers, and the institution as a whole.
UKPSF
The following two videos show Part 1 and Part 2 of a conversation between Dr Dawn Johnson and Caroline Marcangelo (University of Cumbria) about the UK Professional Standards Framework.
Welcome!
Welcome to the CPS newsletter page! We hope you enjoy exploring the information, videos and images on this page. Please make sure you also check out the CPS ICE page.
A special thanks to the following colleagues for their generous recent contributions to the CPS Programme: Debra Jones, Eduardo Medina-Roldan, Isik Cotton, and all the CPS participants.
Higher Education Academy
Please click here to access the Higher Education Academy (HEA) website, and click here for the HEA Magazine.
UKPSF
The UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF) for teaching and supporting learning in Higher Education.
Its central purpose is to help those seeking to enhance the learning experience of their students, by improving the quality of their teaching and learning support.It has a wide range of uses, but it could, for example, be used to:
• Promote the professionalisation of teaching and learning support within the HE sector
• Foster creative and innovative approaches to teaching and learning
• Enable HE staff to gain recognition and reward for developing their capabilities as teachers and supporters of learning
• Facilitate and support the design and delivery of initial and continuing education development programmes and activities
• Demonstrate to students and other stakeholders the professionalism that staff and institutions bring to teaching and support for student learning
• Support Senior Staff seeking to:
• develop policies and systems for the recognition and reward of teaching and learning to support staff
• promote a strong culture of teaching and learning support.
To learn more contact: dawn.johnson@xjtlu.edu.cn.
CPS Handbook
CPS overview
The Certificate in Professional Studies in Learning and Teaching [CPS], is a qualification in Higher Education designed specifically to support and advise university lecturers [or other staff who are required to teach], who have little or no previous experience in teaching.
The programme aims to provide an introduction to the knowledge and skills needed to support student learning, and is a key part of the university strategy for improving the student experience.
The programme is intended to support your role as a teacher at XJTLU and to provide you with opportunities to interact with other teaching staff, and to gain some knowledge of the University’s quality assurance and enhancement processes and in doing so provide you with the help you need to best support your students.
Additionally, we have aligned the learning outcomes to the UKPSF (UK Professional Standards Framework).This means that in addition to your academic achievements, you will also be eligible to apply for professional recognition of Fellowship of the Higher Education.
CPS Intensive Week, October 2015
The CPS Intensive Week was held during the last week of October, with a workshop every morning and afternoon of that week. The sessions were very well-attended and there was a lot of active learning going on.