Descriptor Examples of Staff Groups Descriptor 2 Fellow of the Higher Education Academy Descriptor Examples of Staff Groups a. Early career academics a. b. Early Academic-related career researchers and/or with support Descriptor 1 some staff holding teaching substantive responsibilities teaching (e.g. Associate of the Higher Education Academy PhD students, GTAs, contract researchers/post doctoral students Demonstrates an understanding of specific aspects of etc.) effective teaching, learning support methods and student b. Staff new to teaching (including learning. Individuals should be able to provide evidence of: those with part-time academic responsibilities) ~ Successful engagement with at two of the five Areas of c. Staff who support academic Activity; provision (e.g. learning ~ Successful engagement in appropriate teaching and technologists, learning developers practices related to these Areas of Activity; and learning resource/library staff) ~ Appropriate Core Knowledge and understanding of at least d. who undertake K1 and K2; demonstrator/technician roles that ~ A commitment to appropriate Professional Values in incorporate some teaching-related facilitating others’ learning; responsibilities ~ Relevant professional practices, subject and pedagogic e. Experienced in relevant research and/or scholarship within the above activities; professional areas who may be new ~ Successful engagement, where appropriate, in professional to teaching and/or supporting development activity related to teaching, learning and assessment responsibilities. learning, or who have a limited teaching portfolio Demonstrates a understanding of effective approaches to teaching and learning support as key contributions to high quality student learning. Individuals should be able to provide evidence of: ~ Successful engagement across all five Areas of Activity; and learning responsibilities Appropriate knowledge and understanding across all aspects c. Experienced academics relatively of Core Knowledge; new to UK higher education ~ A commitment to all the Professional Values; d. Staff with (sometimes significant) ~ Successful engagement in appropriate teaching practices teaching-only responsibilities related to the Areas of Activity; including, for example, within ~ Successful incorporation of subject and pedagogic research settings and/or scholarship within the above activities, as part of an integrated approach to academic practice; ~ Successful engagement in continuing professional development in relation to teaching, learning, assessment and, where appropriate, related professional practices. Descriptor Examples of Staff Groups
Descriptor Examples of Staff Groups Descriptor 1 Associate of the Higher Education Academy Demonstrates an understanding of specific aspects of effective teaching, learning support methods and student learning. Individuals should be able to provide evidence of: ~ Successful engagement with at two of the five Areas of Activity; ~ Successful engagement in appropriate teaching and practices related to these Areas of Activity; ~ Appropriate Core Knowledge and understanding of at least K1 and K2; ~ A commitment to appropriate Professional Values in facilitating others’ learning; ~ Relevant professional practices, subject and pedagogic research and/or scholarship within the above activities; ~ Successful engagement, where appropriate, in professional development activity related to teaching, learning and assessment responsibilities. a. Early career researchers with some teaching responsibilities (e.g. PhD students, GTAs, contract researchers/post doctoral students etc.) b. Staff new to teaching (including those with part-time academic responsibilities) c. Staff who support academic provision (e.g. learning technologists, learning developers and learning resource/library staff) d. who undertake demonstrator/technician roles that incorporate some teaching-related responsibilities e. Experienced in relevant professional areas who may be new to teaching and/or supporting learning, or who have a limited teaching portfolio Descriptor Examples of Staff Groups Descriptor 2 Fellow of the Higher Education Academy Demonstrates a understanding of effective approaches to teaching and learning support as key contributions to high quality student learning. Individuals should be able to provide evidence of: ~ Successful engagement across all five Areas of Activity; Appropriate knowledge and understanding across all aspects of Core Knowledge; ~ A commitment to all the Professional Values; ~ Successful engagement in appropriate teaching practices related to the Areas of Activity; ~ Successful incorporation of subject and pedagogic research and/or scholarship within the above activities, as part of an integrated approach to academic practice; ~ Successful engagement in continuing professional development in relation to teaching, learning, assessment and, where appropriate, related professional practices. a. Early career academics b. Academic-related and/or support staff holding substantive teaching and learning responsibilities c. Experienced academics relatively new to UK higher education d. Staff with (sometimes significant) teaching-only responsibilities including, for example, within settings Descriptor Examples of Staff Groups
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