1. Workshop & seminar series Higher Education Academy

2. 2 Welcome Mr Chris Hoyle HEAR Intern (Leadership & Strategy) chris.hoyle@heacademy.ac.uk Dr Nikki Spalding Academic Development Officer (Leadership & Strategy) nikki.spalding@heacademy.ac.uk Higher Education Achievement Report www.hear.ac.ukwww.hear.ac.uk @HEA_HEAR

3. 3 Works in partnership with HEIs, student bodies, academic and professional staff and sector agencies and funders. Champions excellence in learning and teaching in higher education. Committed to improving the student learning experience by: raising the status of teaching adding to the body of knowledge relating to pedagogy enhancing professional teaching practice facilitating networks and communities of practice. http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/strategic-plan The Higher Education Academy Strategic Plan 2012-2016 The Higher Education Academy

4. Promote research and evidence that has informed departmental and institutional policy and practice HEA funded Hosted by individual institutions Thematic Employability Internationalisation Education for Sustainable Development The Higher Education Achievement Report Discipline Covering all discipline areas http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/seminar-series 4 Workshop & seminar series

5. 5 Forthcoming seminars ThemeHost HEITitleDate Employability /ESD University of Bristol Enterprise and sustainability: future thinking in curricular approaches 9 January 2014 ESD Keele University New to ESD?: Integrating education for sustainable development in teaching and the student experience 22 January 2014 Employability Blackburn College Crossing the ‘Employability Chasm’ with Local Enterprise Partnerships 24 January 2014 Employability Birmingham City University Improving employability through student and academic partnerships 5 February 2014 ESD Cardiff University The campus as a living laboratory - exploring place-based approaches to ESD 12 February 2014 Employability University of Ulster A model for increasing students’ understanding of their employability 21 February 2014 http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/seminars-themes

6. HEAR Academy 2014 is a one-year specialist programme run by the Higher Education Academy and the Centre for Recording Achievement. Higher Education AcademyCentre for Recording Achievement HEAR Academy will provide: tailored on-site and remote support for development at an institutional level; structured opportunities for participants to support one another through peer-peer contact via two meetings and through a mailbase. http://www.hear.ac.uk/other_sites/resources/detail/hear/HEAR_Acade my_2014 6

7. HEA STEM Cluster Annual Conference Enhancing the STEM Student Journey 30 April-1 May, University of Edinburgh HEA Social Sciences Cluster Annual Conference Teaching forward: the future of the Social Sciences 21-22 May 2014, Birmingham HEA Arts and Humanities Annual Conference Heroes and monsters: extra-ordinary tales of learning and teaching in the arts and humanities 2-4 June 2014, The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester HEA Annual Conference Preparing for learning futures: the next 10 years 2-3 July 2014, Aston University, Birmingham http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events 7 HEA annual L&T conferences

8. Teaching development grants Create innovative evidence-informed practice in L&T Collaborative call closes midday on Friday 24 January 2014 Maximum £60,000 per project Covers all thematic priorities International scholarship scheme Funding to spend 3-6 months visiting international institution Explore interesting, challenging and innovative international learning and teaching practice and policy ideas Examine the possibility of implementation within the UK Closing date: midday Monday 20 January 2014 http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/funding 8 Funding opportunities

9. Website Details of events, resources http://www.hear.ac.uk/ http://www.hear.ac.uk/ HEAR Mailing list Sign up through My Academy http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/my_academy http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/my_academy Email the HEAR team hear@heacademy.ac.uk hear@heacademy.ac.uk Twitter @HEA_HEAR @HEA_HEAR 9 Keep in touch