1. Higher Education Academy
Health Sciences and Practice Subject Centre

2. Academy Developments LTSN has been incorporated in a new body,
The higher education academy
Since 1st may 2004 (launched October 2004)
Along with
The institute of learning & teaching in higher education (ILTHE),
The body for professional accreditation
And also the national coordination team (NCT)
For teaching quality enhancement

3. The Higher Education Academy works with the UK higher education community to enhance the student experience. The Academy is the first choice of the sector for knowledge, practice and policy related to the student experience in higher education.
This exciting new initiative has a strong stakeholder focus and will help institutions, subject communities, individuals, the Government and funding bodies to provide an exceptional environment for student learning.

4. The Higher Education Academy's vision, is for students in UK higher education to enjoy the highest quality learning experience in the world.
Their mission is to support the sector in providing the best possible learning experience for all students.
Their strategic aims are to:
1. Identify, develop and disseminate evidence-informed approaches
2. Broker and encourage the sharing of effective practice
3. Support universities and colleges in bringing about strategic change
4. Inform, influence and interpret policy
5. Raise the status of teaching

5. Health Sciences & Practice Subject Centre
aims to
promote the development of
good practices in health care
through enhancing the quality of
learning, teaching and assessment,
both in higher education institutions
and in practice based education

6. Speech & Language Therapy
Mental Health
Complementary Medicine
Health Promotion & Education
Gerontology
Audiology
Nutrition &
Dietetics
Chiropody &
Podiatry
Nursing, Midwifery & Health Visiting
Radiography
Pharmacy
Occupational Therapy
Public Health
Environmental Health
Healthcare Ethics
Rehabilitation Sciences
Optometry &
Orthoptics
Physiotherapy
Other
Related subjects

7. Centre Director Prof Catherine Geissler
Academic Director Dr Margaret Sills
Administrator& Marketing Manager
Stevie Robinson
Centre Administrator
TBC
CETL Liaison & IPE Manager
Dr Marion Helme
Senior Learning & Teaching Coordinator
Natalia Ognjenovic
Communications & Resources Officer
Charles Kasule
ICT Manager Kwansuree Jiamton
Technical Officer
Chakkapas Visavakul
Advisory Board
Subject Advisers
Learning and Teaching
Consultants
Key Contacts

8. Learning & Teaching issues
Interprofessional education
Enhancing learning using Technology (e learning)
Assessment in/of Practice
Placement learning and mentoring
Life long learning & CPD
Work based learning
Problem based learning
Educational Research

9. Cross disciplinary themes
Ethics and legal aspects of health care
Team work and communication skills
Research methodology
Reflective Practice
Inequalities & the determinants of health
Health Promotion

10. National Priorities in HE
Widening participation
Employer Engagement
Student retention
Fair access
Teaching excellence
Assessment
Sustainablity
Internationalisation

11. Learning and Teaching Consultants
Assessment
Enquiry & Evidence in Learning and Teaching
Ethics and Legal aspects of healthcare
Inclusivity
Supporting New Academic Staff
Scotland
Wales

12. UK Network Learning and Teaching consultants
Subject Advisers (specific disciplines)
Key contacts in Health Science and Practice Departments of UK Higher Education Institutions
Links with professional bodies and other related organisations
Special Interest groups
Mailing lists

13. Key Contacts Every department / school / Faculty
that is teaching courses in health sciences and practice (undergraduate, post graduate, professional development and / or continuing education)
is invited to be represented by a key contact(s) who is a first line of communication with the Centre.

14. Key Contact role
Receiving communication from the Network & disseminating to all relevant staff within the department / school
Making yourself known as a HSAP representative in your institution
Promoting the potential benefits of involvement e.g. CPD, access to a broader community and a UK wide information network
Encouraging staff to contribute articles for publication and to participate in our activities
Alerting the Network to learning, teaching & assessment issues arising from work in their institution, also of relevant projects, publications etc.
Meeting with other Key Contacts
Hosting a Subject Centre workshop
Maximising opportunities to encourage staff to a)consider their strategy for helping students learn b)evaluate and disseminate good practices in learning and teaching
Making yourself known to all relevant academics in your institution

15. Subject Advisers’ role
Assist Centre with relevant discipline enquiries
Encourage wide discussion and sharing about learning and teaching issues and the Health Sciences & Practice Subject Network
Take a lead in stimulating debate by: moderating discussions, leading workshops or other events, and preparing reports for publication in Newsletter or elsewhere
Engage the community through liaison and co-ordination with practitioners and specialist bodies, encouraging discussion and reflection, and through dissemination related to their area of expertise.
Liaise with practitioners and specialist / professional bodies
Convene meetings or host a workshop on a topic of interest to their subject area, providing a venue and feedback to the Centre.
Advise the Centre on issues and resources in their specialist area.
Review learning & teaching materials and web resources

16. Centre Activities
Newsletter (termly)
Ebulletin (monthly)
Website
Special Interest Groups
Publications – Occasional papers
Workshops and meetings e.g. Festival of learning
Research and development e.g. Mini-project grants
Project support (FDTL4)
Collaboration with other Centres: Triple (IPE), mhhe, ETHICS, Interoperability
Student essay competition

17. Website News Events (including other HEIs)
Resources ( Learning & Teaching)
Funding opportunities
Download Occasional papers etc
Contact Subject Advisors
SIG discussions
Links

18. Grants of around £5000 are available for: State of the art papers
Mini-Project Grants
Grants of around £5000 are available for:
State of the art papers
Evaluations & preparation for dissemination
Seed corn money for new projects

19. Mini-Project Grants Aim to:
improve the experience of learning and teaching in higher education for learners, teachers and the organisational cultures in which they operate.
develop scholarship and debate about how to best improve learning and teaching practice, through commissioning reviews of literature, policy, and studies of the experience of teachers and learners in a variety of learning environments

20. Funds are allocated using the following criteria:
Mini-Project Grants
Funds are allocated using the following criteria:
Need established
Aims and objectives clearly specified
UK Higher Education Institution or linked with a HEI
Evidence of support from the institution (human and / or financial resources allocated)
Equality and equity issues addressed
Gender sensitive
Value for money demonstrated
Methodology justified
Ethical issues addressed
Clear evaluation strategy
Clear dissemination strategy
Student / client involvement where appropriate

21. Special Interest Groups (SIG)
Assessment
Critical reflection
Employability (forthcoming)
E-Learning
Ethics
Foundation degrees in AHPs
Interprofessional Education
Mental Health in Higher Education
Practice Learning
Problem Based Learning
Public Health

22. Workshops Funded Workshop Scheme:
One of funded workshop, where learning and teaching professionals from the health sciences are given a grant to run a workshop with a certain focus in mind.
This is a one day event, where the HSaP supports the running of the workshop.
Departmental Workshop Scheme:
Departmental teams of four learning and teaching professionals from the health sciences, submit a proposal on how their want to improve or change things within their department.
This scheme will need a head of department involved for the new developments to be taken seriously.
Four departmental teams from different HEIs are involved in this workshop, and a special panel of professionals is also convened for the feedback to the groups.
This workshop is run on two separate days.

23. Festival of Learning Workshops:
Various workshops are ran at the festival. Giving participating academics the chance to experience and find out more about how other learning and teaching professionals are enhancing the students learning experience.
Posters:
The poster session allows learning and teaching professionals to showcase their work in the form of a poster presentation with a chance for discussion with other professionals.

24. Contact details Health Sciences and Practice Subject Centre
Higher Education Academy