Professional Activities

Continuing Professional Development in Learning & Teaching at Glasgow Caledonian

Innovative and effective learning and teaching is core to achieving the goals of the University’s Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy. Continuing professional development (CPD) in learning and teaching at GCU aims to improve the quality of the students’ learning experience by encouraging staff with a teaching or student-engaged role to develop innovation in learning and teaching throughout their careers. A range of professional development activities and action-based educational research at Divisional, School, Support Department and Institutional levels will focus on developing capability for leading and engaging with innovation in learning and teaching across all levels of the teaching community. CPD in learning and teaching is facilitated through the Performance Development Scheme.

The CPD (Learning & Teaching) Policy includes a framework which provides a range of non-accredited and accredited activities across 3 levels in line with the current UK Professional Standards Framework for Teaching and Supporting Learning in Higher Education (Higher Education Academy, 2006):

• Level 1 - staff with no or very little experience of teaching or providing learning support
• Level 2 - staff with some experience of teaching or providing learning support
• Level 3 - staff with significant experience of teaching or providing learning support.

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