Celebrating 500 Fellows at Swansea University

In 2015 when Swansea University launched its internally accredited route to gain HEA Fellowship recognition, there were less than 100 staff who had this professional recognition for teaching and/or supporting learning in Higher Education. Since then, with the support of numerous staff across all colleges and Professional Services, the numbers…

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CPD – the impact of Bring Our Own Device for Learning (BYOD4L)

In this blogpost, Senior Academic Developer Louise Rees reviews the impact that participating in this year’s recent BYOD4L ‘course’ had on her and how such engagement can be used in evidencing alignment against the UKPSF and an HEA Fellowship application. Read more about the course and its impact through the…

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Continuing to improve your practice aka Good Standing

You don’t just get Fellowship and stop, but are expected to continue to reflect on and improve your practice of teaching or supporting learning. Its commonly termed “Maintaining Good Standing”. And to do this, there is a range of Continuing Professional Development opportunities available at Swansea – but perhaps in…

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How might you gain HEA Fellowship recognition ?

In October there are Information Sessions for experienced staff if you are considering seeking recognition for your teaching through an HEA Fellowship* Sign up for these on our website under Upcoming Events. You can find details about HEA Fellowship, the UKPSF which underpins it and the support process also on…

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We’ve come a long way …

SALT launched its internal recognition route for HEA Fellowship in July 2015 with just over 100 staff with a category of Fellowship*. Just 2 years on, the 2017 SALT conference marked the 300th staff recognition – a fantastic achievement, with appreciation to all those staff assessing and mentoring. And most…

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