Mudd, S.A (2024) 'A personalised approach to initial professional development: the Needs Analysis at UWE Bristol.' Educational Developments, 25 (1). pp. 9-12.
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Abstract
The Needs Analysis was a personalised initial professional development intervention developed in 2022 by the Academic Practice Directorate (APD) at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol). It was designed especially for new academic staff at UWE, principally probationary lecturers and senior lecturers. It centred on each participant having a 30-minute one-to-one meeting with a facilitator from the APD. They discussed the participant’s academic practice to date and looked to the new colleague’s development over approximately the next year. Meetings included bespoke signposting to professional development activities relevant to that individual’s needs and interests, including the most appropriate pathway through UWE’s Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education. New academics were encouraged to attend a meeting as soon as possible after starting employment. It was a remarkably successful intervention which far exceeded our expectations. We ran 98 meetings across September 2022 to February 2023. 95% of participants agreed that the meeting was helpful, and 95% also thought that the meeting would influence their professional development (see Table 1). The highly positive comment which opened this article is remarkably pithy, but it aligns to common themes in participant feedback.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Note: | This open access journal issue is also available to read online at the links on this repository record. |
| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education |
| Divisions: | Professional Services |
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| Date Deposited: | 08 Apr 2024 08:59 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Apr 2024 09:55 |
| ISSN: | 1469-3267 |
| URI / Page ID: | https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/16207 |
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