November has been another productive and busy month. Many of the strategic aspects of my work have been making visible progress this month, for example the revision of the Faculty Teaching, Learning and Assessment implementation plan for 2009-10 is now being prepared as a final draft for consultation. Additionally I have worked closely with colleagues to progress our institutional application for Higher Education Academy accredition of our professional development framework for academics. I have also been busy working with part-time undergraduate students, teaching, assessing and marking work throughout the month.
A particular highlight this month was signing a book contract for a new text with the publishers Learning Matters, a book that will be co-authored with and led by my colleague Ian Mathews. We both have a strong interest in the use of knowledge and evidence in professional practice and this will form the subject matter for this book. The photo below was taken when the publishers commissioning editor came to the University to meet with myself and other colleagues who have authored texts for them.
I am third from the left in this photograph with colleagues who have also written for the publisher Learning Matters
