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EDU Annual Report 2013-14

EDU Activities

The EDU delivers a spectrum of flexible stand-alone workshops,
academic programmes and networking activities and manages and
runs the new Imperial STAR Framework.

The Unit updated its workshop provision this year, individual or their department should they wish to
launching additional (non- compulsory) workshops pursue it.
in the ‘Introduction to…’ series. These are further
extended by a range of ‘Practical Guide to...’ and In addition to our own three-stage part-time MEd
‘Focus on...’ workshops. This range of workshops ULT programme discussed in more detail on page 15,
is designed to integrate with the faculties’ training EDU staff also contribute significantly to the teaching
provision and to support staff as they develop their and supervision of students taking the MEd Surgical
teaching roles at Imperial and to facilitate recognition Education, which is hosted by Faculty of Medicine
through HEA Fellowship where appropriate. The staff from the Department of Surgery and Cancer at St
EDU also supports Faculty provision with advice and Mary’s Hospital.
teaching observations when possible and works in
conjunction with faculties to devise and deliver by- The EDU also provides OmImvepemer br1i3ea0rls0aonfd
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Additionally the EDU runs the successful Supporting departments, faculties,
Learning and Teaching Pathway (SLTP), an innovative educational working
programme specifically developed to meet the parties, committees and
needs of Imperial staff who support student learning
but perhaps do not have enough of a teaching initiatives, and assists staff
responsibility to enrol in the PG Certificate ULT.
The programme is designed to raise participants’ recruitment and selection
awareness of teaching and learning issues relevant
to their particular roles at Imperial and is delivered for educational posts. We also host
as a mix of face-to-face sessions and online learning
blocks. This programme provides a taught pathway the Education Ethics Review Process
to Associate Fellowship of the HEA at no cost to the
(EERP) and review submissions

and play a key role in

developing educational

networking activities

and Education Day, hosting

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