Sally Brown

Today I am working again at NTU’s Business School where I am helping colleagues decide which level to go for and helping them make a good start on their applications  during the day. The slides and handout I am using are here.  Congratulations to senior staff who have got their Senior and Principal Fellowships already. UKPSF slides (783 downloads) , grid (621 downloads)

I’m back today at Anglia Ruskin University helping colleagues to think ahead about future National Teaching Fellowship applications, just a week before this year’s results are officially announced. My slides for the session are here: ARU NTF June 2015 (616 downloads)

With Phil, I’m working today at Cork Institute of Technology, doing two workshops on assessment, the slides for which are here:  Cork Assessing groupwork (634 downloads) , Cork Assessing large groups (521 downloads)
It is always a delight to work with Marese Bermingham and colleagues in Cork. We are here today on a flying visit before a long weekend with all our family in the Lakes, with our car at Manchester airport full of home baking.

The next five days look like being a great deal of fun. On Monday I will spend the day at the Royal Festival Hall, where my aunt Betty Anne Tribe was one of the architects (she designed the ladies toilets). I am honoured to be receiving an Honorary Doctorate from Kingston University who hold their graduation ceremonies there.  Pictures will be tweeted!

On Tuesday I am doing some support work for London South Bank University and going to the theatre, before contributing to their whole staff conference on Wednesday. The slides for my workshop on engaging students will are here LSBU slides (562 downloads) .

Then it’s straight off to Manchester for me and Phil  for two days of joyous networking and learning opportunities at the SEDA May conference in Manchester on International Higher Education, where I will be offering the final keynote on Friday. My slides will appear here at the end of the week. I’m a very lucky woman to have such a varied and interesting life. SEDA slides (509 downloads)

Today I am acting as external at Anglia Ruskin University for a new Masters/PGCert/PGDIP in Student Affairs in Higher Education, offering a career enhancement for staff in universities working in all areas of student support. It should prove very popular and of interest for example to Counsellors, Student writing supporters, information management specialists, international officers and others.  Genius!

On 23rd and 24th April I am leading a programme for staff at the Scottish Marine Institute in Oban, helping staff there think about teaching, assessing and engaging their Masters students, many of whom are international students. The slides are here: SAMS slides (586 downloads) .

What a fantastic opportunity this is to come to the north west of Scotland at this time of year in what promises to be lovely weather – yesterday was fabulous!

I’m working today at London South Bank University running a workshop for senior staff on preparing applications for HEA Principal Fellowships,   UKPSF slides (783 downloads) , grid (621 downloads)  as well as joining the panel to moderate applications at other levels under their internal scheme.

It’s great to have a chance this week to have fun and learn plenty at the Association of National Teaching Fellows conference in Birmingham, which is being sponsored by Ede and Ravenscroft, and Playdoh! (am taking an extra large suitcase!)

I am honoured to have been asked to give a keynote on Tuesday, and as the focus of the conference is passion, I am speaking about people, passion, planning and performance. A version of the slides is here, but it only contains the text elements as these might be of interest to people who want the  references. A much bigger (and frankly better) file exists containing pictures of people, furniture and masterpieces, which I am happy to send to colleagues on request.

I am really grateful to ANTF for the opportunity to talk about things about which I really feel passionate.

I was delighted to be asked to keynote at the University of Sussex Teaching and Learning Conference as well as to run a workshop on masters level teaching and assessment. The slides I’ve used are here. Sussex keynote (544 downloads) , M-level slides (465 downloads)  It’s great to be back in Brighton and to catch up with my son Matt while I am here.