Description
The importance and need for research and scholarly activity as integral factors within FE colleges’ planning and management of HE is constantly highlighted as an area for improvement.
The recent introductions of IQER, FDAP, HE strategies and IfL CPD commitments has lead to a much greater emphasis being placed upon staff to engage with research / scholarly activity. To assist colleges in developing their support for these activities, the Higher Education Academy’s HE in FE Enhancement Programme has organised three one-day events, designed with both a practitioner and manager focus, to provide them with the knowledge, examples, resources and confidence to engage and/or manage these activities. Workshops and presentations will be delivered in parallel for both practitioners and managers to increase their awareness, knowledge and practice of:
- The meaning of scholarly activity / research;
- The key aspects if the research process, including research design and dissemination;
- Making funding applications;
- Managing a research project;
- Considerations for, and the management of, scholarly activity / research in an FEC;
- Institutional impacts from scholarly activity / research in an FEC.
These events are being organised by Angus Carpenter (Research Centre Manager, City College Norwich) and Becky Turner (Higher Education Learning Partnership’s Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, University of Plymouth) who have experience of supporting research and scholarly activity within an FE context. Contributions to the day will also be made by HE in FE practitioners who have experience of carrying out research / scholarly activities while representatives from QAA, JISC, HEA Subject Centres and others will facilitate the institutionally strategic areas on the day.
The event is a must for both practitioners (early stage or experienced) and Directors / managers of HE and/or scholarly activity. Spaces for each of these events are limited to 40, so we encourage you to book early to avoid disappointment.
For any further information please contact Sara Bath on sara.bath@heacademy.ac.uk or by telephone on 01904 717500.
