Professional Development
The Professional Development SIG aims to create a collaborative community of practice to support professional development related to student engagement. The SIG focusses on the professional development of all involved in student engagement in higher education, particularly those who aspire to lead in student engagement and those who support future leaders.
The SIG regularly hosts a range of webinars and talks featuring scholarship, practice, innovation and case studies in professional development activity. The SIG also hosts showcase events on success in practice and learning for professional development.
The SIG therefore welcomes academic and professional services staff, educational developers, student experience practitioners, students and researchers seeking to develop their practice or scholarship in relation to student engagement, and anyone interested in supporting professional growth within Higher Education.
Convenors
Dr Kirstin Stuart James
University of Glasgow
Email: kirstin.james@glasgow.ac.uk
Kirstin is Senior Lecturer in the Graduate School, College of Medicine, Veterinary and Life Sciences. She has a diverse skill set spanning academia, research and practice. Her background offers a unique, practice informed perspective on wellbeing within the current context of Higher Education. Kirstin is keen to support emerging educational researchers in developing expertise in scholarship, research, knowledge sharing and academic writing.
Dr Jane Hislop
University of Edinburgh
Email: jane.hislop@ed.ac.uk
Jane is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Education and programme director of a PG Certificate in Simulation Based Clinical Education at Edinburgh Medical School. She teaches on distance learning programmes for those involved in health professions education. Additionally, Jane works part-time as a Clinical Education lead in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy within NHS Fife Scotland. She has a passion for postgraduate education and pedagogical research.