Presentation of Alexandra Mihai for EDEN's Education in time of a new normal webinar series on 'Moving to the next phase of online: How can we improve on what we’ve done so far?' - 28 Sept 2020, 17:00 CEST More info: https://www.eden-online.org/no-3-moving-to-the-next-phase-of-online-how-can-we-improve-on-what-weve-done-so-far/

1. Dr. Alexandra Mihai
University College London (UCL)

2. What’s next for faculty development?
• Faculty development and support in times of pandemic
• A few challenges (micro & macro level)
• The way forward?

3. Faculty development and support in times of pandemic
Reactive & proactive
General & discipline-specific
Pedagogy & technology-focused

4. Some examples
• Self-paced online courses
• Bespoke live sessions at
departmental/ faculty level
• Regular drop-in sessions
• Repositories of resources/ media
centres

5. A few challenges (micro-level)
• The risk of cognitive overload
• The need to find a balance between theory
and practice
• The reflex to favour synchronous
interaction
• The greater demand for technical rather
than pedagogical guidance

6. A few challenges (macro-level)
• Teamwork (academic & non-academic
staff): need for new routines
• Very diverse landscape in terms of
resources and existing structures
• The lack of a coherent and comprehensive
pedagogical education approach in Higher
Education

7. The way forward?
• Showcasing good practice: what worked and
what didn’t
• Encouraging peer review and observation
• Designing “Essentials” information guides: brief
and targeted

8. Breaking institutional bubbles
• Global Community of Practice
• Designing coherent faculty
development offers by building on
the resources and social capital
already created

9. Thank you!
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