P ostgraduates who T each N etwork

1. Postgraduates who Teach Network

2. One of 24 subject centres under HE Academy • HE Academy: supported by UK Higher Education funding bodies, institutional subscriptions, grants and contracts • Strategic Plan • Authoritative and independent voice on student learning policies • Support institutions in improving the student learning experience • Lead, support and inform the professional development and recognition of staff in higher education • Promote good practice the student learning experience • Lead the development of research and evaluation to improve the quality of student learning

3. The Psychology Network is one subject centre Based in Psychology Department at University of York Strategic Plan Monitor policy development and keep departments informed about changes that impact teaching and learning of psychology Inform staff about teaching innovations, suggest good practice and provide resources Encourage research into teaching practice and the learning experience and provide opportunities for publication and presentation Build communities of practice and build networks to support the sharing of practice and stimulate developments in academic practice

4. Whatis the Postgraduates who Teach Network ~PGwT ~ • PsyPAG pre-conference workshop • SE Postgraduates who Teach (PGwT) spin off • Increasing interest & needs identification

5. 120 Psychology Programmes Approximately 12,000 postgraduates pt & ft Majority of universities use postgraduates in some capacity related to teaching Who are the PGwTs?

6. What do postgraduates do? Psychology Department Survey2000: Postgraduates’ teaching responsibilities

7. How does the PGwTNetwork work? Web site

8. Workshops • Statistics • Dealing with Difficult Students • Making Lectures Interesting and Beneficial • Applying Psychology Disciplinary Knowledge to Learning & Teaching • Small Group Teaching and Learning • Assessing Students Work • Challenges of Essay Marking • Making Effective Posters • Working with Disabled Students • PDP and Your Students • Balancing Personal Life with Academic Work: Managing Student / Supervisor Expectations • Teaching of Introductory Psychology • Using Humour in the Classroom • Integrating Teaching and Research • Careers for PhD's in Psychology • How Psychology Informs Teaching Practice • Facilitating Deep Learning

9. Regional Coordinators • Coordinating three regional workshops per year • Querying regional members for topics of interest • Securing venues & arranging catering • Attending and assisting with workshops • Writing workshop reports and articles • Promoting the Psychology and PGwT Networks • Championing the importance of teaching

10. Regional Web Sites

11. Email List PGwTPSYCH@jiscmail.ac.uk

12. Where is the PGwTNetwork going? Where ever you want to go… • Budget • Regional Expansion - Collaboration • Departmental Contacts • Speakers Bureau • Message Board • Certification • Streaming Workshop Sessions • Research Database • Teaching Tips Series • PGwT Survey

13. Whatcan you do to help develop the PGwT Network? • Join • Start a discussion on the email list • Suggest session topics and/or speakers • Offer to host a workshop at your institution • Consider taking on a regional coordinator role • Get your PGwT peers involved in the network • Visit our website to learn more about resources offered • Consider attending PLAT2006 • Respond to our survey and tell us how we can best help you We’d be pleased to hear from you! http://www.psychology.heacademy.ac.uk/

14. Caprice Lantz Academic Coordinator 01904 443138 C.Lantz@psych.york.ac.uk