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Here is an urgent message from Ivan Moore, Director of the Centre for
Learning and Teaching, University of Wolverhampton.

The University has advertised for an Educational and Professional Developer
to assist me in my work here. I have enclosed below the job advertisement
and full description of the post. If you, or anyone you know, are
interested in the post, then you need to apply by next Friday (17th
September). The university is doing a lot of exciting things in this area
and there is a great working atmosphere in the department. This appointment
is the first step in our expansion.

This job was advertised recently (July) but we realise a lot of applicants
will have missed this opportunity owing to holidays, and so it is being
readvertised to give you a second chance to apply.

Ivan
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Centre for Learning and Teaching


Educational and Professional Development Co-ordinator

£27998 - £35204 pa


The postholder will contribute to the formulation of professional
development programmes in learning and teaching and will support groups of
staff who are developing strategies for developing learning and teaching
through consultancy, workshops, validated programmes and the development of
on-line materials.

You should have experience in the design, delivery and accreditation of an
institutional programme in learning/teaching; should have a detailed
awareness of national and international developments in this area; and must
possess leadership skills in learning and teaching.  Ref A2078

For detailed further particulars and an application form (returnable by 7
August 1999) and quoting the reference number, contact the Personnel
Services Department, University of Wolverhampton, Molineux Street,
Wolverhampton, WV1 1SB.  Tel: 01902 321049 (ansaphone).  For hearing
impaired candidates our minicom number is 01902 321249.  Email address:
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The University provides higher education services to all sections of the
community and is committed to equality of opportunity.


Full description of post

University of Wolverhampton


Job Description



Job title		Educational and Professional Development Co-ordinator

Grade			Principal Lecturer


Reports to		Director of Learning and Teaching (Ivan Moore)

Contacts
Internal	Deans and Associate Deans, School staff, Departmental directors
and staff

External	HEIs, FE partners, ILT, QAA, HEFCE, Professional bodies, HE
consortia etc.

Background

The University of Wolverhampton has established a vision to become a first
class regional University and the University of first choice in the West
Midlands. It is committed to continuous improvement in learning and
teaching, underpinned by research into how students learn. It wishes to
exploit its expertise and reputation in Technology Supported Learning by
seeking out and utilizing the advantages of ICT in learning and teaching.
It wishes to pursue the national Higher Education agenda whilst maintaining
effective pastoral and learning support for its students.

The university has recently invested in the establishment of a Centre for
Learning and Teaching to provide leadership and support in its endeavours,
and it now wishes to strengthen this support by the appointment of an
Educational and Professional Development Co-ordinator.


The Centre for Learning and Teaching

The Centre for Learning and Teaching has been recently established under
the leadership of its Director, Mr Ivan Moore. It was preceded by a
Teaching and Learning Unit which undertook development work in Schools and
worked with staff on a range of projects including the development of
electronic learning, the implementation of learning outcomes and key
skills, and the co-ordination of TLTP projects.  The University's Strategy
for Learning and Teaching identified the need for a an enlarged Centre to
better support the range of initiatives required to move the University
through to a new model of managed learning and to meet the University's
quality agenda.  The Centre will when fully operational focus on
educational and professional development, research into learning and
teaching, and ICT based delivery.  It has close relationships with the
Learning Centres, IT Services, and the Registry's Quality and Standards
Unit, leads the University's expert working group on learning and teaching,
and reports to the Pro Vice Chancellor Academic Planning and Operations.


Overview of the post

The post is designed to take forward the enhancement of the quality of
learning and teaching through educational and professional development.
You will be a key member of a close professional team located in the newly
formed Centre for Learning and Teaching and will have the opportunity to
shape the Centre and contribute to University policy. You will work with
external agencies in higher education and with all university staff
involved in learning and teaching. Your work will be in support of groups
of staff who are developing strategies for learning and teaching, with
schools involved in educational developments, and with staff involved in
formulating professional development programmes in learning and teaching.
You will deliver educational and professional programmes through a range of
methods including workshops, focus groups, consultancies, validated award
programmes, the development of on-line materials and representation on
committees.  You will also be expected to locate this development work
within an understanding of current educational and academic innovations and
debates and the requirements of the Quality Assurance Agency.


Personal specifications

You should possess leadership skills in learning and teaching, including
the ability to deliver effective educational development programmes,
workshops and consultancies. You will also need to maintain your detailed
awareness of national and international developments in learning and
teaching and be able both to communicate and to influence these
developments.  You should have experience in the design, delivery and
accreditation of an institutional mandatory Postgraduate certificate in
Learning and Teaching.


Budget

Budget responsibilities to be determined. You will be required to manage
fixed term project budgets from time to time.


Purpose of the post

To progress the work of the Centre for Learning and Teaching, so that it
develops the University's learning and teaching through research,
innovation and the professional development of its staff.


Main duties and responsibilities

1.	You will assist the Director in developing and promoting the
University's strategy for learning and teaching. This will include
supporting schools in developing their own local strategies and supporting
other groups of staff in developing specific sub-strategies.

2.	You will support the director in providing leadership and support for
the following groups of staff:
*	academic, professional and technical staff within the Centre for Learning
and Teaching,
*	Deans, Associate Deans and academic staff in Schools,
*	Directors and professional staff in central departments involved in
supporting learning and teaching.

3.	You will represent the university in national fora on teaching and
learning in order to:
*	influence the development of these fora,
*	raise the profile of the university on a national level.

4.	You will communicate national developments to the Centre for Learning
and Teaching and, through it, to the University Executive, committees,
schools, departments and staff.



5.	You will take the lead responsibility for managing and developing the
University's MA in Learning and Teaching, for ensuring its continuing
accreditation with relevant professional bodies, and for managing the
quality and relevance of the Post graduate certificate stage of the programme.

6.	You will provide consultancy and advice to schools in order to support
them in taking responsibility for developing their academic portfolios and
their learning and teaching methods.

7.	You will provide consultancy and advice to departments in order to
assist them in providing learning support for students and schools.

8.	You will ensure that any developments are evaluated and that they
contribute to programmes of study which meet the university's quality
criteria.

9.	The Director, the Pro-Vice Chancellor (Academic Operations and Planning)
or the Vice Chancellor may require you to undertake other tasks within the
level of the post.


Current priorities

The Centre for Learning and Teaching is actively engaged in several
projects, and you will need to become involved in these projects:
*	Harmonising institutional and local strategies for learning and teaching
*	Developing a mediated agenda for learning and teaching
*	Models of the Supported Learner
*	Programme specifications
*	Learning outcomes
*	Assessment
*	Key skills
*	Technology Supported Learning
*	Study skills support
*	Graduate and Post graduate standards
*	Research into Learning and Teaching (both generic and discipline specific
research).

Ivan Moore
Director of Learning and Teaching
University of Wolverhampton

Phone 01902 322361
Fax 01902 322399



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