Dear Yaz

Thank you so much for your email.

It is lovely to hear from you. I really hope you will be able to attend

the partnership accreditation conference on 1 July.

We have a networking bbq the evening before at 7pm and

have arranged really pleasant and reasonable student accommodation in Southsea,

Portsmouth. Colleagues are welcome to stay for the weekend if they would like to.

Thank you so much for your feedback re us hosting a joined up collaborative event like this.

We said we would do this when we won the HEA staff student partnership award in 2014

and we now have the opportunity to host this collaborative event. It provides all interested

parties with the opportunity to engage in a conversation about the development of a national

and potentially international partnership accreditation framework.

There has been a lot of interest from universities, organisations and partnership groups

both nationally and internationally, which is wonderful.

I have recently returned from an international partnership conference

in Canada, where some universities showed an interest in working with us in

using a partnership accreditation framework.

It would be great if we could have a member of the SEDA

executive committee on the panel. If you or other SEDA committee members could let me know

if that is possible that would be really helpful. The panel will comment on the ideas,

suggestions and accreditation models developed by all the break out groups and help to move

the discussion forward.

It would be really helpful if you could forward the invitation

to colleagues on other mailing lists.

Thank you so much again for your email.

Warm Regards

Susan

On 13 June 2016 at 11:52, Yaz El Hakim <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Many thanks Dan, I appreciate the joined up nature of this event Susan. Clearly conversations are now overlapping as we have long desired!
All the best,
Yaz
On Wed, 8 Jun 2016 at 08:36, Derricott, Dan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hello student engagement and professional recognition enthusiasts,

One of the drums I have been banging for a while with folk around the country, including at BCU and my former Lincoln colleagues among others, is regarding proper accreditation and recognition of students’ contribution to the enhancement and scholarship of teaching and learning. This has cropped up on a number of mailing lists, particularly in looking at students applying for Associate Fellowship of the HEA or something similar (e.g. BCU developed a SEDA accredited award).

Well… a bunch of people, led by Susan Gibbs and colleagues at Portsmouth, are coming together to discuss and bottom out a solution to this. The event has the backing of the HEA and RAISE and should take us a step closer to a simple, scalable framework for recognition.

I would encourage you to join us on July 1^st in sunny Portsmouth (with added BBQ the night before). Please see the details below for more and let Susan know if you have any questions.

All the best,

Dan

Partnership Accreditation Conference – 1^st July 2016

We warmly invite staff and students to join us on the 1st July 2016 at The University of Portsmouth's Partnership Conference: developing a partnership accreditation framework. There will also be a networking BBQ on 30th June at 7pm.

This is a collaborative developmental conference for staff and students. Our aim is to begin the process of developing a national and possibly international partnership accreditation framework with collaborative partners. We aim to build this accreditation framework by considering good practice in existing institutional partnership accreditation models and with the support of expert witnesses.

Please find the programme and book your tickets here: http://bit.ly/1t3hcI6 Spaces are limited so please book now to avoid disappointment.

If anyone would like to act as a group facilitator or expert witness then please contact Susan Gibbs, Learning Partnership Lead: [log in to unmask]

If you have any other questions please contact Madeline Worsley, Learning Partnership Coordinator: [log in to unmask]

Please accept our apologies if you have received this email from another circulation list or are already booked on to the conference.
Best Wishes,
Madeline Worsley & Susan Gibbs

Dan Derricott
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