What is EduFocus?
EduFocus provides initial and continuing professional development sessions and resources for teaching and other education staff at the St George’s School of Health and Medical Sciences in a number of key priority areas for student experience and the enactment of the University’s strategic vision for Education.
EduFocus sessions are pedagogically underpinned and practically-oriented. They are designed to have clear learning outcomes for participants. Some may involve engagement with asynchronous resources pre- and/or post-session.
Although they will often use discipline-specific examples, sessions are not designed to meet programme-specific training needs and will focus on more general pedagogical thinking (for example ‘discriminating higher level thinking through SBA design’ rather than designing SBAs for medical exams).
EduFocus replaces the Online Education Exchange which was a staff development forum set up specifically in response to COVID-19. In addition, the remit of EduFocus is narrower than its previous iteration and no longer encompasses professional recognition, educational scholarship and research, OSCE training, and preparation for national teaching fellowship, though this support is still offered elsewhere in CIDE or IMBAE.
Most sessions are mapped to the Professional Standards Framework for teaching and supporting learning in Higher Education (PSF 2023). This mapping is intended to be helpful for those applying for a category of Fellowship of Advance HE, via SHINE or direct application.
Colleagues affiliated with St George’s School of Health and Medical Sciences but without university logins can register for EduFocus sessions and attend online events via MS Teams.
EduFocus themes & upcoming sessions
EduFocus sessions explore five key themes: Blended Learning Design and Delivery, Assessment & Feedback, Inclusive Education, Wellbeing & Mental Health, and Evaluation & Enhancement.
For details on upcoming sessions, including dates, times, and booking links, visit this link. You can search for sessions chronologically or by theme.
Most sessions can also be offered to a team or group at a time to suit them. Please email teach@sgul.ac.uk to discuss this possibility.
EduFocus Teams
To receive updates on new EduFocus sessions and related resources, please join the EduFocus Team (formerly named Online Education Exchange).
Questions, Ideas, and Suggestions
If you have any questions, ideas for sessions you would like to present through EduFocus, or suggestions for sessions you would like us to deliver, please email us at teach@sgul.ac.uk.
Past EduFocus Sessions and Recordings
The following is a list of past EduFocus sessions organised by themes. Not all events are recorded.
Blended Learning Design and Delivery
- Generative AI in Higher Education Programme – Workshop 1, 27th March 2024
- Generative AI in your teaching practice, 17th April 2024
- Designing learner-centred teaching sessions using the Constructive Alignment and Triple A approach, 28th May 2024
- Designing effective resources for asynchrounous directed study, 4th June 2024
- Using Generative AI in roleplays and other simulations to build practical skills and offer formative feedback, 16th October 2024
Assessment & Feedback
- Making effective connections between assessment and feedback, 26th March 2024
- Generative AI and implications for assessment, 29th May 2024
- Designing effective Single Best Answer (SBA) questions for medicine and healthcare assessment, 19 February 2025
Inclusive Education
- Teaching inclusively for disabled and neurodiverse students, 21st May 2024
- Compassionate Education, 2nd October 2024
- Inclusive Teaching for Students with Learning Disabilities, 25th November 2024
- Generative AI and Inclusive Education: Potentials and pitfalls, 25th September 2024
- Coaching as a Tool for Educators: Coaching Masterclass, 27th November 2024
- Sexual & Gender Minority Students (SGM) Inclusive Approaches, 3rd December 2024
Evaluation & Enhancement
- Evidencing Effectiveness in Teaching, 25th April 2024