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What is EduFocus?

EduFocus provides initial and continuing professional development sessions and resources for teaching and other education staff at St George’s 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 SGUL but without SGUL logins can register for EduFocus sessions and attend online events via MS Teams. 

EduFocus Teams 

To receive updates on new EduFocus sessions and related resources, please join the EduFocus Team (formerly named Online Education Exchange).

EduFocus themes & upcoming sessions
EduFocus sessions explore six key themes: Blended Learning Design and Delivery, Assessment & Feedback, Inclusive Education, Wellbeing & Mental Health, Evaluation & Enhancement, and Digital Technologies.

For details on upcoming sessions, including dates, times, and booking links, visit this link. You can search for sessions chronologically or by theme.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. 

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.  

Past EduFocus Sessions and Recordings 

List of past EduFocus sessions will be provided here. Not all events are recorded. 

Blended Learning Design and Delivery

Assessment & Feedback

  • Making effective connections between assessment and feedback, 26th March 2024
  • Helping students understand assessment criteria and marking processes – the use of exemplars to clarify expectations and other useful strategies, 24th April 2024

Inclusive Education

  • Compassionate Education, 2nd October 2024
  • Inclusive Teaching for Students with Learning Disabilities, 25th November 2024
  • Online Inclusive Presence, 8th May 2024

 

Evaluation & Enhancement

  • Evidencing Effectiveness in Teaching, 25th April 2024

Digital Technologies

  • OneDrive for Teaching: Tips and Tricks, 28th February 2024
  • Create Accessible Documents using Word, Excel & PowerPoint, 15th May 2024
  • Generative AI in Higher Education Programme – Workshop 1, 27th March 2024
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