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On the 7/8 June 2012, the National HE STEM Programme, in conjunction with the Royal Society of Chemistry and sigma, held a two-day workshop aimed at supporting those wishing to engage in pedagogic research within the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in UK higher education. The event was attended by around 35 participants from across the higher education sector who engaged with a range of plenary, discussion and interactive sessions , and who were supported by the workshop facilitators to develop an individual action plan to help them undertake pedagogic research in the future. A series of video case studies of participants are available where they share their reasons for attending, plans for the future, and describe how this workshop has helped inform their future research activities and approaches.
Following the success of this initial event the STEM Education Centre at the University of Birmingham and the Royal Society of Chemistry, with generous financial support provided by the Higher Education Academy are organising a follow-on event scheduled to take place at Weetwood Hall Conference Centre (Leeds) on the 17/18 December 2012.

This two-day residential workshop is intended for teaching staff who are newly-appointed within the last three years to an academic post in materials and engineering subjects at UK HEIs.

The workshop will provide opportunity to share experiences and to learn about techniques to enhance attendees’ teaching practice from specifically chosen experts.

Should you not be able to attend this event, a second New-to-Teaching workshop for teaching staff who are newly-appointed within the last three years to an academic post in engineering and materials subjects at UK HEIs is planned for late January 2013.

The seminar will showcase and reflect on learning activities with level 4 architecture students to introduce them both to higher education and the construction of a professional identity.

It will explore the importance of linking transition with employability development and the development of professional identity through learning alongside practitioners. Learners will facilitate sessions to ensure that the student voice is heard.