Applying to be a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Presented By:

Prof Sally Brown, Emerita Professor of Higher Education Diversity in Teaching and Learning at Leeds Metropolitan University, Visiting Professor at University of Plymouth, Adjunct Professor at University of the Sunshine Coast, and James Cook University

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Workshop Description:

AdvanceHE is the new name for the UK Higher Education Academy, formed by its merger with the Leadership Foundation and the Equalities Challenge Unit, and this session is all about helping those considering submitting an application to them for Associate Fellowship, Fellowship, Senior Fellowship or Principal Fellowship, depending on your role, your experience and your personal track record.

This participative workshop is designed to:

• Explain the process by which you could do so;

• Help you decide which category is best for you;

• Explain what is meant by Areas of Activity, Core Knowledge and Professional Values, all of which you would need to evidence in your submission;

• Help you start drafting at least part of your application;

• Clarify where the UK scheme fits alongside the emergent Irish National Professional Development Framework.

Presenter Biography:

Sally Brown is Emerita Professor of Higher Education Diversity in Teaching and Learning at Leeds Metropolitan University and was until July 2010 PVC (Academic). She is also a Visiting Professor at the University of Plymouth and Adjunct Professor at the University of the Sunshine Coast, and James Cook University (both in Queensland, Australia).

Sally has worked in education for more than forty years and was, for five years, Director of Membership Services for the Institute for Learning and Teaching, prior to which she worked at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle for almost 20 years as a lecturer, educational developer, and Head of Quality Enhancement.

She is a National Teaching Fellow and was awarded a £200,000 NTFS grant for three years to research Innovative Assessment at Master’s level. She is widely published, largely in the field of teaching, learning and assessment. Sally is an independent consultant and workshop facilitator who offers keynote addresses at conferences and events in the UK and internationally.