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 Upcoming Sessions
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- Designing effective resources for asynchronous directed study
- Redesigning learner-centred teaching sessions using the Constructive Alignment and Triple A approach
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Designing effective Single Best Answer (SBA) assessments
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Helping students understand assessment criteria and marking processes – the use of exemplars to clarify expectations and other useful strategies
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Making effective connections between assessment and feedback
- Evidencing effectiveness in teaching
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Canvas quiz creation
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Building resources for asynchronous directed study
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Creating Accessible Documents using Word, Excel & PowerPoint
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Microsoft 365 – OneDrive
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Microsoft 365 – Teams
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Microsoft 365 - Online Forms and Quizzes
EduFocus is running a staff development programme ‘Generative AI in Higher Education’ that will run from February 2024 - June 2024. The program comprises self-directed learning via a MOOC, and workshops led by staff and external speakers. There will be practical hands-on workshops on GenAI tools, as well as an opportunity to participate in critical discussions on the implications of GenAI tools for teaching and assessment in Higher Education. View full programme details.
Next sessions
- Generative AI: Implications for assessment, 29th May 2024, Online.
- Generative AI and Inclusive Education, date TBC.
Booking a session
Detailed information about each session including date and time and booking link are available via LibCal. You can search chronologically or by theme.
Book a session via LibCal
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
List of past EduFocus sessions will be provided here. Not all events are recorded.
- Educate with Teams: Collaborative Learning 2:00pm - 3:00pm, Tuesday, March 5, 2024
- OneDrive for Teaching: Tips and Tricks 11:00am - 12:00pm, Wednesday, February 28, 2024
- Create Accessible Documents using Word, Excel & PowerPoint 11:00am - 12:00pm, Tuesday, March 12, 2024
- Making effective connections between assessment and feedback 1:00pm - 2:30pm, Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- Generative AI in Higher Education Programme – Workshop 1 3:00pm - 5:00pm, Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- Designing Effective Single Best Answer (SBA) Assessments (Cancelled) 2:00pm - 4:30pm, Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- Generative AI in your teaching practice, 17th April 2024