The value of recognition programs: The new PSF and beyond

The TELedvisors SIG is delighted to present this webinar on the value of recognition programs. In this webinar Professor Abby Cathcart (QUT) will outline the changes to the Professional Standards Framework (PSF) which will come into effect in 2023. The PSF has been widely used in Australia as part of academic and professional development in learning and teaching, and we explore how useful it is as part of career development in the ‘third space’ and what the impact of the changes might be.

In the second part of the webinar, we will facilitate an open discussion about accreditation and recognition programs. If we were to develop one from scratch for TELedvisors, what would it need to include and what would it look like? How would it ensure that experience and capabilities are recognised and how could it form the basis of career progression?

About our speaker:

Professor Abby Cathcart is the Director of Student Success and the QUT Academy of Learning and Teaching (QALT), a portfolio which includes evaluations, the Higher Education Research Network, Retention, Language, Learning and STEM support, Expert Peer Review of Educational Practice, Awards and Grants, Careers and Employability, Professional learning, and recognition as HEA fellows. Abby is a Principal Fellow of the HEA and leads the AdvanceHE Australasian Accredited Leaders Network. Since 2014 more than 1200 QUT staff members have successfully been recognised as HEA Fellows. She co-designed and co-leads the Indigenous Perspectives in Learning and Teaching module for staff (with the QUT Carumba Institute) and developed the innovative specialist award Associate Fellow (Indigenous) of the HEA, which was accredited by AdvanceHE in 2019.  Abby has worked with Universities across the world to promote teaching quality, develop academic governance structures, and build professional recognition schemes.

https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/abby.cathcart

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