ELN is regarded as a highly respected and influential group of educational leaders who lead on championing collaboration and dissemination of practice to further promote and embed effective learning and teaching. Membership of ELN is automatic for staff who have demonstrated educational leadership through these Fellowships and Awards. If you would like to be added to the Educational Leaders Network Teams channel please contact:
Is anticipated that there will be three meetings of the ELN a year, and members are very welcome to come along. The first will be held on campus in December and the second and third online in March and May. Each meeting will have a specific focus and provide opportunities to learn about developments in relation to education at UoL and to share practice.
What are the benefits of being a part of ELN?
- Membership of an online Teams channel to connect with a supportive, knowledgeable and like-minded network of colleagues from across the University with a shared passion for enhancing education and exploring pedagogic innovation.
- Opportunity to participate in three events a year (one in person and two online) which bring together cross-institutional colleagues around education-based interests with a view to the improvement of personal practice, the development of the educational experience and the influence of University policy.
- Opportunity to contribute to the Academic CPD series, the Academy Podcast, the Academy online resources and the Learning and Teaching / Ped Res Conferences with a view to inform professional practice and promotion of innovation in education for the broader Learning and Teaching community.
- Opportunities to develop knowledge, understanding and experience of educational leadership with a view to career development.
- Support the work of the Department, School or Faculty by communicating ideas from across the University with a view to local dissemination and implementation.
- Understanding of one's unique contribution as an educational leader to learning and teaching and how it fits the larger University picture.
What the ELN brings to the University
- An internal network of expertise to stimulate and support the development of pedagogic enquiry with a view to informing education and ensuring the dissemination of evidence informed practice.
- Leadership of a range of activities that align with the University's Education strategic priorities and the Liverpool Curriculum Framework.
- A means to access the expertise and experience of staff who have coordinated and led learning and teaching initiatives and have influenced the practice of their peers in education.
- The reviewing of national and international pedagogic initiatives and appraising the impact and benefit of such initiatives for the University.
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