Here are some options to consider when designing your PRE activities and which will also contribute to your portfolio of evidence for professional recognition and remaining in good standing:
- Team workshop – particularly suited to sharing newly developed techniques with team members, developing consistent approaches and reflecting further on what you have learnt.
- Learning & Teaching Conferences, Forums and Exchanges – such conferences usually offer a range of formats for sharing practice including posters, quick-fire ‘thunderstorm’ presentations and discussions, evidence rich papers, and workshops.
- External seminar and conferences – organisations such as the Higher Education Academy and professional bodies run seminars and conferences that look at innovation in teaching and learning. Often these are designed to share practice amongst peers in subject areas.
- Briefing documents – your college and the University value techniques that have been developed ‘in‑house’. Your work can provide the basis of someone else’s PRE next year.
- Case Studies – the story of your development and innovation can inform, inspire, and encourage others. Think about how you will evaluate your activity from the start and consciously monitor your progress as you go – the successes and the challenges! RAISE has an international peer-reviewed journal (Student Engagement & Experience Journal) which accepts case studies.[1]
- Connecting to a SoTL Network Cluster- Teaching and learning leaders can advise you about other options for sharing your practice internally and externally and are keen to find ways to support colleagues in establishing, or connecting into existing, SoTL clusters to further develop and lead innovation and inquiry into teaching and learning practice.
