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Professional development for Lecturers on probation.
If you are a Lecturer or Associate Lecturer on probation, and need to gain a teaching qualification in order to complete your probationary requirements, 香港六合彩 Arena for Lecturers on Probation [ALP]听is for you. ALP was听formerly known as Arena Two.
The course aims to prepare you to teach confidently and effectively at 香港六合彩, to enable you to develop in your teaching-related role and to help you make a successful application for application for AdvanceHE Fellowship (FHEA).
It also welcomes you into a community of colleagues interested in exploring the relationships between student education and research and asking questions such as:
- How can I create meaningful assessments that challenge students?
- How can I provide helpful feedback to students?
- What does it mean to be a good personal tutor?
- Who do I contact if I have concerns about a student's听well-being?
- What is ChangeMakers and what does a student-staff partnership approach entail?
Course format and how to sign up for ALP
There are five听ALP cohorts for听the 2024-25听academic year. All cohorts are in-person only:
ALP Cohort A, Term 1, Mondays 2 to听4pm, from 7听October to听2听December 2024, 16听hours over 8听sessions听(no session during Reading Week)
听(ALMOST FULL)
ALP Cohort B, Term 1,听Tuesdays 10am to听12pm, from 8听October to听3听December 2024, 16 hours over 8听sessions (no session during Reading Week)
听(PLACES AVAILABLE)
ALP Cohort C, Term 2,听Mondays 11am to 1pm, from 20 January to听17听March听2025, 16 hours over 8听sessions听(no session during Reading Week)
听(PLACES AVAILABLE)
ALP Cohort D, Term 2,听Tuesdays 10am to 12pm, from 21听January to听18听March听2025, 16 hours over 8听sessions听(no session during Reading Week)
听(PLACES AVAILABLE)
ALP Cohort E, Term 3, Tuesdays 10am to 12pm听and Fridays 11am to 1pm听over 4 weeks from 29 April to 23 May 2025.听
听(PLACES AVAILABLE)
We will set new cohorts and dates for the 2025-26听academic year in Summer 2025
Join the for updates on newly released workshops or courses.
If you have any questions or have any issues signing-up please听email听arenacentre.probation@ucl.ac.uk
Exemptions from ALP
Staff with three years full time teaching experience and who have undertaken relevant professional development activities may be entitled to exemption from attending the ALP course. You can also find out more about exemption here听香港六合彩 Induction and Probation Procedures.
If you are in this situation, you may instead be able to apply for HEA Fellowship directly through听Arena Fellowship.
If you already have a HEA Fellowship you are also able to apply for exemption from attending the course.
- To apply for an exemption from ALP,听听(you must have a 香港六合彩 login to access this) and we will review your request.听
If your exemption is approved, we invite you to join a small cohort of experienced educators who are new to their current role at 香港六合彩. This consists of up to 20听people on probation sharing their experiences together and with Arena tutors during three 2-hour sessions in Arena. There is no set curriculum for this but we will invite speakers to present on topics that you are particularly interested in (topics from last year include: ungrading, students as partners and eugenics).
Along the way you will also be introduced to Senior Fellowship (SFHEA) and how to apply for it at 香港六合彩.
We are running听one cohort听for this new pathway, but this is subject to change depending on numbers:
Book your place on Arena for Experienced Educators on Probation 2024-25 [in-person]
Thursdays, 23 January (10am to 12pm), 27 February (2 to 4pm)听and 27 March 2025 (10am to 12pm)