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Posted: 14 December 2009
Management & Personal Development Programme for Semester 2 (2009-10)

The programme of staff courses and opportunities for Semester 2 (January - June 2010) is available online. Please enrol as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.


Posted: 7 August 2009
Management & Personal Development Programme for Semester 1 (2009-10)

The programme of staff courses and opportunities for Semester 1 (September - December 2009) is available online. Please enrol as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.


Posted: 27 May 2009
Teaching Awards 2008-09

The winners of the 2008-09 Teaching Awards have been announced. Please see under Teaching Awards for further information.


Posted: 5 May 2009
Female Academics' Netwroking Group

The next meeting of the Female Academics' Networking Group is on Wednesday 20 May 2009 at the University of St. Andrews where the speaker will be Professor Louise Richardson. Please see under Mentoring for further information.


Posted: 30 April 2009
APD (Academic Professional Development) joins the LLC (Library and Learning Centre)

Academic Professional Development is now part of the Division of Educational Development, one of three divisions in the re-structured Library and Learning Centre (LLC).


Posted: 30 April 2009
Highlighter Newsletter

The latest editions of Highlighter (Issues 6 and 7, Spring 2009) are available online.


Posted: 2 March 2009
Female Academics' Netwroking Group

The next meeting of the Female Academics' Netwroking Group is on Wednesday 18 March 2009 at the University of Dundee where the speaker will be Dr Gabriela Juarez-Martinez. Please see under Mentoring for further information.


Posted: 2 March 2009
Mentoring Scheme

The cross-institutional mentoring scheme for Early Career Researchers has been re-launched following the success of the pilot and we are looking for prospective mentors and mentees. Please see under Mentoring for further information.


Posted: 2 March 2009
Workshop Programme

Latest additions to the workshop programme for this semester include EndNote on 29 April and an awareness raising session on Early Dispute Resolution on 16 June. Please see under APD Workshops to register.


Posted: 2 March 2009
Academic Professional Development Conference

The date for the Academic Professional Development Conference, which will be jointly hosted with CASS this year, is 18 June. The topic for the conference will be Employability, set within the context of the new Quality Enhancement Theme - Graduates for the 21st Century.


Posted: 28 January 2009
APD Updates

Various updates published to the APD website, including details of the next meetings of the Philosophy of Education Society and the Female Academic's Networking Group, and information about the application process for the LTA module starting in semester 1 of 2009-10.


Posted: 12 January 2009
Highlighter Newsletter

The latest edition of Highlighter (Issue 5, Winter 2008) is available online, and includes articles on the University's new Quality Assurance Framework, the second annual Quality Enhancement Conference held on 20 November, and an introduction to Online Maths Assessment.


Posted: 1 December 2008
Personal & Professional Development Programme for Semester 2 (2008-09)

The programme of workshops for Semester 2 (January-June 2009) is available online. Please enrol as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.


Posted: 9 October 2008
APD Updates

The APD pages have been updated with news of our latest events and activities, including the forthcoming Learning & Teaching Conference (29 October), the Quality Enhancement Conference (20 November) and the programme of Philosophy of Education Society (Dundee Branch) meetings.


Posted: 9 October 2008
Highlighter Magazine, Issue 4

The latest edition of Highlighter (Issue 4, Autumn 2008) is available online, and includes articles on how the HE Academy can support your teaching, parallels between Dundee and James Cook universities, and an update on the appeal for donations of textbooks for Rwanda.


Posted: 3 October 2008
APD Workshops Programme

The programme of Academic Professional Development Workshops is now available. Please enrol as soon as possible using the form provided.


Posted: 12 September 2008
Personal & Professional Development Programme for Semester 1 (2008-09)

The programme of workshops for Semester 1 (September-December 2008) is available online. Please enrol as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.


Posted: 5 February 2008
Web Conferencing Workshop

An extra workshop, Introduction to Web Conferencing, will run on Thursday 14th February. Please contact Morag Pollard to book (Ext. 88213 or email m.j.pollard@dundee.ac.uk).


Posted: 4 January 2008
APD Workshops Programme

The programme of Academic Professional Development Workshops is now available. Please enrol as soon as possible using the form provided.


Posted: 28 December 2007
Honorary Graduates' Award for Innovative Teaching Showcase Event

Presentations and photographs from the showcase event held on 13 December 2007 are now available.


Posted: 27 December 2007
Honorary Graduates' Award for Innovative Teaching Application Form

The application form for the Honorary Graduates' Award for Innovative Teaching is now available via the Teaching Awards page.


Posted: 7 December 2007
Personal & Professional Development Programme for Semester 2 (2007-08)

The programme of workshops for Semester 2 (January-June 2008) is available online. Please enrol as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.


Posted: 13 November 2007
New Site Map

A site map has been introduced on the website to provide an overview of the structure and content of the website, and to help you find your way around.


Posted: 15 September 2007
Materials & Links from the Quality Enhancement Conference Dundee

Materials from the inaugural Quality Enhancement Conference Dundee, held on 7 September, are now available.


Posted: 16 August 2007
Quality Enhancement Conference Dundee Programme

The programme for the Quality Enhancement Conference Dundee, taking place on 7 September 2007, is now available.


Posted: 16 August 2007
Online Feedback Form

We are always grateful to receive comments and suggestions about our website, courses etc. To make it easier for you to submit comments we have provided an online Feedback Form.


Posted: 13 August 2007
Quality Enhancement Conference Dundee

Announcing the Quality Enhancement Conference Dundee - "Personalisation of Learning" - taking place on 7 September 2007. Contact l.walsh@dundee.ac.uk for further information and to register.


Posted: 12 August 2007
Academic Professional Development Workshops

The programme of APD Workshops for Semester 1 has been published, along with an application form. Please enrol as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.


Posted: 7 August 2007
Previous Academic Professional Conferences

Photos and further details of previous Academic Professional Conferences are available online.