B7 - Postgraduate research supervision through a problem/person lens
| Day | Day 1 |
|---|---|
| Code | B7 |
| Start time | 16:40 |
| Room | Dorset |
| Audience |
Supervisors and Principal Investigators
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| Presenters |
Dr Matthew Sillence, Lecturer in Postgraduate Education and Training, University of East Anglia |
Workshop overview:
This workshop begins with a review of current initiatives at the University of East Anglia that provide continuing professional development for postgraduate research supervisors. Drawing on a blended model of supervisor CPD employed with the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (part online, part workshop-based), it examines the advantages and limitations of the problem-based model informed by policy and institutional procedures. In doing so, we will consider the opportunities and challenges of a person oriented approach that focuses on enhancing supervisory pedagogy and supporting researcher/supervisor wellbeing to improve the experience for both parties.
The second part of the workshop involves a group exercise in which participants are encouraged to explore supervisor CPD within their own institutions through the perspectives of the problem/person lens. Each group will identify and share three initiatives or interventions that emerge in discussions that they believe would make a significant positive impact on supervisory practice.
Workshop topics covered:
- Continuing professional development
- Postgraduate research supervision
- Supporting postgraduate researcher wellbeing
- Problem-based learning
- Pedagogy
- Research environment and culture; shaping an inclusive research environment; wellbeing and mental health, gender equality and diversity research integrity and open research
- Engaging research leaders, principal investigators and supervisors in professional development and nurturing the careers of researchers
- Continuing professional development of those involved in the development of researchers
Workshop outcomes:
By the end of the workshop, participants will:
- have a greater understanding of different models of CPD for postgraduate research supervisors
- be able to explore a range of practices that support student and supervisor wellbeing
Format:
Information, interaction and discussion. Participants should also be prepared to include examples from their own experience during discussion.
