Developing a Best Practice Framework for Engaging External Practitioners and Tutors (online event)

University of Limerick , Ireland

Challenges exist in engaging external/practitioner tutors to teach in HEIs, i.e. those experienced industry or professional services experts who are contracted by the HEI, to deliver modules, particularly on professional education programmes. The BLASST framework (Harvey, 2014) is a set of national (Australian) benchmarking standards to systematise good practice for learning and teaching with part-time…

Valuing and enhancing the teaching of external practitioner tutors in HEIs (online event)

University of Limerick , Ireland

Specific challenges exist in developing the essential skills of external tutors new to teaching and moderating online. External/practitioner tutors are those who have come into HEI teaching environments from industry or professional positions and are contracted by the HEI, to develop and deliver modules, particularly on professional education programmes. This presentation discusses the discusses the…