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Staff Profile

Rosalind Beaumont

Senior Lecturer in Education and Researcher Development, Director of Education for School X

Background

Rosalind Beaumont works across contexts and disciplines in educational, academic and researcher development in her roles as Director of Education for School X, Faculty Learning and Teaching Mentor, and module leader/ contributor to the HaSS Faculty Researcher Education and Development Programme (RED, formally the HaSS Faculty Research Training Programme) and Postgraduate Certificate in Research Training.

 

Roles and Responsibilities within the University

Director of Education, School X

HaSS Faculty L&T Mentor for Newcastle Educational Practice Scheme (NEPS) and Experiential Route

HaSS Faculty Quality Assurance Representative (as part of work such as: programme approval panels, FEC sub-committees, Learning and Teaching Reviews)

Member of the University's Sustainable Development Goals Committee

 

External roles & memberships

Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy

Associate Member, Association for Learning Technology

 

Awards

2023 Vice-Chancellor's Education Excellence Award - Individual award for work in staff development, student learning and sustainability

2022 NU Sustainability Team Environment Award - Team award for SustainaWHAT?! Gatherings 2021

2021 AdvanceHE Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) - Team Leader for HaSS PGCert in Research Training digital education project

 

Qualifications

MA Educational Research, Newcastle University

Diploma in English Language Teaching for Adults, University of Cambridge ESOL

BSc. (Hons) Geography, University of Hull

Teaching

Current Teaching:

Postgraduate Certificate in Research Training: Reflective Researcher Portfolio (HSS8022)

Workshops on the wider HaSS Researcher Education and Development Programme (RED)

 

Supervision/ Mentoring:

Mentoring colleagues via the University's AdvanceHE accredited Newcastle Educational Practice Scheme (NEPS) and UKPSF: Experiential Route (See Professional Development for more information).  


Research

Professional & Research Interests

Education for Sustainable Development

Academic and researcher development, including:

- peer review and mentoring for professional learning in HE

- communities of practice for ‘part-timers’ in HE (educators & researchers)

Digital education in Higher Education        

 

Projects

2024 Project Team member, Transforming PhD supervision meetings into high-quality ‘Thinking Environment’ sessions. Collaboration between the Newcastle University Institute for Social Science, School X, SAgE faculty, and Geography)

2024 Co-academic Lead, SPROUT - the PGR Sustainability Collective. (Tri-Institutional project with Cardiff and Bournemouth).

2023 Project Leader, SustainaWHAT Gatherings - embedding Education for Sustainable Development in PGR education and researcher development (Tri-Institutional project with Cardiff and Bournemouth).

2021 Project Leader, SustainaWHAT Gatherings - embedding Education for Sustainable Development in PGR education and researcher development (Cross-faculty project).

2021 Project Leader, Developing a Part-Time Research Student community, funded by Educational Development Fund, Newcastle University.

2017-20 Project Leader, Flexible Learning - Blending the HaSS PGCert in Research Training, Newcastle University.

2019 Co-project Leader, 'Understanding Part-Time Research Students', funded by Educational Development Fund, Newcastle University. 

2015 Contributor, ULTSEC-funded EquATE (Equal Acclaim for Teaching Excellence) programme, Newcastle University

2013 Project Leader, UKPSF Re-accreditation Submission Project for the HEA, Newcastle University

2012-14 Course Designer & Leader, 'Enhancing Learning & Teaching in Higher Education', Newcastle University and Pedagogical Institute (Kazakhstan)

2011-15 Co-convener: Learning & Teaching Conference (Newcastle University) and North East Three Rivers Regional Learning & Teaching Conference (2015)

 

Scholarship Outputs

2024 Reflective Practice in Doctoral Education – supporting transitions for first stage doctoral students. Newcastle University Learning and Teaching Conference, 18/04. In collaboration with Matteo Giacche, Dan Goodman, Yanna Li, and Sabina Maddison.

2024 Embedding the SDGs in Doctoral Education. AdvanceHE Sustainability Symposium, 21/03. In collaboration with Dr Jenny Davidson.

2024 SustainaWHAT?! - learnings and legacies. AdvanceHE Sustainability Symposium, 21/03. In collaboration with Dr Julie Gwilliam, Sian Gardener (Cardiff University); Prof. Fiona Cownie, Jack Olley (Bournemouth University); Chang Liu, Anand Roy (Newcastle University).

2023 PGRs explore how sustainability relates to research and professional development. Newcastle University Sustainability Blog, 03/11. In collaboration with Charlie Osborne.

2022 SustainaWHAT Gatherings - embedding Education for Sustainable Development in PGR education and researcher development. Case Studies of Effective practice, Newcastle University, 04/08. And this short film. In collaboration with Wahbi Albasyouni, Jecel Censoro, Anna Christy, Duong Nguyen, Andy Oroke, and Anand Roy. 

2021 Using Quizzes to Boost Student Confidence with Abstract Concepts. Case Studies of Effective Practice, Newcastle University, 02/21. In collaboration with Lydia Wysocki.

2020 Part-time research students: recognising differing priorities and the need for connection. Supervising PhDs - a community blog. 20/10/20. 

2020 ‘Part-time research students - recognising priorities and the need for connection’. Vitae Connections, 17/09/20. In collaboration with Dr Gail de Blaquiere.

2020 ‘No silver bullet?’ An exploration of part-time PGR students experiences and engagement with faculty research training and development provision. UKCGE annual conference, 03/07/20. In collaboration with Dr G. De Blaquiere, Ms H. Pho and Dr R. Hetherington.

2019 Your module at a glance – creating module roadmaps to support student learning. Case Studies of Effective Practice, Newcastle University. 09/19. E

2019 'Thinking and practice for inclusive curricula'. International Higher Education Conference: Student Engagement, Inclusivity and Well-being in the Digital Era, MSA University, Cairo, 3/4/19. In collaboration with Dr S. Alsford.

2018 ‘Supporting Researchers who Teach - Enhancing professional learning & employability through an effective community of practice’. Vitae Researcher Development Conference, 17/09/18.

2018 ‘Innovation through collaboration: using blended learning to enhance PGR learning experiences at Newcastle University & NU London’. Three Rivers Conference (The North East Universities Consortium), and Newcastle University internal Learning & Teaching Conference, 21/03/18. In collaboration with Prof. R. Humphrey, Dr A. Potts & Ms N. Davies.

2017 ‘Technology-enhanced Postgraduate Researcher Training & Development’. Postgraduate Futures Seminar, Newcastle University, 18/09/17

Publications