Katherine Ann EXLEY
Pear Tree Farm
46 Moorgreen
Newthorpe
Nottingham
NG16 2FB
Email: kate@kate-exley.com
Web Page: www.kate-exley.com
Education & Recognition
1982 – 1989 Liverpool University
1985 B.Sc. 1st Class Hons. Genetics
1989 PhD Genetics
1995 SEDA
. Senior Fellowship
2008 Higher Education Academy (Leeds University)
. National Teaching Fellow Award
2014 Higher Education Academy
. Senior Fellowship (D3)
2016 University of Cranfield
. Recognised teacher Status
2018 University of Luxembourg
. Senior Lecturer (Adjunct)
Previous Work Experience
2007 – Present Director of “Higher Education Assessment & Development Ltd”
2004 – Present Senior Staff Development officer (PT), OD&PL, University of Leeds
2012 – 2014 Academic Associate and invited member, Special Interest Group
. (Engineering), Higher Education Academy
2003 – 2007 Director of “Kate Exley Ltd.”
. Staff Development and Educational Development Consultancy
1999 – 2002 Career break from The University of Nottingham – Consultancy
1997 – 1999 Lecturer in the Department of Continuing Education (PT)
1996 – 1999 Academic Staff Development Officer (PT)
1991 – 1996 Academic Staff Development Officer (Enterprise)
1988 – 1991 Lectureship in the Department of Genetics, University of Nottingham
Examples of Consultancy Work
2017 – Present PhD supervisor development, Inst. of Health, Luxembourg
2017 – Present Founder member of ‘Higher Education Consultants’
2016 – Present Exam re-design – Royal College of Anaesthetists, UK
2015 – Present University Teaching Prizes – External judge, Queen’s Belfast
2015 Exam Question Writing guidance for The British Retail Consortium
2014 Week long New Lecturers’ programme, Ningbo, China
2014 – Present PhD supervisor development, University of Luxembourg
2014 – Present PGCHE assessment for universities of Nottingham, Cardiff, LSHTM,
. Leeds, Southampton.
2013 Keynote at Queen’s University Teaching and Learning Conference
2013 Teaching and training development for International Vets, Brooke,
. Petra, Jordan
2013 – 2016 Teaching development, Kazakhstan Uni.s, University of Newcastle
2012 Scoping study – Ipad in teaching, evaluation and report
2012 Subject Network review report, HEA
2012 Staff development activities in Singapore, University of Newcastle
2012 New Lecturer training for The University of Cyprus
2012 – 2016 Journaling/blogging support and feedback, University of Cardiff
2011 – 2015 Review of Supervision, Medical School, Birmingham University
2011 – 2015 PGR Teaching Skills project, Development of web guidance Cardiff
2010 – 2010 Ghana Visit, Malaria consortia project –London School of Hygiene
. and Tropical Medicine & University of Kumasi
2010 – 2014 Nigerian Engineering Academics Project, University of Newcastle
2008 – 2009 Leadership Foundation Project, Leading Learning and Teaching
. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/sddu/leadinglandt/
2007 – 2009 Teaching Consultant, NTF International Staff Project, Leeds
. Website materials on T&L
. http://www.internationalstaff.org/index.php
2007 – 2009 Advisor and Developer, Study skills For Transition Project, Nottingham
2007 – 2008 Development Consultant, Peer Review Scheme re-launch, Bath
2006 – present Course Team and Tutor, PGCAP, Newcastle University
2006 – 2014 Course Team and Assessor, PGCILT, London School of Tropical Med.
2005 – 2010 External Evaluator for the Integrative Learning CETL, Nottingham
2005 – 2007 Independent Evaluator FDLT 5 Teaching Citizenship, Southampton
2004 – 2010 Consultant, Engineering Subject Centre, DFEE Entrepreneurship
2004 – 2007 Diversity Taskforce Consultant, Nottingham
2004 – 2006 Project evaluator FDTL 4 STARS, De Montfort University
2003 – 2005 Promoting and Enhancing Student Learning Task Force, Nottingham.
2002 – 2011 Visiting Consultant for Teaching & Learning Centre, LSE
2002 – 2004 Peer Observation of Teaching Project Consultant, University of Hull
2002 – 2004 External Evaluator of Directed Learning, Royal Veterinary College
2002 – 2003 Subject Centre Engineering FE Scoping study consultant
2000 – present Learning Set Advisor & Course Team, PGCHE, Nottingham
1999 – 2014 Consultant, Oxford Centre For Staff & Educational Development
Staff Development Experience
I have particular experience and interest in issues of teaching, learning & assessment. This has involved course design & accreditation and a wide range of development activities for early career teachers and researchers. I regularly act as external reviewer or examiner for curriculum development projects, CPD programmes (PGCERT, Diploma and Masters), UKPSF schemes and curriculum design innovations. I have conducted and reported on a wide range of scoping studies on varied topics including Inclusivity, Assessment and HE in FE and Supervision. I have developed expertise in the supervision and support of Doctoral Students and the examining of research degrees, providing strategic guidance and practical support for Institutions in the UK and overseas. I regularly design and lead staff development workshops and sessions addressing these topics.
Key responsibilities have included:-
- Successfully mentoring nominees (4) for National Teaching Fellowships
- Supervising, experienced Lecturers undertaking teaching qualifications University of Leeds
- Programme designer and Director, University of Nottingham PGCHE
- Managing a University-wide Teaching Fellowship scheme
- Planning and coordinating Master class programmes in teaching and learning
- Designing, facilitating and evaluating teaching sessions and Programmes
- Tailoring staff development for individual Schools and Departments
- Successful tendering for national consultancies e.g.Career review for the MRC
- Contributing and authoring for HEFCE project, e.g. Resource-based learning, G. Gibbs
- Presenting and Keynotes at conferences (16) and publishing articles and reviews (30+)
- Distance mentoring for the SEDA Fellowship in the UK, Singapore and Hong Kong
- Consultancy at more than sixty universities and colleges In the UK, Europe and Internationally
- External examining (9) for Post Graduate Programmes in Teaching and Learning
- External examining (2) and examining (3) for UKPSF recognition schemes (D1 – D4)
- Acting as an external validator for new postgraduate programmes (2), Nene, Queen’s, Belfast
- Acting as a Cyber Prof. and on-line tutor e.g. for the Universities of Northumbria and Cardiff
- Writing reports to contribute to policy development, e.g. Inclusive Teaching, HE in FE
- Initiating, authoring and Series Editing the best selling Key Guides for Effective Teaching (Routledge)
Membership of External Bodies/Groups
- Association of National Teaching Fellows, Higher Education Academy (2008)
- Senior Fellow of the Staff & Educational Development Association (SEDA), awarded 1995
- Senior Fellow of The Higher Education Academy (2008)
- Advisory Board member, Engineering Subject Centre, HEA (2000 – 2011)
- SRHE (Society for Research in Higher Education)
External Examiner / Course Validation/Accreditation Activities
PGCHE/ Diploma / Masters Programmes)
External Examiner 2017 – present University of Law, PGCHE
External Examiner 2016 – present University of Aberystwyth,
External Assessor 2016 – present UKPSF@York, University York
External Examiner 2015 – 2017 University of Lincoln
External Validator 2015 Queen’s Belfast
External Assessor 2014 – 2017 UKPSF@Bath, University Bath
External Examiner 2012 – 2013 University of Bath
External Examiner 2009 Uni. of Southampton (EdD)External Examiner 2008 – 2013 Queen’s University, Belfast
External Examiner 2008 – 2013 Liverpool John Moores
External Reviewer 2006 University of Liverpool
External Evaluator/Examiner 2001 – 2005 University of Bath
External Advisor/Examiner 2001- 2006 De Montfort University
External Examiner 1997 – 2001 University of Northumbria
External Examiner 1999 – 2003 University of Liverpool
External Validator 1997 Nene college, Northampton
External Evaluator 1995 University of Ulster
Examples of Recent Publications
- Fisher, A. Exley, K. and Ciobanu D. (2014) Using Technology to Support Learning and Teaching. Key Guides for Effective Teaching In H.E. Routledge
- K. Exley (2008), Teaching as part of your Professional Development
Chap. 18 in The Research Postgraduates Handbook, Eds Hall & Longman, Sage: London
- K. Exley and R. Dennick (2009), 2nd edition Giving a Lecture: From Presenting to Teaching, Key Guides for Effective Teaching in Higher education, London: Routledge/Falmer
- Wisker, Exley & Antoniou (2008), One-to-one Teaching: Supervising, Mentoring & Coaching. Key Guides for Effective Teaching in Higher Education, London: Routledge
- K.Exley and L. Barnett (2006) The Handbook for Economics Teaching Assistants, The HEA Economics Network http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/handbook/gta/
- K. Exley and R. Dennick (2004), Small Group Teaching: Tutorials, Seminars and Beyond, Key Guides for Effective Teaching in Higher education, London: Routledge/Falmer
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