Engage in Learning Programme

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Engage in Learning is a theory and practice informed supervisor development programme on how to build supportive learning relationships. The programme is aimed at supervisors of Cambridge students with a minimum of three to five years’ experience of teaching in higher education.

Participants will explore challenges and approaches to building supportive supervisory relationships through dialogical learning activities — small group discussions, reflection exercises based on questions, film clips, case studies and dilemmas drawn from practice. Readings will be provided prior to each workshop. The programme will emphasise building on participants’ own experiences. Between each workshop participants will be asked to observe and keep a written log of specific experiences of supervision; these will be discussed in the subsequent workshop.

Workshops (key topics covered)
A maximum of 12 participants will attend four two-hour-long workshops. Each workshop will be held between 16:30 to 18:30.


26 January 2017
Workshop 1 (Principles 1 & 2)
Relationships for learning: theory, context. Building supportive relationships

• Attachment theory
• Mindfulness
• Institutional identity
• Communication

23 February 2017
Workshop 2 (Principles 1, 2 & 3)
Empowering and facilitation growth

• Growth mindset
• Relational power
• Transformational learning
• Self-efficacy

22 March 2017
Workshop 3 (Principles 1, 2, 3 & 4)
Maintaining a supportive relationship

• Boundaries
• Balance
• Dialogical reflection

25 April 2017
Workshop 4
Engaging in learning together

• Synthesis of themes and topics

Prior to registration please make sure that you are available on each of those days.

All workshops will be held at the Cambridge Centre for Teaching and Learning, 25 Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1QA. The map gives directions to PPD, where the Cambridge Centre for Teaching and Learning is located.

Supervisors of undergraduate and/or postgraduate students of Cambridge University. Supervisors will normally have a minimum of three to five years’ experience of teaching in higher education.

To apply for a place on this programme, please confirm that

1. you supervise undergraduate and/or postgraduate students of Cambridge University

2. you have a minimum of three to five years of teaching experience in a higher educational institution

3. you will participate in all four workshops

Please email Fiona Sutton to confirm that you meet the above criteria by Friday 20 January 2017

Number of sessions: 4

The programme aims to provide participants with:

a) a solid understanding of the importance and benefits of supportive supervisory relationships;

b) refined awareness and skills to build supportive relationships and recognise and deal with difficult situations;

c) a platform to discuss one’s own practical experiences of supervision in a structured environment;

d) the opportunity to maintain continued informal contact with each other;

e) the opportunity to contribute to the evaluation and further development of this programme.

Face-to-face workshops, readings, written log of experiences.

Four workshops of two hours; one per month between January and April 2017