Professional development for distance tutors is traditionally delivered through texts or websites, supplemented by face to face workshops. However, one of the major challenges is to ensure that they engage with the materials and carry away something which is of value to their practice. At the Open University (UK) our 8000 tutors work from home, and have few opportunities to meet fellow tutors o...

Our paper describes the design and development of a set of online professional development modules to support academic staff in improving and enhancing their teaching. We show how we created a learning design to allow staff to quickly and easily develop their teaching in line with University performance expectations whilst also providing staff with a sound basis for documenting their profession...

Academic staff development in the pedagogical applications of new technologies is fundamental to the transformation of teaching and learning in tertiary education settings. We present a case study of a staff development activity at Deakin University, a multi-campus university offering on and off-campus programs, which aimed to develop a collegial online experience for academics interested in us...

In line with other professions, nursing should offer a range of career paths to suit the differing needs of its members. There should be opportunities for nurses who have both the ability and the commitment to make rapid career progress. This article describes a fast-track, staff nurse D-E grade development programme for junior nurses. The programme has been introduced in an acute teaching trus...

Abstract Higher education is given increasing recognition by national governments and international agencies throughout the world to become a crucial incentive for sustainable development goals. In of intellectual force at present, Vietnam policy training, which great importance, decisive factor economic growth social as set out government. Therefore, educational responsibility both government ...