LU course consultants have been visiting Sunway regularly post validation to monitor and improve programme quality. One of the quality improvement measures involves the Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) of LU in developing Sunway staff in the area of teaching and learning and is part of an ongoing staff development programme.
Sunway academic staff have attended workshops in the Developing Higher Education Practice (DHEP) which leads to the award of the Certificate in Academic Practice (CAP) by Lancaster University. The DHEP programme is accredited and recognised by the Higher Education Academy (HEA) and the Staff Educational Development Association (SEDA), both of the U.K. The workshops were conducted by Dr Tony Luxon, Continuing Professional Development Advisor and his colleagues from CELT.
Five of Sunway’s members of academia, recently received their Certificate in Academic Practice Module One from Lancaster University and an award in Learning, Teaching and Assessment by SEDA. They were Assoc. Prof Dr. Teoh Hsien-Jin, Ms Cheong Sau Kuan, Ms Woo Pei Jun (from the Psychology Department), Dr. Marie-Aimee Tourres (Head of the Manchester Business School Worldwide programme at Sunway) and Dr. Stanley Yeow (formerly Head of the Victoria University MBA programme at Sunway). Another 17 staff have also completed the DHEP and will be receiving their certificates later this year. The completion rate of staff members, who attended the workshops compares favourably with staff at Lancaster University.
Dr Tony Luxon who presented the certificates said “Congratulations to the staff on receiving their CAP Module One, which has two awards in one. They are also eligible to become Associate Fellows of the Higher Education Academy of the U.K. It is an impressive achievement considering that the staff achieved this while teaching and carrying out research at the same time”.
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