Staff and Educational Development Association

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Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA) is the professional association for staff and educational developers in the United Kingdom, promoting innovation and good practice in higher education.{{cite book

| author1 = Jeanette McDonald

| author2 = Denise Stockley

| title = Pathways to the Profession of Educational Development: New Directions for Teaching and Learning

| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Yu4xyA08vTcC&pg=PA95

| date = 13 July 2010

| publisher = John Wiley & Sons

| isbn = 978-0-470-88010-4

| pages = 95–

}} SEDA was created in 1993.{{cite book

| author1 = Malcolm Tight

| author2 = Ka Ho Mok

| author3 = Jeroen Huisman

| author4 = Christopher Morphew

| title = The Routledge International Handbook of Higher Education

| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=BQ19AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA430

| date = 3 June 2009

| publisher = Routledge

| isbn = 978-1-134-08201-8

| pages = 430–

| quote = ... the move to professionalise and accredit teaching in higher education, with the Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA) at the forefront of these developments (Beaty, 2006). SEDA was formed in the UK in 1993 by the merger ...

}}

SEDA's activities are clustered into five main areas:

  • Professional development
  • Conferences and events
  • Publications
  • Research
  • Services to members

Professional recognition

  • Fellow of the Staff and Educational Association (FSEDA){{cite book

| author = Society for Research into Higher Education

| title = Towards Strategic Staff Development in Higher Education

| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=JdAzKqu6PYMC&pg=PA11

| date = 1 July 2003

| publisher = McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

| isbn = 978-0-335-22431-9

| pages = 11–

| quote = The creation of a fellowship scheme by the British Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA) in May 1994 is clearly significant ...

}}

  • Associate Fellow of the Staff and Educational Association (AFSEDA)

SEDA accredits (recognises) professional development programs for all types of faculty and staff working in higher education institutions in the UK, and a few outside the UK.{{cite book

| author1 = Carole Baume

| author2 = Paul Martin

| author3 = Mantz Yorke

| title = Managing Educational Development Projects: Effective Management for Maximum Impact

| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=JEAkMZXG_u8C&pg=PA180

| year = 2002

| publisher = Psychology Press

| isbn = 978-0-7494-3904-0

| pages = 180–

| quote = This is very similar to the approach implemented in 1992 by the UK Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA) to the accreditation of programmes for the accreditation of teachers in higher education (see Baume and Baume, ...

}} It does this through its Professional Development Framework which includes 16 "named awards" aimed at different roles or activities, which have different "specialist outcomes" but share common professional values and developmental outcomes.{{cite book

| author = Fran Beaton

| title = Developing Effective Part-time Teachers in Higher Education: New Approaches to Professional Development

| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=21ljrpU1yhQC&pg=PR17

| date = 5 October 2012

| publisher = Routledge

| isbn = 978-0-415-51708-9

| pages = 17–

| quote = By 2003 the OU's Associate Lecturer Development and Accreditation Pathway (ALDAP) was established and recognised through the Staff and Educational Development Association's (SEDA) Professional Development Framework (PDF).

}}{{cite book

| author = Stacey, Elizabeth

| title = Effective Blended Learning Practices: Evidence-Based Perspectives in ICT-Facilitated Education: Evidence-Based Perspectives in ICT-Facilitated Education

| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=kdxWyutMSvYC&pg=PT287

| date = 30 April 2009

| publisher = IGI Global

| isbn = 978-1-60566-297-8

| pages = 287–

| quote = The UK Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA) professional development framework reflects theoretical concepts and a summary of the findings from various research studies such as those that underpin the work outlined ...

}}

See also

References

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