Who to contact - learning & teaching

Here is a brief overview of the best points of contact for various questions that you might have about IAD's support for learning and teaching.

If you are a new lecturer and you are wondering where to get started with learning and teaching:

CPD Framework contact email

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If you want advice about assessment and feedback:

Dr Neil Lent

Lecturer (University Learning and Teaching)

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If you want advice about tutoring and demonstrating, or you support tutors and demonstrators:

Tutors and demonstrators: further queries and contact details

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If you have a question about supporting doctoral students:  

Research student training and development

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If you want advice about digital education:

Celeste McLaughlin

Head of Academic Development for Digital Education

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If you would like to get a qualification relating to teaching in higher education:

CPD Framework contact email

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If you know that the qualification you want is the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice:

Postgraduate Certificate Academic Practice

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If you want advice about supporting undergraduate or postgraduate students’ to learn effectively you can use the email address below.

The taught student development team also have an online request form you can complete.

Taught student development and support

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If you are looking for support for undergraduate programme directors or course organisers:

Dr Hazel Christie

Lecturer (University Learning and Teaching)

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If you have a query or want to contribute to the Teaching Matters blog:

teachingmatters@ed.ac.uk

If you want to know about the Principals’ Teaching Award Scheme (PTAS)

Emily Salvesen

CPD Programme Manager

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If you want advice about student engagement or about peer observation of teaching:

Prof Catherine Bovill

Personal Chair of Student Engagement in Higher Education

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If you have a question that isn’t in the list above or want to get in touch with the Head of the Learning and Teaching Team:

Professor Velda McCune

IAD Deputy Director / Head of Learning and Teaching

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You can also search for contact details for specific IAD staff in our A-Z listing:

IAD staff A-Z