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:
If you want advice about assessment and feedback:
If you want advice about tutoring and demonstrating, or you support tutors and demonstrators:
Tutors and demonstrators: further queries and contact details
Contact details
- Email: iad.tutdem@ed.ac.uk
If you have a question about supporting doctoral students:
If you want advice about digital education:
Celeste McLaughlin
Head of Academic Development for Digital Education
Contact details
- Work: 0131 651 4513
- Email: Celeste.McLaughlin@ed.ac.uk
If you would like to get a qualification relating to teaching in higher education:
If you know that the qualification you want is the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice:
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.
If you are looking for support for undergraduate programme directors or course organisers:
Dr Hazel Christie
Lecturer (University Learning and Teaching)
Contact details
- Work: 651 6669
- Email: hazel.christie@ed.ac.uk
If you have a query or want to contribute to the Teaching Matters blog:
If you want to know about the Principals’ Teaching Award Scheme (PTAS)
Emily Salvesen
CPD Programme Manager
Contact details
- Work: 0131 651 6661
- Email: emily.salvesen@ed.ac.uk
If you want advice about student engagement or about peer observation of teaching:
Prof Catherine Bovill
Personal Chair of Student Engagement in Higher Education
Contact details
- Work: 0131 651 4516
- Email: catherine.bovill@ed.ac.uk
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
Contact details
- Work: 0131 651 4083
- Email: Velda.McCune@ed.ac.uk
You can also search for contact details for specific IAD staff in our A-Z listing: