Questions for Simon by D&A Hedgehog

AIED

rlaw28 — 2025-02-12 11:01:06 UTC

Is there now a D&A policy on AI usage and if not when will it emerge?

What might the implications on lecturer workload/employment be?

(funding/non-contact time).

What do you envisage as the path through the disparities caused by AI?

(access/skills/perceptions).

What does AI mean for learning?

(radical change/overhyped/change in the nature of learning itself).

What is your basic position on AI?

(positive/neutral/optimistic, under-/correctly-/over-hyped, what would push you in a different direction)

Support Funding

2025-02-12 12:28:27 UTC

Clarification on SFC figures re D&A relinquishing funds or not.

mentors

2025-02-12 15:49:22 UTC

When will the college implement a mentor system where new and existing staff will get the help support and guidance that they need?

Health and wellbeing

2025-02-12 15:51:00 UTC

Do you think that 1hour a month is acceptable to offer staff for their health and wellbeing? Also not all staff will get this esp if they are working till 4pm!

Pledge

2025-02-12 15:52:51 UTC

Apart from monetary value, what do you honestly feel that the pledge has brought to D&A college

2025-02-12 15:54:33 UTC

What is your opinion on a more nurturing approach to teaching?

What does this approach look like moving forward? (Change to curriculum, training for teaching staff/increased workload or improve student services?)

ASN numbers and support

2025-02-12 17:46:37 UTC

Given the increasing enrollment of ASN students, how does the college plan to adapt and enhance its support systems, particularly considering that approximately 70% of the average class consists of ASN students, while the support staff remain predominantly part-time and understaffed?

Future promotions

2025-02-13 09:00:46 UTC

Is there any expected growth in leadership positions to allow lecturing staff to go for promotions? More CQLs etc?

Impact of Curriculum for Excellence (CfE):

2025-02-13 12:51:54 UTC

In what ways has the Curriculum for Excellence influenced teaching practices here, particularly regarding strategies aimed at building student resilience?