Staff Development Forum


Staff Development Forum (SDF

 

Background

The Staff Development Forum (SDF) is a not-for-profit charitable organisation, representing and working with staff and organisational developers in Higher Education (HE) to enhance the efficiency, effectiveness and organisational performance of the sector and its workforce. Founded in 2004, and financially supported by the Leadership Foundation, the SDF is a nationally recognised and regionally representative network. Its key strategic aims are to:

 

SDF works with partner organisations, regional networks and time-limited task groups. Its major support activities currently include:

 

The SDF participates in the JISCmail networking system (JISCmail is a service that currently runs electronic discussion lists for UK academics and support staff). For more information about the SDF JISCmail discussion list and how to join it please download the SDF JISCmailbase Guidance Leaflet

 

SDF Structure

Key elements within the SDF structure are:

The structure, roles and responsibilities are detailed in the SDF Council and Board – Roles and Responsibilities Document

 

SDF Strategic & Operational Plans

The Staff Development Forum (SDF) is a not-for-profit charitable organisation, representing and working with staff and organisational developers in Higher Education (HE) to enhance the efficiency, effectiveness and organisational performance of the sector and its workforce. See our Strategic Plan for 2011-2013 andOperational Plan: 2012 – 2013 

 

The SDF and Digital Literacies

The focus of the SDF work with digital literacies is on using DLs as enablers that will help make it easier for staff developers to do their jobs. We recognise both the emphasis within the staff development community on subtle face-to-face engagements and the time and resource pressures that staff developers are under.

So examples of current DL initiatives include:

 

The prime contact for the SDF’s work in this area is Andy Wilson – andywilson48@gmail.com. The other members of the team are Rosemary Benson (London Met) and Rebecca Radics (Nottingham Trent).

 

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