Dr Alison Robinson Canham Pfhea, Fahep, Fcmi Email & Phone Number

York, Gb

Yorkshire, Uk

Robinson-Canham Limited manages a portfolio of projects, working with education, not-for-profit and commercial clients in the UK and internationally. We specialise in:• Higher and professional learning;• Personal, professional and organisational development;• Mentoring and Coaching;• Learning and teaching enhancement;• Educational strategy; and• Project initiation and delivery.Canham Hall Associates provides specialist consultancy to professional bodies and… Show more Robinson-Canham Limited manages a portfolio of projects, working with education, not-for-profit and commercial clients in the UK and internationally. We specialise in:• Higher and professional learning;• Personal, professional and organisational development;• Mentoring and Coaching;• Learning and teaching enhancement;• Educational strategy; and• Project initiation and delivery.Canham Hall Associates provides specialist consultancy to professional bodies and membership organisations, in particular culture, governance, and business process reviews and leadership development. Show less

Trustee with additional responsibiliitis for effective governance, Board performance and EDI.

• A senior strategic academic leadership role carrying responsibility for Digital Learning, the School of Digital Education, Library Services, Academic Professional Development, Portfolio Development, Careers/Employability and EDI. • Initiated the Academic Enhancement Action group to promote an enhancement culture across the University.• Established the Portfolio and Strategic Development Team to bring insights, student-facing communications and portfolio project management together to… Show more • A senior strategic academic leadership role carrying responsibility for Digital Learning, the School of Digital Education, Library Services, Academic Professional Development, Portfolio Development, Careers/Employability and EDI. • Initiated the Academic Enhancement Action group to promote an enhancement culture across the University.• Established the Portfolio and Strategic Development Team to bring insights, student-facing communications and portfolio project management together to advance major enhancement projects.• Created the conditions for 20% improvement in NSS scores; Library THE Outstanding Library Team Finalist; Digital Learning Team Highly Commended as Outstanding DL team by ALT, and winner at the Digital Education Awards. Show less

Yrk, Uk

London, United Kingdom

Leading the skills development and digital learning teams within the Learning and Wellbeing Directorate. Responsible for a range of academic enhancement projects to improve student learning, academic staff development and professional recognition of teaching and learning support.

York, United Kingdom

• A wide-ranging strategic role to promote individual practitioners’ ongoing professional development and recognition. • Responsible for all aspects of Accreditation, Fellowship and Excellence Awards; high profile ambassador deployed in challenging relationships and international settings – Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Europe.• Described as the ‘sector whisperer’ for my ability to forge positive relationships in the sometimes sceptical sector; reviewed quality assurance for… Show more • A wide-ranging strategic role to promote individual practitioners’ ongoing professional development and recognition. • Responsible for all aspects of Accreditation, Fellowship and Excellence Awards; high profile ambassador deployed in challenging relationships and international settings – Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Europe.• Described as the ‘sector whisperer’ for my ability to forge positive relationships in the sometimes sceptical sector; reviewed quality assurance for the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS), developed and launched the Collaborative Awards for Teaching Excellence (CATE); responsible for Accreditation and Fellowships when numbers exceed 100,000 and paved the way for continued growth internationally (now c. 170,000 Fellows world wide). Show less

London, United Kingdom

• Executive leadership covering all functions of the professional body for managers and leaders in higher education. • Developed and launched the AUA behaviours based CPD framework now widely adopted across UK HE.

• An executive management position with strategic and operational responsibility for all aspects of Student Administration and Registry at the Scarborough Campus.• Reorganised disparate student support services into a one-stop converged service, credited with laying the foundations for a subsequent THE Award.

• Head of Registration Services and Professional Recognition (HEA, 2005-2006)• Programme Manager (LTSN/HEA, 2003-2004) • Membership Services Programme Manager (Institute for Learning and Teaching in HE) (1999-2003)• launch and development of the organisation now known as Advance HE; pivotal role in designing and promoting HE teacher recognition and accreditation (now FHEA), developing and launching the NTFS; launched, designed and deliv-ered the Learning and Teaching Conference… Show more • Head of Registration Services and Professional Recognition (HEA, 2005-2006)• Programme Manager (LTSN/HEA, 2003-2004) • Membership Services Programme Manager (Institute for Learning and Teaching in HE) (1999-2003)• launch and development of the organisation now known as Advance HE; pivotal role in designing and promoting HE teacher recognition and accreditation (now FHEA), developing and launching the NTFS; launched, designed and deliv-ered the Learning and Teaching Conference (delegate numbers reaching c. 800 within four years); Founding Editorial As-sistant for the journal, Active Learning in Higher Education; grew membership/registrants from zero to 15,000 within 7 years; manged the Learning and Teaching Subject Network of 25 Centres hosted in UK HEIs. Show less

• Pro Vice Chancellor Support Unit, Project Officer (1996-1999) General management position encompassing infor-mation systems project work; policy development, business processes and organisational change initiatives; • Yorkshire Region, Examinations Administrator (1995-1996) Management of examinations for c.10,000 students in the Yorkshire region; direct support for students with individual requirements, including assessing/allocating reasona-ble adjustments to assessment arrangements.

Phd, Educational Research

Dms, Management

Ma, New Writings In English

Ba (Hons), Arts And Humanities