Dr Sue Bolt

Dr Susan Bolt (PFHEA, FHERDSA)

Head of Academic Development

suebolt@liverpool.ac.uk

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Education (by Research), Bachelor of Education, Graduate Certificate Commercialisation of Research, Royal Society of Arts Diploma in Teaching English as a Second Language in Further and Community Education (RSA Dip TESL FACE), Diploma of Teaching.

Job description

As Head of Academic Development, I have leadership and oversight of Academic Development team, the delivery and quality assurance of its accredited and credit-bearing programmes and development activities across all locations. I am a member of the Academy Management Team, Chair of the Academy’s Quality Assurance Boards, Director of Studies for (Liverpool Online) PGCAP and an MA Academic Practice PGR Supervisor.

Key Contact for:

  • Academic Development Provision
  • Quality Assurance of Academic Development Programmes
  • Liverpool Online PGCAP

Recent publications, awards, recognition 

  • 2021 - Global Academic Development Good Practice Award Finalist University of Liverpool Integrated Approach to Developing Teaching and Scholarship (Team Award)
  • 2018 - Australasian Academic Development Good Practice Award with Distinction Contemporary Approaches to University Teaching (Fellowship Team Award)
  • Fraser, K., Ryan, Y., Bolt, S., Copeman, P., Cottman, C., Fisher, M.B., Fleming, J., & Luzeckyj, A. (2019). Contemporary induction to teaching in Australian universities. International Journal for Academic Development, https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144X.2019.1612751
  • Barnard, A., Nash, R., McEvoy, K., Shannon, S., Rochester, S., Waters, C., & Bolt, S. (2014). Developing a culture of peer review of teaching: Toward an integrated model. Higher Education Research and Development. DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2014.935931

External engagement

  • External Examiner University of Lancaster
  • University of Keele Excellence Awards Panel member
  • Heads of Educational Development (Network Member)
  • Advance HE Leaders of Accredited Programmes (Network Member).

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