This session in our collaborative seminar series between The Open University and the University of Gothenburg focused on Teacher Professionalism and Teacher Professional Development, with contributions from colleagues across both institutions:

Featured presentations:

• Arne Wackenhut (University of Gothenburg)
  Director of Studies at Global Studies
  Topic: Teachers’ Professional Development 
  This talk explores how university teachers’ professional development is shaped by structural, individual, and external factors (such as the Covid-19 pandemic, or the rise of genAI applications). The presentation highlights how these factors intersect and influence opportunities, constraints, and practices of/for pedagogical development in higher education.
• Mara Fuertes-Gutiérrez (The Open University)
  Topic: Decoding Research and Research-Informed Teaching: Perspectives from Languages Associate Lecturers
• Ursula Stickler and Leigh Worrall (The Open University) 
  Introduction to the ‘Into Practice’ Scholarship Hub

You can watch the recording of this session here: