Dr Sean Morrissey

Senior Teaching Fellow

Organisational And Staff Development Unit

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Personal statement

I am the Academic Development lead for learning and teaching in the Organisational and Staff Development Unit (OSDU) at Strathclyde. Within this role, I lead our Strathclyde Teaching Excellence Programme (STEP), Micro-CPD and pathways to professional recognition through Advance HE Fellowships. I am also the Programme Director of our PGCert in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education. My research interests include staff peer-support networks, inclusive approaches to curriculum development, leadership in learning and teaching, and compassionate pedagogies. In addition to my own scholarship, I lead a number of collaboratives projects and staff development initiatives with colleagues in China and the Middle East.

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Publications

What designing accessible academic development provision taught me about compassionate education
Morrissey Sean
Transformative Practice in Higher Education Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Learning (2025) (2025)
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003503149
Outcomes from the BOLD Upskilling Workshops
Morrissey Sean
BOLD Curriculum Design Project Celebration and Dissemination Event (2024)
BOLD & JNQF Curriculum Design Toolkit
Morrissey Sean, Smart Fiona
(2024)
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and Useful Pedagogies
Morrissey Sean
(2024)
Developing a Scholarship Hub and an Institutional Approach to Developing Scholarship
Savage Kathleen, Morrissey Sean
University of Oxford Postgraduate Teaching Network (2024)
BOLD: Blended and Online Learning Design Approach to course design at the University of Strathclyde
Lemieux Veronique, Morrissey Sean, Savage Katy
QAA Scotland’s 2023 International Enhancement Conference (2023)

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Professional Activities

Micro-CPD: Evaluation of effectiveness and impact
Speaker
28/11/2024
Aligning Teaching and Learning to the Jordanian National Qualification Framework, hosted by the British Council and AQACHEI
Speaker
20/11/2024
Generative AI and Assessment in Higher Education Curricula
Consultant
30/5/2024
BOLD Curriculum Design Project launch
Speaker
28/5/2024
Mathematics & Statistics Teaching Away Day
Invited speaker
22/5/2024
Teaching, Learning and Assessment Within the Disciplines
Chair
6/2/2024

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Projects

Micro-CPD: Evaluation of effectiveness and impact on best practice and the student experience
Willison, Debra (Principal Investigator) Morrissey, Sean (Principal Investigator)
SEDA Research and Evaluation Small Grants 2024 (£1000)
01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2025
BOLD up-skilling Workshops in Jordan
Morrissey, Sean (Principal Investigator)
19-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2026
Decolonising the Science Curriculum
Morrissey, Sean (Co-investigator) Carlysle, Felicity (Principal Investigator) Willison, Debra (Co-investigator)
QAA Scotland funded project
01-Jan-2023
Leadership in Higher Education: Empowering Women in Jordan
Morrissey, Sean (Co-investigator) Savage, Katy (Principal Investigator)
British Council Funded Project
01-Jan-2023
SBS Global Practitioner Development
Savage, Katy (Principal Investigator) Morrissey, Sean (Principal Investigator)
We have partnered with SBS to support them in developing a team of 32 Global Practitioners. This is a new role within the university, that will narrowing the gap between academia and industry, with the potential for institution-wide influence. This bespoke consultancy arrangement will result in income of £18K to OSDU over the next year.
05-Jan-2022 - 05-Jan-2023

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Dr Sean Morrissey
Senior Teaching Fellow
Organisational And Staff Development Unit

Email: sean.morrissey@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 4046