Staff Profile
Dr Helen King
Head of Academic Staff Development
Email: h.king@bath.ac.uk
Phone: 6933
Room: WH 5.28
Key responsibilities
Leads and manages the work of the Academic Staff Development team including:
- professional development for researchers, including PGRs (through the Researcher Development Unit) and colleagues with teaching responsibilities
- courses for new staff and postgraduates who teach
- workshops, projects and other activities for more experienced staff, departments and faculties.
Professional background
- Senior Advisor (Evidence-Informed Practice) at the Higher Education Academy
- Independent consultant for clients in the USA, UK and Australia
- Manager, and later Assistant Director, of the Subject Centre for Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences (GEES)
- Faculty of Science Learning and Teaching Co-ordinator at the University of Southampton
- Manager on the national Earth Science Staff Development project
Relevant qualifications
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- National Teaching Fellowship
- Senior Fellowship of the Staff & Educational Development Association
- PhD in Geoscience (University of Liverpool)
- BSc (Joint Hons) in Geology & Physics (University of Manchester)
Publications
- King, H. (In preparation) Disciplinary Thinking: Resources to Support Discipline-Orientated Academic Development. Educational Developments
- King, H. & Overton, T. (In preparation) Educational Enquiry in the Physical Sciences. In Cleaver, E. (Ed) Researching Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Disciplinary Approaches to Educational Enquiry
- King, H. (2011) Foreword to Hinton, T., Gannaway, D., Berry, B. & Moore, K. The D-Cubed Guide: Planning for Effective Dissemination. Sydney: Australian teaching and Learning Council
- King, H. (2009) Collaborative Working for Curriculum and Professional Development. In: Walsh, L. & P.Kahn (Eds.) Collaborative Working in Higher Education. Taylor & Francis, New York
- King, H. (2008) The State of Evidence in Geoscience Education Research. Prepared for the (USA) National Academies Board on Science Education
- Mcewen L., J. Monk, I. Hay, P. Kneale & H. King (2008) Strength in Diversity: Enhancing Learning in Vocationally-Orientated, Master's Level Courses. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, Vol. 32, Issue 1, pages 101 – 119
- Stokes, A., H. King & J.C. Libarkin (2007) Research in Science Education: Threshold Concepts. Journal of Geoscience Education Vol. 55 No. 5 pp434 -438
- King, H. (2006) Threshold Concepts and Troublesome Knowledge in Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences (Editorial). Planet Special Edition, GEES Subject Centre, pp 2-3
- King, H. (2006) Understanding spatial literacy: cognitive and curriculum perspectives. Planet Special Edition, GEES Subject Centre, pp 26-28
- King, H (2006) (Ed.) Enterprise, Skills & Entrepreneurship Resource Pack: Enhancing the Curriculum in Geography, Earth & Environmental Science. GEES Subject Centre
- King, H. (2005) Editorial: Postgraduate Taught Courses in GEES. Planet Special Edition – Issue 14. Pg 2
- King, H. & L. Mattin 2005 Managing Programmes of Small-Scale Research & Development Funding: Lessons from HEIs and Subject Centres. Educational Developments Issue 6.1, pp 18-21
- King, H. (2004) Continuing Professional Development in Higher Education: What do Academics Do? Educational Developments, Issue 5.4 pp 1-5
- King, H. 2003. Learning to do Discipline-based Pedagogic Research in Geography, Earth and Environmental Studies. PLANET Special Edition on Teaching & Research. LTSN-GEES
- King, H. 2003. Disseminating Educational Developments. In: Kahn, P. & D. Baume (Eds.) A Guide to Staff & Educational Development. SEDA / RoutledgeFalmer.
