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Email me:
a.devine@uos.ac.uk
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-devine-56491654
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Adam Devine
Academic Skills Advisor
Academic Development Team
As an Academic Skills Advisor, I work with learners to develop academic skills such as planning, reading, note-taking, writing and critical thinking.
Areas of work and interest:
- Skills development programmes and sessions (in person/e-learning, online guidance).
- Pre-study skills programme coordinator and facilitator.
- In-course academic and study skills sessions.
- Functional Skills (English) assessor and internal quality assessor.
- Specialist Study Skills Tutor (DSA & Apprenticeship LSF) for learners with Specific Learning Differences.
- Staff development sessions on SpLD and Learning Technology.
- Teaching Mentor for PGCAP students.
I also have experience in coordinating peer support programmes. I see my current role as someone who advocates inclusivity, action learning, and self-efficacy.
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Academic qualifications:
- PgC Structured Teaching Intervention for Dyslexia and Literacy (Specialist Teacher), Dyslexia Action and Middlesex University.
- PgC Academic Practice, University of Suffolk.
- MA Social Research, University of Warwick.
- BA (Hons) Sociology with Specialism in Social Policy (with Intercalated Year Abroad, Charles University, Czech Republic), University of Warwick.
Professional Memberships:
- Certified Practitioner of Learning Development (CeP): Association for Learning Development in Higher Education.
- European Centre for SI-PASS: PASS Supervisor.
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy: AdvanceHE.
- NCFE Assessor and Internal Quality Assurance.
- PATOSS: Associate Member.
