Jill Freeman is being recommended for Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. The reference letter states that Jill has extensive experience designing and delivering teaching and learning activities across different student cohorts at the university. She has a strong grasp of subject matter and delivers well-organized, thoughtful, and professional inputs. Jill strives to understand student and academic contexts and incorporates a variety of engaging activities into her sessions. Feedback from colleagues and students is consistently positive about Jill's informative and engaging teaching style. The reference concludes that Jill is committed to professional development, embraces new technologies, and contributes to the professional community, making her a worthy candidate for Fellowship.

1. FHEA Reference forJill Freeman
I am veryhappyto provide areference forJill Freemaninrespectof herPortfolio forFellowshipof
the HE Academy.Ibelieveshe fullymeetsthe criteriafor Fellowbecause formanyyearsnow Jill has
beendesigning,developinganddeliveringawide range of teachingandlearninginputsandactivities
for differentcohortsof studentsacrossthe university (A1,A2).
As a highlyexperiencedmemberof the careerscentre facultyfacingteam, intermsof the Core
KnowledgeJill hasaverystronggrasp of the subjectmatterwe teach (K1).She has designedand
deliveredinputsintoarange of curriculumareasand herapproach isalwayswell organised,
thoughtful andprofessional. She alwaysexploresexisting goodpractice,bothwithcolleaguesinthe
Careersteam,colleaguesinthe AGCASwide network, aswellasthe relevantacademicstaff andshe
thenbuildsonthat viapersonal research andreflection (K1,K6,V3,V4).Jill alwaysstrivestohave an
excellentunderstandingof the contextinwhichshe is working;bothintermsof the academic
syllabus,the subjectareaandthe learningaspirationsof the studentsshe will be teaching (K3).Jill is
a calm and confidentpersonwhoishappytotake on a wide range of teachingchallengesandnever
failstostepforwardto cover teachingrequestswhentheyarise.She hasalsohad a longstanding
interestinsupportingstudentswithdisabilitiesandsoshe takesparticularcare to ensure her
teachingisaccessible.She usesaccessible fontsandimageswhereappropriateandalsoencourages
studentstoask questionsorapproachherat the endif theyfeel the need (A4).She alsodelivers
inputsontopicssuch as Disclosure (of disability,criminal record,etc) veryprofessionally (V1,V2).
Jill hasalwaysbeenwillingtoreviewanddiscussherownpractice andis receptive tonew ideas.She
regularlyseeksfeedbackonherteachingfromcolleagues,academicstaff andstudents(A5,K5). I
have observedJill teachonanumber of occasionsand herteachingstyle isconfidentand
authoritative andeventhoughshe isof adiminutive stature she hasabigpresence inthe
classroom/lecturetheatre!(K2) She alsoregularlyincorporatesarange of activitiesintohersessions
to enable the studentstoengage withthe subjectmatterbeingcovered,inbothsimple ways
(questionsandanswersbyshowof hands) tomore complex activities(teamquizzes,paired
discussions, guideduse of online resources suchasLinkedIn, etc)(K3,K4).Feedbackfromacademic
and otherstaff isalwaysverycomplimentary,theyall speakhighlyof her, andherabilitytoput
across a message inan informativeandengagingway, andshe isinbigdemandfor hernetworking
workshopswhichhave nowbeenmade astaple elementof the programmesforall ourmajor
Careersevents.
Jill isalso keentoembrace newdevelopmentsandworkwithdevelopingtechnologies(K4).Inrecent
yearsshe has become a committeduserof Blackboard,ensuring thatherteachingmaterialsare
available tostudentsthroughthe VLEwhereverpossible. More recentlyshe hasbecome atutor on
the online distance learningmodule forthe ArmedForces,ReflectionandCareerPlanning,inwhich
role she has markedassignmentsandprovidedgradesandfeedback online,viathe modulegrade
centre (A3). She has attendednational trainingeventsonthe use of social mediaingraduate
recruitmentandsubsequentlydesignedanddeliveredlearning activitiesthatintroduce andsupport
studentsinusingthese newtechnologies (A5,V4).She hasconductedSkype interviewsandengaged
inwebinarsforherown learning. Inthe last12 monthsshe has made a verybigcontributiontothe
designanddevelopmentof aBlackboard ContentCollectionand anElective Communitywithin
Blackboard,a projectwhichwasnominatedbythe E-learningDevelopmentteam, foranExcellence

2. Awardin the 2014 CelebratingStaff SuccessAwards.She isalsoaquicklearnerandwith minimum
fussand guidance,she producedanonline talkonOptionswithLaw withcanbe viewedat
www.staffs.ac.uk/careerstalksonline(A4).
Jill isengagedinanumberof activitiesthatclearlydemonstratehercommitmenttothe Professional
Values.She attendsappropriateprofessional developmenteventsand isadeptat trackingdownand
adaptingresourcesfromthe widerHE careersworld (V3,V4). Jill pridesherself onbeingapart of that
professionalcommunityandcontributesbybeingamemberof the AGCAS law network (and
previouslythe AGCASDisabilityForum) andresearchingandwritingjobprofilesforthe national
Prospectssite. All of thishelpshertomaintainastrong understandingof the widercontextinwhich
we workand to informherprofessionalpractice.
I wishJill well in herapplication forFellowshipof the HEA and believethatshe isa veryworthy
candidate.
Jackie Hartley,EmployabilityManager, CareersCentre,Staffordshire University