{"id":21,"date":"2024-09-06T16:30:10","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T15:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/ALSPD\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2024-09-24T17:58:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T16:58:27","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/ALSPD\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW231166551 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231166551 BCX8\">This blog comes to you from the ALSPD (Associate Lecturer Support and Professional Development) team at the Open University (UK). We are a team of Educational Developers, Managers and Administrators based across the 4 Nations in the UK.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW231166551 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231166551 BCX8\">&#8220;Supporting Tutors to Support our Students&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW231166551 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231166551 BCX8\">In ALSPD, we lead core training and development for Associate Lecturers and Practice Tutors across the faculties and we support over 4500 Associate Lecturers and Practice Tutors.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Readers from within the Open University can read more about us here: <a href=\"https:\/\/openuniv.sharepoint.com\/sites\/intranet-tutor-help-centre\/Pages\/al-professional-development.aspx\" >AL professional development (sharepoint.com)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re based outside of the Open University and would like to know more about us, you can reach us by email (below).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW231166551 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231166551 BCX8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/ALSPD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ALSPD-logo-navy-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/ALSPD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ALSPD-logo-navy-1.png 274w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/ALSPD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ALSPD-logo-navy-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW231166551 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231166551 BCX8\">Contact us at: <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW231166551 BCX8\" href=\"mailto:ALSPD-team@open.ac.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW231166551 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231166551 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">ALSPD-team@open.ac.uk<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW231166551 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231166551 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW231166551 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This blog comes to you from the ALSPD (Associate Lecturer Support and Professional Development) team at the Open University (UK). 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