43 Scholarship Matters The Centre for Scholarship and Innovation in Management Education has had a very successful academic year since its inception. With more than 35 members, including professional services and academic staff, we are involved in a wide range of scholarly activity: • SIME has been entrusted to lead on the PRME accreditation for Lancaster University Management School (LUMS), in collaboration with the Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business, and has published the PRME LUMS report. • SIME has been invited to the LUMS Education and Student Experience Committee and as a direct response to LUMS’ needs, we have launched the LUMS Student Attendance Project, a new LUMS-wide collaborative project exploring the challenges and choices in student attendance at in-person teaching sessions. • We support eight scholarship projects, of which three are externally funded. • In the past two terms, we have welcomed more than 70 attendees to our events. Aligned to the University Access and Participation Plan, SIME has secured two interns as a part of the Undergraduate Research Internships Programme who will be evaluating SIME’s impact. What we offer The Centre has an active programme of events for you to be involved in. This includes: • Sharing practice events that provide a platform for knowledge creation, exchange, and dissemination. • Workshops and initiatives to develop scholarship and promote research into teaching and learning. • Access to internal and external networks to support your practice development. • Writing and publication support to help you with visibility and dissemination of your education practice. • Access to guest expert speakers to stimulate innovation and resources to support your development. Sharing good practice Our programme includes peer-led workshops to educate, inform and inspire. Here are two examples from this year’s programme: Mainstreaming the SDGs in Management Education: Insights from the European Foundation for Management Development This lunchtime workshop led by Centre members Marian Iszatt-White and Emma Watton introduced participants to the underpinning structure of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), delving into the targets and indicators that make up each of the 17 Goals. It highlighted the journey that has brought us to the current SDG format, the tensions and trade-offs entailed in pursuing them, and the criticisms that have been levelled at some of them. SDG 8, Decent Work and Economic Growth was recognised as being particularly challenging, with the need to move away from growth as a target if we are to live within planetary boundaries. Drawing on three case studies of how other institutions have mainstreamed the SDGs into their management education curricula, the workshop concluded with consideration of how LUMS might go about making this important transformation. Participants mapped out what we are already doing, what the most appropriate approach might be moving forward, and what should be the next steps. This workshop was part of an ongoing project within LUMS to transform our management education curriculum in alignment with ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) standards, and has been developed into a Curriculum Transformation thought piece. Supporting others: Using blogs and social media for scholarship in management education Blogs can be a fantastic way for academics to build their profile, share practice and expand their digital footprint. But they also come with pitfalls as well! In this bespoke SIME workshop, Mike Ryder introduced colleagues from across LUMS to the world of blogging – from how to set up a blog and what to write about, right through to content strategy and using blogs to support scholarship. In a series of related activities, colleagues developed their own personal content plan before then thinking about the ‘big picture’ and how their interests might fit together with that of others within the Centre. In the final part of the session, Mike shared an example from his own professional practice, showing how blogs can be used as part of a search engine marketing strategy to reach a wide audience. Using some simple lessons from the world of digital marketing, academics can build their professional network, raise their profile, and influence the practice of others. The SIME blog has been launched as a result of this session with regular blogs on education practice and knowledge provocations written by the Centre’s members. What next? The Centre operates a small voluntary steering group that is working on a programme of activities for the academic year and beyond. Our programme includes workshops, peerlearning seminars, group conference attendance, joint paper submissions and we are always looking for new and engaging ideas. Membership The future of the Centre is shaped by its members. We welcome anyone who is passionate about teaching and learning (researchers, teaching fellows, professional colleagues) with a commitment to fostering curiosity, creativity and innovation aimed at transforming Higher Education by translating theory into practice. To find out more visit the Centre’s website..
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