Dr Andy Stork
SFHEA
School of Medicine and Population Health
Senior University Teacher in Medical Education
Full contact details
School of Medicine and Population Health
The Medical School
Beech Hill Road
Sheffield
S10 2RX
- Profile
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I am a Senior University Teacher in Medical Education and Programme Director for the Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education. Over the past 12 years, I have been Programme Director and module lead across a range of postgraduate education provision.
Alongside my teaching, I have held a number of departmental and cross-institutional curriculum leadership, quality and teaching and learning enhancement roles, including being cross-institutional quality lead for personal tutoring and student experience.
- Research interests
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- The influence of one-to-one conversational techniques on emotions and behaviours within medical education.
- Emotions and behaviours – for example: self-efficacy, agency, motivation, confidence, resilience, goal-setting and achievement.
- Selected one-to-one conversational techniques – for example: the solution-focused approach, solution-focused coaching and non-directive questioning.
- Personal tutoring and academic advising in medical and/ or higher education
- Effective boundary setting with students in medical and/ or higher education
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Chair of the Postgraduate Taught Staff Student Committee
- Chair of the The University of Sheffield Mentoring Network
- Committee member of UK Advising and Tutoring (UKAT) Professional Development
- Publications
Journals:
Stork, A. and Walker, B. (2015) Measure Learner Performance on a Scale of 1 to 10. Intuition - The Journal for Professional Teachers and Trainers in the Further Education and Skills Sector. Issue 22: 20-21.
Books:
Forthcoming - Lochtie, D., Stork, A. and Walker, B. (2021) The Higher Education Personal Tutor’s and Advisor’s Companion: Translating Theory into Practice to Improve Student Success. Northwich: Critical Publishing.
Lochtie, D., McIntosh, E., Stork, A. and Walker, B. (2018) Effective Personal Tutoring in Higher Education. Northwich: Critical Publishing. Foreword: Professor Liz Thomas - Edge Hill University
Stork, A. and Walker, B. (2015) Becoming an Outstanding Personal Tutor: Supporting Learners Through Personal Tutoring and Coaching. Northwich: Critical Publishing.
Conferences papers:
'Personal tutoring and coaching - research and practice' - NACADA (The Global Community for Academic Advising) Annual International Conference - July 2017
'Developing an under-developed area: Scholarly activity on personal tutoring and coaching and its impact on student performance' - UK Advising and Tutoring (UKAT) Annual Conference - April 2017
‘How does the use of scaling from the OSKAR framework impact upon student progress and emotional well-being?’ - The Education and Training Foundation Annual Research Conference - July 2015