Karen Fitzgibbon

Areas of Work

My responsibilities include the roll out of the Change Academy project 'Putting Assessment at the Heart of Learning’, continuing to lead the HEA in Wales First Year Experience Group which shares good practice on themed first year student experience initiatives throughout institutions in Wales, promoting the University Reflecting on Academic Practice Scheme, co-ordinating the University Excellence in Learning, Teaching and Assessment Awards and working with stakeholders to determine critical curriculum factors that influence progression, retention and achievement across the diversity of the student population within the University.

Research interests

Student retention, progression and achievement; reflective practice and staff development

Background

Karen joined the University of Glamorgan (or Polytechnic of
Wales as it was then) in 1986 as a lecturer in the Department of Arts
and Languages having worked in private industry for several years.  In
1991 she moved to what would become the Business School as a senior
lecturer and remained there working in a variety of award tutor and
scheme leader roles and teaching in both the HR and Strategy Divisions,
until a secondment took her to the School of Humanities and Social
Sciences in 2001.  Karen was made a principal lecturer in 2003 and moved
to HaSS at that time.  Having worked with CELT on a part time secondment
since 2006, Karen joined on a permanent full time basis on 1st September
2009 as PL Learning, Teaching and Assessment and acting Deputy Head.