Mr Andrew Stork

SFHEA

Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine and Population Health

Univesity Teacher in Medial Education

a.stork@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 5577
The Medical School

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Mr Andrew Stork
Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine and Population Health
The Medical School
Beech Hill Road
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S10 2RX
Profile

I am a 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
  • 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
  • Chair of the Postgraduate Taught Staff Student Committee
  • Chair of the ºù«Ӱҵ 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

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