What is your approach to collecting case studies? I have a sense that this approach to sharing practice is likely to be quite powerful in showcasing options and possibilities, but at my institution we have not really done well in collecting them in a coherent way, or sharing them on. I’d be very interested to know what approaches others have taken/take to first finding and ‘collecting’ case studies, and secondly in sharing them effectively with a wider audience.

Helen, I agree the monthly sessions are brilliant (and I’ve learnt loads!), but I still think we face the perennial problem of how we get new faces along to them. Having said that (see, arguing with myself now!), maybe we (I) should question whether that’s absolutely necessary. If the “champions” are the ones coming to the sessions *and* they manage to disseminate info to departments, then maybe we don’t need to worry about getting more people to the monthly sessions. My concern, however, is that these “champions” aren’t supported in this role, so the information enhances their practice but doesn’t reach a wider audience. I totally agree that case studies are really helpful – we definitely need more sharing of best practice with real-life examples – it makes it so much easier for people to see how they could use it in their teaching then. That’s why the champion system should work really well, as these individuals should be able to show relevant examples to their colleagues. Recognition schemes are a great incentive, and we do have some of those, which is a great start.