Dr Lizana Oberholzer
Educator, Author, Executive Leadership Coach, Leadership Development, Strategy, Senior Lecturer, Doctoral and MA supervisor, Doctoral Examiner, HE External Examiner, Director, Trustee, Governor and Researcher
Website: https://mentoringandcoaching.education
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- Podcast: Stuart Mitchell discusses our Conference in Dublin with Aoife Brennan, IPDA Ireland Chair. Gain insight into Aoife and her work plus what we can expect in Ireland. Plus she is already prompting us to go to the pub, to continue professional dialogue of course open.spotify.com/episode/6JHx...
- 📚 IPDA Ireland's Journal Club is back and in this fifth session we will explore transformative teacher CPD models - examining border crossing journeys, contradictions and possibilities in professional development. Register - ipda.org.uk/12-february-... #TeacherCPD #CPD
- The team from IPDA Morocco are at IPDA 2026, speaking with delegates about IPDA as a catalyst for sustainable innovation and inclusion in professional learning. If you are in attendance please find them and say hello. #ICSEI2026
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- From the Hamill House to your's: MERRY CHRISTMAS !!! 🎅 🎁 ☃️ 🎄 ❄️ ⛄ 🤶
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- Merry Christmas! Michelle and I hope you have a wonderful holiday filled with light and joy.
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- Just published online in Vol 51(6) - Documenting teachers’ motivation for professional learning: a systematic review by Kristabel Stark, Robin Sayers & Emma Angell More information @ bit.ly/4q0cEhN
- Just published online in Vol 51(6) - Documenting teachers’ motivation for professional learning: a systematic review by Kristabel Stark, Robin Sayers & Emma Angell More information @ bit.ly/4q0cEhN
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- Just published online in Vol 51(6) - Exploring self-directed professional development (SDPD): from hobbyists to acknowledged tango teachers by Zixi Li, Chen Feng, Xiaoying Zheng & Curtis J. Bonk. More information @ bit.ly/4pzkYFH
- 2 days to go until the next @ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social Spotlight Session. More information and registration details below
- 📚 PhD or MA researcher? Join us on 4 Dec 2025 (6–7pm) for an IPDA Spotlight Session on the literature review. 👇 This event is free to attend! Find out more and register here - ipda.org.uk/4-december-2... #PhDChat #AcademicWriting #ResearchSkills
- Just published online - Relational and communicative leadership practices in professional learning: a case study of middle leaders in rural Pakistani high schools by Muhammad Arif, Aneta Ismail, Yao Jia Li & Wang Yang. More information @ bit.ly/4iEazWz
- Our sister journal PRACTICE is offering 5 Writing Fellowships for 2026. More information and how to apply below
- Applications open! Our journal 'Practice' is offering 5 Writing Fellowships for 2026 to support practice-based educators in shaping a key article for publication. Includes a funded 2-day writing retreat + mentoring. Apply by 14 Feb 2026 - ipda.org.uk/practice-wri...
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- Just published online - Integrating generative AI into language teachers’ professional development: a longitudinal study using the synthesis of qualitative data (SQD) model by Keyi Zhou, Hongyun Deng, Hong Ching Chan & Chin-Hsi Lin. More information @ bit.ly/3LFAEIt
- Just published online, the Open Access Article - Leadership for learning as a tool for professional learning and improvement: a methodological analysis of the leadership for learning questionnaire by Sue Swaffield & Panayiotis Antoniou. Read and download for free @ bit.ly/4o47IqI
- Our sister journal PRACTICE is offering 5 Writing Fellowships for 2026. More information and how to apply below
- Applications open! Our journal 'Practice' is offering 5 Writing Fellowships for 2026 to support practice-based educators in shaping a key article for publication. Includes a funded 2-day writing retreat + mentoring. Apply by 14 Feb 2026 - ipda.org.uk/practice-wri...
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- In our latest podcast episode Stuart Mitchell and Lizana Oberholzer reflect on the upcoming 2026 conference theme. Listen to the full episode on our website or on Spotify. ipda.org.uk/podcast/
- Please note the deadline for submitting proposals for the 2026 LfPL Symposium has been extended until the 16th November. Learn more about the symposium’s guiding theme and proposal guidelines at lfplsymposium.org/proposals/.
- New article published by @htenuk.bsky.social co-Chairs @victoriacrooks.bsky.social and @lauralondo1017.bsky.social and our greatly missed former committee member Helen Snelson exploring the impact of subject-specific #mentoring on #historyteacher #mentors. #TeacherEducation #HistoryEducation
- Just published online - the Open Access Article - “An incentive for innovation”: the impact of being a subject-specific secondary ITE mentor within an HEI partnership on the professional learning of teacher mentors by Victoria Crooks et al. Read and download for free @ bit.ly/4oD8YSs
- The next @ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social Researchers' Retreat will take place on the 15th November. More information and registration details below
- Join us on 15 Nov for our popular Researchers' Retreat. Aimed at early career researchers, doctoral and masters students, it is a great opportunity to block out some time to work on your project whilst checking in with the group through the day. Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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- Just published online - the Open Access Article - “An incentive for innovation”: the impact of being a subject-specific secondary ITE mentor within an HEI partnership on the professional learning of teacher mentors by Victoria Crooks et al. Read and download for free @ bit.ly/4oD8YSs
- Something for the weekend? You may enjoy this IPDA conference podcast conversation - find out about the 2026 conference theme, why we're going over to Ireland, the emerging researcher forum and much more. 👉 Listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/7AMX...