HE in FE: The Higher Education Academy and its Subject Centres Ian Lindsay Academic Advisor HE in FE

Introduction Challenges What is the Higher Education Academy? What are Subject Centres? What do we aim to do? Some examples of our activities

Challenges

What is the Higher Education Academy?

What are Subject Centres?

What do we aim to do?

Some examples of our activities

Some of your challenges.. Availability of suitable learning resources in FE. For staff & student use Knowing why students choose to access HE courses through FE colleges (e.g. socialisation, personalisation, small class, transition, part-time/flexible provision) and understanding how those differences and similarities to HEIs can affect your Teaching & learning, Assessment and Curriculum Design. What factors contribute to student success in HE in FE environments? Support Actually teaching……. What are the advantages of studying at your college?

Availability of suitable learning resources in FE.

For staff & student use

Knowing why students choose to access HE courses through FE colleges (e.g. socialisation, personalisation, small class, transition, part-time/flexible provision) and understanding how those differences and similarities to HEIs can affect your Teaching & learning, Assessment and Curriculum Design.

What factors contribute to student success in HE in FE environments?

Support

Actually teaching…….

What are the advantages of studying at your college?

Some of your challenges.. Does your college environment challenge the “more able” students sufficiently? How do you know? What are the learning needs of your HE students and in what ways can these be met to aid progression from your level 3 programmes? Involvement/relationship with partners/consortia? Are these different in HE institutions? Staff needs/requirements delivering HE in a FE environment – teaching/research

Does your college environment challenge the “more able” students sufficiently?

How do you know?

What are the learning needs of your HE students and in what ways can these be met to aid progression from your level 3 programmes?

Involvement/relationship with partners/consortia? Are these different in HE institutions?

Staff needs/requirements delivering HE in a FE environment – teaching/research

What is the Higher Education Academy? www.heacademy.ac.uk Our mission is to help institutions, discipline groups and all staff to provide the best possible learning experience for their students. Head Office in York CPD Professional Recognition Etc 24 Subject Centres around the country Resources not just for their communities …

Our mission is to help institutions, discipline groups and all staff to provide the best possible learning experience for their students.

Head Office in York

CPD

Professional Recognition

Etc

24 Subject Centres around the country

Resources not just for their communities …

The Academy’s Strategic Aims To be an authoritative and independent voice on policies that influence student learning experiences To support institutions in their strategies for improving the student learning experience To lead, support and inform the professional development and recognition of staff in higher education To promote good practice in all aspects of support for the student learning experience To lead the development of research and evaluation to improve the quality of the student learning experience To be a responsive, efficient and accountable organisation

To be an authoritative and independent voice on policies that influence student learning experiences

To support institutions in their strategies for improving the student learning experience

To lead, support and inform the professional development and recognition of staff in higher education

To promote good practice in all aspects of support for the student learning experience

To lead the development of research and evaluation to improve the quality of the student learning experience

To be a responsive, efficient and accountable organisation

Themes informing the Academy’s programme of events and activities Innovations in the curriculum and student support Quality management Assessment of student learning Academic leadership

Innovations in the curriculum and student support

Quality management

Assessment of student learning

Academic leadership

24 Subject Centres http:// www.heacademy.ac.uk/SubjectNetwork.htm

Subject Centres Work on subject specific issues to: Promote and share good practices in learning, teaching and assessment. Broker the transfer and take-up of knowledge and practice between users, experts, developers and innovators. Set up, support and develop learning & teaching networks.

Work on subject specific issues to:

Promote and share good practices in learning, teaching and assessment.

Broker the transfer and take-up of knowledge and practice between users, experts, developers and innovators.

Set up, support and develop learning & teaching networks.

Subject Centre Focus Practitioner Connecting expertise with needs Close links with subject academics and professional bodies Harvesting good practices Creating partnerships and collaborations Visits to departments, meetings with Learning and Teaching groups, facilitating discussion groups, organising events & workshops etc...

Practitioner

Connecting expertise with needs

Close links with subject academics and professional bodies

Harvesting good practices

Creating partnerships and collaborations

Visits to departments, meetings with Learning and Teaching groups, facilitating discussion groups, organising events & workshops etc...

Dedicated HE in FE web pages

Information & resources On-line databases and resources Publications, briefings and guides Case studies News feeds and online updates Enquiry service Journals Books Special Interest Groups Regional Groups & Networks

On-line databases and resources

Publications, briefings and guides

Case studies

News feeds and online updates

Enquiry service

Journals

Books

Special Interest Groups

Regional Groups & Networks

Funding Opportunities, Awards, Reviews Funding Opportunities Mini-Projects Special Interest Groups Reviews Books Software , Subject Centre Awards Student Awards Teaching Awards

Funding Opportunities

Mini-Projects

Special Interest Groups

Reviews

Books

Software ,

Subject Centre Awards

Student Awards

Teaching Awards

Background to HE in FE Enhancement Programme Initially, a HEFCE funded project with a brief to provide support for HE in FE in England until July 2007. Now, although still funded by HEFCE and maintaining an English focus, part of the Academy’s core activities.

Initially, a HEFCE funded project with a brief to provide support for HE in FE in England until July 2007.

Now, although still funded by HEFCE and maintaining an English focus, part of the Academy’s core activities.

Key Objectives Provide an effective means for staff supporting HE in FECs to engage with the wider support infrastructure. To share access to HE information and resources.

Provide an effective means for staff supporting HE in FECs to engage with the wider support infrastructure.

To share access to HE information and resources.

To share good practice and work with colleges. To combine efforts with key partners to deliver a coherent and integrated support infrastructure to enhance HE learning and teaching policies and practice. To promote professional and scholarly development to increase the professional standing and recognition of all staff supporting HE in FECs. Key Objectives

To share good practice and work with colleges.

To combine efforts with key partners to deliver a coherent and integrated support infrastructure to enhance HE learning and teaching policies and practice.

To promote professional and scholarly development to increase the professional standing and recognition of all staff supporting HE in FECs.

Professional Standards and Professional Recognition Standard Descriptor 1 …….. Associate Fellow Standard Descriptor 2 .……. Fellow Standard Descriptor 3 …….. (No direct link) (No direct link) ……… Senior Fellow

Standard Descriptor 1 …….. Associate Fellow

Standard Descriptor 2 .……. Fellow

Standard Descriptor 3 …….. (No direct link)

(No direct link) ……… Senior Fellow

Gather, Develop and Disseminate Effective Practice Teaching and Learning Group working on themes such as innovative teaching and learning, assessment etc. Management, Leadership and Quality Group working on themes including the management of HE in FE, establishing a HE culture within a FE college, developing a strategy, running exam boards etc. Monthly e-briefing on HE in FE

Teaching and Learning Group working on themes such as innovative teaching and learning, assessment etc.

Management, Leadership and Quality Group working on themes including the management of HE in FE, establishing a HE culture within a FE college, developing a strategy, running exam boards etc.

Monthly e-briefing on HE in FE

Example Generic Events HE in FE: An Introduction for New Managers & Course Leaders Uses & Applications of e-Portfolios Validating Foundation Degrees Experiential Learning Innovative Assessment Writing a College HE Strategy “Unlocking the Learning Experience” Conference

HE in FE: An Introduction for New Managers & Course Leaders

Uses & Applications of e-Portfolios

Validating Foundation Degrees

Experiential Learning

Innovative Assessment

Writing a College HE Strategy

“Unlocking the Learning Experience” Conference

Sample Resources Assessment DVD Playing Cards to support Assessment Directory of HE in FE (New edition January 2009) Good Practice guide on running exam boards Creating a HE Ethos

Assessment DVD

Playing Cards to support Assessment

Directory of HE in FE (New edition January 2009)

Good Practice guide on running exam boards

Creating a HE Ethos

How can we work together? Remember - we’re there for you !! Please let colleagues know about the Higher Education Academy and the Subject Centres. Please let us know how you’d like the HE in FE Enhancement Programme and the Subject Centres to help. But, in addition, Please let us know: if you have developed, implemented or practiced any new approaches, or altered any existing ones…

Remember - we’re there for you !!

Please let colleagues know about the Higher Education Academy and the Subject Centres.

Please let us know how you’d like the HE in FE Enhancement Programme and the Subject Centres to help.

But, in addition,

Please let us know:

if you have developed, implemented or practiced any new approaches, or altered any existing ones…

Thank you Comments, questions, suggestions? [email_address] [email_address]