PG Cert: developing professional practice in HE Introduction to the course 1 14 September 09 9.30 – 12.30 Rachel Stubley and Simon Haslett

Session objectives to get to know the group to identify the requirements and share expectations of the course to identify professional development opportunities for this year to critically analyse contrasting approaches to teaching to reflect on one’s own “philosophy of learning”

to get to know the group

to identify the requirements and share expectations of the course

to identify professional development opportunities for this year

to critically analyse contrasting approaches to teaching

to reflect on one’s own “philosophy of learning”

Introductions Do you ever use icebreaker activities – when and why/why not? Use the card supplied to write your name, subject(s) taught and a chosen symbol/image to help us remember you

Do you ever use icebreaker activities – when and why/why not?

Use the card supplied to write your name, subject(s) taught and a chosen symbol/image to help us remember you

PG Cert overview Assessment: Action research Teaching practice/self evaluation Other evidence This year’s programme (see sheet)

Assessment:

Action research

Teaching practice/self evaluation

Other evidence

This year’s programme (see sheet)

Introduction to CELT Newport professional development programme Human Resources Research and Enterprise Department Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching What is CELT? How can I get involved?

Newport professional development programme

Human Resources

Research and Enterprise Department

Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching

What is CELT?

How can I get involved?

CELT Umbrella Draw together existing PedR activity across the institution. CELT Beacon Beacon of PedR and teaching excellence in the HE landscape. Stats Total CELT contacts: 733 Conference delegates: 180 (up 50%) Conference papers: 62 Proceedings papers: 20 CELT Journal papers: 14 CELT Launch & Workshops: 198 CELT

CELT Umbrella

Draw together existing PedR activity across the institution.

CELT Beacon

Beacon of PedR and teaching excellence in the HE landscape.

Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL); Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship (ESDGC); Community Education, Distance Learning and Outreach (CEDLO). Any new programmes…? Coordinators PhD Students Research Programmes

Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL);

Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship (ESDGC);

Community Education, Distance Learning and Outreach (CEDLO).

Any new programmes…?

Teaching Practice Learning Insights Development and Innovation Pedagogic Research (Re)Views Framework Issues Contributions for Vol. 2 and 3 are welcome (see CELT website for author guide). Journal

Teaching Practice

Learning Insights

Development and Innovation

Pedagogic Research

(Re)Views

Framework Issues

Contributions for Vol. 2 and 3 are welcome (see CELT website for author guide).

Symposia Undergraduate Research Research-informed Teaching Community Education ESDGC International Scholarship Linking Teaching and KT Professional Development Student Engagement Technology Enhanced Learning Hazard and Geoscience Research Search #nexus09 for tweets Conference

Symposia

Undergraduate Research

Research-informed Teaching

Community Education

ESDGC

International Scholarship

Linking Teaching and KT

Professional Development

Student Engagement

Technology Enhanced Learning

Hazard and Geoscience Research

ExPedR Leg 1 Australia 5 expedition members Attend HERDSA 2009 Visit other HEIs Promote Newport Disseminate best practice Develop links. 2010 Canada? Research Expeditions

ExPedR Leg 1

Australia

5 expedition members

Attend HERDSA 2009

Visit other HEIs

Promote Newport

Disseminate best practice

Develop links.

2010 Canada?

Recognising, Rewarding and Promoting Teaching Excellence Professor, Readers and Teaching Fellows Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence CELT Rising Star Awards CELT Learning Support Awards L&T Grants CELT Awards

Recognising, Rewarding and Promoting Teaching Excellence

Professor, Readers and Teaching Fellows

Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence

CELT Rising Star Awards

CELT Learning Support Awards

L&T Grants

Expectations of the course Please discuss with colleagues and record your views on flip chart paper: Hopes Concerns We will study these and aim to address them

Please discuss with colleagues and record your views on flip chart paper:

Hopes

Concerns

We will study these and aim to address them

Approaches to learning Discuss the scenarios on p.52 of the handbook What are the strengths/limitations of each approach? Consider the views of some writers on education and learning (see handout)

Discuss the scenarios on p.52 of the handbook

What are the strengths/limitations of each approach?

Consider the views of some writers on education and learning (see handout)

Deep and surface learning A useful concept for developing teaching and learning in HE (see Ramsden 2003, Biggs 2007) Has been criticised (see Haggis 2003) these are approaches to learning avoid labelling students as deep or surface learners!

A useful concept for developing teaching and learning in HE (see Ramsden 2003, Biggs 2007)

Has been criticised (see Haggis 2003)

these are approaches to learning

avoid labelling students as deep or surface learners!

References ARMITAGE, A. et al (2003) Teaching and Training in Post-compulsory Education 2 nd Edition. Maidenhead: Open University Press BIGGS, J & TANG, C. (2007) Teaching for Quality Learning at University 3 rd Edition. Maidenhead: Society for Research into Higher Education and Open University Press RAMSDEN P. (2003) Learning to Teach in Higher Education 2 nd Edition. London: Routledge.

ARMITAGE, A. et al (2003) Teaching and Training in Post-compulsory Education 2 nd Edition. Maidenhead: Open University Press

BIGGS, J & TANG, C. (2007) Teaching for Quality Learning at University 3 rd Edition. Maidenhead: Society for Research into Higher Education and Open University Press

RAMSDEN P. (2003) Learning to Teach in Higher Education 2 nd Edition. London: Routledge.