Supported experiments dissemination conference held 27 March 2014 by ColegauCymru / CollegesWales with the support of the Welsh Government and the active participation of further education colleges across Wales.

2. Prosiect QIF Project
2013/14
Arwel Rees Williams
Rheolwr Dysgu ac Addysgu / Teaching and Learning Manager
Karen Vaughan Jones
Mentor Dysgu ac Addysgu / Teaching and Learning Mentor

3. Developing excellence in teaching and learning by
disseminating good practice using a teaching TV staff
development tool
Experiment objectives:
• Identify lecturers/assessors who achieved excellence
during the 2011/12 and 2012/13 observation process.
• Capture best practice in differentiation, formative
assessment and improving literacy (video).
• Pilot the staff development with a control group of
lecturers.
• Roll-out the training across the whole Grŵp.
• Develop a format for disseminating good practice.
• Review the impact on teaching and learning in the
2013/14 observation cycle.

4. Formative Assessment

5. The Pilot Group and Role of the Teaching
and Learning Mentor
• Sports and Public Services
• Best practice videos and other workshop materials in formative
assessment and differentiation trialled with teaching staff in the
faculty
• Mentor conducted peer observations and supported teaching staff in
experimenting with new teaching methods
• Evaluation sessions lead by Mentor on effectiveness of the
experiment with both teaching staff and learners
• Very positive feedback from all staff with clear impact in the
classroom
• Mentor worked closely with T&L Manager in planning the whole
Grŵp training

6. The Grŵp Portal

8. Outcomes
• Formative assessment workshops delivered by mentors to 516
teaching staff across the Grŵp
• Differentiation workshops delivered by mentors to 618 teaching staff
across the Grŵp
• Literacy marking video guide available to all
• Teaching and Learning Portal developed and accessible to all staff
across the Grŵp
Impact
Differentiation: 12% increase in excellent judgements awarded
Formative assessment: 8% increase in excellent judgements awarded
Literacy development: 16% increase in excellent judgements awarded

9. Strengths
• Full ‘buy in’ from senior
management
• Use of pilot group
• Mentors delivering targeted and
bespoke training across 12
college sites
Weaknesses
• Video editing process
• The observation cycle ends in
February making the analysis of
the judgements awarded difficult
in the time allocated for the
experiment
Moving forward….
To further develop the use of supported experiments in
order to share and celebrate best practice in teaching and
learning.