The document discusses Edinburgh Napier University's approach to developing an institutional Learning, Teaching and Assessment (LTA) Strategy. [1] The strategy was created through consultation and identifying key priorities. [2] It features three layers including strategic directions, responses to key statements, and an embedded resource bank. [3] The resource bank provides case studies, policies, and collaboration tools to help embed the strategy into practice.

1. Integrating scholarship of teaching
and learning into institutional culture
through a dynamic approach to
developing LTA strategy.
Karen Strickland, Senior Lecturer/Senior Teaching Fellow
Rowena Pelik, Director of Academic Strategy & Practice
Edinburgh Napier University
ISSOTL Conference 2012
Hamilton, Ontario
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2. Can institutional LTA Strategies help embed the
scholarship of teaching and learning?
Institutional Learning, Teaching and Assessment (LTA) strategies are
central to setting the direction for the development of LTA practice.

3. Evolution and design of the Learning, Teaching &
Assessment Strategy 2010-15
The new LTA Strategy was produced through:
• Consultation with Schools, Services and Students’
Association
• Through a process of active listening which
– Identified the need for a meaningful and dynamic strategy
– Shaped the content
• Supported by wider research

4. A dynamic LTA Strategy:
Three layers:
Level 1: Sets the strategic direction University
Strategy
Level 2:
Responses to 10 key statements Schools/Services
Dynamic over life of strategy Statements
Level 3: Resource Bank
Embeds the Case studies, practical guides, policy
strategy documents, useful links
into practice All licensed through the Creative Commons licensing website

5. Level 3: LTA Strategy Resource Bank
Case Studies:
Policy Resources:
Be inspired
Examples of good practice from Keeping you right
across the University, to inspire Academic regulations, strategies,
and motivate guidance
Browse/Search
you Academic level
Subject/School
Benefit
LTA topic
Key statement
Technology
Academic practice
Practice Resources: Collaboration Site:
Learning how Talk about it
Put new techniques and tools into Discuss, share, connect,
practice with a range of useful and network with colleagues
resources

7. Case Studies so far...
• 100(+) case studies submitted so far
Topics include:
• Technology Enhanced Learning
• Developing Confident Individuals
• Supporting Internationalisation

8. What do our staff say?
It is good to have
On a number of
somewhere to showcase
occasions I have said
innovative practice with
to people, ‘Oh there is
colleagues. Avoids
Some aspects of the strategy a case study on
reinventing the wheel
have, I guess, challenged me and that, you should go
got me to think about my practice; and look at that’
the fact that I have made
changes, hopefully, is good for my
students.
The examples in the LTA
Resource Bank have helped
bring the LTA strategy to
life, for me.

9. Activity:
Considering your own institutional LTA strategy
• How can/does your institutional
LTA Strategy promote SOTL in
practice?
• What factors might affect staff
engagement with LTA
strategy?
• How can we encourage staff
engagement in institutional LTA
strategy?

10. Can institutional LTA Strategies help embed
the scholarship of teaching and learning?

11. Further resources for developing LTA
strategy in your own institution
• Slides on : http://www.slideshare.net/strictlykaren
• Link to Edinburgh Napier LTA strategy: http://staff.napier.ac.uk/LTA
• Strickland K, McLatchie J, Pelik R. (2011) Reflections on the development of a dynamic learning,
teaching and assessment strategy. Campus Wide Information Systems 28(4):294-298 Available
at: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=1065-
0741&volume=28&issue=4&articleid=1949238&show=abstract
Further reading:
• Healey, M., O’Connor, K.M., Broadfoot, P. (2010) Reflections on engaging students in the
process and product of strategy development for learning, teaching, and assessment: an
institutional case study. International Journal for Academic Development. 15: 1, 19 — 32.
Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13601440903529877
• Yuan, L., MacNeill, S. & Kraan, W. (2008) Open Educational Resources - Opportunities and
Challenges for Higher Education. JISC. Available at:
http://search3.openobjects.com/kb5/hea/evidencenet/resource.page?record=FWyrXRDsA9I
[date accessed 21/12/10]
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