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Learning from peers - an introduction to peer review
The document introduces peer review in e-learning, defining the roles and attributes of expert peers and outlining the self-assessment process for institutions. It emphasizes the importance of candid communication and stakeholder involvement to improve institutional quality through structured reviews. Ultimately, it promotes a continuous cycle of assessment and feedback to enhance quality standards.
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- 1. www.efquel.org Learning from Peers Anintroduction to peer-review Anthony F. Camilleri 13th June 2013 – VISIR Session – The Joy of Learning EDEN Conference - OSLO
- 2. www.efquel.org What‘s in aName? Audit Expert-Review Objective Subjective Precise standards Broad guidelines Verifies account of client Interprets account of client Requires detailed knowledge of administrative procedures Requires detailed knowledge of the subject area concerned standards-based review
- 3. www.efquel.org Who is apeer? • an expert in the field • an expert in what field? • e-learning! • what is e-learning?
- 4. www.efquel.org Features of anExpert-Peer experience in course design and delivery familiar with best-practice comparative perspective sense of mission natural communicator
- 5. www.efquel.org A reviewer isa communicator University AgencyReview Team
- 6. www.efquel.org Inter-subjectivity • different subjectiveperceptions, taken from different viewpoints, give an objective view of reality • the quality basis of an external review • requires consensus consensus is not a diplomatic nicety but an essential pre-requisite of quality
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- 8. www.efquel.org There is nosuch thing as objective quality
- 9. www.efquel.org How to learnfrom self- assessment 1. Read the quality standard 2. Understand the quality standard 3. Ask Questions 4. DO NOT fill it in 5. Discuss it – with all stakeholders in the institution a. How do we meet the standard? b. What can we do better? c. Does it apply in all areas? 6. Discuss it some more – do some implementation 7. Have you internalised standard? 8. Now fill in the questionnaire
- 10. www.efquel.org A look atthe Quality Cycle • Do• Check • Plan• Act アク ション 計画 実行 チェッ ク CHECK should be read as STUDY in English Check implies ‚to hold back‘ (Deming, 1980)
- 11. www.efquel.org A Need toPrioritise • Do• Check • Plan• Act アク ション 計画 実行 チェッ ク
- 12. www.efquel.org Be Honest „Most QualityManagers are Magicians― Look Here don‘t look here!
- 13. www.efquel.org What will self-assessment produce •A time to think, communicate and strategize • A better understanding of institutional processes • An overview of where we are and hopefully where we need to go • A report
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- 16. www.efquel.org How to approacha peer-review • Understand the purpose of the review • Understand your role in the review – Your impressions – Of your part in the instituion • Be candid and informative • Don’t try to hide things (you’ll be caught)
- 17. www.efquel.org Main result ofpeer-review an external evaluation of your institutional quality (procedures) a report a certificate
- 18. www.efquel.org Run the cycleagain • Do• Check • Plan• Act アク ション 計画 実行 チェッ ク
- 19. www.efquel.org Remember NO process iswithout errors There is ALWAYS room for improvement
- 20. www.efquel.org What to dowith the report 1. Read the report 2. Understand the report 3. Ask Questions 4. Discuss it – with all stakeholders in the institution a. What did we miss in our Self-Assessment? b. Have our assumptions been confirmed or refuted? c. How can we do it better 5. Discuss it some more – do some implementation 6. Have you internalised the recommendations? 7. Now start the cycle again.
- 21. www.efquel.org THANK-YOU for your attention Feedbackis welcome! Released under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 Belgium License You are free: • to Share — to copy, distribute and transmit the work • to Remix — to adapt the work Under the following conditions: Attribution — You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work). Share Alike — If you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. 13th June 2013 – VISIR Session – The Joy of Learning EDEN Conference - OSLO www.efquel.org „Learning from Peers: An introduction to peer review“ Anthony F. Camilleri anthony@camilleri.com http://www.slideshare.net/anthonycamilleri/