John Slater ALT. Overview Changing the learning landscape Why? Who are we? What did we do?...

John Slater ALT

Overview

Changing the learning landscape

• Why?• Who are we?• What did we do?

Leadership Programme Consultancy CPD for academics etc

• Impact and Evaluation• Whither next/The big surprise?

See

Changing the learning landscape

ALT occasional paper

http://repository.alt.ac.uk/2310/

Why?

Changing the learning landscape

• LT is important and getting more so• And is often poorly understood by senior man• Thus can be poorly managed/sold/executed.• Effective student voice in strategy/ planning• Let institutional teams achieve something• YAFunding initiative???

So what was different? partnership especially NUS.

Who are we?

Changing the learning landscape

• Leadership Foundation for HE• ALT• Jisc plc• HE Academy• NUS

Steering committee reports to HEFCE TQSE

What did we do?

Changing the learning landscape

• England only• Three strands• Intensive programme for Leaders

Typically PVCs L&T• Consultancy to support institutional teams

Typically up to six days• CPD programme

8 f2f events for techies and teachers

Leadership Programme

Changing the learning landscape

• Six-month programme• Intensive modules, some residential • Management leadership.• Practical strategic change project within each

participating institution • Led by the institution inc students in project team• Expert coaching support by external experts

Consultancy

Changing the learning landscape

• Short-term focused consultancy (<=6 days)• Institutions who wished to devise and implement step

changes• Bidding• LT focussed• Intended, identified, demonstrable impacts• Nearly all in 3 months ( 2 rounds)• Get feedback form all angles

CPD

Changing the learning landscape

• Focus on effective practice in a digital age• Academic staff with roles in programme and course

leadership and those new to teaching• LT responsible educational developers etc.• Clusters of disciplines, especially core ones• OEResources, especially partner’s wares• New money form HEA to support.

Impact and Evaluation

Changing the learning landscape

• Aim is to enhance the student experience• Participants cited league tables, NSS, internal

surveys and retention as LT drivers.• Patsy Cullen is the overall evaluator• Encouraged dialogue etc.• Need longer term evaluation

W(h)ither next

Changing the learning landscape

• £££££££££s then• Funding in 2013/4 already underway• Less but still a lot• Extra f2f CPD largely gone but tools/OcTEL• Senior leader programme still there• Holding about 70 strategic conversations ( 48 already

signed up in August)

See invited talk yesterday

The big surprise

Changing the learning landscape

The five partners all worked well togetherAnd enjoyed itThe sum was greater than the partsAnd we want to do it again!