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RWL policy and enabling structures; assessment and implementation issues Prof. Stephen Towers Dean of Studies Office of Teaching Quality. 27 October 2009. real. It’s the. thing …. Vision for T&L. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Queensland University of Technology
CRICOS No. 000213J
RWL policy and enabling structures; assessment and implementation issues
Prof. Stephen Towers
Dean of StudiesOffice of Teaching Quality
27 October 2009
CRICOS No. 000213Ja university for the worldrealR
realIt’s thething …
CRICOS No. 000213Ja university for the worldrealR
Vision for T&L
• To provide outstanding learning environments and programs that lead to excellent outcomes for graduates, enabling them to work in, and guide a world characterised by increasing change …
CRICOS No. 000213Ja university for the worldrealR
What students say …
• Lecturers and tutors who are in touch with the 'real world'
interested in their subjects who will prepare tutorials in line
with the beliefs they are advocating and will be accountable
for their assessments
• [But not] …. taking ' real world ' focus too far [to become] a
reason not to assist students as we would encounter this in
the real world.
• Fit with [the] slogan …
“university for the real world”
Curriculum Decision Making
Informs
Phase 1: Thinking Ahead (substantive focus)
What are the characteristics of good curriculum architecture?Curriculum
Design Policy
Assessment Policy
Work Integrated Learning Policy
How should we go about curriculum development?
How do we know that the divisions are well-informed and ready to support implementation?
Curriculum Development and Approval
Policy
Customised Ed Policy
Informs
Informs
Phase 2: Development (process focus)
Implementation
TQ DataInforms
Phase 3: Ongoing (QA focus)
Are our courses: viable? quality learning environments?; good learning outcomes?
Is our current suite of courses strategic?
Is curriculum design sound in our current courses?
Course QA Policy
Info
rms
Strategic Planning
Cycle
Ideas for new courses
Who wants them?
Who needs them?
What should they
look like?
(Faculty Strategic Courses Update)
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Curriculum design
• Curriculum design … one of three principles …– The curriculum embeds real world learning pedagogies.
• Real world learning and teaching– enables students to experience and understand the relevance of their learning
to their work and lives, and
– supports the creation of their identity as a professional practitioner.
• Curriculum elements to support Real World Learning:– work placements, simulations of professional work, and teaching by practising
professionals
– assessment tasks that encourage students to examine real world issues …
– learning that is contextualised to the real world practice of the professions is supported from the commencement of first year study through to the graduate’s transition into the profession.
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Assessment
• Assessment … one of ten principles – Assessment approaches are consistent with QUT’s approach to real
world learning and teaching and include a variety of assessment tasks.
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Satisfaction with group work
What students tell us ...
• Approach could be improved:– awarding group mark– manage group dynamics -
underperformers– clarity of tasks– difficulties in getting together – language barriers.
AUSSE 2008 ITEM QUT FY Aus FY Diff FY QUT LY Aus LY Diff LY
often worked with other students on projects during class
66% 45% +21% 60% 47% +13%
often worked with other students outside class to prepare assignments
67% 45% +22% 68% 52% +16%
“... the positive is teamwork, but the negative is managing
those not contributing ...
CRICOS No. 000213Ja university for the worldrealR
Satisfaction with group work
What students tell us ...
• Approach could be improved:– awarding group mark– manage group dynamics -
underperformers– clarity of tasks– difficulties in getting together – language barriers.
Policy approach
• Purposefully included in the curriculum design:
– including FYE principles
– ‘rule of thumb’ - one unit per semester.
• Promote use of the Team Work Protocol.
• Upper limit is 50% of the unit grade on the ‘collective’ component .
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Course Quality Assurance
ICR 2009
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CCPR Data summaries
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Faculty level data trends
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Learning environment
Outcomes
Viability
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Strategic Faculty Courses Update
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Curriculum Development and Approval
– Embedded within Academic Plan ... to provide examples of how real-world tasks have been incorporated into the curriculum .
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Concept Plan
CurriculumProposal
AcademicPlan
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Links
• QUT positioning <http://www.qut.edu.au/study/futurestudents/>
• Plans <http://www.frp.qut.edu.au/services/planning/corpplan/strategic.jsp >
• Policy <http://www.mopp.qut.edu.au/C/>
– Curriculum design <http://www.mopp.qut.edu.au/C/C_04_02.jsp>
– Curriculum Development & Approval <http://www.mopp.qut.edu.au/C/C_04_01.jsp>
– Assessment <http://www.mopp.qut.edu.au/C/C_05_01.jsp>
• Protocols: <http://www.otq.qut.edu.au/policy/guide/protocols_assessment_april09.pdf>
• Definitions: <http://www.otq.qut.edu.au/policy/guide/definitions_moppc.pdf>
– Work Integrated Learning: <coming>
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Questions
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