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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!