Peer Supported Review: a tool in our armoury

What the inspector says…

‘For me, teaching and learning are not two distinct activities, but intertwined elements of a single, reciprocal process, or if you like the two sides of one coin; perhaps they could be described as a double-sided, interactive process which transforms both tutors and students…’

Coffield, F. (2008). Just suppose teaching and learning became the first priority.

• Key characteristics of Peer Supported Review.

• What does PSR look like?

• The benefits of doing PSR.

• Building a participatory learning culture: Workshop 1: PSR in your course teams

Workshop 2: Constructive dialogue across the pathways

Session outline:

Key characteristics of PSR

• Reflecting on your learning and teaching

• Constructive dialogue• Mutual support and trust

amongst equals• Working/collaborating

with new colleagues• Learning conversations

‘participatory learning culture’

What does PSR look like?

http://community.ucreative.ac.uk/psr

Being reviewed

Being a reviewer (‘Critical Friend’)

Benefits of doing PSR

• Sharing good practice

• Enhancing the quality of teaching

• Improving the student experience

• Taking time to reflect on your practice

• Greater staff and student engagement

• Going from ‘Good’ to ‘Outstanding’

Participatory learning culture

Workshop 1: Getting PSR working in your course teams

Draw ‘Peer Supported Review in the School of FE’ as a rich picture. [10 mins]

Talk about what is in your picture– what it means; why you have chosen to represent in this way, etc [10 mins]

Share 5-10 topics for Peer Supported Review that would enhance learning and teaching practice in FE. Write these up and talk about each. [10 mins]

Pick out 2-3 of these topics and divide into groups to discuss how you would take these through the 3 step process. [10 mins]

Come back as a group and identify any difficulties you encountered/any further questions about the process. Write these up. [5 mins]

Workshop 2: Constructive dialogue on learning and teaching

In your pathways:• Read out each ‘Learning and Teaching abstract’

[10 mins]• Discuss these abstracts as a group, identifying the

following: Some key characteristics of learning and

teaching [5 mins] Some of the key challenges in writing/talking

about learning and teaching.[5 mins]{List all the above on flipchart paper provided}