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Engaging in the UWS Fellowship Scheme
Louisa Sheward Centre for Academic Practice and Learning Development (CAPLeD) Team also includes: Moira Lewitt, School of HNM David Ross, CAPLeD Adrian Egglestone, Human Resources (HR)
Background
• Promoting good teaching and support for learning
• Key outcome of Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy (LTAS)
• The increasing need to demonstrate the quality of our teaching to….students, Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), Key Information Sets (KIS)
Existing Accredited Professional
Development
– Particularly relevant for new and inexperienced staff
– Accredited by Higher Education Academy against United Kingdom Professional Standards Framework
•Associate Fellow
•Fellow PG Cert TLHE
New Accredited Professional
Development: UWS Fellowship Scheme
– Particularly relevant for experienced staff – Accredited by Higher Education Academy against
United Kingdom Professional Standards Framework
• Associate Fellow
• Fellow
• Senior Fellow
• Principal Fellow
UWS Fellowship Scheme
UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF)
• It is a national Framework for comprehensively recognising and benchmarking teaching and learning support roles within Higher Education.
• Two main components:
1. Descriptors
2. Dimensions of Practice
UKPSF: Descriptors Associate Fellow…engagement with some of the Dimensions of Practice
Typical applicants e.g. PhD students, learning technologists/developers, library staff, demonstrators
Senior Fellow…sustained record of effectiveness in the organisation, leadership, mentoring
Typical applicants e.g. Staff with departmental and advisory responsibilities
Fellow…in more substantive teaching and supporting learning role(s). Typical applicants e.g. Early career academics and support staff holding substantive teaching and learning roles
Principal Fellow
Typical applicants e.g. Staff responsible for institutional strategic leadership and policymaking in the area of teaching and learning
Dimensions of Practice
• undertaken by teachers and supporters of learning within HE
Areas of Activity
• needed to carry out those activities at the appropriate level
Core Knowledge
• That someone performing these activities should embrace and exemplify
Professional Values
UWS Fellowship Scheme
• The UWS Fellowship Scheme is a means to recognise what you may already be doing!
• Part of a wider CPD Framework
• Started in Feb 2013 • 22 individuals • Guidance Pack • Workshops • Moodle Site
How is the UWS Fellowship Scheme being implemented?
1
• Reflect on your current role, experience, CPD activities and needs
2 • Express your interests to CAPLeD
3 • Discuss your intentions at PDR
4 • Attend UWS Fellowship Scheme Workshop
5 • Choose a Mentor
Cont’d
6
• Engage in relevant CPD activities and gather evidence
7 • Choose and advise your referees/advocates
8
• Submit draft application
9
• Respond to (any) feedback on draft application
10 • Submit final application
11 • On successful completion to continue to
demonstrate ‘good standing’
Summary of evidence to be provided
• Fellowship Workshops • Attendance/ Leading CPD
• Critical and reflective self-analysis • Evidence of scholarly activity • Feedback: analysis and taking action
• Dimensions of Practice for relevant Descriptor
• Good Practice
• Responding to Feedback
Peer observation/
critical dialogue
Map evidence against UKPSF
CPD Activities
Account of Professional
Practice: UKPSF
Application for Associate, Fellow or Senior Fellowship
• Attend UWS Fellowship Introduction Workshop
• Engage in relevant CPD Activities
• Complete a 1400, 3000 or 6000 word (as relevant) Account of Professional Practice (APP) as a teacher and/or supporter of student learning
• Engage in Peer teaching observation
• Map evidence provided against the UKPSF
• Submit two references to support application
Principal Fellow
• Attend UWS Fellowship Introduction Workshop
• Complete a 6000 word (approx.) Account of Professional Practice (APP). This has two components - a Record of Educational Impact (REI) and a Reflective Account of Practice (RAP)
• Appropriately map the evidence provided within the application against the UKPSF.
• Submit supporting statements from three ‘Advocates’
Assessment
• Submit Draft Application
• Feedback
• Submit Final Application
• Panel including an external from West of Scotland Universities Partnership (name to be confirmed)
• Results emailed to individuals
UWS Fellowship Scheme: Evaluation
• Good to be able to get recognition for teaching when there is often a greater emphasis on research.
• An excellent opportunity to reflect on practice and to learn from feedback.
• A very welcome opportunity to gain external accreditation with expert supervision + guidance.
• A fabulous opportunity for staff to showcase their abilities. • Considered applying directly last year but glad I waited to
go through this with the support of peers and advice of mentors.
• Good idea-hopefully it will be well supported by the managers.
• Excellent imitative! To be applauded
Feedback from a Participant on the UWS Fellowship Scheme
What we have learned so far…
• Wanted by many staff
• Time is required to
– gather supportive evidence
– To arrange peer teaching observations
• Need more resources to develop it further
What Next? • Evaluate (pilot) and report to
Senate October 2013
• Action Research proposal
• By Academic Year 17/18 all relevant staff will have achieved HEA Fellowship
• Continue to work with HR e.g. Being a Mentor
• Mentoring by those who have engaged with the Scheme
• Code of Practice for maintaining ‘good standing’
Proposed Dates for your Diaries
• Introductory Workshops – 02/10/13 – 08/10/13 – 07/02/14 – 11/02/14
• Peer Teaching Observation – 01/11/13 – 06/03/14
• Reflective Writing
– 02/12/13 – 03/04/14
• Mentor Workshop – tbc
• Drop In Session following
draft feedback – tbc
• Submission Dates (tbc) – December 2013 – May 2014 – September 2014
Thank you for listening Any Questions