Transcript EDU Phase 4 - Planning

Educational Development Unit
FLUID Visit
Jacky MacMillan, Head of EDU
26th September 2014
Email: [email protected]
Session objectives….
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Introductions
The EDU Aims
Funding sources
Project Approvals Process
Engagement and Staff
Development
Key aims of the EDU
1. To enhance the student experience through the increased
use of blended learning.
2. To enhance areas of the curriculum by developing new blended learning teaching
resources in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
3. To develop staff in the delivery and modification of the new
blended learning teaching resources.
4. To increase employer satisfaction with the skills of UHI graduates by engaging
them in the curriculum development process.
EDU: Where we are now ….
• 24 curriculum development projects
• 380 members of staff engaged
• 30 plus training / dissemination events each year
• ~ 300 employers engaged with development
• ~ 300 resources available
• Minimum of 50 resources under development at
any one time
Our funding sources
Commercial
HIE, STEM
ESF
UHI
Geography
MSc
Surveying
EDU
budget
APs
Curriculum
Developme
nt Fund
ESF
Faculty
Projects
Project Approvals Process
QAEC, AP,
PPF, FGPC,
LTA submit
project
Projects are
proposed
Proposal is
audited by EDU
No
Project approval
by EDU Board
Yes
Project is initiated
Project Proposal
Forms
Risk Assessment to
identify success
factors
It’s more than just resource development …
Skills development for teaching staff
Skill Specific:
Creating video for
online content at
Moray College
Academic Partner:
“Skill boosters on your
doorstep” at – West
Highland College
A typical EDU project ….
Resource
Development
Staff
Development
Engagement
Dissemination
Project
Management
Pedagogy: quality and standards
Project team structure
Project Owner
Head of EDU
Project Team
• Educational Development Leader
• Academic Development Advisor
Project Associates
• Teaching staff to be involved in the maintenance
and delivery of new materials
EDU Support Team
• Academic Skills Developer
• Resource Developers
• Project Co-ordinator
• Administration Officer
ADA’s have said …..
Early Education & Childcare Project
Project
launch
Employer
engagement
Peer review,
feedback
Project
completion
& handover
Signposting/
Advice
Online
development
Staff
development
Resource
development
Employer
engagement
EDU
2014/5
Project
Management
EDU Contact …
EDU Showcase
www.uhi.ac.uk/edu
[email protected]
www.toolkit.uhi.ac.uk
EDU Projects on Blackboard