Transcript Enhancing Quality at Scotland’s Newest University

Enhancing Quality at Scotland’s
Newest University
Andy Brown, Jacky MacMillan and Val Innes
Email: [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected]
Outline
Business
process
changed
Pedagogy, quality
and standards
Process
Supports
delivery
Blended
learning
standards
Tried and
tested
C21C: large scale
organisational
change
In-house
training
EDU: delivery and
development
Beach runway, Barra Airport, Isle of Barra, Outer Hebrides
Organisational change
Curriculum for the 21st Century (C21C)
C21C objectives
Deliver to
all
campuses
and beyond
Enhance
the
learning
experience
Release
staff time
for
scholarship
Eliminate
duplication
The story so far….
Revised curriculum architecture
Allocation of networked modules and units
Networked student support
Networked timetabling
Revised internal funding mechanism
Framework development
Process
Responsible
body
Consultative
bodies
Implement
Refine
Seek further
advice
Review
Progress
Framework
Implementation
Handover
Pedagogy: quality and standards
Student
centred
Active
learning
Legal issues
Blended
learning
standards
Assessment
and
feedback
Logical
design
Keeping
students on
track
Educational Development Unit
A typical EDU project . . .
Resource
development
Staff
development
Engagement
Dissemination
Engineering – Problem Based Learning
The story so far….
16 Curriculum development projects
Engagement with 240 members of staff
500 students using materials
190 employers engaged with development
150 resources in public domain
100 resources under development
EDU – Added value
• Problem based learning
development model
• General resources and levelled
activities model
• Data on student use of mobile
devices
• Synthetic voices in education
• Virtual fieldtrip development model
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Achievements
Business
process
changed
Pedagogy,
quality and
standards
Supports
delivery
Blended
learning
standards
Process
C21C: large
scale
organisational
change
In-house
training
Tried and
tested
EDU: delivery
& development
Learning and Teaching Academy
Academic staff:
scholarship and
research
Learning and Teaching
staff and resources
Enhancement
Academic Partner
expertise and
resources
Academy steering
group