Teaching and Learning Forum
October 2014
QAA HER 2015-16
Students as Partners
A listening university
• Where are we?
• What next?
Flipping
Times Good University Guide 2014
• 79th of 155 HEIs
• 73rd of 119 HEIs
• 64th of 116 HEIs
2015
2014
2013
• Subject Tables Plymouth improved in rank in
12 of the subject areas, remained static in
three and decreased in 21 in 2014
• 2015, some improvements
Subject Tables
Plymouth is in not in the top 10 in any of the subject groups in
2013. Dentistry in 2015
Plymouth was in the top 20 for six subjects in 2013 - where
now? 2015, 2014, 2013
•
•
•
•
•
•
Agriculture & forestry: 15, 11, 14 (out of 20-30)
Building: 26, 29, 15 (31-35)
Dentistry: 10, 12, 14 (14)
Food science: 14, 13, 16 (33 - 36)
Hospitality, leisure, recreation & tourism: 17, 12, 12 (49-61)
Medicine: 28, 29, 15 (31)
http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings
Subject Tables
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
2015, 2014
Accounting and Finance: 73, 54 (out of 97)
Architecture
33, 35 (51)
Biological Sciences: 55, 49 (99)
Civil Engineering: 32, 29, (54)
Economics: 59, 57 (78)
Geography and Environmental Science: 38, 34 (71)
History of Art, Architecture and Design 23, 22, (32)
Mathematics: 53, 52 (69)
Mechanical Engineering 37, 33 (65)
Nursing 59, 53 (72)
Politics: 38, 44 (85)
Psychology: 49, 47 (112)
Music:
43, 49 (72)
Sociology: 65, 37 (94)
http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings
NSS and SPQ Issues
Inadequate /
unreadable
feedback
Delay in work
returned
Assessment deadlines are
bunched together
Classes spread across
the week waste time /
difficult for part time
students/
Timetable
changes without
notice
Last minute Room
Changes make finding
classes difficult
Classes too easy, people
miss classes, group work is
then difficult
No one knows who I
am, including my
tutor
Difficulty in contacting
tutors / tutors don’t
reply to emails
Shortage of Library
Space
Not enough books in the
library
Resources
• ‘Education for Sustainable Development: Guidance for UK HE providers’
document. http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/Educationsustainable-development-Guidance-June-14.pdf
• Healey M, Jenkins A and Lea J 2014 College-based higher education and
student research and inquiry: Some challenges and opportunities for
educational developers. Educational Developments 15(1), 5-8
• Healey M, Flint A and Harrington K 2014 Engagement through partnership:
Students as partners in learning and teaching in higher education. York: HE
Academy 76pp [pdf at https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/engagementthrough-partnership-students-partners-learning-and-teaching-highereducation]
• Mazoue, J.G 2013 The MOOC Model: Challenging Traditional Education
Educause Review online http://www.educause.edu/ero/article/moocmodel-challenging-traditional-education
• Bayne, S. and Ross, J. The Pedagogy of the Massive Open Online Course:
the UK view HE Academy 76pp
https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/sites/default/files/HEA_Edinburgh_MOOC_
WEB_240314_1.pdf