Using Teaching Development Grants to Effect Sustainable Change
334 Symposium on Project 4Y –
Advancing Teaching and Learning
Using Teaching Development Grants to Effect
Sustainable Change
Geoffrey Crisp
ALTC National Teaching Fellow
Director, Centre for Learning and Professional Development
University of Adelaide
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What is different today?
University of Bologna, Laurentius de Voltolina 14th century lecture
The Yorck Project: 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei. DVD-ROM, 2002.
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What is different today?
social
interaction
reading
disengaged
quality
assurance
listening
University of Bologna, Laurentius de Voltolina 14th century lecture
The Yorck Project: 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei. DVD-ROM, 2002.
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Typical learning and assessment today?
http://www.pharmtox.utoronto.ca/Assets/Photos/pcl473+classroom+editted.JPG
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/cristic/359572656/
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Transforming learning spaces
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Queen’s University, Kingston CA
Beamish-Munro Hall
Queen's University
Integrated Learning Centre
http://livebuilding.queensu.ca
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“Big problem” learning and assessment
http://www.nasaimages.org/luna/servlet/detail/nasaNAS~9~9~58363~162207:
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Major issues for TDGs
Authentic tasks
Authentic tools
Self and peer
review
Standards
Long term learning
outcomes
Meaningful
feedback
Learning-oriented
assessment
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Academic staff often become frustrated
with innovation
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hBiBaUg_1rA/SJTQE0ymK7I/AAAAAAAABxI/OIKh
MiaaQ2E/s400/confusing_signs2.jpg
http://www.teachict.com/ecdl/module_1/workbook15/miniweb/images/stressed.jpg
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What Assessors do want to see in TDGs
A well written application
– Is in the appropriate category
– Has transparent and aligned title, objectives and
outcomes
– Is aligned with institutional values and mission
– Has preliminary results showing likely impact
– Acknowledges the work of others in the field
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What Assessors do want to see in TDGs
A well written application
– Has shown the likely impact on students
– Does not ramble or try to justify why your discipline is
special and needs support
– Addresses an issue that is important to the institution
– Has significant support from those in leadership
positions
– Has strategic partners and develops a community of
practice
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Process of problem solving - IMMEX
http://www.immex.ucla.edu
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IMMEX output – capability maps
Kong, S.C., Ogata, H., Arnseth, H.C., Chan, C.K.K., Hirashima, T., Klett, F., Lee, J.H.M., Liu, C.C.,
Looi, C.K., Milrad, M., Mitrovic,A., Nakabayashi, K., Wong, S.L., Yang, S.J.H. (eds.) (2009).
Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computers in Education
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Bobby Elliot and assessment 1.5 to 2.0
Computer-based assessment
(Assessment 1.5)
Tool-assisted assessment
(Assessment 2.0)
Traditional assessment
(Assessment 1.0)
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Different ways of
assessing students
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New learning, teaching and assessment approaches
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Second Life examples
http://www.youtube.com
Transforming Assessment
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Second Life Biology
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http://www.transformingassessment.com
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What Happens in a Role Play?
Reflection &
Adopt a role
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Learning
Issues &
problems
Interaction & debate
occur
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Augmented reality
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Do you want the red pill or the blue pill?
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What Assessors do not want to see in TDGs
An application will not likely to receive a high ranking if it:
– Has a meaningless or jargon title, or where the title has
words never used again in the application
– Is not aligned with institutional values and mission
– Has no preliminary results
– Is a research topic for someone’s thesis
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What Assessors do not want to see in TDGs
An application will not likely to receive a high ranking if it:
– Does not acknowledge the work of others in the field
– Does not mention students at all
– Covers core services that should be provided by
institution
– Addresses a narrow issue that is relevant to a small
cohort
– Has no obvious support from those in leadership
positions
– Has partners simply to make up the numbers
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Pedagogical learning spaces – Virtual Worlds
http://www.bized.co.uk/virtual/home.htm
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Scenario-based learning
http://www.pblinteractive.org
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Dissemination of TDG outcomes
 Distinguish distribution of outcomes from
dissemination
 Only a few colleagues look at static websites and few
use someone else’s learning objects
 Repositories and clearinghouses need to be alive active distribution network around communities
 Need to be aligned with discipline specific activities
 Workshops, seminars, webinars, conferences
 Need to be embedded into existing distribution
networks
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Developing communities of practice
Milton Cox - Faculty Learning Communities
http://www.units.muohio.edu/flc
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Dissemination of TDG outcomes
 Peer review important for credibility, but not every item
has to be peer reviewed
 Templates for describing material, purpose, audience
 Exemplars are required – maybe fund these as part of
new grants and maybe fund some projects specifically to
show how existing material can be adapted to other
disciplines
 Discipline specific examples required
 Copyright and intellectual property rights explained
 Creative Commons
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Internal reporting of TDG outcomes
 Common template be used for the reporting of
outcomes from use of the TDG funds. Specific
heading should be included in the template and
tables for summarising mandatory information.
 Importance of TDG outcomes to strategic plans for
institution.
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Internal reporting of TDG outcomes
 A mandatory item for inclusion in all reports should
be lessons learnt from the projects.
 This section should include what would be done
differently, or what changes would be made to the
activity should it be continued.
 This section should be a reflective evaluation section
on the how the projects have changed or enhanced
educational practice and student outcomes.
 A summary of the key themes that have come from
the initiatives should be included.
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Internal reporting of TDG outcomes
 Institutions should prepare 5 year summary on the
extended outcomes of past projects funded under
TDGs and document which activities are ongoing,
and which have lead to changes in educational
practices amongst academics.
 Should include a distinction between changes in
educational practices, as evidenced by changes in
approaches to teaching, and impacts related to
enhancements in student learning or performance.
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Internal reporting of TDG outcomes
 Report of career outcomes from recipients of TDGs
 Did TDG assist with promotion or tenure or whether
grant recipients are more likely to receive teaching
awards.
 TDGs can be considered a form of professional
development for staff, so the outcomes from this
professional development should be measured.
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Thank you