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