Evaluating Learning and Teaching at Edinburgh College Loraine Lyall Quality Enhancement Manager
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The focus of this session
Education Scotland Quality Framework
5.6 “How well does the college sustain continuous enhancement of learning and teaching through self-evaluation and internal review activities?” Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians
Our inspiration
The ‘Ayrshire Model’
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Edinburgh College Self-Evaluation Curriculum Team SE : Rolled out in January of this year
Key elements: • Evidence based • Solutions focused • Incorporating activities to ‘grow’ engagement • Self-evaluation and action-planning as the vehicle for improvement and enhancement • Increased ownership of quality
SE process that evaluates the whole of the student experience Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians
Developing the SE model Staff buy-in
Many hours of canvassing opinions, building relationships, listening, reacting, reviewing, amending
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Simplification
A pared back approach with a focus on actions rather than writing evaluative statements 3 basic questions: • What do we do well? • What do we need to improve? • What CPD do we need? Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians
Scheduling in ‘downtime’
January - Over 100 self-evaluation sessions attended by over 1000 curriculum staff Stakeholders invited (class reps., employers, community representatives)
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Engagement with Student Association
ECSA involvement in gathering feedback from class reps and arranging for them to attend the SE sessions
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Use of data
Data pack Retention Achievement Student satisfaction: Induction; Learning & Teaching; Pre-Exit Equality breakdowns
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Outcomes
Participation by every team in the college Genuine discussions about all aspects of the courses, including the quality of learning and teaching Clear action plans Requests for CPD Positive feedback Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians
Support staff self-evaluation
Same model April and September to enable actions to be transferred from Curriculum Team selfevaluation action plans
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Additional review activities Designed to bring a focus on learning, teaching and assessment Reflective Practice Network Student led staff awards – 5 categories (Guiding Hand, Classmate of the Year, Quality Feedback, Innovation, Outstanding Contribution) Assessor/verifier awards – 70 per year L&D10 (Reflect on, develop and maintain skills and practice in learning and development ) available online in August, 2016 PDA – 40 candidates/staff every year (incorporating micro-teaching sessions observed and reviewed by fellow candidates) Working with Organisational Development team – ‘Enhance’
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Overall outcomes to date Self-evaluation at Edinburgh College
Engagement of all college staff in college quality processes Vehicle to ensure that the learner voice if fully and systematically represented in review, self-evaluation and action planning for improvement at programme level Model to increase cross-college collaboration between curriculum and support services to plan and improve the quality of provision for students Development and promotion of a quality culture
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The focus of this session
Education Scotland Quality Framework
5.6 “How well does the college sustain continuous enhancement of learning and teaching through self-evaluation and internal review activities?” Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians
Impact on Learning and Teaching?
To be continued……
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Thank you!
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