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PG Cert HE

PG Cert HE. Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching. Mentor support and the Observation Process. Observation stages Key dates Records Evidence Professional development Wider support.

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PG Cert HE

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  1. PG Cert HE Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching

  2. Mentor support and the Observation Process • Observation stages • Key dates • Records • Evidence • Professional development • Wider support

  3. Peter Tunnicliffe - PG Cert HE Programme Leader p.tunnicliffe@derby.ac.uk Ext 2210 Room: E202 Fiona Shelton - PG Cert HE Programme Team f.shelton@derby.ac.uk Ext 2090 Room: E108b Melody Harrogate - PG Cert HE Programme Team m.harrogate@derby.ac.uk Ext 1905 Room: E215

  4. Observation Process • Student completes self-evaluation form • Student organises date for first observation • Student arranges meeting with PG Cert HE tutor • Resources/planning docs./module handbook made available • Observation takes place • PG Cert HE tutor and Subject Mentor meet to discuss joint feedback • Initial informal feedback • Formal written feedback • Student reflects, and • Formulates action plan • Second observation (PG Cert HE tutor only)

  5. Key Dates (September 2014 cohort): • September 10th – Induction, enrolmentand first session 9.00-4.00pm, K104 • September 24th – Mentor meeting • October 29th – First (paired) observation complete • December 10th – Second observation complete • December 13th – 6PP500 submission • April 22nd– 7PP500 presentations • April 29th – 7PP501 professional discussions • May 8th – 7PP500 and 7PP501 submission • June 25th – Assessment board • June 29th – HEA Fellowship application

  6. Records • Initial Self-evaluation • Written feedback • Action Plan Evidence collected • Evidence against 12 topic areas for Module 7PP501 • Reflective comments contributing to CW2 Module 6PP500

  7. Professional Development Wider Support Range – 6 key meetings Research project (Module 7PP500) – topic selection Portfolio (Module 7PP501) – placing students own practice in the wider context of HE sector and broader provision

  8. Programme modules: 6PP500 –Principles and Competences in Higher Education Teaching 7PP500 –Lecturer as Researcher 7PP501 –The Application of the Scholarship of Learning and Teaching

  9. 6PP500 –Principles and Competences in Higher Education Teaching • Learning, Teaching and Assessment (LTA) • Pedagogical theory and active practice • Autonomous and collaborative learning • Technology Enhanced Learning • Supporting studentsthrough Inclusive practice • Communities of practice • Internationalisation • Reflective practice

  10. 7PP500 –Lecturer as Researcher Scholarship applied at an individual level through review of academic literature: a negotiated project • Current projects include: • Teaching Chinese Students in an English HE environment • What are the challenges for new academics in adopting student-centred approaches to teaching? • Does the use of music or intentional background noise in a higher education classroom setting benefit the students learning experience? • Teaching and learning in virtual worlds: Incorporating Second Life into the delivery of the law Curriculum

  11. 7PP501 –The Application of the Scholarship of Learning and Teaching Learning Environments Learning Technologies Widening Participation Maintaining Professional Currency Quality Enhancement Procedures Accessing Mentor Support Respect for the Learner Evaluating Own Practice Models of Student Learning Scholarship in Teaching Learning Activity Design Assessment Feedback

  12. Dimensions of the HEA UK Professional Standards Framework Areas of Activity Core Knowledge Professional Values

  13. Fellowship of HEA: • Successful engagement across all five Areas of Activity • Appropriate knowledge and understanding across all aspects of Core Knowledge • A commitment to Professional Values • Successful incorporation of subject and pedagogic research and/or scholarship within the above activities, as part of an integrated approach to academic practice • Successful engagement in CPD in relation to teaching, learning and assessment and, where appropriate, related professional practices

  14. Useful documents and websites: (to start with!) • UKPSF (HEA website: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/ukpsf) • Subject benchmarks (QAA website: http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Pages/default.aspx) • Learning and Teaching Strategy (UoD website: http://www.derby.ac.uk/files/lampt_strategy.pdf)

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