Information Session for Teaching Development Fund

1. Information Session for Teaching Development Fund Learning and Teaching Enhancement Office

2. Agenda • Policy briefing • Expectations of awarded projects • Experiences of previous successful applicants • Questions and Answers

3. Teaching Development Fund • It was established in 2011, with an annual budget of 500,000 RMB. • It is aimed at foster active learning, first-class curricula and broad disciplinary pedagogical research. University support to staff for enhancement of learning and teaching: • CPS • Teaching Prizes • Teaching Development Fund • XJTLU Annual Learning and Teaching Staff Colloquium

4. Eligibility • All academic and teaching staffwho hold a contract that covers the period of this fund applied for; • The fund will support projects which have the prospect of improvement to pedagogical practices and the enhancement of the learning process

5. We Fund • Research projects that reflect and evaluate current teaching practices; • Development projects that propose educational innovations aiming at enhancing teaching, learning or assessment practices within XJTLU; • We DO encourage collaborative projects across departments. • There is no limit on the amount of money of each application, but applications for more than 50,000 will be regarded as exceptional; The highest budget that has been funded so far is 68,000RMB. • There is no limit on the number of applications that an individual may make, but normally funding will be awarded to a member of staff for no more than one project at the same time.

6. Examples of funded projects • Evaluating Case Teaching Method (CTM) for Cross-Disciplinary Teaching • Mobile Learning in English language teaching and learning in the Language Centre • Exploring Good CSR Teaching Practices in Management Education in XJTLU • The development and evaluation of 'Marking Mate' - an online tool to provide feedback on English academic writing • Developing and validating an instrument for measuring learner autonomy in English learners

7. We Do NOT Fund: • Student activities within or out of the classroom; • Teaching materials developing (e.g. book writing, or case-study developing…)that should be part of curriculum development within departmental budget; Examples: • Motivating students’ learning by a Math competition; (X) • Using IPADs to support student engagement in classroom discussion (?)

8. What budget will be funded? • research tools; • teaching or learning tool that will enable your project; • Labour expense involved; • Conference travel X • Tuition for professional training or development X

9. How to apply for it? • A Proposal (appendix B) • An Application form (appendix A) • An Appraisal letter from the head of department • E-copy submitted to LTE@xjtlu.edu.cn • Semester 1: by 13th December 2013 • Semester 2: by 23rd May 2014

10. Assessment of your proposal • Appropriateness of the project (fit for the aim of this fund, appropriate design and implementation, ethical issue…); • Demonstration of professional reflection and/or innovation with regards to the specific aspects of learning and teaching; • Demonstration of contribution to the transformative impact on university learning and teaching practices; • Justification of budget planning;

11. What support available from LTE? Before submission After submission Clarify feedback to your proposal from the panel; Guidance on budget spending; Guidance on report writing after completion; • Consultation services on submission process and documents; • Consultation services on specific questions on learning and teaching resources/references/issues • But NOT specific comments related to proposals

12. What does a successful bid include? Includes Doesn’t include Lack of engagement in subject area No clear vision/direction. A feeling of wanting a grant rather than enhancing teaching and learning No clear/real benefit to the university • Aims and objectives • Methodology • Value to the department and university • Outcomes • Realistic budget

13. Evaluation and Dissemination of TDF Project Evaluation of your projects Evaluation of this Fund The TDF panel will prepare a summary report annually submitted to the University Learning and Teaching Committee. From this year, awarded projects in each selection round will be published on Learning and Teaching website. • Dissemination of the project within the university; - XJTLU Annual Learning and Teaching Staff Colloquium • Project report after completion;

14. TDF Team • Chair: the Dean of Learning and Teaching, Dr. Stuart Perrin • Panel member: seven academics (from Built Environment cluster, Business, Science cluster, Engineering cluster, ECC, Math, Teaching Centers) • Support: Chunming Tai for general enquiries, Yao WU (Support for financial issues)

15. Experiences from previous successful TDF recipients • How does this Fund (will) support their research project related to teaching and learning? • In which way their teaching practice and their students (will be) are benefited from this funded project? • What are their most useful suggestions to other colleagues who are applying for this fund? Time for Q & A