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Blue Egg Global Education

www.bluegg.biz

globaleducation@bluegg.biz

Who are we?

Blue Egg Global Education is an educational consultancy that gives expert advice and assistance to higher education institutions operating internationally

We specialise in the validation of programmes of study with universities in the UK

Who are we?

We have been working with the University of Wales on validation processes for the last 5 years and have in-depth knowledge of their requirements and procedures in particular in regards to health science courses. The validation unit sends prospective applicants information on our services together with their information materials.

Who are we?

We are based in London and Barcelona and work with higher education institutions both in Europe and overseas

We are knowledgeable of different educational systems and traditions and have working knowledge of several European languages

When working on validation projects what are our main

activities?

Preparing and presenting Documentation

M odule H andbook P rogram m e S pecification fo rm T each ing, Learn ing andA ssessm ent docum ent

F inal R eportP rovid ing info rm ation about the program m e o f study

In itia l R eportP rovid ing info rm ation about the app lying institu tion

And other documentation such as...

- Quality assurance policy and procedures

- Academic and management structure

- Academic regulations (progression etc..)

As well as more straight forward information such as institutional plans, resources (staff CVs …) etc.

Preparing and presenting Documentation

As well as preparing and presenting documentation we

also assist schools in the development of their Programme of Study in accordance with UW

requirements

Development of the Programme of Study

Key aspects such as:

The academic curriculum The credit system The academic levels

We also advise and assist in the development of an assessment

strategy in accordance with UW requirements

Development of the Assessment strategy and procedures

School committees, exam boards Clinical practice (competency statements and

report forms) Diversification of assessment methods in

accordance with learning outcomes and academic levels

We can provide institutions with advice and assistance

on pedagogical development

Pedagogical development:

We organise training workshops and seminars for the academic staff where we discuss:

- Teaching methods: What do we want to teach and what is the best way to do it? (Educational Objectives)

- Assessment methods: How are we going to assess students to find out whether they know what

we want them to know? (Learning outcomes)How can assessment be used in a formative manner?Marking criteria

Pedagogical development ….in line with the British educational system and its

vision of higher education (in some aspects different from other educational traditions)

….working towards a common ground (understanding and respecting the school’s own identity)

….with a long-term vision (instead of problem patching) ….understanding the particularities of non-traditional

university subjects

At the request of institutions we can take on board the overall coordination of the validation

project

Overall coordination of the validation project

Mediating between the school and the UW Providing support during preliminary and

validation visits as well as exam boards and joint boards of study

Assisting with varying degrees of involvement in the post-validation process

What are the advantages of getting us to help your institution through the

validation process?

We can help institutions validate their programme of study in half the time

they would otherwise invest

We can help free up a consirable amount of time that managers and

administrative/academic staff would need to dedicate to the project

You will save considerably on some of the expenses (in particular those of

translation of documents)

We can help your institution through a validation process which will require a

number of internal changes but shouldn’t affect its particularities

How do we work?

How do we work

We come to visit you free of charge and find out more about your institution and your individual needs

We will present you with a proposal ......and if you like us and what we have to say then

we start working!

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