VC L&T Awards · •What is your elevator pitch to the VC about your distinctive contribution...

Edith Cowan University

Centre for Learning and Teaching

VC L&T AwardsInformation Session 1

Thursday 28 May 2020



Overview of workshop

• The VC Awards – a quick overview

• Your contribution – how is it award worthy?

• The evidence

• Writing the application

• Support for your journey

• Next steps



6 Award categories for 2020

1. Innovative Teaching NEW!

2. Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning

3. Citation for Sustained Commitment to Enhancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

4. Sessional Staff Award

5. Programs that Enhance Learning

6. Excellence in Teaching



Innovative Teaching Award (2 pages)

Choose 1 to address – Innovative approaches to:

1. Curriculum Design;

2. Assessment Design

3. Teaching Practice

4. Evaluation Practices

5. Collaboration

Overview of teaching and context - Statement - References



Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (4 pages)

Choose 1 CRITERION to address

1. Approaches to teaching and the support of learning that influence, motivate and inspire students to learn

2. Development of curricula, resources or services that reflect a command ofthe field

3. Evaluation practices that bring about improvements in teaching and learning

4. Innovation, leadership or scholarship that has influenced and enhanced learning and teaching and/or the student experience

Overview (of teaching and context) - Statement addressing selected criterion

References



Citation for sustained commitment to enhancing diversity, equity and inclusion (4 pages)


1. Developing teaching practice, curricula or learning environments that foster inclusion for a diverse range of students

2. Building and supporting inclusion and diversity at ECU, fostering inclusive teams and positively influencing the learning environment

3. Enhancing cohesion and understanding in a diverse community for staff and/or students and/or community

4. Engaging with the wider community to encourage participation

Overview of teaching and context - Statement addressing selected criterion

References



Sessional Staff Award (2 pages)




3. Developing teaching practice, curricula or learning environments that foster inclusion for a diverse range of students

4. Building and supporting inclusion and diversity at ECU, fostering inclusive teams and positively influencing the learning environment

Overview of teaching and context - Statement addressing selected criterion

References



Program that enhances learning (10 pages)

• Select a category (there are 6)

• Synopsis up to 50 words (what is special/different about the program)

• Overview (executive summary)

• 2 one-page references

• Supporting materials: any two of: 3 minute video, Website, 10 pages pdf

Must address the all following criteria (use sub headings)

• Distinctiveness, coherence and clarity of purpose

• Influence on student learning and the student experience

• Breadth of impact

• Addressing equity and diversity



Excellence in Teaching (8 pages)

4 criteria to address (must address all four!)


2. Development of curricula, resources or services that reflect a command of the field


4. Innovation, leadership or scholarship that has influenced and enhancedlearning and teaching and/or the student experience

• Synopsis up to 50 words (what is special/different about the program)

• Overview (executive summary)

• Statement addressing all four criteria

• Supporting materials: choose 2 from: 3 minute video, Website, or 10 pages pdf



For all L&T awards

Reference letters on official letterheads

- no more than one page each

- 2 for all awards except sessional which only

requires one

Strict formatting requirements

- 11 point Calibri or Arial

- margins 2 cms



What makes your work award-worthy?

Record your ideas:

What is your point of difference – the ESSENCE of your distinctive contribution?

Can you write it down in 6 words?

• https://docs.education.gov.au/system/files/doc/other/hintonawardsworkshop2015.pdf



Get started…

• Brainstorm – journal or record – what was your starting point?

• What is your elevator pitch to the VC about your

distinctive contribution

• Draw up your evidence table – and actively collate

your sources.

• Draft, edit, share… AND REPEAT!



Your evidence

• What is the evidence you will use to support

your claim for

• Distinctiveness?

• Impact?

Record your ideas about evidence?



Data sources



Student Experience (how they felt - subjective)

Quantitative and qualitative

• Your UTEI survey data

• Quantitative – MUST ADD RESPONSE RATES AS

WELL AS RESULTS

• Open ended comments

• Unsolicited emails

• Other formal survey data

• Focus group data – preferably led by someone at ‘arms

length’

What evidence can you access in this domain?



Student learning (what they learned - objective)

Generally quantifiable

• Pass rates

• Retention of students

• Achievement – distribution of grades

• Achievement of diverse learners

• Destination data

What data can you access in this domain?

How can you engage with comparative data?



UTEI Unit Questions

1. I had a clear understanding of what was required

2. Learning materials were helpful

3. Assessments accurately evaluated my learning

4. Unit improved my general skills

5. Unit was well organised

6. Unit challenged thinking

7. Unit extended learning

8. Overall



UTEI Lecturer Questions

1. Lecturer was well organised

2. Communicated clearly

3. Made unit interesting and engaging

4. Approachable

5. Encouraged me to think

6. Overall satisfaction



UTEI Tutor Questions

1. Tutor communicated clearly

2. Provided useful help and guidance

3. Assisted in developing my understanding

4. Encouraged my learning (inspired & motivated me)

5. Assessed work well (appropriate & timely feedback)

6. Overall satisfaction



www.qilt.edu.au

http://www.qilt.edu.au/



QILT

1. Overall experience

2. Skills development

3. Learner engagement

4. Teaching quality

5. Student support

6. Learning resources

➢ Employment outcomes for recent graduates



Peer review

• External or internal discipline peer

• External or internal expert

• Rigorously/formally completed (including for your reference letter)

• Professional Accreditation body

• Published refereed paper


What is the highest status PEER REVIEW you can include?



Community or industry sources

• Graduate standards or employment outcomes

• Course consultative committee

• Industry experts

• Community-based partners




Self-reflection: scholarly

The challenges you faced and how you approached the solution eg:

• Your problem – and how the literature informed

the solution or your response

• Your students – and how you came to

understand their needs

• Your resources and context - and how you tailored

the response



The IMPEL Model



Who has been impacted by your work?

• Record the stakeholders who have been impacted by your work

• IMPACT: CHANGES AS A RESULT OF

YOUR WORK



Focus and refocus on your evidence!



Supporting Evidence

Step 2: Source & collate data

Step 3:Think about best way

to visually present data

Benchmark whenever possible

Consultmultiplesources

Unit

Course/ Program

ECU

Present Data

Step 1: Identify level of focus



Effective selection of evidence

• As broad a time period as possible

• As many and varied sources as possible

• Give voice to those who matter to you and can demonstrate the extent of your impact

• Eg. a WIL application should include industry evidence

• As many types as possible (qualitive and quantitative)

• Eg. pass rates, login counts, UTEI scores (with commentary), emails

• A mix of solicited and unsolicited evidence



• What needed improvement?

• How did you intervene?

• What evidence is there of your intervention working?

• (What do you plan to do next?)

Showing iterative improvement



An award winning application:

• Is engaging! Reading an excellent nomination should beenergising!.

• Creates an effective narrative of innovation in relation to strategic priorities

• Integrates evidence – from a range of sources - including quantitative data where possible

• Shows a sustained impact using a range of evidence

• Demonstrates how the nominee excels beyond the standard requirements of the job



Your support

• CLT: Dr Catherine Moore

[email protected]

Dr Katrina Strampel

[email protected]

• Previous award winners

mailto:[email protected]




Where to from here - Proposal

What will your application be about? (up to 150 words)

What data do you already have to support your application? (list briefly)

Commitment to engaging with support



Where to from here

Submit your Proposal Form by 9am on Monday 1 June.

Accepted nominees attend Information Session 2 (how to write

your application), to be held via Teams on Friday 5 June, 12-1pm.

Details about further specific individual and group support will be

outlined at that session.

Final nominations must be emailed to [email protected] by

5pm on Monday 27 July 2020.


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