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Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP)
Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP)
#LTHESep12: Induction event (25 Sep 12)
The PGCAP Team
Chrissi NerantziTwitter @chrissinerantzi
@pgcap
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, it will be those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.” Alvin Toffler Future Shock, 1970
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http://www.hr.salford.ac.uk/employee-development-section/pgcap-
• Discuss key features of the PGCAP, structure and requirements
• Introduction to the Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (LTHE or core) module
• Recognise value of being part of a learning community
please add your personalised learning outcomes
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Intended learning outcomes
AGENDA
Welcome
The PGCAP programme and the Salford context
Online programme space and e-portfolios
Getting to know each other
LTHE module (core)
Learning, Reflecting, Observing
Eat ‘n’ meet
Welcome
Christina KennedyPresident of the University of Salford Students' Union
for 2012/2013
Dr. Brian MurphyHead of Academic Development (HRD)
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Learning and Teaching Strategy and Themes for future development
Accessible higher education
Student focused
Pedagogically excellent
Internationally orientated
Research informed
Employability and enterprise led
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Pedagogically excellent• Development of active learning in partnership with the learners to
develop an educative community.• High quality teaching and supervision provided by staff on all modules
and programmes.• High quality and timely feedback provided to all students in all
elements of their assessment.• Opportunity for detailed evaluation and meaningful reflection
on the quality of modules and programmes with time and resources provided for appropriate enhancement activity.
• Development and support for innovative and inclusive approaches to education and assessment which help staff and students to develop and learn more effectively.
• Clarity in what is expected of staff.• Greater proportion of staff with PGCAP and Fellowship of HEA
video http://www.adu.salford.ac.uk/html/aspire/p.html
The PGCAP• an exciting opportunity to learn
and develop with colleagues from different disciplines and professional areas
• to be open, creative, and experiment in a safe environment and within a learning community
• to discuss, debate and challenge anything linked to teaching and learning including theories
• to engage in a conversation about teaching and learning at the University of Salford
• to become a professional teacher in HE
• gain a recognised Teaching Qualification in HE
• a programme accredited by the HEA and NMC
The PGCAP and the UK PSF9
Areas of Activity (WHAT)
• Design and plan• Teach/support• Assess/give feedback• Develop effective
learning environments and approaches to student support/guidance
• Engage in CPD incorporating research, scholarship and evaluation of professional practices
Core Knowledge (HOW)
• Subject• Appropriate methods of
teaching and learning• How students learn• Use and value
appropriate learning technologies
• Methods for evaluating effectiveness of teaching
• Quality assurance and quality enhancement
Professional Values (WHY)
• Respect individual learners and learning communities
• Promote participation and equality of opportunities
• Use evidence-informed approaches and the outcomes from research, scholarship and CPD
• Acknowledge the wider context in which HE operates recognising implications for professional practice
for Fellowship of HEA - evidence engagement with all of these http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/assets/York/documents/ourwork/rewardandrecog/ProfessionalStandardsFramework.pdf
Also NMC
accreditation
Nurse
Teacher
PGCAP Programme overview
Learning and Teaching in HE (LTHE)
core module
Application of Learning
Technologies (ALT)
Assessment and Feedback for Learning
(AFL)
Flexible, Distant and
Online Learning(FDOL)
Curriculum Design and Programme Leadership
(CDPL)
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brand new
this
semester
Working together• face-to-face• online• action learning sets
PGCAPstudent
peers
module tutor
personal tutor
buddy
mentor
personal learning network
personal tutor• Your first contact• Provides general
advice, support and guidance
• Pastoral support• Face-to-face and
remote tutorials (web-conferencing)
• Signposts when further assistance required
• the same for the whole programme
Cristina Costa Pete Whitton
Online learning spaces
• Course information• Module content: activities and resources• LaSU reading lists• Weekly discussions, helpline• Web-conferencing• e-portfolio• PGCAP news blog• Twitter
http://vle.salford.ac.uk/
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Learning and Assessment
social media patchwork portfolio
• digital, online, mobile• reflect on your journey• use/create media-rich artefacts• share with tutor and peers• commenting • assessed • receive feedback throughout• NEW: creative commons portfolios• NEW: open badges
The same portfolio for the whole PGCAP programme
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http://asboallstar.wordpress.com/
Best PGCAP
portfolio award
• Competence and engagement within an area(s) of relevance to the module (and, as appropriate, to the UK Professional Standards Framework)
• Engagement with, and application of, relevant research literature and theory
• Reflection on your learning and the development of your practice
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PGCAP assessment criteria
PGCAP level of attainment descriptors
• a passing (excellent) assignment • a passing (good) assignment• a passing assignment• a failing assignment
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Your voice
• ongoing opportunities to provide feedback, comment on any aspect of the module to tutor, programme leader
• staff/student committee
• opportunity to engage in research activities and provide input
• Module Evaluation Questionnaire
Current research • Exploring the use of video for observations of teaching and impact on reflection
• Professional discussions as a summative assessment approach
• Using Lego to aid reflection and learning conversations
• Public feedback practice• Open learning within academic
development, why and how • Do open badges motivate learners?
Getting to know each other through speed dating
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Making is connecting
10 mins: In your action learning sets, create a model that represents effective teamwork for you using Lego.
Assess each other’s modelWho is the winning team?
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Core module: Learning and Teaching in HE (LTHE)
Intended Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the module, you will have had the opportunity to• Examine effective teaching, learning and assessment practices in a variety of
educational and disciplinary contexts• Identify student learning needs in order to formulate relevant and inclusive
learning support and guidance strategies• Discuss how learning technologies and other resources can be deployed within
different educational contexts, based on an informed pedagogic rationale• Critically evaluate theoretical perspectives on, and approaches to, student
learning and motivation within different educational contexts• Critically discuss the key features of quality assurance, enhancement and
evaluation within a Higher Education context
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Core module, weekly planwhen where and how what Learning theories other info
weeks -1 – 0 (11 – 24 Sep)
online 2 weeks familiarising asynchronous
Week 0 (18 Sep) Allerton C805 familiarising e-portfolio session
week 1 (25 Sep) Pankhurst, Faraday House
introducing Experiential learning
week 2 (2 Oct) Pankhurst, Faraday House
reflecting & developing
Behaviourism
week 3 (9 Oct) Pankhurst, Faraday House
designing Cognitivism observed by peer
week 4 (16 Oct) Manchester City Centre using & experimenting
Discovery learningConstructivism
Spending money £3Additional game facilitators: Cristina Costa
week 5 (23 Oct) Pankhurst, Faraday House
learning Social constructivismConnectivism
week 6 (30 Oct) Allerton L312 TBC teaching & facilitating
Communities of practiceProblem-Based Learning
guest: Moira McLoughlin TBC
week 7 (6 Nov) Pankhurst, Faraday House
assessing and feeding back
Social learning
week 8 (13 Nov) ThinkLab experiencing & motivating
Humanism guests: students studying at the University of Salford
week 9 (20- 26 Nov)
online week evaluating 20 Nov 12-1pm Webinar with President of Salford Student Union (Blackboard Collaborate) Christina Kennedy
week 10 (27- 30 Nov)
CW Seminar room discussing 4 days! Professional discussions and MEQs Dr. Tim Maragon, Dr. Janice Whatley, Dr. Leslie Robinson, Angela Hook, Prof. Paul Haywood
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tutorialsMondays 10-12pm
Assessment, e-portfolio-based1. Reflective journal (in-module assessment – 60%)Ongoing critical reflective commentary on teaching, observationsto be completed on a regular basis (6 posts – point system: 10 points for each out of 60: add to title 1/6, 2/6 etc.)equivalent of 3000 words (if 6 posts ~500 words each)
2. Professional discussion (end-of-module assessment – 40%)panel: PGCAP tutor and academicequivalent of 2000 words
Draft facility available until end of week 9!
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assessment, feedback, markingComponent Assessment Feedback Process
1: reflective journal6 entries (1/6, 2/6 etc.)
individual tutor and peers during the taught part of the module up to week 9
2: professional discussion
individual PGCAP tutor and additional panel member external to the Academic Development
3 weeks after submission, subject to the External Examiners
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Providing feedback (to peers)
• link to assessment criteria• point out success• stimulate improvement• link to action• challenge and stretch• timely• non judgmental
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Peer observations: developmental!
4 in total
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Thinking about learning
1. Think about something you are good at.
Write in this box how you became good at it.
a Phil Race activity
2. Think of something about yourself you feel good about.
Write here the evidence it is based on.
3. Think of something you are not good at, perhaps as a result of a bad learning experience.
What went wrong? Add it to this box.
4. Think of something that you did learn successfully, but at the time you didn’t really want to do it.
What kept you going, so that you did succeed in learning it?
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Pedagogies: from… to…
“Jug & Mug” approach - transmissive
experiential/active / collaborative / networked
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… with literature through • reading lists and additional library resources (Clifford Whitworth, 1st floor)• subject specific resources
… with professional groups• Internally• Externally (including online communities)
… with further development activities• College workshops and ADU events• HEA seminars, Special interest Group meetings• Webinars
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engaging!
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PGCAP
and GTA
Christmas
picnic
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikejonesphoto/2932001534/
Intended learning outcomes• Recognise value of being part of a learning
community
• Discuss key features of the PGCAP, structure and requirements
• Introduction to the Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (LTHE or core) module
• please add your personalised learning outcome
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Lunch timeEat ‘n’ meet your
tutor, the team and past/current participants
References• Andresen, L (1995) Accredited Courses in Teaching and Learning, in: Brew, A (ed.) Directions in Staff
Development, Buckingham: The Society for Research into Higher Education & Open University Press, pp. 36-50.
• Cousin, G (2010) Education Development for the 21st Century, SEDA Conference, Chester 2010, 17 November, (p. 6)
• Kember, D et. al (1999) Determining the level of reflective thinking from students’ written journals using a coding scheme based on the work of Mezirow, International Journal of Lifelong Education, Vol 18, No 1, pp. 18-30.
• Moon, J (2004) A handbook of reflective and experiential learning, theory and practice, Oxon: RoutledgeFalmer.
How you do
feel now?
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Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP), University of Salford (UK)
Module: Learning and Teaching in HE (LTHE)
Module tutor: Chrissi Nerantzi, Academic DeveloperPersonal tutors: Cristina Costa and Pete Whitton
Site: http://www.hr.salford.ac.uk/employee-development-section/pgcap-
Twitter: @pgcap
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