Teaching and Learning Grants Workshop

Teaching and Learning Grants Workshop

Teaching and Learning Enhancement at UQ

Professor Deborah Terry

8 February 2008

Drivers of Change in T&L

increased national & global competition driving efforts to differentiate

increased focus on student retention & student engagement

national & international focus on QA around teaching

• increasing emphasis on T&L performance indicators TQF?

Drivers of Change in T&L

Learning and Teaching Performance Fund (LTPF)

• CEQ scales – good teaching, overall satisfaction, generic skills

• student success - % F/T employment, % F/T P/T study

• student progression – pass rate, retention

Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education

• a national focus for the enhancement of learning and teaching in Australian higher education providers

UQ Teaching and Learning Enhancement Plan 2008-2010

Build an understanding of and commitment to the distinctive features of the UQ student experience, and support initiatives to enrich this experience

Enrich all aspects of the teaching and learning environment

“Support and reward teaching excellence, and raise the professionalism, visibility, and status of teaching and learning at UQ”

UQ Teaching and Learning Enhancement Plan 2008-2010

UQ ADVANTAGE

World-class Research Strengths and Facilities

High Quality Staff and Students

International Linkages and Global Goals

Industry and Professional Engagement

Underpinned by

Professionalism and Excellence in Teaching

High Quality Teaching and Learning Environment

Carrick Promoting Excellence Initiative

funding for institutional strategies to build systems that support staff to engage constructively with Carrick

improve the quality of UQ’s teaching grant & fellowship applications

improve UQ’s internal systems for the management of Carrick applications, including both evaluation & dissemination

build UQ’s capability & capacity in teaching scholarship

• assisted by UQ’s T&L Grant Scheme

• evidence that institutional engagement in the SoTL impacts on subsequent student outcomes (Brew & Ginns, 2006)

Types of T&L Grants

Internal - UQInternal - UQ National - CarrickNational - Carrick

T&L Strategic Grants SchemeFellowship

Scheme

Grants Scheme

Small Grants Large Grants

Senior

Fellowship

Associate

Fellowship

Competitive

Grants

Leadership

for Excellence

in T&L

Priority

Projects

Scope of Grant Schemes

Your project ideas need to match the purpose of the scheme

UQ T&L Strategic GrantsFocus on UQ strategic priorities; outcomes relating to courses and programs; seeding grants; larger grants with broader application

Carrick InstituteNational and international focus; collaboration between institutions highly valued; focus on long-term change

For the Fellowship Scheme, the quality and standing of the applicant (profile, leadership skills etc.) is considered just as important as the quality of the project

Program for the Day

UQ T&L Grants – Round 2 overview and application tips

Morning tea Carrick Grants Scheme Overview Carrick Fellowships Scheme Overview Dissemination and Evaluation Using Technology to Improve T&L Curriculum Development Assessment

UQ T&L Strategic Grants

Round 2 – March 2008

Nature of the Scheme

Will fund projects that: promote excellence and innovation in teaching

and learning meet key UQ strategic priorities &/or TLEP

priorities improve student outcomes

• student satisfaction

• student outcomes

• student success (progression)

Funding $2.5 million of monies obtained from the

Learning and Teaching Performance Fund

Two funding rounds• $1.4 million allocated in mid 2007• $1.1 million available from early 2008

75% of the funds will be released when the grant application is approved – the final 25% will be released on completion of an interim project report

Small and Large Grants

Small Grants• maximum of $30,000

• projects that will be completed within 12 months

Large Grants• over $30,000 requiring $ for $ leverage funding from

another source for funds over $30,000 (cash contributions, not just in-kind support)

• projects that will be completed within 2 years

Overview

Small grants may be used: • to carry out stand-alone projects, e.g., curriculum or

assessment redesign, e-learning or 1st-year development

• as seeding grants to produce pilot evidence for a larger scale project (e.g., Carrick)

Large grants should:• aim to achieve significant improvements in student

satisfaction, student outcomes or student success • have cross-disciplinary relevance or impact beyond

the organisational unit either within and or outside UQ.

Eligibility

Project Leaders must be: full-time academic staff at UQ or fractional

appointments as long as there is one full-time staff member on the project team

must be based within a School, Faculty or Institute• Staff from other organisational units can be

included in the project team (eg TEDI, the Graduate School, Library, SASD, ITS, IED and ICTE)

Selection Criteria

1. Develop an innovative approach to teaching and learning aligned to the University & Faculty T&L priorities and objectives.

2. Demonstrate that the project aims to enhance one or more of the following student experience criteria:• improving student satisfaction (CEQ)

• improving student outcomes (GDS)

• improving student success

Selection Criteria

3. Provide an explanation of how project outcomes will be sustained beyond the life of the project.

4. Provide a strategy for the evaluation of the project with information on outcomes for students & how these will be assessed

Selection Criteria

5. Budget • include clear, well-justified & itemised budget

• Large Grants need details on how much additional funding above $30,000 is required and details on the source of the $ for $ leverage funding

• Small Grants should include details of any funds obtained from another source if applicable.

Selection Criteria

6. Provide a strategy on how the outcomes will be disseminated to others within the discipline

for Large Grants dissemination must be across disciplines within UQ and nationally/internationally

Stage 1: Application and Selection Process

Applications submitted to the Chair of Faculty T&L Committee

• will rank applications (separately for small & large grant applications)

• will be based on rankings provided by the School Teaching and Learning Committee (if relevant)

All applications must be endorsed by the Heads of School(s) and the Executive Dean(s). This endorsement indicates that required internal resources will be available

Key Dates for Second Round Applications

Applications open

Monday, 29 October 2007

School and Faculty Selection and Ranking Dates

Variable - Please discuss with your School and Faculty

Application closing date – Faculties send ranked applications to Office of the DVC (T&L)

Thursday, 20 March 2008

Grants announced

April 2008

Selection process

Chaired by DVC (T&L)

Faculty Submission Dates Arts - Due to the Director of Studies on Monday, 10

March BACS – Contact Director of Studies for details BEL – Contact Director of Studies for details EPSA - Due in the EPSA Faculty Office by Monday

March 10th following School rankings Health Sciences - Contact Director of Studies for

details NRAVS - Contact Director of Studies for details SBS – Due on Thursday March 13 - due date for the

readership scheme March 3

Stage 2: Development and Reporting Process

Application Round Expected Completion Date

Second round projects Small Grants - 30 June 2009

Large Grants - 30 June 2010

STAGE 2: Development and Reporting Process Interim report - submitted to Faculty T&L

Committee

Final evaluation report - University Teaching and Learning Committee

Project leaders responsible for the overall progress of the project, including the achievement of project milestones, interim report and final evaluation report.

Making a Successful Application

Tips and advice on completing the application

Professor Fred D’Agostino