Edith Cowan University Centre for Learning and Teaching VC L&T Awards Information Session 1 Thursday 28 May 2020
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VC L&T AwardsInformation Session 1
Thursday 28 May 2020
Edith Cowan University
Centre for Learning and Teaching
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
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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
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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
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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
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Citation for sustained commitment to enhancing diversity, equity and inclusion (4 pages)
Choose 1 CRITERION to address
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
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Sessional Staff Award (2 pages)
Choose 1 CRITERION to address
1. Approaches to teaching and the support of learning that influence, motivate and inspire students to learn
2. Evaluation practices that bring about improvements in teaching and learning
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
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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
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Excellence in Teaching (8 pages)
4 criteria to address (must address all four!)
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 of the field
3. Evaluation practices that bring about improvements in teaching and learning
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
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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
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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
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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!
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Your evidence
• What is the evidence you will use to support
your claim for
• Distinctiveness?
• Impact?
Record your ideas about evidence?
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Data sources
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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?
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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?
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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
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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
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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
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QILT
1. Overall experience
2. Skills development
3. Learner engagement
4. Teaching quality
5. Student support
6. Learning resources
➢ Employment outcomes for recent graduates
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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 evidence can you access in this domain?
What is the highest status PEER REVIEW you can include?
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Community or industry sources
• Graduate standards or employment outcomes
• Course consultative committee
• Industry experts
• Community-based partners
What evidence can you access in this domain?
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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
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The IMPEL Model
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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
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Focus and refocus on your evidence!
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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
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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
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• 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
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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
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Your support
• CLT: Dr Catherine Moore
Dr Katrina Strampel
• Previous award winners
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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
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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.