getting ready to pilot flex in hollings, contribution by anita mitchell and chrissi nerantzi, 4 july...
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CELT Learning and Teaching Conference, 4 July 14, MMUTRANSCRIPT
Getting Ready to PILOT FLEX within the Department of Apparel using Open Badges (Sep 14)
Anita Mitchell & Chrissi Nerantzi fro m September 2014
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CELT Summer Learning and Teaching Conference, 4 July 2014, MMU
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1. Promotion of qualifications that underpin high quality teaching, scholarship and research
2. Staff engaged in continuous academic evaluation & development
3. Reflective Practitioners involved in the ongoing evaluation and enhancement of teaching and learning and assessment practices
4. Introduce e-portfolio and Digital Badges to motivate, recognise and reward achievement
annual CPD requirements (teaching and research)
Rewards aspirational engagement with CPD
……through the PDR process using the FLEX approach
Annual NUS Teaching Awards Teaching Qualifications Professional Recognition Awards
(AFHEA,FHEA) Annual Staff Awards PST – peer review & examples of best practice Reflective evaluation of 5 Year Research Plan
“research informed teaching” Concurrent reflective review of academic
practice Evidence, outcome and application of internal
or external short courses
Academic portfolio develop reflective skills and habits a personal and collaborative development space for teaching and research activities evidence academic CPD
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Linked to the annual PDR process and rewarded for: Minimum academic CPD
Requirements Recognise extended and
aspirational engagement in CPD
Open Badges are information-rich Each badge has important data built in that
links back to the issuer, criteria and verifying evidence.
Can be displayed in digital spaces
Mozilla Foundation Peer 2 Peer University (2013) MacAurther Foundation Adobe TopCoder, billed as “the world’s largest competitive
community for software development and digital creation Carnegie Mellon MITx and edX Kahn Academy Purdue University, Seton Hall Yale
Source : http://www.extremenetworks.com/will-digital-badges-replace-resumes-and-diplomas/
Mentor Translator (languages) Chair First Aider Specialist CAD Software user Link tutor Deputy Programme Leader Programme Leader Unit Leader the Avant Garde or Cutting Edge badge
endorsed through peer review, linked back to samples of your work
Relationship maker Team player Motivator Leader Problem Solver/Fixer Money maker Researcher Writter Reader Bid writter Super lecturer Collaborator
Badges …aren’t they for kids?
A VALIDATED INDICATOR OF ACHIEVEMENT
Set up an academic
e-portfolio
Completion of a 15/30 credit
FLEX unit at CELT
Develop a 5 year research plan
Regular blogging (3-5 posts
per term) - reflection on
teaching and research
Completing the minimum requirements per
annum of the faculties Peer Support for
teaching scheme: ( two episodes as
reviewer and two episodes as reviewee)
Completion of PGCAP & FHEA Fellowship
Meet annual objective of 5 year research
plan
Participate in an internal research event
such as an away day or research day
Regular blogging and reflection on teaching
and research (3-5 posts per term)
Completing the minimum requirements per
annum of the faculties Peer Support for
teaching scheme: ( two episodes as reviewer
and two episodes as reviewee)
Completion of PGCAP and/or FHEA Fellowship
Meet annual objective of 5 year research plan
Participate in an internal research event such
as an away day or research day
Regular blogging and reflection on teaching
and research (3-5 posts per term?)
+ Submit internal £1,000 research bid
and disseminate one REF Output
Completing the minimum requirements per annum of the faculties Peer Support for teaching scheme : ( two episodes as reviewer and two episodes as reviewee)
Completion of PGCAP & FHEA Fellowship – continue working towards Senior Fellow of the HEA
Met annual objective of 5 year research plan Participate in an internal research event such as
an away day or research day Regular blogging and reflection on teaching and
research (3-5 posts per term?)
+
Submit research bid via MIRIAD that exceeds £1,000 and disseminate one REF Output
Completing the minimum requirements per annum of the faculties Peer Support for teaching scheme : ( two episodes as reviewer and two episodes as reviewee), plus reflection on good practice
FHEA Fellowship & continue working towards Senior Fellow HEA or Achieve SFHEA
Participate in an internal research event such as an away day or research day
Regular blogging and reflection on teaching and research (3-5 posts per term?)
+
Externally funded research bid
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Anita Mitchell : BA (Hons), PGDip, MSc, PGCAP, SFHEA,CText ATI
Principal Lecturer Learning & Teaching Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Apparel Hollings Faculty Room C.2.46 Cavendish Street Manchester M15 6BG Tel: +44 (0) 0161 247 2478 Mobile: 07891 579 288 Mail: [email protected] Skype: anita.mitchell79
http://www.celt.mmu.ac.uk/flex/