Welcome to:Transforming Assessment Pilot Scheme First Targeted Forum

23 April 2013

Fire procedure. Cloakrooms. Refreshments and catering. Administration and staffing. Wifi code: nrmpublic/Password

123. Car park code: 5618.

Housekeeping

• Dr Helen May, Academic Lead, HEA

• Dr Erica Morris, Academic Lead, HEA

• Professor Sally Brown, HEA Associate

• Professor Brenda Smith, HEA Associate

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Welcome and introductions

Enhanced understanding of the holistic nature of the six tenets and their inter-relationship.

Improved understanding of the relevant tenets and how to apply such tenet to practice.

Development of the planning process, helping to prevent duplication of effort across participating institutions.

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Objectives of the forum

Mutual respect, trust, support and encouragement

Remain open minded and non-judgemental.

Confidentiality

Work within ‘Chatham House Rule’.

Consent

Obtain permission prior to disclosure of data, materials or other information.

Reminder: ‘Rules’ of engagement

10.30 Transforming assessment through the tenets

12.45 Lunch (and train spotting)

13.30 The process of transforming assessment

14.45 Addressing key considerations

15.45 Plenary

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Programme

Helen May

The Process of Transforming Assessment

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Change is complex and emergent

Successful, enduring change is enabled by being divergent as well as convergent; being creative as well as practical

Successful change working groups comprise a ‘diagonal slice’ of the institution

Successful change is a result of generative, collaborative working.

Some assumptions:

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Levels and Forms of Change

ALPHA LEVEL CHANGE: Gradual, incremental, planned approach to

change that cumulate over a period of time which focuses on changes to

particular arenas within the university

BETA LEVEL CHANGE: Gradual, incremental emergent approach to

change that develops over a period of time to cumulative and comprehensive

change in the university GAMMA LEVEL CHANGE:

Revolutionary, transformational and comprehensive planned attempt to

create change across the whole university. Requires a paradigm shift.

Ensuring a Transformational Process

Change strategy and

policy

Change systems and

processes

Change resource and

evidence base

Change attitudes,

assumptions and practice

Whole institutional

change

Policy

Practice

Transformative change requires….

Enhancing the

quality of the

experience of all

students

Changes to policy

Changes to practice

Working in mixed groups, record all the approaches you are planning to use (or potentially could use) to take forward tenet one and tenet two

Your group is addressing one of the following:

1.Change strategy and policy2.Change systems and processes3.Change attitudes, assumptions and practice4.Change resource and evidence base.

Use different colours to distinguish between the two tenets. 12

Task:

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References

James R. Terborg, George S. Howard and Scott E. Maxwell (1980) Evaluating Planned Organizational Change: A Method for Assessing Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Change. The Academy of Management Review Vol. 5, No. 1 pp. 109-121

May, H. and Bridger, K. (2010) Developing and Embedding Inclusive Policy and Practice. HEA.