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IAD: establishment, interaction & collaboration Jon Turner

IAD: establishment, interaction & collaboration Jon Turner. Background. Review of Teaching and Learning Support – spring/summer 2009 Recommendations approved by Senate – October 2010 Appointment of Director – 1 January 2010

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IAD: establishment, interaction & collaboration Jon Turner

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  1. IAD: establishment, interaction & collaborationJon Turner

  2. Background • Review of Teaching and Learning Support – spring/summer 2009 • Recommendations approved by Senate – October 2010 • Appointment of Director – 1 January 2010 • Establish IAD as organisation, develop structure and activities – 2010/11

  3. Purpose and scope • Comprises: • TLA, transkills, HR Researcher Development • Secondees: strategic collaboration: IS, OLL, LTSSchools, other groups • Remit: • Continuum of requirements UG, PGT, PGR, early career researchers, other academic and teaching staff….. • Study skills, transferable skills, academic development, teaching and learning (including e-learning)

  4. Purpose and scope • Governance: • Hosted by HSS but supporting all areas of University • IAD Advisory Group: Colleges, VPs, EUSA, Support Services • Key principles: • Support College/University strategic priorities • Work closely and collaboratively with Schools & support services • Provide clearer routes to support (for students and staff) • Consider full continuum of requirements

  5. Establishing the IAD (January 2010 to July 2011) • Maintain key areas of current provision • Complete Institute re-organisation • Project-based approach to priority development areas • Establish secondment programme

  6. Establishment – timetable and plan • Foundations (January to March 2010) • Confirming staffing and initial budgets, reporting and governance, provisional timetable • Strategic Planning (March to August 2010) • Discussions with IAD staff, close consultations with Colleges and key stakeholders (e.g. EUSA) • To produce IAD Strategic Plan, organisational structure and programme of activities • Pilots and establishment (AY 2010/11) • New structure and activities will be piloted and gradually introduced

  7. Programmes, projects and themes • Programmes • Core training programmes (e.g. PG Cert UT, Researcher Development, transkills) • Core activities (e.g. PTAS, Reseacher-led fund, publications, on-line resources) • Projects • Time limited activities (e.g. linked to ELIR) • Development of new provision or approaches (e.g. PGT) • Themes • Cross IAD themes (e.g. international student support, plagiarism, orientation) • Underpinning activities • Committee membership, reporting, evaluation, communication, secondments

  8. Programmes – 2010/11 • PG Certificate in University Teaching • Tutors and Demonstrators • Principal’s Teaching Award Scheme • PhD transkills (central and with Schools) • Researcher Development Programme • Specific study skills activities

  9. Projects – 2010/11 • Addressing University Strategic Priorities: • Preparing for ELIR • Student Experience Surveys • Principal’s Career Development PhD Scholarships • Support for Taught Masters • Review of CPD and other support for University teachers • Undergraduate Study Skills

  10. Themes 2010/11 • Mix of planned and in-year activities • General issues emerging across broad areas of IAD remit • Responding to College/School feedback • Examples • Orientation • Plagiarism • Pedagogy of e-learning • International student support ………

  11. Underpinning activities 2010/11 • Establish new staffing and organisational structures • Move to a single physical location • Move to single system for organising and managing events and courses (linked to MyEd Events Booking project) • Develop IAD website to provide clear routes to support & training • Build network of IAD representation on committees/groups • Support specialist University networks (e.g. PTAS network, DoS, e-learning) • Develop formal & informal advisory/consultation structures • Full launch of IAD - August 2011

  12. Secondments - 2010/11 • Pilot a small number of secondments (5-10) • Schools, support groups • Develop sustainable funding model for future secondments and exchanges • Develop systems to manage and support secondees

  13. What will success look like? • Playing a key role in the University’s growing reputation as an internationally acclaimed leader & innovator in all aspects of academic development. • Benefits recognised by University staff and students • Impact on targets from University Strategic Plan • Impact on student experience surveys • Increase in number and range of staff engaged with Institute • Contributions to major funding applications • Other evidence of national and international esteem

  14. Discussion Points

  15. Direct Provision Networks Policy & Practice

  16. IAD/IS secondments • Flexible during establishment of IAD (~2 or 3 years) • Current secondees • Nora Mogey • Marshall Dozier • Susie Greig • Purpose • Strategic connections and collaboration (NM and MD) • Specific projects/activities (all)

  17. Pedagogy of eLearning Resource

  18. www.iad.ed.ac.ukj.d.turner@ed.ac.uk

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