Welcome to Plas Tan y Bwlch

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Welcome to Plas Tan y Bwlch

• tHE Jan 2007

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tHE Team

• Luke Deforges UW Aber
• Sue Tangney UWI Cardiff
• Andrew Morgan UW Swansea
• Kate Wright UW Aber (E learning)
• Romy Lawson UW Bangor
• Chris Jones UW Lampeter

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Learning Outcomes

• Range of teaching and other learning support
  activity
• Designing, planning and providing learning
  opportunities
• Assessing student performance and providing
  feedback
• Contributing to the developing learner support
  systems
• Personal reflection on teaching practice
• Understanding of the theoretical underpinning
  principles of teaching learning in HE

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tHE Induction

• Aim
• Introduce underlying theoretical concepts behind
  teaching learning
• To review/examine current practice
• To consider application of theory to own practice
• To familiarise yourself with the tHE Scheme

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tHE Scheme Induction Assignments
Today
Induction
Today
Day 3
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Induction Assignments

• Learning Statement/Presentation/Poster
• Discussion/Review feedback from peers
• Reflect on whole process
• Add to your portfolio

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tHE Scheme
Teaching
Induction
Advisor
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Teaching Cycles

• What is the situation at present
• What needs developing
• What are you going to implement to make this
  development with theoretical rationale
• Log of what you did
• Evaluation of action - self (personal reflection
  - important element), peer, student
• What are you going to do in the future

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Format for Teaching Cycles

• 2 x Academic Style (Fully Referenced) Reports
• A 4-6 page report of the teaching innovation
• Poster
• A poster presentation to be displayed at the
  annual Innovations Conference/ Induction Course

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tHE Scheme
Teaching
Peer Observations Observations of yourself
teaching (at least 2 by TA) Observations of
others teaching (2) UWB - 1 Peer Obs will be an
assessment by the tHE Team
Induction
Advisor
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tHE Scheme
Per Year
Teaching
Induction
Advisor
12
tHE Scheme
Peer Obs
Teaching Cycles (120 hours)
Induction
Presentaion
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Timings

• 1 cycle to be completed within first 12 months
• Complete qualification
• End of probationary contract
• 3 years from induction date (then asked to attend
  another induction to update)

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After tHE

• Masters level Cert (60 credits)
• Registered Practitioner Status through HE Academy
• 2 x 30 credit modules Diploma
• Dissertation - Masters