Developing HE tutors within the FE system

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Developing HE tutors within the FE system
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Developing HE tutors within the FE system
Weds 30 April 2008
Two new Masters Level modules
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• Two new module options developed for inclusion on
  the
• MA in Professional Development will run again in
  2008-09
• The modules are also offered as stand alone 30
  credit
• M level CPD awards
• The modules are specifically designed for HE in
  FE staff
• Modules will be free for staff teaching within
  the Consortium
• and there is funding for some remission from
  teaching

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Developing HE tutors within the FE system
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Why new Masters Level modules? Background

• FE provides 10 of HE and teach one in nine of
• the undergraduate population (Foster,
  2005)
• Almost 94,900 students (f/t and p/t equally)
  enrolled
• on HE programmes at 260 FE colleges in
  2005/06 (QAA)
• Of students enrolled on HE in FE programmes in
  2005/06
• 19 studied education
• Target of 50 18-30 year olds in HE by year 2010
• much of extra activity will be in FE

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Why new Masters Level modules? Aims

• To address findings from QAA and Ofsted
• To support development of centres for HE
  excellence
• in FE colleges
• To provide support for action research and
  scholarly activity
• To disseminate Consortium research findings
• To support the professionalisation of the
  post-compulsory
• teaching workforce

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QAA 2006 review of HE delivered in FE

• 10 of reviews resulted in one or more judgements
  
• of failing quality re learning
  opportunities
• Development of students intellectual, cognitive
• skills presents a significant challenge
• Little time for staff to keep abreast of subject
• developments, difficult to keep up to date
• Colleges have a major challenge to raise profile
• and understanding of HE internally
• The modules address review issues

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Ofsted key issues from inspection of ITT for FE
2005-06 (NAB)

• Quality of the practice element often inadequate
• Problems with mentoring
• Insufficient development of subject specific
• teaching skills
• Problems with minimum core
• Trainees individual needs often unmet
• The modules address Ofsted issues

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Developing HE tutors within the FE system
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Centres for HE excellence in FE colleges

• FE reform includes
• Development of centres for HE excellence in FE
• colleges high priority for HEFCE funding
• Discontinuation of HE provision where colleges
  are
• not delivering to standard
• Evidence based CPD at M level for FE staff
  delivering
• HE will support colleges wishing to achieve
  centre for
• HE excellence status

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Research and scholarly activity

• It is expected that an HE teacher will
  demonstrate
• Commitment to incorporating the process and
• outcomes of relevant research, scholarship
  and/or
• professional practice
• It is expected that an HE teacher will be able
  to
• Integrate scholarship, research and professional
• activities with teaching and supporting
  learning
• (HEA Professional Standards)
• The modules support these objectives

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Developing HE tutors within the FE system
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Consortium for PCET research findings

• Research findings support the effective
  development
• of evidence-based HE in FE practice in relation
  to
• Retention and achievement
• Equality and diversity
• Communities of practice
• The observation of teaching
• The modules address these issues

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The professionalisation of the post- compulsory
teaching workforce

• The modules support fulfilment of the annual 30
  hour
• CPD requirement for teachers in the sector. The
  two
• modules are
• Delivering HE in FE
• Developing evidence-based PCET teacher
• education practice

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Delivering HE in FE

• This module addresses
• The role of FE colleges in delivering HE
• widening participation and learning
• Approaches to the assessment of HE delivered in
  FE
• Creating an HE ethos (including the development
  of
• higher level skills, and undertaking
  research and
• scholarly activity)

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• Developing HE tutors
• within the FE system

Weds 30 April 2008
Developing evidence-based PCET teacher
education practice

• This module addresses
• Teacher education and teacher educators in the
  LSS
• research findings
• The place of theory in ITT
• How people learn (including a look at the
  tall tales of
• learning )
• Enhancing equality and diversity

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Module evaluations 2007-08
This was a very well planned and delivered
course directly relevant to my teaching and
related activities At a departmental level I
will use a lot of the ideas Loads of ideas,
excellent resources loved the handouts,
thought provoking As a learning champion for
the college, I can disseminate
knowledge/information cross-college it has been
a quality session I was worried about having
to attend on a Saturday, but each session was
worth the journey
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Further details
Attendance Four Saturdays, including induction,
plus tutorials by negotiation (per module)
Venue University of Huddersfield, Lockside
Building Tutor Penny Noel p.noel_at_hud.ac.uk Co
ntact Anne-Marie McCullagh (Course
Administrator) Tel [phone]
a.m.mccullagh_at_hud.ac.uk