Peer Observation

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Peer Observation

• Mary Carter
• Course Director PGCE(PCET)
• School of Lifelong Learning

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Peer Observation

• To assist departments in providing a high quality
  educational experience for their students
• To enhance the importance attached to quality of
  teaching
• To encourage all staff to reflect on the
  effectiveness of their own teaching and identify
  their development needs
• To foster discussion and dissemination of best
  practice
• To help staff prepare for a QAAHE subject review

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Why do it?

• To improve own practice
• To enhance student learning
• To work as a member of a team
• To share best practice
• To enhance relationships with students
• To develop as reflective practitioner

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Models for Peer Observation

• One to one
• Peer triads
• Pairs with external sampling
• Internal panel
• Mix of internal and external panel

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Example of Peer Observation system
A video clip was placed here. If you wish to see
the whole PowerPoint presentation including video
clips, please see your Director of Learning and
Teaching who has a copy on CD
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Peer observation stages

• Pre meeting
• Observation
• Post meeting for debriefing and feedback
• Small group meeting for feedback and
  identification of good practice and issues for
  enhancement
• Departmental meeting

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What to do before the session?

• Meet to explain rationale and agree ground rules
• Both agree on what is to be observed
• Set dates in diary
• Discuss with students

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Peer observationChoosing Criteria

• Venue suitability
• Context
• Structure
• Level
• Clarity
• Use of examples

• Pace
• Preparation
• Student responses
• Interactions
• Involvement
  

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Examples
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the whole PowerPoint presentation including video
clips, please see your Director of Learning and
Teaching who has a copy on CD
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Good feedback will

• Allow the tutor to describe the class and say how
  they felt the lesson went before the observer
  makes any comment
• Positively state what the observer considers the
  tutor to have done with skill, insight,
  competence,etc.
• Identify what did not appear to be so successful
• Not apportion blame
• Provide an opportunity to identify constructive
  solutions
• Focus on particular issues

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Example of Feedback
A video clip was placed here. If you wish to see
the whole PowerPoint presentation including video
clips, please see your Director of Learning and
Teaching who has a copy on CD
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The Next Step?

• UWIC Pilot
• Feedback
• Mary Carter ext 6576 mcarter_at_uwic.ac.uk
• Lab work re-shoot
• Production of final booklet/video pack