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Teaching and Learning Grants Workshop. Teaching and Learning Enhancement at UQ Professor Deborah Terry 8 February 2008. Drivers of Change in T&L. increased national & global competition driving efforts to differentiate increased focus on student retention & student engagement - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Teaching and Learning Grants Workshop
Teaching and Learning Enhancement at UQ
Professor Deborah Terry
8 February 2008
Drivers of Change in T&L
increased national & global competition driving efforts to differentiate
increased focus on student retention & student engagement
national & international focus on QA around teaching
• increasing emphasis on T&L performance indicators TQF?
Drivers of Change in T&L
Learning and Teaching Performance Fund (LTPF)
• CEQ scales – good teaching, overall satisfaction, generic skills
• student success - % F/T employment, % F/T P/T study
• student progression – pass rate, retention
Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
• a national focus for the enhancement of learning and teaching in Australian higher education providers
UQ Teaching and Learning Enhancement Plan 2008-2010
Build an understanding of and commitment to the distinctive features of the UQ student experience, and support initiatives to enrich this experience
Enrich all aspects of the teaching and learning environment
“Support and reward teaching excellence, and raise the professionalism, visibility, and status of teaching and learning at UQ”
UQ Teaching and Learning Enhancement Plan 2008-2010
UQ ADVANTAGE
World-class Research Strengths and Facilities
High Quality Staff and Students
International Linkages and Global Goals
Industry and Professional Engagement
Underpinned by
Professionalism and Excellence in Teaching
High Quality Teaching and Learning Environment
Carrick Promoting Excellence Initiative
funding for institutional strategies to build systems that support staff to engage constructively with Carrick
improve the quality of UQ’s teaching grant & fellowship applications
improve UQ’s internal systems for the management of Carrick applications, including both evaluation & dissemination
build UQ’s capability & capacity in teaching scholarship
• assisted by UQ’s T&L Grant Scheme
• evidence that institutional engagement in the SoTL impacts on subsequent student outcomes (Brew & Ginns, 2006)
Types of T&L Grants
Internal - UQInternal - UQ National - CarrickNational - Carrick
T&L Strategic Grants SchemeFellowship
Scheme
Grants Scheme
Small Grants Large Grants
Senior
Fellowship
Associate
Fellowship
Competitive
Grants
Leadership
for Excellence
in T&L
Priority
Projects
Scope of Grant Schemes
Your project ideas need to match the purpose of the scheme
UQ T&L Strategic GrantsFocus on UQ strategic priorities; outcomes relating to courses and programs; seeding grants; larger grants with broader application
Carrick InstituteNational and international focus; collaboration between institutions highly valued; focus on long-term change
For the Fellowship Scheme, the quality and standing of the applicant (profile, leadership skills etc.) is considered just as important as the quality of the project
Program for the Day
UQ T&L Grants – Round 2 overview and application tips
Morning tea Carrick Grants Scheme Overview Carrick Fellowships Scheme Overview Dissemination and Evaluation Using Technology to Improve T&L Curriculum Development Assessment
UQ T&L Strategic Grants
Round 2 – March 2008
Nature of the Scheme
Will fund projects that: promote excellence and innovation in teaching
and learning meet key UQ strategic priorities &/or TLEP
priorities improve student outcomes
• student satisfaction
• student outcomes
• student success (progression)
Funding $2.5 million of monies obtained from the
Learning and Teaching Performance Fund
Two funding rounds• $1.4 million allocated in mid 2007• $1.1 million available from early 2008
75% of the funds will be released when the grant application is approved – the final 25% will be released on completion of an interim project report
Small and Large Grants
Small Grants• maximum of $30,000
• projects that will be completed within 12 months
Large Grants• over $30,000 requiring $ for $ leverage funding from
another source for funds over $30,000 (cash contributions, not just in-kind support)
• projects that will be completed within 2 years
Overview
Small grants may be used: • to carry out stand-alone projects, e.g., curriculum or
assessment redesign, e-learning or 1st-year development
• as seeding grants to produce pilot evidence for a larger scale project (e.g., Carrick)
Large grants should:• aim to achieve significant improvements in student
satisfaction, student outcomes or student success • have cross-disciplinary relevance or impact beyond
the organisational unit either within and or outside UQ.
Eligibility
Project Leaders must be: full-time academic staff at UQ or fractional
appointments as long as there is one full-time staff member on the project team
must be based within a School, Faculty or Institute• Staff from other organisational units can be
included in the project team (eg TEDI, the Graduate School, Library, SASD, ITS, IED and ICTE)
Selection Criteria
1. Develop an innovative approach to teaching and learning aligned to the University & Faculty T&L priorities and objectives.
2. Demonstrate that the project aims to enhance one or more of the following student experience criteria:• improving student satisfaction (CEQ)
• improving student outcomes (GDS)
• improving student success
Selection Criteria
3. Provide an explanation of how project outcomes will be sustained beyond the life of the project.
4. Provide a strategy for the evaluation of the project with information on outcomes for students & how these will be assessed
Selection Criteria
5. Budget • include clear, well-justified & itemised budget
• Large Grants need details on how much additional funding above $30,000 is required and details on the source of the $ for $ leverage funding
• Small Grants should include details of any funds obtained from another source if applicable.
Selection Criteria
6. Provide a strategy on how the outcomes will be disseminated to others within the discipline
for Large Grants dissemination must be across disciplines within UQ and nationally/internationally
Stage 1: Application and Selection Process
Applications submitted to the Chair of Faculty T&L Committee
• will rank applications (separately for small & large grant applications)
• will be based on rankings provided by the School Teaching and Learning Committee (if relevant)
All applications must be endorsed by the Heads of School(s) and the Executive Dean(s). This endorsement indicates that required internal resources will be available
Key Dates for Second Round Applications
Applications open
Monday, 29 October 2007
School and Faculty Selection and Ranking Dates
Variable - Please discuss with your School and Faculty
Application closing date – Faculties send ranked applications to Office of the DVC (T&L)
Thursday, 20 March 2008
Grants announced
April 2008
Selection process
Chaired by DVC (T&L)
Faculty Submission Dates Arts - Due to the Director of Studies on Monday, 10
March BACS – Contact Director of Studies for details BEL – Contact Director of Studies for details EPSA - Due in the EPSA Faculty Office by Monday
March 10th following School rankings Health Sciences - Contact Director of Studies for
details NRAVS - Contact Director of Studies for details SBS – Due on Thursday March 13 - due date for the
readership scheme March 3
Stage 2: Development and Reporting Process
Application Round Expected Completion Date
Second round projects Small Grants - 30 June 2009
Large Grants - 30 June 2010
STAGE 2: Development and Reporting Process Interim report - submitted to Faculty T&L
Committee
Final evaluation report - University Teaching and Learning Committee
Project leaders responsible for the overall progress of the project, including the achievement of project milestones, interim report and final evaluation report.
Making a Successful Application
Tips and advice on completing the application
Professor Fred D’Agostino