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Teaching Profiles and T&L Promotion

Prof Bairbre Redmond Deputy Registrar Teaching & Learning Open Advisory Sessions 14th and 17th September ‘12

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Teaching Profile

• Located in Research Management System
• Designed to be a partner rather than an adjunct to the Research

Profile

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• Some automatically populated information
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• Downloadable for Promotions Application

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Teaching Profile Sections

• Teaching Philosophy
• Modules Co-ordinated
• Modules Contributed to
• Enhancement of (own) Teaching
• Student Feedback
• Review & Enhancement of Curriculum
• Developing as a Teacher
• Innovation & Leadership

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What are your key philosophies/beliefs about student learning? What theories of pedagogy inform your practice?

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Enhancing your Teaching

Move to the Practical – How do you improve the quality of your teaching?

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• How does an understanding of student learning inform your teaching?
• How you reflect on & respond to student feedback? How else do you review

your teaching?

• Has anyone observed your teaching? What were resulting changes?
• Have you received any awards/grants/recognitions on the basis of the

quality of your teaching

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Review & Enhancement

• f Curriculum
• Module design to maximise student learning
• Linking modules with other relevant subjects, programmes,

professional practise, etc.?

• Curriculum initiatives or broader Programme developments in

which you have had a role?

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Developing as a Teacher

• How do you improve your knowledge and skills as a University

Teacher?

• How do you stay up to date in teaching approaches, pedagogy

and/or curriculum design in your discipline?

• Have you attended any courses/workshops/events related to

teaching and student learning?

• Have you contributed to the support and/or training of academic

colleagues in the areas of teaching & learning?

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Innovation & Leadership

• How have you shared your knowledge and skills as a University

Teacher?

• What contributions have you made to overall teaching & learning

improvements in your School, College or at Professional level?

• Have you taken on a leadership role in teaching & learning in your

School/College?

• Have you researched or published on any aspect of your teaching?
• Describe any distinctions/recognitions that you have received for

your teaching.

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T&L Benchmarks 2012

T1 – Teaching Commitment T2 – Quality of Teaching T3 – Curriculum Development T4 - Personal & Professional Development T5 - Innovation & Leadership Satisfactory: Must meet Satisfactory in all categories Excellence: Satisfactory in all categories, Excellent in T1 & T2 and any one of T3, T4 & T5.

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T1 - Teaching Commitment

• Clear description of teaching duties (put Modules

Coordinated/Contributed to in context)

• Clear record of hours taught, different teaching settings, student

numbers etc. – refer to text in form

• Other T&L duties – supervision, module coordination, tutoring
• Be clear about your teaching load, explain shortages (sabbaticals

etc.).

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T1 Teaching Commitment

To achieve Excellence In this category some of the following (or equivalent) should have been achieved

• Evidence of significant teaching load or significant range of teaching

(Modules Co-ordinated/Contributed to in Profile)

• Considered statement of (Teaching Philosophy in Profile)
• Evidence of how your teaching has been shaped by awareness of and

response to student learning (Teaching Philosophy)

• Awareness of your particular teaching strengths and track record of

how they have been developed and utilised – (Developing as a Teacher in Profile)

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T2 Quality of Teaching –

• How do you know you are a good teacher?
• How are you supporting high-quality student learning?
• Has anyone observed your teaching? What did they say?
• Has your teaching expertise been recognised externally?

Support by evidence in Enhancement of Teaching in Profile

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T2 - Quality of Teaching

To achieve Excellence In this category some of the following (or equivalent) should have been achieved

• College/President’s Teaching Award/Grant/Fellowship etc.

OR

• Other externally validated evidence of teaching excellence
• Evidence of high quality reflection on teaching methods and
• utcomes and subsequent changes introduced
• Published research into aspects of your teaching

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T3 –Curriculum Structure & Content

• Involvement in curricular review
• Rationale for updating of curricula and your role in same
• Awareness of pedagogic principles/different T&L approaches in

teaching/assessment

• Awareness of educational trends in your discipline and how you

have incorporated them in your design Support by evidence in Review & Enhancement of Curriculum

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T3 - Curriculum Structure & Content

To achieve Excellence In this category some of the following (or equivalent) should have been achieved

• Evidence of a major role in complete programme review or

accreditation of professional programme

• Evidence of major role in introduction of significant curricular

changes at school/programme level

• Evidence of supervisory role over quality of all-school

modules:

• Evidence of involvement in delivering the University Strategy

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T4 - Personal Teaching Development

• Evidence of your efforts to improve your own teaching
• Attendance on courses on specific T&L areas AND how you

subsequently implemented changes in your approaches

• Evidence of use of pedagogical research to inform your teaching
• Use of new approaches including web technologies, enquiry-based

learning, etc. and evaluation of same Support by evidence in Developing as a Teacher in Profile

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T4 Personal Teaching Development

To achieve Excellence In this category some of the following (or equivalent) should have been achieved

• A teaching qualification/evidence of teaching training and how this

new knowledge was used by you

• Presentations at T&L conferences
• Invitation to teach in other Colleges/Universities
• Successful introduction and evaluation of new teaching approaches
• Dissemination of excellence in textbooks, refereed journals

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T5 - Innovation and Leadership

• Introduction of significantly different approaches to your own

teaching on your own initiative

• Evidence of a lead role in T&L at school level (head of teaching

etc.)

• Evidence of a mentoring role to more junior staff members
• Evidence of leadership in university T&L initiatives, or those at

national/international level

Support largely by evidence in Innovation & Leadership in Profile

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T5 – Innovation & Leadership

To achieve Excellence In this category some of the following (or equivalent) should have been achieved

• Clear evidence of major teaching developments or projects

which you initiated and completed

• Evidence of successful outcomes of your work on student

performance/engagement etc.

• Evidence of the impact of your work at school/college level
• Evidence of requests by other institutions to consult with you
• n your teaching ideas.

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Advice for Applicants

• Make sure your application and your profile are well-

coordinated– make every word count.

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Advice for Applicants

• You won’t reach a satisfactory score in T&L just because

you teach, you have provide evidence of your T&L responsibilities and development of your own T&L expertise

• Be realistic about your claims and back them up by

evidence – excellence scores in T&L are as hard to reach as excellence scores in Research.

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You are asked to give a self-assessment of your strengths (Satisfactory/Excellent) in each category – Research, T&L and Contribution ; this is to assist you in presenting a realistic case in the three areas. However, this is an indicative self-assessment exercise that does not tie you to stay in your predicted ‘Satisfactory’ or ‘Excellent’ band and it will not preclude you from being scored either above or below your own projection of your achievements. Each of the categories will be scored from 1-10 by your College Committee. If Candidates reach 4 in a particular category they will be deemed to have reached a threshold Satisfactory standard in that category. If they reach 7, they will be deemed to have reached an threshold Excellent standard in that category. Candidates who achieve a threshold score of at least 7 (Excellent) in one category and at least 4 (Satisfactory) in the remaining two will be shortlisted by their College Committee on the basis of their aggregate score over the three headings. The shortlisted candidates will then be ranked by the College Committee on the basis of their aggregate score over the three headings, with a further evaluation step to rank candidates with the same aggregate score. The College Committee will forward their rankings and scores, with explanatory comments, to the UCAATP. For full details, see page 4 of the Guidelines to Candidates

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Finally - Satisfactory, Excellent and the Scoring System