Teaching Excellence Network Citations Workshop

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Teaching Excellence Network Citations Workshop

• Associate Professor Catherine Sinclair
• (Academic Coordinator, ALTC Initiatives)
• Associate Professor Janne Malfroy
• (Head, Teaching Development Unit
• BXa G11 Werrington South
• c.sinclair_at_uws.edu.au
• (x5190, 0410646578)

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Overview

• Welcome
• Application Forms, Timelines UWS Review Process
• Components of an Application
• Citations for Outstanding Contribution to Student
  Learning
• Criteria for Citations
• Looking at Successful Applications
• Writing and Refining your Application
• Preparing your Citation Application

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Application Forms, Timelines UWS Review Process
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Components of an Application

• Teaching learning context
• Teaching philosophy
• (What drives your teaching?)
• Criterion/ia
• (What are your strengths?)
• Evidence of impact on
• student learning
• Citation (What key words
• describe your outstanding contribution to
  student learning?)

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Criteria for Citations for Outstanding
Contribution to Student Learning

• Five broad criteria
• Approaches to the support of learning and
  teaching that influence, motivate and inspire
  students to learn
• Development of curricula, resources and services
  that reflect a command of the field
• Approaches to assessment, feedback and learning
  support that foster independent learning
• Respect and support for the development of
  students as individuals
• Scholarly activities and service innovations
  that have influenced and enhanced learning and
  teaching
• (Changed for 2008 to be more inclusive of the
  work of support and general staff)

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Citations for Outstanding Contribution to Student
Learning

• To recognise and reward diverse contributions by
  individuals and teams
• Significant contribution to student learning
• Sustained period
• Widely recognised- students, colleagues, UWS,
  broader community
• Strong institutional endorsement
• For staff in many roles academic, general,
  sessional, associates Nominations MUST
• relate to student learning in higher education
• address one or more criteria
• provide evidence of how contribution has
  influenced student learning, student engagement
  or overall student experience
• Institutions MUST
• Assess the nominations
• Submit to ALTC up to 10 ranked nominations with
  Citation wording (25 words)

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Looking at Successful Applications

• What is the context in which this person teaches?
  (key words only)
• What key words capture their teaching philosophy?
• What types of evidence were used to support their
  
• outstanding contribution to student learning?
• What key words in the citation statement capture
  the
• essence of their application?

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Writing and Refining your Application

• What are the strengths of your application?
• What are the weaknesses, gaps or missing
  elements?
• How will you strengthen your application?
• When will you find time to write/ revise your
  application?
• Who can help you? Has anyone
• read your draft?
• Will you be ready by 16th March?
• Where to now?
• Feedback from colleagues
• Finding a Professional Friend
• TDU, ALTC Coordinator

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Preparing your Citation Application

• Do not attempt to address all criteria. Select
  one or two areas of strength. No advantage to
  select more
• The examples under the criteria are indicative
• The written statement should contain
• Proposed citation (max 25 words)
• Summary of particular contribution specific
  context
• Statement addressing chosen selection
  criterion/ia
• Statement of evidence for ways your contribution
  has
• influenced student learning/ engagement/ overall
  experience
• been sustained over time
• been recognised by colleagues, UWS /or broader
  community
• Provide examples, evidence impact
• Provide evidence from a variety of sources
• Demonstrate breadth and depth
• Write in your own voice
• Less is more if it cannot be said in 4 A4
  pages for Statement (minimum 11 point, Arial
  Narrow recommended, 2cm margins) then EDIT
• Choose 2 referees carefully
• You cannot start writing too soon. Start now.
  Seek feedback