Re Learning & Teaching Fora:
At London Met each Department has a principal lecturer in Learning &
teaching, some Departments also have Learning Support Strategists (at SL
level) - some Depts combine the two roles. L&T Fora are made up of
representatives from our Centre for Academic & Professional Development,
from Learning Development and the Facillitators/Strategists. Currently
the Centres for Excellence in Teaching & learning also report to/attend
these fora.
We have at least four meetings per annum - and we report to the L&T
Group (which meets three times pa).
The L&T Forum drafts the central learning & teaching strategy - with
targets & P.I.s for student services, CAPD, LDU, TLTC - this is ratified
by the L&T Group - then passed to Departments who then personalise the
central targets in drafting Dept. targets. We also contribute to CAPD's
Learning & Teaching Workshops - and these tend to follow university foci
(e.g. sessions on Supporting H-level projects last year in advance of
instituting them in the Undergraduate Modular Scheme this year).
I have been a member of the Forum as Coordinator (North) Learning
Development - though it may be that we rotate attendance amongst other
members of the LDU Team. If that happened, I could still attend as Learn
Higher rep.
Despite having access to the L&T Forum and Group I tend to feel a
silenced stakeholder in re university policy, targets and P.I.s overall.
So I can imagine that subject academics with no input to generating
strategies (and they do proliferate don't they?) must feel really
disenfranchised within their institutions these days. Not least that
Strategies and targets increase exponentially, yet we have no access to
administrative support or additional administrative support, our
research is supposed to continue, as is our CPD - and we have to
accommodate all the work generated by - and the administration and
paperwork associated with - these targets!
Best
Sandra Sinfield
London Met
John Hilsdon wrote:
> Thanks for your reply, Sandra. It sounds as if the LD work at London Met
> is well embedded in the policy-making structures. You mention "L&T
> Forums" as well as your "L&T Strategy".
>
> Since we (LD at Plymouth) were re-organised (against our own wishes) out
> of the Educational Development team, we no longer feel we have clear or
> established routes in to strategy and policy-making. Pertly, I guess, it
> is up to us to forge new ones and assert ourselves!
>
> I'd be interested to know from Sandra how the L&T Forums work - how
> often do they meet, and how are they comprised? Also under what
> auspices do you have input to the L&T Strategy?
>
> I'd also like to hear from others about how their LD work is able (or
> not) to influence/contribute to institutional strategy and
> policy-making.
>
> Best wishes
>
> John
> Co-ordinator, Learning Development
> University of Plymouth
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: learning development in higher education network
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sandra Sinfield
> Sent: 21 September 2006 09:01
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: LD strategy query
>
> At London Met Learning Development, with the Centre for Academic
> Development and Departmental Learning & Teaching Facilitators contribute
>
> to the central Learning & Teaching Strategy, here the sorts of goals you
>
> suggest are inscribed.
> We push to raise the profile of Learning Development in L&T Forums and
> the L&T Strategy. further, CAPD with LDU is supportive of subject staff
> taking ownership of study & academic skills development in the
> curriculum as part of good practice. We organise central and tailored
> staff development sessions to support this alongside teaching & learning
>
> resources.
> Best
> Sandra Sinfield
>
> Julia Dawson wrote:
>
>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>I'm working with John Hilsdon at Plymouth and we were wondering if
>>anyone could help us with strategy ideas. The University of
>
> Plymouth's
>
>>'Skills Plus' strategy is about to be reviewed (it covers graduate
>>skills, PDP and employability) and we would like to ensure that what
>
> we
>
>>do in LD is articulated clearly and gets a high profile. We would
>
> like
>
>>to get academic programmes to take more explicit responsibility for
>>embedding skills for learning. Has anyone done something similar in
>>terms of using an institutional policy to promote this type of work?
>>Any tips, text or ideas gratefully received.
>>
>>
>>
>>Best wishes
>>
>>Julia
>>
>>
>>
>>/Julia Dawson/
>>
>>/HELP CETL Research /
>>
>>/LearnHigher CETL Research/
>>
>>/ /
>>
>>/University/ of Plymouth PDP Advisor
>>
>>/EDaLT/
>>
>>/ /
>>
>>/Part time lecturer - Learning Development /
>>
>>/Office of the Dean of Students/
>>
>>/ /
>>
>>/Isaac Foot,/
>>
>>/University/ of Plymouth,
>>
>>/Drake Circus,/
>>
>>/Plymouth/
>>
>>/PL4 8AA/
>>
>>/ /
>>
>>/email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>/
>>
>>/web: http://intranet.plymouth.ac.uk/learndev
>>
>
> <file:///C:\exchweb\bin\redir.asp?URL=https://exchange.plymouth.ac.uk/ex
> chweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://intranet.plymouth.ac.uk/learndev>/
>
>>
>>/Tel: 07734213527/
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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