CPD Activity 6: Evaluation questions for recipients of teaching and learning development grants CPD Activity Timeframe for evaluation Immediately after the CPD 6 months after the CPD Prior to the CPD activity During CPD activity 12-24 months activity activity T&L Development grants How long have you Is the project on How did your experience of IV question successfully Have you applied for been in a teaching and / course? the project align with your used to open dialogue funding to continue or supporting learning expectations? with this work? Initially we would like role within HE? Before the start of a project but you to reflect on your after funding notification How have your experience of received; therefore we assume expectations of the How well did the project How have you built undertaking pedagogic SOTL / teaching development Why did you submit an project changed? align with departmental / on the findings of research and grants are tied to funding application to institutional priorities? this project? development work bestowed institutionally. This undertake the proposed through the teaching will make it easier to track the project? What challenges have fellowship scheme. aims of the funding scheme you encountered? What new information or Have the findings with the impact on practice etc. ideas did you gain as a from this project led What was the rationale consequence of undertaking to new areas of T&L How have you applied for undertaking the this project? activity / research? What successes have We draw on the work of or used the knowledge proposed project? you experienced? Admunson & Hum (2012: 4) to gained through the define the scope of work project since its What knowledge, experience Networking undertaken by teaching completion? What informed the or skills of pedagogic If relevant, how have development grants / development of this research and development students been projects as those that proposal? work do you feel you gained involved in the Impacts on practice result in ‘systematic inquiry’ What were the impacts as a consequence of this project? into an aspect of teaching on your professional project? practice, which may results in development of How well do the aims of changes in ‘conceptions of self undertaking this this project align with What professional as a teacher and researcher, project? departmental / What knowledge, experience development changing understanding about
CPD Activity 6: Evaluation questions for recipients of teaching and learning development grants CPD Activity Timeframe for evaluation Prior to the CPD activity During CPD activity Immediately after the CPD activity 6 months after the CPD activity 12-24 months T&L Development grants Before the start of a project but after funding notification received; therefore we assume SOTL / teaching development grants are tied to funding bestowed institutionally. This will make it easier to track the aims of the funding scheme with the impact on practice etc. We draw on the work of Admunson & Hum (2012: 4) to define the scope of work undertaken by teaching development grants / projects as those that result in ‘systematic inquiry’ into an aspect of teaching practice, which may results in changes in ‘conceptions of self as a teacher and researcher, changing understanding about How long have you been in a teaching and / or supporting learning role within HE? Why did you submit an application to undertake the proposed project? What was the rationale for undertaking the proposed project? What informed the development of this proposal? How well do the aims of this project align with departmental / Is the project on course? How have your expectations of the project changed? What challenges have you encountered? What successes have you experienced? If relevant, how have students been involved in the project? What professional development How did your experience of the project align with your expectations? How well did the project align with departmental / institutional priorities? What new information or ideas did you gain as a consequence of undertaking this project? What knowledge, experience or skills of pedagogic research and development work do you feel you gained as a consequence of this project? What knowledge, experience IV question successfully used to open dialogue Initially we would like you to reflect on your experience of undertaking pedagogic research and development work through the teaching fellowship scheme. How have you applied or used the knowledge gained through the project since its completion? What were the impacts on your professional development of undertaking this project? Have you applied for funding to continue with this work? How have you built on the findings of this project? Have the findings from this project led to new areas of T&L activity / research? Networking Impacts on practice
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