A1 Design and plan learning activities and/or programmes of study, Intended Learning Outcomes and Constructive Alignment. On reflection, this method of teaching really suited the participants as those who managed to pick up the technology quickly were able to either help those around them or make discoveries of their own and share them with the class. Evidencing A4: Develop effective learning environments and approaches to student support and guidance. Your contextual statement gave a good sense of your learning and teaching philosophy, highlighting your commitment to inclusive, student-centered learning. Tewell, E. (2018) The Practice and Promise of Critical Information Literacy: Academic Librarians Involvement in Critical Library Instruction,College & Research Libraries[Post-print], 79 (1). (2018)Effective personal tutoring in higher education. I also useSlideShareto publish my presentations, and to date have had over 10,000 hits on my PowerPoint slides. 2019 UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF), https://infolit.org.uk/definitions-models/(Accessed. (2020) I dont like to be told that I view a student with a deficit mindset: Why it Matters that Disability Studies in Education Continues to Grow,Canadian Journal of Disability Studies, 9(5), pp. For example, one ILO from a lecture I gave on a qualitative research methods module was: analyse the way inwhich language constructs particular versions of reality (K1). The success of each session of learning entirely depends on how motivated the learners are and their reasons for learning. If you want to join our growing community of fellows, we can support you through the application process. The organisation was formed in 2018 with the merger of the Higher Education Academy (HEA), the Leadership Foundation and the Equality Challenge Unit. Either way, I will write and build the activities into their myCourse pages (see evidencebelow). (Accessed: 19 December 2019). For some time, I couldnt decide whether I liked the framework or found it too general in important (to me) areas. Your email address will not be published. Li, M. (2020) Multimodal pedagogy in TESOL teacher education: Students perspectives, System, 94. doi: 10.1016/j.system.2020.102337. One Principal Lecturer emailed the following to her course team: This afternoon I went to the first of the 'half hour huddles' run by LTU (Sam, Andrew and Christina). Sessions that I often deliver include Turnitin, myCourse and myPortfolio. During the summer of 2013 we upgraded our myPortfolio software and therefore needed to update all of the support materials. UVU is the first American institution to be accredited by the HEA to offer fellowship recognition to faculty, administrators, and staff supporting learning. This portfolio contains all my evidence and reflections as required for my application to become a Fellow of the Higher education Academy. The framework seemed Price, M. (2012)Assessment literacy: the foundation for improving student learning. This is aimed at lecturers, specifically those who attended a presentation I did with fellow Learning Technologist, Julian Prior, titled Rethinking Pedagogy with New Technologies at the recent Solent Exchange 2013. There are many definitions of CPD but to me its more about what can I do in order to do my job as best I can?, and the way I do this is to regularly look to peers and colleagues in other universities to see what theyre working on and evaluate the possibility of utilising the outcomes at SSU. All fellowship. I submitted my application in February 2014. Could you please share the application as an example for other to guide 81112. 2041. I have a broad knowledge of online platforms, systems and tools that can be used to engage learners, as well as experience ofdesigning, building and delivering support to staff in how to use them. Since September 2020, I have been a copy editor for the Journal of Information Literacy, a leading international, peer-reviewed open access journal for the theory and practice of information literacy. (2020) Introduction: Disability Studies in EducationCritical Conversations,Canadian Journal of Disability Studies, 9(5), pp. 145163. As my relationships with academics and programmes have deepened, so has my ability to teach within these paradigms. The point at which I see the students in their learning journey is before any summative or formativeassessment, and usually the academics have no initial assessment of their referencing skills or knowledge. Requirements for Fellowship Level What does your application need to demonstrate? Other aspects of the academic role such as research, involvement in academic societies, administrations etc., may be relevant to the Fellowship application, but only in as much as they relate to learning and teaching in higher education. Assessment can be formative, as well as summative. We at SSU are deemed to be one of the front runners in the innovative uses of the myPortfolio software and are often asked to do virtual tours of our systems and help resources to other universities such as Manchester Metropolitan University, University of Bath and recently PACE University in New York using virtual classroom software. Each student is to be given a worksheet (below) where they can work through a series of about me questions that could hopefully form the start of their profile on LinkedIn, a professional networking site . If you're interested in this professional recognition programme, please visit their webpages and look through the Professional Standards Framework (PSF). Creative Portfolios with Mahara, _______________________________________________________________. https://blog.yorksj.ac.uk/lgbt/2019/10/11/diversity-in-information-resources-working-towards-inclusion-2/, The Practice and Promise of Critical Information Literacy: Academic Librarians Involvement in Critical Library Instruction, http://crl.acrl.org/index.php/crl/article/view/16616, Flipping the sociology classroom: Towards a practice of online pedagogy, Multimodal pedagogy in TESOL teacher education: Students perspectives, Toward Inclusive Education? Most HEA events, like workshops, seminars and reading groups, take place in the UK. As a result of these conversations, I have begun drafting guidance for our team on what inclusive pedagogy in referencing classes could look like, so that this work impacts on students beyond just my areas of support [A4, K3]. I developed an option bank over the course of term one in 2019 by investigating different ways of teaching, consolidated into the main methods I designed, so I had choice. Me presenting at MoodleMaharaMoot in Leipzig, Germany 2014. Rebooting Inclusive Education? Available at:https://blog.yorksj.ac.uk/lgbt/2019/10/11/diversity-in-information-resources-working-towards-inclusion-2/. Peach, T. and McCluskey-Dean, C. (2019)Diversity in information resources: working towards inclusion. I often try to identify opportunities where I can support student learning, including staff in need of training. There are more than 150,000 HEA fellows in the world. Students watch the videos before the lesson and complete the tasks. I will often adapt this generic presentation to suit the needs of the learners depending on their subject or level. My role in this is to mainly organise and facilitate these sessions along with my colleagues, giving the floor to the academics, hopefully to inspire them. substantive examples that you use in your application are drawn from teaching in UK higher education. Through a disability lens, and my experiences of working with disabled students, I consider referencing stylistics as an ableist practice for particular disabilities (dyslexia, blindness etc), and by extension I see how library referencing support (whilst adhering to the Accessibility regulations and WCAG standards) is not actually pedagogically accessible [A2]. Overall, we were confident that you meet the benchmark standard for Descriptor 2 and wish you much success in your future teaching career. I wish to confirm that the evidence of teaching/support of student learning drawn on for the application ofSam Tayloris correct, and that the applicant has been working in a professional capacity in education for a minimum of two years, of which at least one must have been in Higher Education. I had read many news articles on these MOOCs but felt that in order to really understand the hype I had to have a go and complete one of these courses. Available at: https://infolit.org.uk/definitions-models/(Accessed: 2 October 20190. This approach is Therefore the approach I took was to show them why having a professional online presence now matters, suggest a few examples of sites that can be used, present case studies of students who have successfully gained employment through their online presence, and showcase some real-life examples where it goes horribly wrong. For Associate Fellow, please write two 500 word case studies, For Fellow, please write four 500 word case studies For Senior Fellow, please write two 2000 word case studies. When I first heard about HEA fellowships, I assumed that, if successful, Id be upskilled by HEA (workshops, mentoring, a structured program of some sort, maybe even a grant ). For an entire year I worked hard to build upmy own personal profile and online network,researched statistics and quotes from businesses about their own recruitment methods with regards to googling prospective applicants. Not only do I act as an extra pair of eyes highlighting areas that could appear to be confusing for students, I can also suggest new ways in which technology could be introduced to enhance the process and outcomes. What is HEA Fellowship? Advice for completing your HEA Principal Fellowship application Make sure that your application has an excellent evidence base, is highly reflective and contains convincing examples of practice. I was so inspired that I felt I had to share my new knowledge with the SSU staff and therefore came up with 7 Edutech Wonders series of seminars. When I was preparing to submit for Fellowship (FHEA), I struggled to find enough examples of written applications which werent from an academic lens, particularly in a librarian context where our relationship to certain aspects of the UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF)such as assessmentis somewhat different. Nothing brings him more sense of fulfillment than writing fellowship docs in orthopedics. In future, I will develop this further for students to self-assess to further the knowledge construction. In the seminar I gave all students a copy of the revision guide. We are able to award Fellowship in all categories - Associate Fellow, Fellow, Senior Fellow and Principal Fellow - to our staff at our four campuses. If you work as part of a delivery team, be clear about what your role is in that team and the contribution you make to it. Dean, C.J. Fellowship Exemplar Principal Fellowship Application Form: HEA Guidance on the UKPSF Areas of Activity, Higher Education Academy Fellowships. The latter has featured as part of wider doctoral research into information literacy at York St John University (Dean, 2019) [A5] which has resituated my own understandings of my teaching as part of the wider teaching community, helping me to navigate how to talk about information literacy with academics in more nuanced ways [V3]. Supporters must complete the proforma relevant to the category of Fellowship sought by the applicant. Bruce, C. (2020) Self-Advocacy as Precariousness in University Education,Canadian Journal of Disability Studies, 9(5), pp. Many of my learning activities, workshops and training sessions involve an element of show and tell using real examples, and are often generic by nature, but can be re-packaged for specific audiences where necessary. University teaching in focus: a learning-centred approach. The UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF) was developed by the Higher Education sector in the United Kingdom in 2011. I have researched and presented on copyright education (Peach, 2018) and, most recently, conducted postgraduate research into art pedagogy and its implications for librarians information literacy pedagogy (Peach, 2019) [A5].