Apparently … enough to get my yellow belt this morning in Wado Karate. Here’s the syllabus (along with Pinan Nidan):
Been going for a while at Bannatynes – because I enjoy it – although I’m away so much I keep missing weeks and lots to try and remember! Went this morning for the fun/exercise and to watch others in their grading, and the option was there to ‘have a go’ – so I did …. and was relaxed about it as didn’t matter! Ha ..
The HEA website offers more information on the Fellowship, awarded, in my case, on completion of the PGCLTHE:
Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, University of Winchester
The PGCLTHE is accredited by the Higher Education Authority (HEA), the professional body for higher education in the UK. The programme is built around the notion of reflective practice and offers a framework for reflecting critically on your teaching. It contains opportunities to put your learning into practice and encourages you to take responsibility for linking theoretical ideas about learning to the practical demands of the courses you teach. The PGCLTHE supports the UK Professional Standards Framework for Teaching and Supporting Learning in Higher Education published by the HEA. Assignments: Innovation in IT; Reflective Practice; Examining Professional Practice.
Well, you know me, I like to collect qualifications, but this one is pretty much compulsory nowadays within Universities, to become a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. I started the course in February 2009, and have found all of the taught sessions really interesting, particularly once we start hitting “how do students learn”?, but in teaching so much, am not getting a huge amount of time to read around the subjects I’m doing, or complete my assignments (too busy marking other peoples!). So, what do I need to achieve, and by when, to become a FHEA?!
The Practice of Teaching in Higher Education
I attended all the courses on this last semester, arranged my mentor, kept a reflective journal and was observed in 3 teaching sessions (now that’s an interesting experience!). So now I “just” need to complete the 4000 word portfolio of practice! If I can do it for 5th March 2010, I could finish the entire course this year, otherwise it’ll be 25th September 2010!
| The Practice of Teaching in HE Learning and Teaching Portfolio (4000 words), organised/indexed for reader, with appendices |
Initial Needs Analysis & Contextual Overview (1000 rough words, to reduce to 500)How current teaching position relates to:
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Evaluation & Reflection on Teaching (1200 words)
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Description, Analysis & Evaluation of Assessment Activities (600 words)
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Small Scale Learning & Teaching Project (1200 words)
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| Agreed with Yaz: Focus in the area of CHOICE, affecting motivation, affecting CHOICE in engaging with seminars, etc. as a project! |
Reflection on Learning and Development Activities (500 words)
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Examining Professional Practice
For February 2010, I need to have completed:
Part 1: Oral/Poster presentation, relevant professional enquiry, at small L&T event with others on course. (60%)
Part 2: Critical reflection on the feedback from other colleagues/tutors. 1500 words (40%)
No Assignment yet agreed
Using IT for Innovation in Learning
For April 2010, I need to complete:
Resource package, electronic or text, “suitable to meet the learning needs of an identified group of students, and a report justifying its design in relation to theoretical understandings of student learning”. Contextualise how understanding/skills have developed, and demonstrate how utility of the resource will be judged. Report 2-4k
See p.18 for Guidelines/Criteria
Agreed with David: Evaluation of SkillsNet Project, including sessions with staff/students for feedback of the website.
I am also sitting in on “Context”, which has a lot to do with curriculum design, but don’t see the need to add another assignment to my list.