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Informal staff
development via a
centralised tutoring
system in an online
lecturer education
programme
            Aileen McGuigan
            University of Dundee

            ECER     Cadiz     2012
Will technological developments
continue to march on and multiply at
the current rate?
Will the technology we’re using today
still be in use next year?
How can we equip our teaching staff to
be ready for the challenges ahead?


             All… staff of higher education
             institutions should be equipped to
             respond to the changing demands of
             the fast evolving society (European Ministers
blog

email

micro- blog
method
TQFE-Tutor for
               professional development:
               framework

strengths                     weaknesses

transparency                  need for       need for
&              collegiality   adherence to   strong team
consistency                   FAQs           ethos

knowledge      time saving    over-          increase in
of             &              dependence     admin
cohort         resilience     on email
transparency
                        & consistency
‘it’s not the
secret garden   ‘on another distance learning
syndrome’       programme I work on, very
                part-time and there it’s very
                much that each member of
                staff has their module and
                their marking… people want
                to feel they’re not exposed in
‘there’s a      any way, but there’s no real
transparency    benefit in learning from that’
to what
we’re doing’
collegiality

‘you do feel in touch. Although I’m not up [in
Dundee] much, I do still feel in touch with the
rest of the team and there is contact’


                ‘it does keep you… part of
                that bigger picture’


‘in the spirit of a group of
people … a feeling of unity’
Knowledge of cohort

‘you see more of issues from other
perspectives… it’s like we’re all appreciating
what each other are dealing with’

                 ‘we’re all responsible for the
                 full cohort and their problems
                 or issues, their successes’

‘it is an advantage for all staff to see learners
engaging and responding online and helps to
motivate tutors as well as benefiting those
participants who want the answers’
time saving
                                     and resilience
                repetition                  one-to-many
                avoided


peer                         cover for
collaboration                absent staff


                                            alleviates
                                            stress for staff
weaknesses


need for adherence to FAQs



              need for strong team ethos



over-dependence on email     increase in administration
conclusions

opportunities                   social learning
for informal                    opportunities
cpd

                sense of
                belongingness


time savings                    resilience
finally

TQFE-Tutor: supporting
new ideas for a new                          any
kind of academic                             questions?


                                  Aileen McGuigan, MA, PhD
                                         McGuigan
          Programme Director, Teaching in the College Sector
  School of Education, Social Work and Community Education
                                        University of Dundee

                           email: a.mcguigan@dundee.ac.uk
                                 phone: +44(0)1382 381496
Asselin, M.E. (2003) Insider research: issues to consider when doing qualitative
research in your own setting. Journal for nurses in staff development. 19(2):99-103

Bell, A. and Mladenovic, R. (2008) The benefits of peer observation of teaching for
tutor development. Higher Education. 55(6): 735 - 752

Boud, D. (1999). Situating academic development in professional work: Using peer
learning. International Journal for Academic Development. 4(1): 3–10

Britain, S. & Liber, O. (1999) A Framework for Pedagogical Evaluation of Virtual
Learning Environments, JISC Technology Applications Programme, Report: 41

Cornelius, S. & Macdonald, J. (2008) Online informal professional
development for distance tutors: experiences from The Open University in
Scotland. Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning. 23(1): 43-55

Council of the European Union (2011) Council Conclusions on the Modernisation of
Higher Education. http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data
/docs/pressdata/en/educ 2011/126375.pdf Accessed 12.12.11

European Commission - Education and Training (2012) Strategic Framework for
Education and Training. http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-
policy/doc28_en.htm Accessed 12.12.11
European Ministers Responsible for Higher Education (2009) Communiqué of the
Conference of European Ministers Responsible for Higher Education.
http://www.enqa.eu/files/Leuven_Louvain-la-Neuve_Communiqueand Louvain-la-
Neuve, 28-29 April 2009. April_2009.pdf Accessed 20.12.12

Jurasaite-Harbison, E. and Rex, L.A. (2010) School Cultures as Contexts for Informal
Teacher Learning. Teaching and Teacher Education. 26(2):267-277

Morrison, D. (2012) ‘New online teaching model: sage-on-the-side’, Online learning
insights [blog]. http://onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/new-
onlineteaching-model-sage-on-the-side/ Accessed 09.09.12

Richter, D., Kunter, M., Klusmann, U., Lüdke, O., Baumert, J. (2011) Professional
development across the teaching career: Teachers’ uptake of formal and informal
learning opportunities. Teaching and Teacher Education. 27: 116-126

Ritchie, J. & Spencer, L. (1994) Qualitative data analysis for applied policy research
in A.Bryman and R. G. Burgess [eds.] Analyzing qualitative data. 1994:173-194

Wenger, E. (1999) Communities of practice: Learning, meaning, and identity.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

University of New South Wales (n.d.) Why is online teaching important?
http://youtu.be/EDULQMR6wJs Accessed 09.09.12

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Informal staff development via a centralised tutoring system

  • 1. Informal staff development via a centralised tutoring system in an online lecturer education programme Aileen McGuigan University of Dundee ECER Cadiz 2012
  • 2. Will technological developments continue to march on and multiply at the current rate? Will the technology we’re using today still be in use next year? How can we equip our teaching staff to be ready for the challenges ahead? All… staff of higher education institutions should be equipped to respond to the changing demands of the fast evolving society (European Ministers
  • 5. TQFE-Tutor for professional development: framework strengths weaknesses transparency need for need for & collegiality adherence to strong team consistency FAQs ethos knowledge time saving over- increase in of & dependence admin cohort resilience on email
  • 6. transparency & consistency ‘it’s not the secret garden ‘on another distance learning syndrome’ programme I work on, very part-time and there it’s very much that each member of staff has their module and their marking… people want to feel they’re not exposed in ‘there’s a any way, but there’s no real transparency benefit in learning from that’ to what we’re doing’
  • 7. collegiality ‘you do feel in touch. Although I’m not up [in Dundee] much, I do still feel in touch with the rest of the team and there is contact’ ‘it does keep you… part of that bigger picture’ ‘in the spirit of a group of people … a feeling of unity’
  • 8. Knowledge of cohort ‘you see more of issues from other perspectives… it’s like we’re all appreciating what each other are dealing with’ ‘we’re all responsible for the full cohort and their problems or issues, their successes’ ‘it is an advantage for all staff to see learners engaging and responding online and helps to motivate tutors as well as benefiting those participants who want the answers’
  • 9. time saving and resilience repetition one-to-many avoided peer cover for collaboration absent staff alleviates stress for staff
  • 10. weaknesses need for adherence to FAQs need for strong team ethos over-dependence on email increase in administration
  • 11. conclusions opportunities social learning for informal opportunities cpd sense of belongingness time savings resilience
  • 12. finally TQFE-Tutor: supporting new ideas for a new any kind of academic questions? Aileen McGuigan, MA, PhD McGuigan Programme Director, Teaching in the College Sector School of Education, Social Work and Community Education University of Dundee email: a.mcguigan@dundee.ac.uk phone: +44(0)1382 381496
  • 13. Asselin, M.E. (2003) Insider research: issues to consider when doing qualitative research in your own setting. Journal for nurses in staff development. 19(2):99-103 Bell, A. and Mladenovic, R. (2008) The benefits of peer observation of teaching for tutor development. Higher Education. 55(6): 735 - 752 Boud, D. (1999). Situating academic development in professional work: Using peer learning. International Journal for Academic Development. 4(1): 3–10 Britain, S. & Liber, O. (1999) A Framework for Pedagogical Evaluation of Virtual Learning Environments, JISC Technology Applications Programme, Report: 41 Cornelius, S. & Macdonald, J. (2008) Online informal professional development for distance tutors: experiences from The Open University in Scotland. Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning. 23(1): 43-55 Council of the European Union (2011) Council Conclusions on the Modernisation of Higher Education. http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data /docs/pressdata/en/educ 2011/126375.pdf Accessed 12.12.11 European Commission - Education and Training (2012) Strategic Framework for Education and Training. http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning- policy/doc28_en.htm Accessed 12.12.11
  • 14. European Ministers Responsible for Higher Education (2009) Communiqué of the Conference of European Ministers Responsible for Higher Education. http://www.enqa.eu/files/Leuven_Louvain-la-Neuve_Communiqueand Louvain-la- Neuve, 28-29 April 2009. April_2009.pdf Accessed 20.12.12 Jurasaite-Harbison, E. and Rex, L.A. (2010) School Cultures as Contexts for Informal Teacher Learning. Teaching and Teacher Education. 26(2):267-277 Morrison, D. (2012) ‘New online teaching model: sage-on-the-side’, Online learning insights [blog]. http://onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/new- onlineteaching-model-sage-on-the-side/ Accessed 09.09.12 Richter, D., Kunter, M., Klusmann, U., Lüdke, O., Baumert, J. (2011) Professional development across the teaching career: Teachers’ uptake of formal and informal learning opportunities. Teaching and Teacher Education. 27: 116-126 Ritchie, J. & Spencer, L. (1994) Qualitative data analysis for applied policy research in A.Bryman and R. G. Burgess [eds.] Analyzing qualitative data. 1994:173-194 Wenger, E. (1999) Communities of practice: Learning, meaning, and identity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press University of New South Wales (n.d.) Why is online teaching important? http://youtu.be/EDULQMR6wJs Accessed 09.09.12