Evaluating the impact of learning and teaching recognition and accreditation schemes Accredited recognition schemes in the UK include Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, SEDA fellowship and the Association of Medical Educators Questions for participants Professional Recognition Prior to CPD During Immediately After Six months After 12-24 months General How long have you been in a teaching and / or supporting learning role within HE? What have you found most useful so far? Why? What three things from undergoing the recognition process were most useful to you? Why? Reflecting back on your experience of seeking recognition, what has been most useful? Why? Reflecting back on your experience of seeking recognition, what has been most useful? Why? How did you find out about the recognition scheme Would you recommend this scheme to your colleagues? Why? Why not? What have been the benefits of applying for Would you recommend this scheme to your colleagues? Why? Why not? Motivation/Reaction Why have you chosen to apply for recognition? How have your individual aims been addressed and accommodated during the process? What plans do you have to remain in good standing? Have you undertaken any teaching-related CPD since applying for recognition? What further CPD plans do you have? Have you undertaken any teaching-related CPD since applying for recognition? What further CPD plans do you have? What do you expect to gain from this process? How have your expectations of the recognition process changed since you How did your experience of undergoing the recognition What do you remember most about the process of applying for What do you remember most about the process of applying for
started? process align with your expectations? recognition and why? recognition and why? What impact do you think gaining recognition will have on your career advancement and employability? How do you think the process of seeking recognition will assist you in your career? Are there new opportunities now since achieving recognition? How has the process of seeking recognition assisted you in your career so far? How are you preparing to apply for a ‘higher’ level of recognition, eg in the Higher Education Academy scheme? Teacher’s concepts: Knowledge How would you describe your knowledge/understanding of the UK Professional Standards Framework? In what ways are you engaging with the UK Professional Standards Framework? How would you describe your knowledge of the UK Professional Standards Framework now? To what extent has the UK Professional Standards become embedded in your practices? To what extent has the UK Professional Standards become embedded in your practices? How would you describe your knowledge of pedagogic literature? In what ways are you engaging with pedagogic literature to develop your application? What have you learnt so far? What new information or ideas were you introduced to whilst preparing your application for accreditation? To what extent do you continue to engage with pedagogic literature? Please provide examples To what extent do you continue to engage with pedagogic literature? Please provide examples What forms of feedback do you regularly use to reflect on your teaching practices? What forms of feedback are you using to support your application? What new forms of evidence have you drawn on to support your application? To what extent has this process of evaluation helped you? What have you learnt? To what extent has this process of evaluation helped you? What have you learnt
Attitude How important do you think it is that staff are accredited to teach in HE? To what extent has engaging with the recognition process encouraged you to reflect on your teaching/leadership practices? In what ways does gaining recognition support your teaching practices? To what extent do you reflect on your teaching/leadership practices? How is this recorded? To what extent do you reflect on your teaching/leadership practices? How is this recorded? Conceptions In what ways is reflecting on your experiences influencing your ideas about teaching, learning and the student experience? What new information or ideas were you introduced to through the recognition process? Has the process of undergoing recognition led to new conceptions around teaching and learning? Please explain. Has the process of undergoing the recognition process led to new areas of teaching and learning activity and/or research? Please describe. Teacher Behaviour What impact do you think applying for recognition will have on your knowledge, skills or practice? How have you begun to apply any knowledge, skills or ideas in your practice? What have you done as a result of completing the recognition process? To what extent have you applied the knowledge and skills developed through the recognition process? Can you provide some examples? What challenges have you experienced as you undertook these changes? What have you changed as a result of undergoing the recognition process? Can you provide some examples? What challenges have you experienced as you undertook these changes? Changes in student outcomes