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Meeting Highlights, Summary and Action Items 4-7 July 2016 @ JU, Krakow, PL

Meeting Highlights, Summary and Action Items 4-7 July 2016 @ JU, Krakow, PL. Highlights from our productive days. Thanks to the JU team for a nice environment, friendly and efficient hosting, and thoughtful input PLEASE everyone who presented send me ALL PPT files

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Meeting Highlights, Summary and Action Items 4-7 July 2016 @ JU, Krakow, PL

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  1. Meeting Highlights,Summary and Action Items4-7 July 2016@ JU, Krakow, PL

  2. Highlights from our productive days • Thanks to the JU team for a nice environment, friendly and efficient hosting, and thoughtful input • PLEASE everyone who presented send me ALL PPT files • We are (finally) on the same sheet of music with a shared enthusiasm. Great to see. We are also on schedule! • Important to know who all partners are in each development project • JU, responsible for internationalization, absent a unique project, should provide input to all • Same for Glasgow regarding the generation gap • Please – each development leader is asked to send me a list of members • In TeachEx we are looking at teachers as students; the work of the CTE is life-long-learning (or continuous professional development) • As such our activities must have measurable learning outcomes

  3. Looking ahead • Mid-term “conference” • With EURASHE; in Brussels/Israel; May-June 2017; tbd • Assessment; dissemination • For Glasgow meeting (27-29 March 2017) • I request to learn in-depth about Professional Development Annual Review system; this could be the mandate of the CTE? • How does a (national) system move from quality assurance to quality enhancement • Please bring into discussion a national figure(s) • Generation gap – interaction between teacher and learner ; evolving relationships • Ask David for content idea • Student – Student encounter • CHE – Scotland agency encounter • Assessment of development and train the trainers • Invite CHE (Varda / Michal / Rivka)

  4. The BIG questions • We made significant progress in attempting to define teaching excellence, but open issues remain: • First of all, it cannot be defined 100% • There is cultural variance • There is institutional culture variance • There is disciplinary variance • Etc… • We agree that it goes beyond achieving learning outcomes. • Is good teaching about good learning? • Is TeachExmis-named? • Is extraordinary teaching about singular brilliance; about an inspiring individual?

  5. Is a great teacher one who is reflective? • Is excellence a way of thinking? • Is there a difference between teacher, lecturer and instructor? • Is excellence the same as greatness? • Must a great teacher have charisma? Stage presence? Is it an act? • From kick off summary…. we are coming full circle

  6. So, what the devil is it?A lot of Bologna; not just LOs • An academic process by which students are motivated to learn in ways that make a sustained, substantial, and positive influence on how they think, act, and feel. • A process that elevates students to a level where they learn deeply and remarkably because of certain teacher attributes. TeachEx kick-off meeting, IDC Herzliya

  7. I know it when I see it… • These teacher attributes are: • Subject matter expertise • Pedagogical expertise • Excellent communication skills • Student-centered mentoring • Systematic and continual assessment and improvement • Appreciation for local institutional culure • See http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/Definition/ TeachEx kick-off meeting, IDC Herzliya

  8. Timeline till next summer • Attempt to bring on-board non-consortium pilot institutions • Institutional decisions concerning pilot implementations – August 2016 • See next slide (from Noa) • Development modules completion – October 2016 • By partners for feedback – during November 2016 • Conclusion of development - @ Nicosia • 5-7 December • Train the Trainers workshop @ Bet Berl • January tbd • Faculty training – 2nd semester; Q2-Q3 2017 • Initial project assessment @ Glasgow • Development • Training the trainers

  9. The Pilot Implementation Plan • The corresponding five identified themes from proposal: • Active Teaching / Pedagogy • Internationalization of teaching • Technology • Diversity • Generation gap

  10. Pilot Implementations 2 per Israeli partner Hopefully 3 sites per module With European and external volunteers

  11. Templateto formulating the five development modules Subject: Developers: Rationale: Targets: The module theme/s (with relation to the 5 project domains): Learning outcomes: Target populations: Recommended venue/s for training: workshop / on-line course / four meetings…. Extent of training: one meeting of 4 hours / 28 hours / 4X2 = 8 hours Training guide: Training materials: Materials evaluation methods and tools: Training evaluation methods and tools: (Including the evaluation of the learning outcomes)

  12. Timeline Cont… • Assessment - • Initial project assessment @ Brussels • Teacher training • Dissemination – ongoing; especially in Q4 2017 and beyond

  13. Nicosia Meeting • 5-7 December 2016 • Plenary session to set a common baseline of understanding for all modules • Significant parallel sessions to finalize ALL development projects ESPECIALLY with assessment in mind • Significant work with QA team (BGU) to determine LO-Assessment • Substantial NUIS / student input • Open day for Cyprus students/faculty • Work on the digital resource repository • Work on APP

  14. Training Retreat • Sde Boker • Moshe to look into it • Eric Tel Hai option • Semester break • 2-day retreat • (Mostly) in Hebrew

  15. (Financial) Guidelines • All members are urged to familiarize themselves with the guidelines • Cost of stay – 120 per day even without travel costs • Purchase equipment BEFORE mid-term report • Keep inventory records handy of equipment • Keep all staff records handy, including contracts and proof of salary • Get PRIOR approval if travel to/from meeting is NOT city of home institution • Use new travel forms – Hila will verify

  16. Budget • Development budget • Is there a need for professional literature? I have a budget. • Are there elements of licensing or development for the repository? I have a budget.

  17. Dissemination • Oranim will have a plan in place by August • Much already is being done by all of us • See next slide • Make the Zeitgeist, news/events sections and Twitter hashtag known - #teachex • Make us aware of relevant events • Coordination with DARE; possible joint book production? To invite {them} to a meeting(s)? • Work with EURASHE to schedule dissemination lectures / presentations

  18. Dissemination • Plan (forthcoming shortly) • Communication • Yahoo Group(s) • DropBox changed toGoogle Drive • Newsletter ? • Dissemination • Meetings • Public sessions • Invited guests • Invited speakers • Logo • Roll-Up (not yet) • PPT and DOC templates • Brochure (not yet) • Twitter hashtag #teachex • No Facebook; possibly LinkedIn

  19. Thinking towards the App • Do we all (in Israel) use Moodle? • Do any of us work with developers or students who we might bring into the development?

  20. Zeitgeist • We will add one date field: resource category • Literature • Organization • Event • Project

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