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PROGRESS FILES

PROGRESS FILES. without files?. The “anorak”. beginning to panic a bit. People might think Progress Files. is mostly about …… a file!!. Structured and supported processes to develop the capacity of individuals to reflect on achievement and learning to plan education and development.

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PROGRESS FILES

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  1. PROGRESS FILES without files?

  2. The “anorak” beginning to panic a bit

  3. People might think Progress Files is mostly about …… a file!!

  4. Structured and supported processes to develop the capacity of individuals to reflect on achievement and learning to plan education and development Student outcomes understand learning review and plan take responsibility relate learning to wider context articulate goals evaluate progress What are they about?

  5. But they are also about ... • Accountability • Transparency • Expliciteness in HE, alongside; • Programme Specs, • Subject Benchmarks, • Qualification framework

  6. Things that need to happen (1) Learning at the University of Northumbria is related to the wider context of people’s lives; their pasts, their other current experiences, their careers, their futures.

  7. Things that need to happen (2) Students at the University of Northumbria learn about learning, learn how to learn.

  8. Things that need to happen (3) Students at the University of Northumbria acquire and can identify a range of lifelong learning or transferable skills

  9. Things that need to happen (4) Students at the University of Northumbria will develop skills in reviewing, planning and evaluating their progress and development

  10. So how do we do it? • Guidance Tutors? • And Files? • ????

  11. Start with the academic programme • Written guidance and support re. Progress Files? Course and unit handbooks? • Review of learning prior to course? Induction? Introductory units? Ongoing theme? • Semester by semester planning and review? Guidance tutor? Unit and course review processes?

  12. Starting with the academic programme (ctd) • Reflection on placements, work and “life” experience? Guidance tutor? Assessment? • Acquisition and recognition of transferable skills? Units? Unit handbooks? Assessment?

  13. not about; an add-on to what we currently do a collection of papers, a portfolio, a file something you can “set up” and forget really about; taking a holistic view of what we do embracing a broad view of the HE task the quality of relationship with our students Progress Files are ...

  14. Of current content and processes of course. Of Student opportunities to review, plan and reflect to identify transferable skills Of the current relationship between the course and current Guidance Tutor arrangements Start with a review

  15. But don’t get carried away! P.F.’s are; “an individual’s personal record of achievements, progress reviews and plans that are used to clarify personal goals and can provide a resource from which material is selected to produce personal statements (e.g. C.V.’s etc.) for employers, admissions tutors and others.”

  16. Which sounds a bit like…. A file!

  17. Public Folder All folders - Registrar - LTA - Progress files information Web site http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/ilt For more info. on Progress Files

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