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Come Together. Enhancing quality in challenging Times. Nowhere Man ? (or woman). Roles understood ? By School management ? By University management Full potential realised ? Part of academic team – CEIS model , LS tech demonstrating Any others ? - audience Silo mentality ?
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Come Together Enhancing quality in challenging Times
Nowhere Man ? (or woman) • Roles understood ? • By School management ? • By University management • Full potential realised ? • Part of academic team – CEIS model , LS tech demonstrating • Any others ? - audience • Silo mentality ? • Are there artificial barriers • Are we not aware of possibilities
Carry that Weight • How many Technicians • Are the expert in their field at Northumbria • Have had training in passing on their knowledge • Lead practical sessions without an academic • Take part in assessment – marking • Are “expected” to do all this • Would like to do this • How do we quantify & prove this
Across the Univers(ity) • Technical managers forum • Teesside, Newcastle use these • What would it do ? What do theirs do • Adding value to role • Better quality support • Better quality of working life • In house training • Inter, intra School • Open day • Network • Show off facilities and skills
With a Little Help from my Friends • HEaTED • Higher Education & Technicians education & Development • Courses, CPD, cost, travel • Trying times indeed – future tense • Regional Network • NU, Newcastle, Durham, Sunderland, Teesside, York • Share training, low cost • Contact lists – networking • In House • Training the teacher technician
Here Comes the Sun • PCAPL replacement – PG-HEP • Postgraduate Certificate – Higher Education in Practice • Replacement will be • More flexible - personalised • Based centrally (workshops) and in Schools (WbL) • Accredited hence Quality Controlled – Browne implications • New academic training programme • Could be available to teaching technicians – you are part of the teaching team !
The Long & Winding Road • 2011-12 • New academic staff will pilot the programme • This will allow programme and technical managers • To gauge the level of interest from technical support • To consider the requirements & role of a “teaching technician” • To consider how to run scheme with technical staff • To consider the appropriate content • Interested ?
Sgt Wealleans Lonely Hearts Club Band ? • Are people interested ? • If we don’t lead we’ll be pulled • We may not like where we’re pulled (or pushed) • The university is interested in technical development • It’s in its interest • It’s in our interest • We need to show we are interested