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Enhancing Teaching Excellence Through Pedagogical Research Funding

Explore the significant investment and developments in economics education at the 2007 conference. Learn about various funding opportunities and initiatives to enhance teaching quality, technological support, and institutional transformation. Gain insights into the Pathfinder Programme and National Teaching Fellowship Schemes.

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Enhancing Teaching Excellence Through Pedagogical Research Funding

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  1. Funding for pedagogical researchDevelopments in Economics Education Conference, September 2007.David SadlerDirector of Networks, Higher Education Academy

  2. Contexts • Substantial Investment • National Contexts • Scottish Enhancement Themes • Broad Architecture developed over time: • HEFCE 10 yr E-Learning Strategy • CETLs • Higher Education Academy • Subject Centres • Research Calls • National Teaching Fellowships - Individual (England and N.I) • National Teaching Fellowships (projects)

  3. CETLs • 74 CETLs (£315 Million). Focussed investment within broader architecture. • 5yr programme (2yrs in) • Institutional (collaborative) Beacon of change first within institutions • Reward excellence; raise status of teaching; harness new technology; support for diverse student population • Capital developments and new learning spaces • Communities of practice and dissemination phases

  4. Pathfinder Programme – Op def … the design, planning, implementation, and evaluation of transformation processes and activities which are intended to lead to the long term enhancement, using information and communication technologies, of the learning and teaching provision and processes of the entire institution, i.e. the aim is long term change and not just short-term innovation. Extract from the Pathfinder Programme phase 1 ITT, Higher Education Academy, December 2006, p1

  5. Pathfinder pilot projects (Oct 2006)

  6. Pathfinder phase 1 projects (May 2007)

  7. Distributed e-Learning (DeL) • 2 Phases • Phase 1 (£1.3 million) finished Mar 06; Phase 2 (£1.45 million) from Apr 06 until Sept 08 • Phase 1 Part of the JISC DeL Programme (£11m total) • Subject Centre work – different approaches within discipline context • Regional Pilot Projects • e-Tools • Digital Repositories Programme • All Subject Centres involved (£1.3m) • Scoping studies • Good practice for sharing resources • Identification & collation for resources for repositories • Issues & risks associated with sharing learning resources • Dissemination events (workshops, conferences) • Case studies (culture and discipline issues)

  8. Phase 2 - Apr 06 until September 08 • Now e-Learning Capital Programme • More focused than Phase 1 . • 4 themes: • JISC Digitisation Programme • ePortfolios • SIG - supported by CRA • Pedagogy issues relating to the sharing, reuse and repurposing of content • SIG - supported by RLO CETL • Embedding existing tools • all 24 Subject Centres funded

  9. National Teaching Fellowship Schemes • Individual (£10,000)– • Institutional Nomination (up to 3) • Link to HEI programmes of recognition • Since 2005 no project requirement • Professional development support • Highly competitive (in 2007 50 awards with 223 applications) • Specialist Readers and Advisory Panel • Project (up to £200,000) • Institutional bids • Led by NTFs • Against broad themes

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