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Embedding innovation into teaching and learning practices

Embedding innovation into teaching and learning practices. Operational contexts for embedding outcomes from national projects in HE institutions. Plan for the day. Introductions Brainstorming on embedding Project context LUNCH 13-00 Institutional context Break Consultation paper.

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Embedding innovation into teaching and learning practices

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  1. Embedding innovation into teaching and learning practices Operational contexts for embedding outcomes from national projects in HE institutions

  2. Plan for the day • Introductions • Brainstorming on embedding • Project context • LUNCH 13-00 • Institutional context • Break • Consultation paper

  3. About us & the project • Project: • funded by the LTSN GC • based at University of Warwick • Team: • Jay Dempster, Peter Jackson, CAP, Warwick • Frances Deepwell, CHED, Coventry University • Review of generic ICT-related national projects: • 6 TLTP3, 1 FDTL3, 3 SCOTCIT • Success factors in embedding new practices: • activities, organisation, networks, links, impact, support • Knowledge to inform and assist others: projects, institutions, programmes, partners, funding bodies • Innovation  embedding = TRANSFERABILITY

  4. Transferability 1. LTSN funding: PROJECTS • Review successful embedding • Analyse experiences, factors, approaches • Consult with stakeholders: funding bodies, support organisations, institutional academic developers • Offer a framework of approaches for embedding innovation from development 2. TLTP3 transferability funding: INSTITUTIONS • Review of structures and processes in 7 universities • Analysis against current strategies & objectives • Share and discuss case studies arising • Plan of action for building capacity for: • responding to innovation • evaluating own structures and practices • embedding effective new learning and teaching

  5. Purpose of the consultation • Explore national and programme issues • in the light of the review and analysis of a selection of national projects • Consider what is helpful • for both projects and institutions with respect to national support and programme management • Extract a set of good practices • with national bodies to inform future funding programmes, project and institutional support • Determine issues and recommendations • to form a consultation paper for funding councils and other stakeholders.

  6. About you and your role people projects support funding ILT SHEFC HEFCE NCT X4L TLTP JISC LTSN ALT FDTL SCOTCIT TLT-Officers HE institutions SEDA

  7. Brainstorm • In your professional experience, what is the best example of successful embedding that you have come across? • How do you account for its success? • In other words, what do you feel were the main reason in your example that the idea became embedded and resulted in a change in practice?

  8. Project context successes in embedding innovation fromnational projects

  9. Group activity: Supporting projects to embed • DIVIDE INTO GROUPS A & B • What frameworks for national funding and support do you feel work well to assist projects? • What in your experiences should be improved? • What in your view ought to change? (maybe radically!)

  10. Institutional context for embedding innovation fromnational projects

  11. Generic national projects • Projects develop within specific context but outcomes focus on wider applicability • Wide variation between consortium institutions of structures and working practices • Cross disciplinary differences • Educational ‘ideas’ rather than technology ‘products’ • Institutional ICT infrastructure difficulties • Teaching development incentives • Emergent ILT & evolving CTI-LTSN support network • Complexities of the operational contexts for embedding innovation from projects at institutional level

  12. How institutions might use findings Institutional partners agreed to make use of the evaluation framework to: • evaluate of own structures & practices • explore solutions towards appropriate implementation plans for own strategic objectives • share and discuss approaches with other institutions

  13. Institutional review • Avoid “surveying” • Focus on strategies, perceptions and experiences with regard to structure and working practices • Consider the processes of innovation and embedding within the institutional strategic objectives and processes • In the light of: • own experiences • project review • national perspectives

  14. Organisation & Direction Response to Innovation Institutional Thinking Support for Embedding Operational context Strategies Objectives Structures Engagement Involvement Collaboration Evaluation Transfer Planning Staff development Support models Recognition & reward

  15. Institutional case studies • Present current institutional organisational direction, structures, processes and responses to educational innovation (in ICT) • Identifyfactors the institution believes impact the greatest on the process of embedding of L&T innovation (in ICT) • Devise plan to develop own practices and enhance support in this area

  16. Emerging institutional factors • Senior level support • Staffing: resources, retention of expertise • Engaging departments/schools • Motivating lecturers: support, promotion • Time & timing • Decision making structures • Forums for debate • ICT infrastructure & technical support

  17. Group activity: Supporting institutions to embed • DIVIDE INTO GROUPS A & B • What frameworks for national funding and support do you feel work well to assist institutions? • What in your experiences should be improved? • What in your view ought to change? (maybe radically!)

  18. Take abreak !

  19. Summary of feedback from national funding bodies and support providers

  20. How national bodies might use review National bodies can make use of the review: • To evaluate own structures & practices and inform future funding programmes and support provision • To advise & guide projects and institutions on effective institutional structures and practices to support educational innovation from projects • To share and discuss approaches with other stakeholders through a consultation paper

  21. Consultation paper • What do you believe constitutes successful embedding of project innovation in institutional practice? • What areas are seen to work well in supporting projects and in supporting institutions? • Where is there shared understanding between funding programmes and support bodies about areas for improvement and/or change? • Where is further debate/clarification/study needed for areas where opinion differs? • Advise whether wider/deeper evaluation of project experiences is required/desired • State whether the approach taken by the project is a valuable evaluation framework for future programmes.

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