countdown to tlqpr coming soon … to your neighborhood
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Countdown to TLQPRCountdown to TLQPR
Coming soon … to your neighborhood
What are the Stakes?
Serious money – maybe hundreds of millions in the next budget cycle
Institutional reputation and credibility Others reviewed so far – including CUHK
– have done well
So you don’t want a merger?(worst case scenario)
HKUST Best in RGC grants High on RAE Poor in TLQPR
• (poor teaching?)
CUHK Not as good in RGC
or RAE, but Good in TLQPR
• (good teaching?)
Argues for
World Class U
Tops in research
Tops in teaching
Where are we now?
Self-Evaluation Document Submitted at end of July
UGC has selected units to visit Visit program due on 22 November Two page summary from each unit
Due on 8 December Need a draft by mid-November
Visit on January 13 and 14
Two Page Summary
Outline paper May be in bullet point form No more than two pages
Content First 4 EQW Domains as outline headings Exemplary accomplishments in a domain Areas that most need improvement
The Domains
Design of curricula Design of teaching and learning
processes Design of student assessment and use of
assessment results Implementation quality Commitment of resources
Exemplary Accomplishments
What kinds of evidence support this as being exemplary?
What factors helped make it exemplary? The six Quality Principles? Various data sources? Institutional or School policies and
service? What would make it even better?
Quality Principles
Using measured outcomes Orientation to process of student
learning Coherence of processes Collaborative responsibility Benchmarking and sharing of good
practice Priority for continuous improvement
Areas needing improvement
Why do you think this needs work? How might you make improvements?
Application of quality principles? Use of School or institutional services? Will this be a priority?
What areas did you consider for improvement but did not include?
How to write this….
Meet as a group to brainstorm on items to include Exemplary activities Areas needing improvement
Select someone to do the drafting Submit by November 16 Joint effort to refine it by November 30
Resources
The SED – copies will be provided EQW Profiles – yours and others
http://www.ust.hk/~webaa/eqw_profiles Or via the TLQ Portal
The Online QA Guide Other material on the TLQ Portal
http://publish.ust.hk/vpaao/tlq
The Visit
Time slots (4 units each time) 11:10 am – 1:10 pm and 2:45- 4:45 pm on
Monday, 13 January 9:00 am – 11:00 am on Tuesday, 14
January
Meeting with 10-15 representatives, including 5-7 students Need names of all by 18 November
The Visitors
Prof Rosie Young, Chair Honorary Prof, Medicine HKU Former chair of Education Commission
Prof David Dill Public Policy Analysis and Education,
UNC at Chapel Hill Prof Roger Geiger
College of Education, Penn State
Visitors, cont’d
Prof Edmond Ko VP (Education) and Dean of Students ay
CityU Prof Leung Tin-pui
VP (Student and Staff Development) at PolyU
Prof William Massey President, Jackson Hole Higher Ed Group
Visitors, cont’d
Prof John Spinks PVC (Academic and Student Affairs) at
HKU Prof Joseph Sung
Chair Professor of Medicine, CUHK Prof Wee Chow Hou
Chair of Executive Programs, Nanyang Business School, Singapore
Visitors, cont’d
Dr Don Westerheijden Center for Higher Education Policy
Studies,. University of Twente Prof Ralph Wolff
Executive Director, Senior College Commission, WASC
Prof Danny Wong VP (Academic) at OUHK
Visitors, cont’d
Dr David Woodhouse Executive Director, Australian Universities
Quality Assurance Agency
Dr Anne Wright E-Learning Advisor, ICT Strategy Unit,
Department for Education and Skills, UK
Preparation
The SED - it’s long (20 pages) and boring, but get to know it
CELT – make sure at least one member on the unit panel has had some contact with CELT that can be described in a positive way
SSLC – hold a meeting before the visit, and include SSLC student members in your group
Know your unit summary, and work together to prepare for the questions
Overview of the SED
Introduction Discusses institutional philosophy and
approach• Stress on diversity and delegated authority
Outlines the QA system• University-wide
• School
• Department
SED, cont’d
Issuing Arising from the First TLQPR Accountability Priorities for Teaching and Research Sharing Best Practice Organizational Culture Reducing Variance Curriculum Design Teaching Assistants Student Input and External Feedback Recognition and Incentives
SED, cont’d
The Domains – an EQW Profile Summarizes our activities in each area,
citing examples of good practice
Conclusions EQW and the institutional mission Current initiatives and work in progress
Action Items
By 16 November 2002: Submit outline paper draft Submit names of unit reps (staff and students)
2-21 December: Preparatory meetings 6-10 January: Practice sessions 13-14 January
Panel visits
Now to 13 January: Get to know our story
UGC Deadlines
22 November 2002 Submit program details, including names
of representatives (staff and students) 8 December 2002
Submit requested information Submit department/unit outline papers
13-14 January 2003 Visit by TLQPR Panel