CELT Learning and Teaching Conference, 4 July 14, MMU

1. Getting Ready to PILOT FLEX within the Department of
Apparel using Open Badges (Sep 14)
Anita Mitchell & Chrissi Nerantzi fro
m September 2014
image by (c) Anita Mitchel, source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/77392206@N04/8205668088/sizes/z/
CELT Summer Learning andTeaching Conference, 4 July 2014, MMU

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3. 1. Promotion of qualifications that underpin high
quality teaching, scholarship and research
2. Staff engaged in continuous academic
evaluation & development
3. Reflective Practitioners involved in the ongoing
evaluation and enhancement of teaching and
learning and assessment practices
4. Introduce e-portfolio and Digital Badges to
motivate, recognise and reward achievement

4.  annual CPD requirements (teaching and
research)
 Rewards aspirational engagement with CPD
……through the PDR process using the FLEX
approach

5.  Annual NUSTeaching Awards
 Teaching Qualifications
 Professional Recognition Awards
(AFHEA,FHEA)
 Annual Staff Awards
 PST – peer review & examples of best practice
 Reflective evaluation of 5Year Research Plan
“research informed teaching”
 Concurrent reflective review of academic
practice
 Evidence, outcome and application of internal
or external short courses

6. Academic portfolio
 develop reflective skills and habits
 a personal and collaborative development space for teaching and research activities
 evidence academic CPD
image by Nate Steiner, source https://www.flickr.com/photos/nate/412783683/sizes/z/

8. Linked to the annual PDR
process and rewarded for:
 Minimum academic CPD
Requirements
 Recognise extended and
aspirational engagement
in CPD

9.  Open Badges are information-rich
 Each badge has important data built in that
links back to the issuer, criteria and verifying
evidence.
 Can be displayed in digital spaces

10.  Mozilla Foundation
 Peer 2 Peer University (2013)
 MacAurther Foundation
 Adobe
 TopCoder, billed as “the world’s largest competitive
community for software development and digital creation
 Carnegie Mellon
 MITx and edX
 Kahn Academy
 Purdue University, Seton Hall
 Yale
Source : http://www.extremenetworks.com/will-digital-badges-replace-resumes-and-diplomas/

11.  Mentor
 Translator (languages)
 Chair
 First Aider
 Specialist CAD Software user
 Link tutor
 Deputy Programme Leader
 Programme Leader
 Unit Leader
 the Avant Garde or Cutting Edge badge
endorsed through peer review, linked back
to samples of your work
 Relationship maker
 Team player
 Motivator
 Leader
 Problem Solver/Fixer
 Money maker
 Researcher
 Writter
 Reader
 Bid writter
 Super lecturer
 Collaborator

12. Badges …aren’t they
for kids?
AVALIDATED
INDICATOR OF
ACHIEVEMENT

14.  Set up an academic
e-portfolio
 Completion of a 15/30 credit
FLEX unit at CELT
 Develop a 5 year research plan
 Regular blogging (3-5 posts
per term) - reflection on
teaching and research

15.  Completing the minimum requirements per
annum of the faculties Peer Support for
teaching scheme: ( two episodes as
reviewer and two episodes as reviewee)
 Completion of PGCAP & FHEA Fellowship
 Meet annual objective of 5 year research
plan
 Participate in an internal research event
such as an away day or research day
 Regular blogging and reflection on teaching
and research (3-5 posts per term)

16.  Completing the minimum requirements per
annum of the faculties Peer Support for
teaching scheme: ( two episodes as reviewer
and two episodes as reviewee)
 Completion of PGCAP and/or FHEA Fellowship
 Meet annual objective of 5 year research plan
 Participate in an internal research event such
as an away day or research day
 Regular blogging and reflection on teaching
and research (3-5 posts per term?)
+
 Submit internal £1,000 research bid
and disseminate one REF Output

17.  Completing the minimum requirements per
annum of the faculties Peer Support for teaching
scheme : ( two episodes as reviewer and two
episodes as reviewee)
 Completion of PGCAP & FHEA Fellowship –
continue working towards Senior Fellow of
the HEA
 Met annual objective of 5 year research plan
 Participate in an internal research event such as
an away day or research day
 Regular blogging and reflection on teaching and
research (3-5 posts per term?)
+
 Submit research bid via MIRIAD that
exceeds £1,000 and disseminate one
REF Output

18.  Completing the minimum requirements per
annum of the faculties Peer Support for
teaching scheme : ( two episodes as
reviewer and two episodes as reviewee),
plus reflection on good practice
 FHEA Fellowship & continue working
towards Senior Fellow HEA or Achieve
SFHEA
 Participate in an internal research event
such as an away day or research day
 Regular blogging and reflection on
teaching and research (3-5 posts per
term?)
+
 Externally funded research bid

20. http://padlet.com/a_mitchell/em7gdynnd350

21. Anita Mitchell : BA (Hons), PGDip, MSc, PGCAP, SFHEA,CText ATI
Principal Lecturer Learning & Teaching
Manchester Metropolitan University
Department of Apparel
Hollings Faculty
Room C.2.46
Cavendish Street
Manchester
M15 6BG
Tel: +44 (0) 0161 247 2478
Mobile: 07891 579 288
Mail: a.mitchell@mmu.ac.uk
Skype: anita.mitchell79

22. http://www.celt.mmu.ac.uk/flex/