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