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Providing high quality support materials
for SQA’s qualifications - Our roadmap for China –
Update September 2012
Martyn WareHead of Assessment Development and Delivery
BISU, Beijing, Thursday 13 September 2012
Overview• What support materials are• Why they are valuable• SQA’s approach to providing support
materials• Update since September 2011• Discuss our thinking and plans to make sure
we will meet your needs
What are support materials?
‘….all material which SQA produces to support the delivery, assessment and quality assurance of our qualifications’
Why support materials are important• Enhance centre, lecturer and learner
experience• Help ensure consistency in delivery and
assessment• Strengthen quality assurance • Benefits to centres, SQA and learners
Purposes of support materials
Types of support materials
Our support materials roadmap – from September 2011
Our roadmap for China – Stage 1• Map existing materials to existing HND Business
frameworks• Identify other resources that can support delivery
e.g. ESoL formative assessments• Identify wider resources to support delivery and QA• Highlight other resources that can be freely used e.g.
Mahara e-portfolio • Establish clear understanding of needs and priorities
Stage 1- Update• Map existing materials to existing HND
Business frameworks Summarised in spreadsheet on website
• Identify other resources that can support delivery
Links from website to e.g. ESoL formative assessments
• Identify wider resources to support delivery and QA
e.g. SQA Academy courses, SQA guidance documents
• Highlight other resources that can be freely used e.g. Mahara e-portfolio
Summary information and links available through the website
Stage 1- Update
• Establish clear understanding of needs and priorities
Greater focus for SQA over past year and captured in this strategy
Dialogue in May on future approaches e.g. blended learning
Stage 1- Update
Stage 2 - Update• Develop new materials and resources based on
understanding of needs and priorities Learner guides being updated: CMEPH update to follow
• Build capacity in centre staff to develop materials SQA Academy package on developing assessments for prior
verification
• Establish SQA Academy as key source of support • Trial provision of e-learning support for one
framework
Updating Learner Guides
• Not part of SQA’s original plan• Now underway in response to feedback• Learner guides are not a textbook: they need to be
used in combination with other resources• The world keeps changing (so impossible to keep LGs
completely up to date…..)• Further update on processes and timescales from
CMEPH
Blended learning trial
• Outline SQA’s original thinking and plans
• Summarise feedback from May workshops
• Propose revised plans in light of this feedback
Defining blended learning
‘....the pedagogic methodology that uses a range of learning and teaching resources. These are:•traditional didactic classroom teaching•the use of texts from which students learn•the use of the internet to access learning•the use of online virtual learning environments (VLEs) to host resources that can be used independently by students or in a classroom setting......’
Reasons for encouraging use of blended learning• Broaden the range of teaching and learning
approaches• Ensure that graduates are as fully prepared as
possible for further study outside China• Protect the SQA HND’s reputation as a high
quality and forward-thinking international qualification
Rationale for the trial
• Staff are experienced in delivery of HND and ready for new approaches
• Greater use of technology generally in life and learning
• Preparation for further study outside China• Greater flexibility in how courses are delivered
Purpose of the trial
‘...to build a clearer understanding of the specific challenges associated with the use of blended learning in our Chinese centres and, importantly, help to inform plans for a larger scale roll out of blended learning approaches.’
Feedback from May events• General recognition of the need to adopt new
approaches• Needs strong driver to encourage and
motivate learners• Strong attachment to paper• Practical issues for centres e.g. access to ICT• Staff readiness• Degree of change during 2012
Revised approach • Plans reviewed in light of feedback from May• Defer start of trial until Sept 2013 • Allows time to become more familiar with
new Business framework• Develop blended learning and assessment
together to encourage learners • Offer guidance and support in preparation for
the trial
Our support materials roadmap
Stage 3
• Build on what works from Stages 1 and 2• Roll out e-learning for Business framework
and business units in other frameworks• Develop new approaches based on emerging
needs, priorities and models
Summary• We remain committed to providing high quality and
up to date support materials• Our 2011 strategy remains our framework• Elements of our plan have been delivered: others are
in progress• We have sought feedback and revised our plans in
response• Our focus remains on enhancing the experience of
SQA’s qualifications for centres and learners
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