Developing an International Community of Practice: a strategic approach to partnership
Professor Jeanne KeayUniversity of the West of Scotland
A strategic approach to teaching excellence
What are you trying to achieve within the partnership?
How do you work together?
Partnership responsibilities?
Where to start?
What type of partnership
arrangement? Who quality assures and how? Who teaches? Professional development strategy? Ready for ownership? A community of practice?
Community of PracticeWenger (1998; 2006)
Domain Joint enterpriseMembers work
towards a common goal
Community Mutual engagement
Shared meaning of a problem
achieved
Practice Shared repertoire
Resources are shared, jargon is
used to negotiate meaning
and facilitate learning
Case Study A: Excellent teaching in collaborative provision
Audit of partnerships and CPD provision
Discussion with partners
One framework – different pathways
Same expectations – comparative recognition
International benchmarks
Case study B: Moving towards a sustainable model of teaching excellence
Private university (UK / China) A long term partnership UK university providing CPD programmes
Different contextual needs Private university ready to take
responsibility Discussion and agreement on process
Same recognition and provision in place Same recognition opportunities
1. Professional
learning culture
2. Students’ learning needs
3. Identifying the evidence of learning
4. Planning professional development
5. Undertaking professional development
6. Using new
learning
7. Evaluating the impact of professional development
Professional Development Process Model
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Policy
Process
Practice
Teaching
excellence
Policy• H
uman Resources
• CPD
• Learning and Teaching
• Quality Assurance
Process
Practice
Teaching excellence
Policy
Process• A
ppraisal
• Promotions
• Performance management
• Observation
Practice
Teaching excellence
Policy
Process
Practice• C
ourses
• Workshops
• Mentoring
• Reward and recognition
• Development opportunities
Teaching excellence
A framework for developing teaching excellence in a community of practice
Community - Mutual engagement
Develop a shared plan for the partnership
Share the partnership workload and the responsibility
Domain - Joint enterprise Agree shared objectives Understand each other’s
motivations Review regularly
Practice - Shared repertoire Stepping stones to success Shared (international benchmarks
for teaching excellence Sustainable approach (assume
different personnel) Quality
One size doesn’t fit all!
Quality costs!