Cpae griffith college

CENTRE FOR PROMOTING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Griffith College Mission is:

Griffith College puts teaching and learning at the centre of all its activities. To this end the Centre for Promoting Academic Excellence (CPAE) works closely with all other teaching and learning supports across the College.

The relentless pursuit of individual learner attainment

G Engage fully with the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in order to inform best practice across the College;

As part of the College Strategy there are clearly defined key performance indicators that the CPAE has to deliver on over the next five years. These are as follows:

G Provide professional development opportunities, including lecturer support activities, training and induction for all lecturing staff; G Work with programme development teams to embed strategic objectives relating to civic engagement opportunities, wider access and greater flexibility of provision, and cross faculty integration; and G Develop links with external teaching and learning agencies.

In doing this the CPAE takes a four-pronged approach to supporting teaching and learning.

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Professional Development

Ongoing Support Activities

Recognition and Showcasing

Committee Membership

Professional Development

Professional Development

All lecturers are obliged and funded to complete a professional teaching qualification. The CPAE offers three professional development accredited programmes: i. MA in Training and Education; with embedded ii. Postgraduate Diploma in Training and Education; and iii. Special Purpose Certificate in Training and Education (level 9, 20 ECTS credits)

Ongoing Support Activities

Ongoing Support Activities

There are a host of ongoing support activities that run across the academic year. Each semester there is a Lecturer Pre-Semester Day which runs the week prior to semester start date; these include Lecturer Induction. In addition the Programme Directors inform additional bespoke training and support events that are required.

Other support resources include: G G G G

Themed Conversation Series (two per semester) Annual Lecturer Handbook Lecturer Moodle Courses – CPAE Activities; and Lecturer Support Module Design Handbook (which is also work-shopped with programme review and development teams) G One to one tutor observation and feedback opportunities

Committee Membership Through Committee membership the CPAE contributes to, and disseminates leading edge teaching and learning practice: G Members of the College eLearning; Research; Academic Professional Council, and Strategic Implementation Committee Committees; G National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning Associate(s) G Members of the Higher Education Colleges Association (HECA) Teaching and Learning Committee G Founding members of International Conference for Engaging Pedagogy (ICEP) and members of the ICEP Steering and Programme Committees G EDIN and AISHE Membership

Committee Membership

Recognition and Showcasing There are two President’s Awards: G President’s Award for an Outstanding Educational Initiative (launched 2015)

G President’s Award for Teaching Excellence (launched in 2009)

In addition lecturers are encouraged and supported in preparing presentations and papers to showcase best pedagogical practice at events such as the annual ICEP conference, the bi-annual Lecturer PreSemester Days, and the annual Research Day.

Recognition and Showcasing