THE NEED TO TRAIN THE TRAINERS

1

• THE NEED TO TRAIN THE TRAINERS

2

• Who
• University lecturers /academics
• Teaching assistants (such as research students
  who do tutoring etc)
• Senior academics and administrators

3

• Why
• Bologna (Impetus, and stick but...)
• Roles of universities
• Massification
• Heightened expectations of students, employers,
  and others
• Fees

4

• What
• Awareness of wider context of student learning
  institutionally, nationally and
  internationally
• Knowledge Subject Content in relation to
  Competences - generic and subject based
  appropriate methods of t and l for level how
  students learn generally and within subject
  methods of assessment appropriate for level, and
  how to give appropriate feedback to encourage
  learning. use of appropriate learning
  technologies methods for evaluating
  effectiveness of t and l implications of QA for
  development

5

• What else
• Values respect for students integrity of
  subject input(research/content etc) commitment
  to subject and encouragement of participation
  acknowledging diversity of that contribution
  promoting equality commitment to continuing
  professional development and evaluation of own
  practices
• Understanding demonstrated through practice in
  tla, assisted curriculum development, assessment
  work etc

6

• When
• Initial (focus on techniques and rationale
  awareness and practice)
• Continuing development ( deepening of
  understanding and evaluation)