This academic year saw the launch of the new QA framework, which is designed to encourage continuous self-evaluation in three strategic areas. Although the framework is primarily designed for NAE schools, we in the Education Team are also committed to continuous self-evaluation and improvement and have been working to develop our analysis of the work we deliver.
In our role as Learning Technologists, a key focus for us is to improve our evaluative practice.
What we do
We work with NAE educators to design courses, activities and materials, predominantly for professional development (PD) and for some student learning needs. It’s important that we know the extent to which these courses, activities and materials have an impact on your PD and your students’ learning. We therefore want to know two things about what we design:
•Are they engaging and effective?
•Have learning goals been achieved?
How we evaluate what we do
So how do we answer these questions? Kirkpatrick’s Four-Level evaluation model is a really useful framework for our context. Levels 1 and 2 help us answer the first question, whether what we have designed is engaging and effective. Levels 3 and 4 help us evidence the extent to which learning goals have been met.
Kirkpatrick’s model is designed to evaluate training, which is relevant for our PD projects. We’re also using it for our student-facing projects and will be monitoring its suitability.
Click this box to see our Level 1 and 2 data for the Spring online tutored courses.
Jolandi Augustyn
Learning Technologist
Education Team
Learning Technologies Corner:
The QA Framework - two Learning
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Sara Tindall
Learning Technologist
Education Team