Integrating scholarship of teaching

and learning into institutional culture

through a dynamic approach to

developing LTA strategy.

Karen Strickland, Senior Lecturer/Senior Teaching Fellow

Rowena Pelik, Director of Academic Strategy & Practice

Edinburgh Napier University

ISSOTL Conference 2012

Hamilton, Ontario

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Can institutional LTA Strategies help embed the

scholarship of teaching and learning?

Institutional Learning, Teaching and Assessment (LTA) strategies are

central to setting the direction for the development of LTA practice.

The new LTA Strategy was produced through:

• Consultation with Schools, Services and Students’

Association

• Through a process of active listening which

– Identified the need for a meaningful and dynamic strategy

– Shaped the content

• Supported by wider research

Evolution and design of the Learning, Teaching &

Assessment Strategy 2010-15

A dynamic LTA Strategy:

Three layers:

Level 1: Sets the strategic direction

Level 2:

Responses to 10 key statements

Dynamic over life of strategy

Level 3:

Embeds the

strategy

into practice

University

Strategy

Schools/Services Statements

Resource Bank

Case studies, practical guides, policy documents, useful links

All licensed through the Creative Commons licensing website

Case Studies:

Be inspired

Examples of good practice from

across the University, to inspire

and motivate

you

Policy Resources:

Keeping you right

Academic regulations, strategies,

guidance

Practice Resources:

Learning how

Put new techniques and tools into

practice with a range of useful

resources

Collaboration Site:

Talk about it

Discuss, share, connect,

and network with colleagues

Academic level

Subject/School

Benefit

LTA topic

Key statementTechnology

Academic practice

Level 3: LTA Strategy Resource Bank

Brow

se/S

earch

Case Studies so far...

• 100(+) case studies submitted so far

Topics include:

• Technology Enhanced Learning

• Developing Confident Individuals

• Supporting Internationalisation

What do our staff say?

Some aspects of the strategy

have, I guess, challenged me and

got me to think about my practice;

the fact that I have made

changes, hopefully, is good for my

students.

It is good to have somewhere to showcase innovative practice with

colleagues. Avoids reinventing the wheel

The examples in the LTA Resource Bank have helped

bring the LTA strategy to life, for me.

On a number of

occasions I have said

to people, ‘Oh there is

a case study on

that, you should go

and look at that’

Activity: Considering your own institutional LTA strategy

• How can/does your institutional

LTA Strategy promote SOTL in

practice?

• What factors might affect staff

engagement with LTA

strategy?

• How can we encourage staff

engagement in institutional LTA

strategy?

Can institutional LTA Strategies help embed

the scholarship of teaching and learning?

Further resources for developing LTA

strategy in your own institution• Slides on : http://www.slideshare.net/strictlykaren

• Link to Edinburgh Napier LTA strategy: http://staff.napier.ac.uk/LTA

• Strickland K, McLatchie J, Pelik R. (2011) Reflections on the development of a dynamic learning,

teaching and assessment strategy. Campus Wide Information Systems 28(4):294-298 Available

at: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=1065-

0741&volume=28&issue=4&articleid=1949238&show=abstract

Further reading:

• Healey, M., O’Connor, K.M., Broadfoot, P. (2010) Reflections on engaging students in the

process and product of strategy development for learning, teaching, and assessment: an

institutional case study. International Journal for Academic Development. 15: 1, 19 — 32.

Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13601440903529877

• Yuan, L., MacNeill, S. & Kraan, W. (2008) Open Educational Resources - Opportunities and

Challenges for Higher Education. JISC. Available at:

http://search3.openobjects.com/kb5/hea/evidencenet/resource.page?record=FWyrXRDsA9I

[date accessed 21/12/10]

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