The document discusses scholarly peer review of teaching as a way to enhance teaching quality. It defines quality teaching and discusses tensions in how quality is defined and enhanced. It proposes that scholarly peer review, where teaching is reviewed by academic peers focusing on pedagogy, can promote professional conversations and give teachers responsibility for quality, rather than having quality defined by external requirements. Peer review frameworks aim to be formative and focus on teaching design and practice rather than just outcomes.

1. Scholarly Peer Review of Teaching: Returning ‘Quality’ to Teachers Mark Brown Director, Teaching, Learning and Distance Education Ako Aotearoa Academy 3 Dec 2010

2. • Class of 2007 • Went to the dark side • My name isn’t really Mark • Known for my practical jokes • Married with four children all studying • Key responsibility for teaching and learning policy • Also major responsibility for policy and strategy for distance education (extramural) • Centrally involved in building a rich digital learning culture for all students at Massey [email_address] http://tinyurl.com/solt-mbrown About Mark

3. Central Question • Who is defining quality and for what purpose?

4. Outline… 1. What is quality teaching? 2. How do we enhance teaching quality? 3. What is scholarly peer review of teaching? Scholarly Peer Review of Teaching

5. Why Quality Teaching Matters!

6. 1. What is quality teaching?

7. • What form of transport is the best metaphor for your definition of quality teaching? A quick question… 1. What is quality teaching?

8. • Value laden • Contestable • Context bound • Discipline specific • A moving target • But quality does exist (my personal analogy) 1. What is teaching quality? Definitions of quality are…

9. 2. How do we enhance quality teaching?

10. clear standards creative flow externally imposed requirements internally owned commitments central quality police local professional responsibility quality compliance quality culture quality assurance quality enhancement 2. How do we enhance quality teaching? Tensions…

11. Quality Maker Quality Faker 2. How do we enhance quality teaching?

12. Scholarly Peer Review Teaching Evaluation Data Course Planning & Development Tools Guidelines for Effective Practice Accessibility Guidelines Course Self-review Checklist Student Workload Calculator Design for Learning Resources for Learning Facilitating Learning Assessment for Learning Evaluating Teaching Professional Learning Quality Enhancement Framework… 2. How do we enhance quality teaching?

13. 3. What is scholarly peer review of teaching?

14. 3. What is scholarly peer review of teaching? • Why peer review • Principles of peer review • Conceptual framework

15. 3. What is scholarly peer review of teaching?

16. Peer Review Framework 3. What is scholarly peer review of teaching?

17. 3. What is scholarly peer review of teaching? • Why peer review • Principles of peer review • Conceptual framework • Types of peer review • Key decision points

18. • Owned by academics • Main focus on paper design • Emphasis on formative • Promote pedagogical conversations • Frequency of reviews • Type of reports • What happens afterwards • How confidential • Level of institutional alignment 3. What is scholarly peer review of teaching?

19. http://peerreview.massey.ac.nz 3. What is scholarly peer review of teaching?

20. Conclusion

21. Conclusion • Promoting a high level of professional trust • Giving responsibility for quality back to teachers At Massey peer review is about…

22. “ Not everything that can be counted counts, not everything that counts can be counted” Albert Einstein Conclusion • Promoting a high level of professional trust • Giving responsibility for quality back to teachers At Massey peer review is about…

23. Conclusion

25. Questions