This project describes the creation and impact of the 'My CPD Hub’ to track CPD with the aim of drawing together the effectiveness of e-learning, peer observation and formal observation (on the job training) and coaching by line managers.
This project aimed to provide a tool for monitoring the continuous professional development of Managers linked to improving teaching and learning. The aim was to provide a CPD learning management system for staff which would: show all staff key information about their CPD targets and progress; a portfolio in which staff reflections about how they have actioned CPD in their practice and what its impact was can be logged as part of the evaluation process, and; a library for resources including videos, links, viual aids and exemplar lesson plans. This was all implemented as a Moodle block, built on an existing Moodle instance already in place
Findings suggested that the CPD Hub led to improved target setting for lecturers, ensuring that they were looking at how to improve rather than just being told that it should improve. Managers had greater control and a clearer vision of what CPD activities were undertaken, and how they were contributing to the improvement of teaching, learning and assessment across their section and/or Faculty. The KAFEC group collaboration was deemed invaluable in using the collective experiences and expertise of each college to address key Ofsted requirements.
Regional Collaboration Fund (RCF) Grants