All Ireland Society for Higher Education
Peer Observation of Teaching (POT) has become an increasingly useful method of enhancing teaching and learning in higher education institutions. This seminar looks at definitions and models of peer observation and review of teaching in the UK and Ireland, and in the USA, and provides a forum for participants to discuss issues for implementing POT within their own institutions. The keynote speakers are:
Prof Vaneeta D'Andrea, Director of the Educational Development Centre, City University London. Vaneeta has published widely on educational development issues and is currently co-authoring a book on the role of educational development as a change agent in higher education
Prof Carol McGuinness, School of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast. Carol's innovative work in learning and teaching in Higher Education, and in particular in Peer Review received recognition in her award of a National Teaching Fellowship in 2000.
Programme
10.30 Coffee and Registration
10.45 Welcome and Introduction: Sandra Griffiths, University of Ulster
Linda Carey, Queen's University
11.00 The USA Experience of Peer Observation and Review of Teaching
Prof. Vaneeta D'Andrea, City University, London
12.00 Models of Peer Observation and Review of Teaching in the UK
Prof. Carol McGuinness, Queen's University, Belfast
1.00 Lunch
2.00 Perspectives on Peer Observation: views from staff engaged in the process. Staff from Queens University and the University of Ulster
Giving feedback to colleagues
2.40 Issues to consider when applying peer observation
(Group discussions)
3.30 Coffee
3.45 Feedback on Group Work and Plenary
4.30 Close
Organisers: Sandra Griffiths, University of Ulster and Linda Carey, Queen's University of Belfast, Members of the AISHE Executive
The seminar is supported by the HEA Training of Trainers Fund, under the National Development Plan. To register for this event please contact Catherine Breen, Educational Development Unit, University of Ulster. Tel: 02890 366132 E-mail c.breen@ulst.ac.uk
Closing date for registration: 24th May 2002