Defining excellence in learning resource provision: from peer review to quality toolkit Dr Andrew Eynon Library Resource Manager, Coleg Llandrillo Cymru
From standards to self-evaluation
From Guidelines to peer review
Format Quality Indicators Key Prompts Examples of Evidence Performance Indicators Grade Illustrations
Benefits Judge quality of performance against a common set of criteria Identify patterns of service strength and weakness Highlight best practice Develop service improvement action plans
The future Peer Review scheme Welsh toolkit 2 nd edition Scottish toolkit 2 nd edition
Toolkit for England Meeting between CoFHE/CILIP, QIA and Ofsted May 2007 CoFHE to develop a toolkit in conjunction with CoLRiC
Toolkit for England - contents Rationale How to use the toolkit Vision 5 KQs
Rationale Need for detailed evaluation of LRSs Need for guidance for practitioners Need for guidelines for college managers Follow model of best practice in Scotland and Wales
Vision Need to highlight vital role of the LRS in teaching and learning How LRSs can meet evolving student needs How LRSs can and are adopting new technologies How LRSs improve the student experience How LRCs need to meet changing patterns of use
Key Questions How well to learners achieve? Does the service provide effective support to teaching, training and learning? How well do programmes and activities meet the needs and interests of learners? How effectively are learners guided and supported? How effective are leadership and management in raising achievement and supporting all learners?
Key Question coverage KQ1 – overarching question KQ2 – academic liaison, use of ICT, reader development, information literacy KQ3 – personalised learning, partnerships KQ4 – Accessibility, induction, LRS support KQ5 –staffing, quality, management & leadership
Structure Quality indicator and key prompt Who responsible Performance indicators CoFHE guidelines CoLRiC Peer Accreditation Scheme Toolkit Evidence
Grade illustrations Indicative – what a grade 1 institution might look like Real world examples Examples for all 4 grades
Working Party Steve Cropper (Wirral Metropolitan College) Alex Talbot (Newcastle College) Kate Gardner (Worcester College of Technology) Lee Bryant (City of Bristol College) Chrissie Turkington (JISC RSC North West) Nicola Scott (Hackney Community College) Jim Temple (North Trafford College) Andrew Eynon (Coleg Llandrillo Cymru)
What next? Toolkit to be published in hardcopy Linked to CEL/QIA website as a model of best practice Support material on CoFHE website Hands on sessions using toolkit
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