1. Meeting Highlights, Summary and Action Items 4-7 July 2016 @ JU, Krakow, PL
TeachEx Kick-Off Meeting, November 2015

2. Highlights from our productive days
Thanks to the JU team for a nice environment, friendly and efficient hosting, and thoughtful input
PLEASE everyone who presented send me ALL PPT files
We are (finally) on the same sheet of music with a shared enthusiasm. Great to see. We are also on schedule!
Important to know who all partners are in each development project
JU, responsible for internationalization, absent a unique project, should provide input to all
Same for Glasgow regarding the generation gap
Please – each development leader is asked to send me a list of members
In TeachEx we are looking at teachers as students; the work of the CTE is life-long-learning (or continuous professional development)
As such our activities must have measurable learning outcomes

3. Looking ahead Mid-term “conference”
With EURASHE; in Brussels/Israel; May-June 2017; tbd
Assessment; dissemination
For Glasgow meeting (27-29 March 2017)
I request to learn in-depth about Professional Development Annual Review system; this could be the mandate of the CTE?
How does a (national) system move from quality assurance to quality enhancement
Please bring into discussion a national figure(s)
Generation gap – interaction between teacher and learner ; evolving relationships
Ask David for content idea
Student – Student encounter
CHE – Scotland agency encounter
Assessment of development and train the trainers
Invite CHE (Varda / Michal / Rivka)

4. The BIG questions
We made significant progress in attempting to define teaching excellence, but open issues remain:
First of all, it cannot be defined 100%
There is cultural variance
There is institutional culture variance
There is disciplinary variance
Etc…
We agree that it goes beyond achieving learning outcomes.
Is good teaching about good learning?
Is TeachEx mis-named?
Is extraordinary teaching about singular brilliance; about an inspiring individual?

5. Is a great teacher one who is reflective?
Is excellence a way of thinking?
Is there a difference between teacher, lecturer and instructor?
Is excellence the same as greatness?
Must a great teacher have charisma? Stage presence? Is it an act?
From kick off summary…. we are coming full circle

6. So, what the devil is it? A lot of Bologna; not just LOs
An academic process by which students are motivated to learn in ways that make a sustained, substantial, and positive influence on how they think, act, and feel.
A process that elevates students to a level where they learn deeply and remarkably because of certain teacher attributes.
TeachEx kick-off meeting, IDC Herzliya

7. TeachEx kick-off meeting, IDC Herzliya
I know it when I see it…
These teacher attributes are:
Subject matter expertise
Pedagogical expertise
Excellent communication skills
Student-centered mentoring
Systematic and continual assessment and improvement
Appreciation for local institutional culure
See
TeachEx kick-off meeting, IDC Herzliya

8. Timeline till next summer
Attempt to bring on-board non-consortium pilot institutions
Institutional decisions concerning pilot implementations – August 2016
See next slide (from Noa)
Development modules completion – October 2016
By partners for feedback – during November 2016
Conclusion of development Nicosia
5-7 December
Train the Trainers Bet Berl
January tbd
Faculty training – 2nd semester; Q2-Q3 2017
Initial project Glasgow
Development
Training the trainers

9. The Pilot Implementation Plan
Active teaching and learning: Learning from Art and Design
Diversity and Accessible Instruction
Mobile Learning
(6-9 activities)
The lecturer as a producer
PBL – Promoting active learning and social involvement
Inst1
Inst2
Inst3
Inst4
Inst6
Inst5
IDC
The corresponding five identified themes from proposal:
Active Teaching / Pedagogy
Internationalization of teaching
Technology
Diversity
Generation gap

10. Pilot Implementations
2 per Israeli partner
Hopefully 3 sites per module
With European and external volunteers

11. Template to formulating the five development modules
Subject:
Developers:
Rationale:
Targets:
The module theme/s (with relation to the 5 project domains):
Learning outcomes:
Target populations:
Recommended venue/s for training: workshop / on-line course / four meetings….
Extent of training: one meeting of 4 hours / 28 hours / 4X2 = 8 hours
Training guide:
Training materials:
Materials evaluation methods and tools:
Training evaluation methods and tools:
(Including the evaluation of the learning outcomes)

12. Timeline Cont… Assessment - Initial project assessment @ Brussels
Teacher training
Dissemination – ongoing; especially in Q and beyond

13. Nicosia Meeting 5-7 December 2016
Plenary session to set a common baseline of understanding for all modules
Significant parallel sessions to finalize ALL development projects ESPECIALLY with assessment in mind
Significant work with QA team (BGU) to determine LO-Assessment
Substantial NUIS / student input
Open day for Cyprus students/faculty
Work on the digital resource repository
Work on APP

14. Training Retreat Sde Boker Semester break 2-day retreat
Moshe to look into it
Eric Tel Hai option
Semester break
2-day retreat
(Mostly) in Hebrew

15. (Financial) Guidelines
All members are urged to familiarize themselves with the guidelines
Cost of stay – 120 per day even without travel costs
Purchase equipment BEFORE mid-term report
Keep inventory records handy of equipment
Keep all staff records handy, including contracts and proof of salary
Get PRIOR approval if travel to/from meeting is NOT city of home institution
Use new travel forms – Hila will verify

16. Budget Development budget
Is there a need for professional literature? I have a budget.
Are there elements of licensing or development for the repository? I have a budget.

17. Dissemination Oranim will have a plan in place by August
Much already is being done by all of us
See next slide
Make the Zeitgeist, news/events sections and Twitter hashtag known - #teachex
Make us aware of relevant events
Coordination with DARE; possible joint book production? To invite {them} to a meeting(s)?
Work with EURASHE to schedule dissemination lectures / presentations

18. Dissemination Communication Dissemination Plan (forthcoming shortly)
Yahoo Group(s)
DropBox changed to Google Drive
Newsletter ?
Dissemination
Meetings
Public sessions
Invited guests
Invited speakers
Logo
Roll-Up (not yet)
PPT and DOC templates
Brochure (not yet)
Twitter hashtag #teachex
No Facebook; possibly LinkedIn
TeachEx Kick-Off Meeting, November 2015

19. Thinking towards the App
Do we all (in Israel) use Moodle?
Do any of us work with developers or students who we might bring into the development?

20. Zeitgeist We will add one date field: resource category Literature
Organization
Event
Project