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From Quality Assurance to Quality Enhancement The CHE’s Quality Enhancement Project (QEP) Curriculum Officers’ Forum Chris Winberg 5 February 2014.

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1 From Quality Assurance to Quality Enhancement The CHE’s Quality Enhancement Project (QEP) Curriculum Officers’ Forum Chris Winberg 5 February 2014

2 The last round of Quality Audits The CPUT Audit 2010 Quality assurance philosophy; Measurement of achievements Evidence; Followed by institutional quality improvement plans.

3 Problems with the last round of audits Based on the UK Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) – without taking into account the SA context; Inspired by ‘new public management’ processes; Not developmental or improvement or enhancement-based Showed the ‘cracks’ in the university system… …and some strenghts…. But didn’t have any effect on student success, throughputs, etc…

4 Inspiration: Vincent Tinto ‘…access without support is not opportunity…’ Strongly underpinned by a ‘social justice’ philosophy…

5 The new paradigm: quality enhancement The Scottish Quality Enhancement process; Critical reflection; Peer review; Contextual awareness and sensitivity; On-going, meaningful engagement with teaching and learning

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7 Characterised by: 1)A longer process (3 -4 years); 2)Inclusiveness (quality is everyone’s responsibility); 3)Accessing the student voice; 4)Theme-based.

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10 Enhancing university teachers Enhancing student support & development Enhancing the learning environment Enhancing course and programme enrolment management Focus areas (or ‘themes’) for Phase 1

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13 What is the role of the curriculum officers?

14 References Houston, D. & Paewai, S. 2013. Knowledge, power and meanings shaping quality assurance in higher education: a systemic critique. Quality in Higher Education, 19 (3). Newton, J. 2010. A Tale of Two ‘Qualitys’: reflections on the quality revolution in higher education. Quality in Higher Education, 16 (1). Sachs, J. & Parsell, M. 2014. Peer review of learning and teaching in higher education. Berlin: Springer. Tinto, V. 1982. Leaving college: rethinking the causes and cures of student attrition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Tinto, V. 2012. Completing college: rethinking institutional action. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

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