1. Enhancement-led Institutional Review Ailsa Crum QAA Scotland South African Delegation 28 September 2015

2. ELIR Institution-led quality review Student engagement Public information Enhancement Themes Quality Enhancement Framework

3. Four-year cycle Student reviewers since 2003 International reviewers since 2008 First cycle 2003-2007 Second cycle 2008-2012 Third cycle 2012-2016 Enhancement-led Institutional Review (ELIR)

4. Strategic priorities & student population Implications for learning and teaching Commitment to self-evaluation (use of data & reference points) Institutions taking action on findings ELIR is interested in…

5. Annual discussion Self-evaluation & submission of RA, case study, AIS Two-part visit ELIR process

6. Published reports Follow-up report Follow-up event Sector-wide feedback on learning points including ‘Focus On…’ ELIR process

7. Scotland in UK challenges Different philosophy for higher education Shared reference point: UK Quality Code Comparability of judgements

8. What has ELIR ever done for us? Opportunity for holistic self-evaluation Accountability & comparability International dimension Partnership & collaboration Strategic sector-wide enhancement activity

9. Celebrating a year in the life of ELIR 18 Annual discussions Five ELIRs One Follow-up event Focus On Assessment & Feedback Project Suite of Thematic reports

10. What are we learning...

11. Institutional vision, strategy and communication (all 5 ELIRs) Student support (3 ELIRs) Positive learning opportunities (3 ELIRs) Widening participation (3 ELIRs) Equality & Diversity (2 ELIRs) Opportunities for staff development (3 ELIRs) Identifying and sharing good practice (2 ELIRs) Positive practice

12. Positive student engagement & partnership (4 ELIRs) Develop student representation (2 ELIRs): -Capturing the off-campus student voice Student engagement & representation

13. Positive internationalisation (3 ELIRs) -Internationalisation of the student experience -Culture of internationalisation -Staff engagement with international partners More support for internationalisation (2 ELIRs) -Support the pace of international expansion -Progress & deliver internationalisation of the curriculum -Ensure effectiveness of new frameworks for transnational education Internationalisation

14. Clear focus on employability & graduate attributes (1 ELIR – drop from 2013-14) Development area in 1 ELIR: – Implementing strategy for work-related learning – Visibility of graduate attributes Employability

15. Opportunities and support for student mobility (Positive 1 ELIR – bigger feature in 2013-14) Overseeing and supporting student mobility (development point in 1 ELIR) Student mobility

16. Improve the student experience (3 ELIRS) -develop research student experience -postgraduate research student induction and training -oversight of the postgraduate research student experience Ensure support for students who teach (2 ELIRs) Research student experience

17. Feedback on assessment (2 ELIRs) Consistent implementation of strategies and practices (2 ELIRs) Optimising/enhancing use of technology including VLE (3 ELIRs) Development areas

18. Focus On: Assessment & Feedback Focus On: Assessment & Feedback Focus On: Assessment & Feedback

19. More consistent implementation of policy Better communication and timing of feedback on assessment ELIR identified a need for…

20. 1.Use of technology to support feedback on assessment 2.Consistent application of policy regarding feedback on assessment 3.Student-led and student-friendly activity Three strands of work

21. www.enhancementthemes.ac.uk /focus-on Resources available

22. Focussed reflection: helps to find what’s missing