This session explores the ways in which one University is using surveys to engage staff and students with conceptions of ‘teaching excellence’ and poses questions about how surveys can be used as effective tools for enhancement.
As part of its preparation for TEF the University of Worcester surveyed its staff and students on teaching excellence. This generated a shared perception of ‘excellence’ which is quite different from the metrics driven approach of TEF focusing much more on individual teacher practices staff student relationships institutional culture and habitus than performance outcomes. This dissonance in understanding of ‘teaching excellence’ poses challenges in engaging staff and students with the performance outcomes agenda of TEF. The session outlines some of the ways the University has been seeking to address this so that enhancement activity is meaningful and effective. The session will provide opportunities for participants to share experiences.
