student feedback and leadership - Office for Learning and Teaching

Student Feedback & Leadership3.5 Cycle Five: Accredited Leadership3.5.1 IntroductionThe fifth action research cycle involved embedding the multi-level approach toleadership capacity building by developing opportunities for staff achievementsin enhancing student learning and teaching practice to be recognised andrewarded. Table 5 presents a summary of the action research process,identified as Accredited Leadership, that occurred in this final cycle.Table 5 Action Research Cycle Five: Accredited LeadershipCYCLE FIVEACCREDITEDProfessionalDevelopmentLEADERSHIPRecognitionPRACTICERewardPLAN ACT OBSERVE REFLECTFacilitateunderstanding ofstudent feedbackchallengesART presentations atplenaryLTIF studentfeedback projectsARTs Present achievements Developmentof interest in L&Tin SchoolsStudent feedbackprocessProvide resources forLeadership PDExtension L-SAGPlenaryPlenary – presentationfrom People andCultureCloser interrelatedwork with studentservicesNeed formal andinformal leadernetwork-centraland decentralisedReward andrecognise staffLink all initiativeson student feedbackReward staff –Teaching focussedpromotionRecognise staff-Teaching Awards3.5.2 PlanGiven attempts to consolidate activity taken to improve student feedback andto build leadership capacity for student feedback in Cycle Four, the final cyclefocussed on embedding these changes in Institutional practice in a mannerthat is sustainable over time. This meant building on changes that had beenintroduced during earlier cycles of the project, transferring the lessons learntfrom the project into other projects and recognising leadership capacitydeveloped by participants in the project. It also meant that two groupswho had not previously had a central role in this project, Student Servicesand People and Culture (Human Resources) became more involved in thisfinal cycle.Page 58