Effective GTA Development:
An Aligned Model
Sarah Plumb, Harry Day, Matteo Di Benedetti
EATS
20th June 2024
Why are we here?
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Why are we talking about GTAs?
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Why are we talking about GTAs?
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Why are we talking about GTAs?
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…because we have to,�if we care about teaching at scale.
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Why are we talking about GTAs?
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Why are we talking about GTAs?
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Aligned with what?
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Aligned with what?
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Aligned with what?
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Aligned with what?
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Experience in:
Competencies about:
Integration of professional values:
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Aligned with what?
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Professional Standards Framework (PSF)... at D2, Fellow level
Experience in:
Competencies about:
Integration of professional values:
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In the beginning...
Di Benedetti, M., Plumb, S. & Beck, S. B. M. (2022). European Journal of Engineering Education, Effective Use of Peer Teaching and Self-Reflection for the Pedagogical Training of Graduate Teaching Assistants in Engineering.
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In the beginning...
Di Benedetti, M., Plumb, S. & Beck, S. B. M. (2022). European Journal of Engineering Education, Effective Use of Peer Teaching and Self-Reflection for the Pedagogical Training of Graduate Teaching Assistants in Engineering.
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In the beginning...
Di Benedetti, M., Plumb, S. & Beck, S. B. M. (2022). European Journal of Engineering Education, Effective Use of Peer Teaching and Self-Reflection for the Pedagogical Training of Graduate Teaching Assistants in Engineering.
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In the beginning...
…which resulted in
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In the beginning...
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What makes a case study??
What are PSF Descriptors Dimensions?
How do I apply for FHEA?
Am I improving?
What’s my next development step?
Assessing the situation
…make progressions clearer during GTA training
What could we do to help?
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Assessing the situation
…make progressions clearer during GTA training
…provide more context-specific (useful) guidance
What could we do to help?
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Assessing the situation
…make progressions clearer during GTA training
…provide more context-specific (useful) guidance
…ask the GTAs what they would find useful
What could we do to help?
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Key factors for GTA success, related to training:
Literature (GTA Training Programs)
(Shum et al., 2020; Smith & Delgado, 2020; Bandura, 1977; Chiu & Corrigan, 2019)
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Key factors for GTA success, related to training:
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Literature (GTA Training Programs)
(Shum et al., 2020; Smith & Delgado, 2020; Bandura, 1977; Chiu & Corrigan, 2019)
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Power to change
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GTA Development Programs
Literature (GTA Training Programs)
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GTA Development Programs
Literature (GTA Training Programs)
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Reinventing the wheel
No clear path
GTA Development Programs
Literature (GTA Training Programs)
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Reinventing the wheel
No clear path
Why not address this using an existing framework (PSF)?
GTA Survey
Give the people what they want.
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GTA Survey
Give the people what they want.
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GTA Survey
Give the people what they want.
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Medium understanding of the process and the value
GTA Survey
Give the people what they want.
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GTA Survey
Give the people what they want.
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How to get started
What’s the point
Everything
Build evidence/c-studies
Meeting all Dimensions
GTA Survey
Give the people what they want.
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GTA Survey
Give the people what they want.
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…i thought so!
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Literature
What my GTAs are telling us
Give the people what they want.
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Literature
What my GTAs are telling us
Give the people what they want.
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Literature
What my GTAs are telling me
Align the training program to the PSF,
& provide more mentorship/guidance
Solution
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Program Elements
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Technical & Pedagogical Training
ED&I
Mentorship & Community
Peer Teaching, Feedback & Reflection
Program Elements
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Technical & Pedagogical Training
ED&I
Mentorship & Community
Peer Teaching, Feedback & Reflection
Program Elements
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Technical & Pedagogical Training
ED&I
Mentorship & Community
Peer Teaching, Feedback & Reflection
Program Elements
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Peer Teaching, Feedback & Reflection
Technical & Pedagogical Training
Program Elements
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SRDS Team Workshop
1-2-1 Training
Team Induction
Elevate ED&I Training
ED&I
Program Elements
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1-2-1 Training
Mentorship & Community
SRDS Team Workshop
Team Induction
FHEA
1-2-1s
FHEA
C.o.L
Program Elements
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Technical & Pedagogical Training
ED&I
Mentorship & Community
Peer Teaching, Feedback & Reflection
How do we make it clear to the GTAs?
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How do we make it clear to the GTAs?
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What makes a case study??
What are PSF Descriptors Dimensions?
How do I apply for FHEA?
Am I improving?
What’s my next development step?
How do we make it clear to the GTAs?
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Chill, I’ve written you a document.
GTAs have a very consistent set of experiences in Structures Lab:
Training Structure - Mapping
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GTAs have a very consistent set of experiences in Structures Lab:
Training Structure - Mapping
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2-3 years
GTAs have a very consistent set of experiences in Structures Lab:
Training Structure - Mapping
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Experience milestones
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GTAs have a very consistent set of experiences in Structures Lab:
Training Structure - Mapping
PSF Dimensions (Descriptor 2 ‘FHEA’)
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Aligned?
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Mapping (forward)
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Mapping (forward)
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Mapping (backward)
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Mapping (backward)
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Roadmap Document
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Roadmap Document
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Roadmap Document
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Why have a development program?
Why aim for HEA?
What is AdvanceHE, HEA and the PSF?
What are Descriptors?
What are Dimensions?
How to hit all the Dimensions?
Identify Evidence
Where do I start?
Writing your application
Case Studies
Guidance
Mapping
Roadmap Document
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Why have a development program?
Why aim for HEA?
What is AdvanceHE, HEA and the PSF?
What are Descriptors?
What are Dimensions?
How to hit all the Dimensions?
Identify Evidence
Where do I start?
Writing your application
Case Studies
Mapping
Roadmap Document
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Why have a development program?
Why aim for HEA?
What is AdvanceHE, HEA and the PSF?
What are Descriptors?
What are Dimensions?
How to hit all the Dimensions?
Identify Evidence
Where do I start?
Writing your application
Case Studies
Roadmap Document
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…a quick note
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Is it working
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Impact
How can we know if its working?
Impact
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Measures of success:
Impact
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Make GTAs better
(competence dev.)
Make lives easier
Measures of success:
Impact
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Make GTAs better
(competence dev.)
Measures of success:
Impact
4.5/5.0
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Make GTAs better
(competence dev.)
Measures of success:
Impact
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Make GTAs better
(competence dev.)
Measures of success:
Impact
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Make GTAs better
(competence dev.)
Measures of success:
Impact
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Make GTAs better
(competence dev.)
Measures of success:
Impact
And we are seeing an increase:
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Make GTAs better
(competence dev.)
Measures of success:
Impact
And we are seeing an increase:
Plus:
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Make GTAs better
(competence dev.)
Measures of success:
Impact
And we are seeing an increase:
Plus:
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Make GTAs better
(competence dev.)
flex
Measures of success:
Impact
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Make lives easier
…of an aligned program, with a ‘roadmap’
Additional Benefits
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Concluding
An aligned GTA Development Program, with a Roadmap;
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Concluding
An aligned GTA Development Program, with a Roadmap;
They enjoy it.
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Opportunities
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Opportunities
Sharing
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Opportunities
Sharing
Future Work
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Opportunities
Consider doing your own
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tinyurl.com/GTA-OER
Opportunities
…and let us know if its useful
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Consider doing your own
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tinyurl.com/ GTA-OER
Thank you
You can find more information about the new GTA contract on the Sheffield Graduate teaching contract webpages.
Talk to us!
…if you are doing something similar and want to share some ideas.
Harry Day
h.day@sheffield.ac.uk
MEE
Effective GTA Development: An Aligned Model
Sarah Plumb
sarah.plumb@sheffield.ac.uk
Elevate
Matteo Di Benedetti
m.dibenedetti@sheffield.ac.uk
MEE
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tinyurl.com/GTA-OER