Higher Education Enhancement Seminar 2015

The first seminar from our quality enhancement programme Growing your vision for quality in higher education through collaboration was held in May 2015.

Higher education providers came together for a seminar to share and learn about quality enhancement practices. The theme was Sharing smart approaches to optimising quality. The seminar provided national and international delegates with a unique opportunity to share their experiences, leadership and perspectives on the theme. The programme is available to view here

Presentations from the seminar are available below:

Developing and sustaining a quality enhancement culture: The Scottish higher education experience - Prof Frank Coton, University of Glasgow
Quality Audit: Fit for what purpose? - Prof Jon Haakstad, Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT)
Teaching and Learning Enhancement: Insights on multidimensional, multi-level enhancement processes - Prof Sarah Moore, National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning
From Quality Assurance to Quality Enhancement in Irish Higher Education - Prof Tom Collins, President Emeritus, Maynooth University and Former President, RCSI Bahrain

A wide range of breakout sessions on the day showcased examples of initiatives and innovations in quality enhancement in a number of institutions:

Behind the Scenes: Securing success in online learning	Naomi Jackson, Hibernia College
Beyond Fieldwork: What are institutions doing with their ISSE results?	Aisling McKenna, DCU
CIT Strategic Student Engagement and Retention Initiative (CITSSERI)	Marese Bermingham, Cork IT
Clash of the Titans	Ian McKenna, St Nicholas Montessori College Ireland
Enabling Creative and Entrepreneurial Mindsets	Prof Suzi Jarvis and Dr Colman Farrell, Innovation Academy, UCD
Guru: Next generation academic analysis	David Molloy and Dr Sarah Ingle, DCU
Listening to the Student Voice: working together to develop the role of class reps	Graham Higginbotham, Mary Scally, Jan Cairns and Nicole O’Neill, DIT
Quality Enhancement by Process Optimisation	Dr Michael Hall, IT Tralee
Student Feedback in the context of National Strategy	Daniel Coulter, Cora McCormack and Dr Joseph Ryan, Athlone IT
The Clanwilliam Institute Writing Tutor service	Dr Aine O'Reilly, Clanwilliam Institute
Tripartite Approach to Quality Assurance	Dr David O’Sullivan, NUI Galway
UCD Pilot Research Assessment Project	Liam Cleere and Dr Roy Ferguson, UCD

During the seminar, attendees were surveyed to gather input on QQI’s approach to enhancement and the selection of themes for future enhancement events. A report based on the responses to the survey is available here

Higher Education Enhancement Seminar 2015

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