QAA Membership Podcast

Our latest QAA podcast marks the International Day of Action for Academic Integrity (IDOA). This global event takes place online on 16 October and will include a panel convened by QAA and chaired by our Chief Executive Vicki Stott. Hosted by QAA's Dr Kerr Castle, this new episode features Loughborough University's Professor Sandie Dann and IDOA co-chair Professor Mary Davis:Sandie is a member of a team from Loughborough which has led a new QAA-funded Collaborative Enhancement Project exploring and promoting good practice, acceptable use, equity and accessibility in student proofreading processes. Mary is Professor of the Student Experience and Academic Integrity Lead at Oxford Brookes University, and successfully led a QAA-funded collaborative project focused on the improvement of student learning by linking inclusion/accessibility and academic integrity.During the conversation, they talk about putting students at the forefront of developing principles and protocols which underpin the integrity of academic practices, as well as the impact of generative artificial intelligence on issues of academic integrity.You can find out more about our work around academic integrity and generative artificial intelligence on the QAA website.

Chaired by our regular host Dr Kerr Castle, QAA's latest podcast explores the effective evaluation of higher education practices and initiatives, and how to make approaches to evaluation meaningful and manageable.  Kerr's guests this month are Liz Austen, Professor of Higher Education Evaluation at Sheffield Hallam University, and Stella Jones-Devitt, Professor of Critical Pedagogy at Staffordshire University. Between 7 November and 12 December, the Quality Assurance Agency will run a training course in the effective evaluation, evidencing and enhancement of the impact of initiatives to promote the student experience. The course will be facilitated by Stella Jones-Devitt and Liz Austen. Please note, this course is now fully booked.In addition to a range of QAA Collaborative Enhancement Projects and Membership Resources focused on different aspects of evaluation and evidence-based decision-making, you may also wish to explore some of the following resources and networks highlighted by Liz and Stella during the podcast:The Evaluation Collective - a cross-sector group of like-minded evaluation advocates working to enhance higher education student outcomes. The founding members are all higher education professionals who work in access and participation and are involved in producing evaluation evidence or translating that evidence into practice. The network welcomes and includes anyone with an interest in evaluation in higher education to join the Collective.SCoLPP (Staffordshire Centre of Learning and Pedagogic Practice) - SCoLPP is a research centre with a difference, immersed uniquely in developing evidence-informed pedagogic practice which aims to connect learning and teaching to enhanced social mobility. SCoLPP is modelled on core principles of effectiveness and levels of evidence, evaluation, and reach and upholds ‘What Works’ principles in learning and teaching for all, given that everyone can have a part to play in positively enhancing student outcomes.The UEF (Universal Evaluation Framework) - the UEF is a freely available online tool designed to enable development of evaluation capabilities, increased confidence in evaluating change in higher education spaces, and in providing a platform to build an

In QAA's latest podcast, our regular host Dr Kerr Castle chairs an expert panel for a lively discussion reflecting on what we've learnt from TEF 2023. Kerr is joined by Professor Claire Pike (Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education Enhancement at Anglia Ruskin University), Roscoe Hastings (Director of Teaching Enhancement and Excellence at the University of Exeter), and our very own Helena Vine, the Lead Policy Officer for England here at QAA.During the conversation, they chat about what we've learnt from the analysis of provider submissions and panel statements, what TEF tells us about educational gains, and some key considerations for TEF 2027. Earlier this year, Helena produced a comprehensive qualitative analysis of provider submissions and panel statements from TEF 2023, and Claire completed her own quantitative study of TEF outcomes. Helena's qualitative study and Claire's full quantitative analysis are both available on the QAA website.You may also wish to explore the Collaborative Enhancement Project led by Imperial College London, Accounting for student success: Measuring educational gain, which Roscoe highlighted during the conversation.If you would like to increase your confidence and skills in implementing impactful enhancement of practice, there are still spaces available on our Effective Evaluation Training programme, which runs from 31 October to 12 December 2024.

This latest QAA podcast marks the publication of the new edition of the UK Quality Code for Higher Education.Our guests are Dr Helen Driscoll, interim PVC for learning & Teaching at the University of Sunderland, Swansea University's Dr Kate Chapman, co-organiser of the QAA Programme Leaders Network, Rachel Sutton, Associate Director of Quality at the University of London, Charlotte Baker, president of Winchester SU, and Ruth Burchell, Quality Enhancement & Standards Specialist at QAA.Together, they discuss the value of the Quality Code for different roles within higher education providers, next steps in utilising the 2024 edition, and the opportunities that come along with this new iteration of the Code.Visit the QAA website to find out more about the latest version of the UK Quality Code and how to apply it in your context.