1. Learning and Teaching Conference 2017 Re-imagining Teaching Excellence 27 March 2017
Professor Suzanne Cholerton
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching)
27 March 2017

2. THANK YOU
You represent those people whose commitment to the educational experience is significant and play a key role in the success the
university has in the quality of the education provided and the quality of the students who graduate from NU.
So thank you for all you do for this important university agenda.

3. Current measures NSS 2016 – 90% (12th; 2nd = RG)
ISB 2016 – 94% (3/10 RG; 5/42 UK)
THE Student Experience Survey 2017 – 8th
PTES – 86% - 85% - 84%
PRES – 83% in 2013 & 2015
Slide reflects our performance in various student satisfaction and /or experience surveys. As you can see we are generally doing very well but these measures of the quality of educational experience are changing.
THE 4th in RG

4. But our familiar metrics are changing . . . .
Teaching Excellence is the new measure
But what does it mean?
TEF has defined Teaching Excellence in a particular way:
Provision considered under three Aspects (metrics and provider submission)
Teaching Quality
Learning Environment
Student Outcomes and Learning Gain
For UG only
At institutional level
World rankings as a proxy for quality
TEF medal as the new indicator of quality?

5. The environment continues to change….
Externally
Not only institutional TEF but the very real prospect of subject TEF
Higher Education and Research Bill (HERB)
Other Government initiatives
Brexit/Trump/UKVI restrictions
Internally
Our student demographic is shifting
Students expectations/study habits/needs are changing
Competing priorities for staff

6. Maintaining the quality of our offer
Continued focus on staff recruitment, development and parity
New programmes and different modes of delivery
Technology-enhanced learning
Engaging with national initiatives
A focus beyond UG and the Newcastle campus
Capital projects/acquisitions/ refurbishments
Resetting the vision for NU’s Educational Experience

7. THANK YOU