UNITA Innovation in Teaching & Learning Initiative

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    Task number 3
    Name UNITA Innovation in Teaching & Learning Initiative
    Strategic Axes Education and Pedagogical Innovation
    Workpackage UNITA Lifelong education



    Objectives

    Seeks to provide tools and skills to the teachers for achieving innovation in teaching and learning within the alliance and beyond. Its main outcomes are teachers upskilling and the development of projects in the field of pedagogical Innovation.

    • Include new partners of the alliance in the existing UNITA Teaching and Learning Centres Net-work
    • Develop the UNITA teacher training offer
    • Implement and test the UNITA teacher training
    • Launch yearly calls on Innovation in Learning & Teaching
    • Develop the UNITA communities of practice

    Inputs & Resources

    Source documentation:

    Resources

    • Human Resources: List of staff on the task, roles and position: Co-leaders Natália Gomes IPG and Theofild Lazăr UVT + 36 TT members (Profiles: often from QA offices or QA teams/VR).
    • Financial: Budget allocated to the task: 62.000€ (Travel (40%) Accomodation (40%) Subsistence (20%) + 45.800€ (for “other costs”) of the WP3 as a whole, but no specific distribution per task.
    • Materials: Type of materials required (computers, software, scientific tools,…): Datacloud, Big Blue Button.
    • Intangible: Type of intangible materials (communication tools, data bases,…): Datacloud applications; QRCs

    Activities & Sub-Tasks

    Source documentation: In each WP folder, document entitled “WPx_full_description)

    List of activitiesActivity titleActivity descriptionDeadline
    1Introduce the new partners to the achievements and lessons learned from phase one and to Quality Assurance practices.The new partners have been associated with the project's activities since June 2021, resulting in an easier and shorter acquaintance process.(M1-M2)
    2Update the general synoptic assessment of partner Quality Assurance systems.Building on phase one benchmarking by the QEB, by including the new partners' QA systems frameworks. Update and adopt the UNITA Quality Assurance policy to be implemented at partner and alliance level, with quantitative and qualitative indicators fitting the new WP and Tasks structure. Define opportunities of partner Quality Assurance synergies, further developing the common Quality Assurance policy respecting different institutional/regional/national contexts. Together with TTs 1.2 and 5.4, agree on the methodology for the evaluation of progress, processes, cost-efficiency, and deliverables, including systematic feedback from students, staff and stakeholders. Update the Quality Assurance plan by drawing a map through a logical table relating Tasks and indicators, defining all the processes to reach the objectives, and building a management quality system with procedure and codification for each process or activity. Train all the Task teams to the quality assurance policy and plan.(M3-M12)
    3Implement and test the evaluation of progress, processes, cost-efficiency, and deliverables of the first year.Producing a report for the QEB. Support the QEB in the production of the annual report with recommendations for the Governance Board (GB). Monitor the implementation of the corrective actions decided by the GB and evolve the quality assurance requirements and plan accordingly. Repeat evaluations emphasising identified areas of improvement. Evaluate and realize the independent assessment given by an external European Evaluation Agency, accommodating modifications in the interest of improvement. Draw lessons from the implementation of the quality assurance plan integrating best practices based on an inventory, mapping of the main QA processes on teaching, research, and public engagement.(M13-M48)
    4Co-develop together with TT1.1 and disseminate the UNITA Quality Assurance strategy.Matching with the ambition of developing a model of European University. Internally disseminate the strategy to all actors and in particular to the Quality Assurance Boards of the partners. Benchmark Quality Assurance strategy and practices with other European Universities by organizing and participating to mutual learning workshops.(M24-M48)

    Indicators

    These indicators have been gathered from the different source (list below) and have been gathered from interviews driven by Task 5.4 UNITA impact observatory.

    Source documentation: In each WP folder, document entitled “WPx_full_description)

    These indicators have been chosen and agree during the Phase 2 proposal made to the European Commission.

    IndicatorIndicator DescriptionUnit of measurementData SourceFrequencyBaselineTargetType
    aNumber of teachers trained under the UNITA Innovation in Teaching and Learning InitiativeNumericalUNITA OfficesEvery 6 months600Output

    To be defined by T5.4 members previously to interviews and to be proposed to task co leader

    Indicator DescriptionUnit of measurementData SourceFrequencyBaselineTargetType
    Number of applicants (teachers) to the training.NumericalUNITA OfficesEvery 6 monthsOutcome
    Number of training courses offered.NumericalUNITA OfficesEvery 6 monthsOutput
    Number of calls opened on Innovation in Learning & TeachingNumericalUNITA OfficesAnnualOutcome
    Number of teaching and learning centers working NumericalUNITA OfficesOnce at the beginningOutput

    To be defined by T5.4 members previously to interviews and to be proposed to task co leader

    Data collection

    Indicator DescriptionData SourceCollection TypeData Owner
    Number of applicants (teachers) to the training.UNITA OfficesManualReport on T3.3 activity with a table that include this data
    Number of grants granted (winner)UNITA OfficesManualReport on needs assessment of the teachers
    Number of calls Number of applicants to the callsUNITA OfficesManualReport on needs assessment of the teachers
    Number of teachers trained under the UNITA Innovation in Teaching and Learning InitiativeUNITA OfficesManualReport on T3.3 activity with a table that include this data
    Number of training courses offered.UNITA OfficesManualReport on T3.3 activity with a table that include this data
    Number of calls opened on Innovation in Learning & TeachingUNITA OfficesManualReport on needs assessment of the teachers
    Number of microcredentials and badges obtained by teachersUNITA OfficesManualReport on T3.3 activity with a table that include this data
    Number of teaching and learning centers working UNITA OfficesManualReport on T3.3 activity with a table that include this data


    Subtask Outputs

    Sub Task Outputs
    Indicate concerned sub task
    Outputs indicator
    Expected results at the sub-task level / To be verified in interview with task co-leaders
    Source of data
    To be verified in interview with task co-leaders
    A3.3.1 Include the new partners of the alliance in the existing UNITA Teaching and Learning Centres Network - Number of teaching and learning centers analyzed to develop the common vision
    - Number of teaching and learning centers that participate in the UNITA virtual entity created (UNITA inter-university digital campus)
    Report on Needs Assessment of the Teachers
    A3.3.2 Develop the UNITA teacher training offer - Number of areas of expertise of the UNITA Faculty Staff on the domains of interest for UNITA
    - Number of training courses offered
    - Number of areas of training
    UNITA offices
    A3.3.3 Implement and test the UNITA teacher training - Number of teachers trained (>600)
    - Number of teacher groups trained
    - Number of areas in which training was offered
    - Number of training sessions offered
    - Follow-up on the teachers to see if they use the methods they learned
    - Number of microcredentials and badges obtained by teachers
    UNITA offices
    A3.3.4 Launch yearly calls on Innovation in Learning & Teaching - Number of courses
    - Number of calls
    - Number of applicants to the calls
    - Number of winners of the calls
    UNITA offices
    A3.3.5 Develop the UNITA communities of practice - Collection of best practices
    - Report on what was developed in these 4 years from the perspective of innovation, teaching and learning in the UNITA community
    UNITA manual of collaborative teaching methods and innovation in education - 2026
    Teaching training for all online – September 2024

    Outcomes

    Source documentation:

    Task Outcomes

    Task Outcomes
    Identify the outcomes
    Outcomes indicator
    Expected results at the task level / To be verified in interview with task co-leaders
    Source of data
    To be verified in interview with task co-leaders
    What are the benefits of the actions for the alliance partners? How does the task transform the partners? * Knowledge about new and innovative training methodologies
    * How to transform the classroom with these innovative training methodologies
    * Tools for teachers in an international environment
    * Collaboration between teachers from different UNITA universities
    * Develop common courses
    * Develop common study programs
    * Develop the networking between the UNITA teachers and partners
    * Faculty staff more qualified

    INDICATORS

    • Number of common courses
      * Number of common study programs
      * Number of benefits of each training
      * Number of applicants to the training
      * Number of staff trained
      * Number of teachers using the methods they were trained in
      * Level of satisfaction related to the efficiency of the methods learned
    UNITA offices
    To what extent did the task contribute to achieve WP’s and/or UNITA’s goals? With the establishment of a common vision for the development of a joint training offer and the UNITA inter-university digital campus, the objective of information dissemination and the link between the different institutions that make up the consortium will be strengthened.

    This will make it possible to achieve the objectives of the other working groups, as they will be able to use the digital campus for their sub-tasks, which in turn will contribute to the achievement of UNITA's objectives.
    Task 3.3

    Impacts

    Source documentation:

    Users / Beneficiaries Intern to UNITA End-Users / Beneficiaries extern to UNITA
    1) Who are the stakeholders benefiting of the task’s actions? * Partners of UNITA
    * The main beneficiaries are UNITA teachers and UNITA staff
    * Open the training to other universities outside UNITA
    * Participants in the trainings will promote UNITA at conferences, workshops, seminars, and other scientific events

    INDICATOR
    * Number of people trained from other universities outside UNITA

    To check with the T5.1 list
    2) To what extent has the local/international society changed as a result of outcomes compared to before UNITA? What are the long term results for them? * The development of a teaching and learning center in an international context
    * Published papers
    Academic community (professors and researchers)