Workshop Slides - HDR55 Build Evidence of Good Practice (improving the quality of Higher Degree Research Supervision)
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The document outlines the HDR Supervision Fellowship Program's associate fellowship training pathway, designed for academic staff at Macquarie University. It details strategies to develop evidence to support applications for HDR associate fellowships, criteria on what constitutes evidence, and emphasizes the importance of supervisor-candidate relationships. Additionally, it provides guidance on crafting an account of professional practice and includes tasks aimed at defining and gathering evidence of good practices in HDR supervision.
Workshop Slides - HDR55 Build Evidence of Good Practice (improving the quality of Higher Degree Research Supervision)
- 1. HDR Supervision Fellowship Program – Associate Fellowship Training Pathway HDR55 Build Evidence of Good Practice Dr Merilyn Childs Associate Professor (Honorary) Office of HDR Training and Partnerships Macquarie University Merilyn.Childs@mq.edu.au 13th March 2019
- 2. 2 This self-directed presentation assumes that you have an understanding of • The Higher Degree Research Supervision Framework • The MQ Promotions context (academic staff) • The MQ Progressions process (professional staff) • The Account of Professional Practice’ – the template you use to apply for an HDRS Associate Fellowship If you are an academic you must have completed HDR30 Orientation to HDR Supervision before completing HDR55. Assumed Knowledge
- 3. 3 This self-directed presentation outlines strategies you can use to develop evidence to support your claim for an HDR Associate Fellowship. The following are covered in the workshop: • Big picture: it takes a village to develop a great HDR candidate journey • Thinking about ‘evidence’ • Dimensions of the HDR Supervision Framework • Thinking about ‘evidence’ (examples) • What constitutes evidence The following are provided for your further consideration: • Weaving evidence into an Account of Professional Practice (APP) • Suggestions for the structure of your Account of Professional Practice (APP) • Good luck and further help About this presentation
- 4. 4 But…it takes a village to develop a great HDR candidate lifecycle A good supervisor-candidate relationship is important….
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- 6. Dimensions of the HDR Supervision Framework 6
- 7. 7 Thinking about ‘evidence’: an example framed by the MQ HDR Supervision Framework Dimension 1 “Engagement and Influence’
- 8. 8 Thinking about ‘evidence’: an example framed by the MQ HDR Supervision Framework Dimension 1 “Engagement and Influence’ Possible evidence: • Workshops for candidate’s about how to develop their CV and portfolio • A ‘before and after’ snapshot of your candidate’s CV and portfolio • Emails where you support the growth of a candidate’s employability skills • Guidelines for candidates to develop CV and portfolio handed out at commencement • Maps of candidate’s networks over time • A handbook for candidates re the internship experiences
- 9. 9 Thinking about ‘evidence’: an example framed by the MQ HDR Supervision Framework Dimension 1 “Engagement and Influence’ Possible evidence: • Workshops on how to diversify career destinations and build employability skills • Synchronous, blended and asynchronous workshops on digital literacies • Evidence of mentoring • Career surveys on existing employability skills at commencement and graduation • Workshops for supervisors to expand their thinking about candidates’ career destinations • Workshops for supervisors to expand their thinking about the role of internships within candidature management • Peer review of your strategy to build a candidate’s employability skills
- 10. 10 Group Task What constitutes ‘evidence’ What? What constitutes evidence? Workshops for candidate’s about how to develop their CV and portfolio If you are the organizer, include the consultation process you went through to develop and organize the workshops, then a copy if the workshop schedule, and any feedback and evaluation you did If you are the participant, given explicit details about the workshop, and write an evaluation about how it influenced your thinking A ‘before and after’ snapshot of your candidate’s CV and portfolio To do this activity you will discuss why you are doing this with the candidate (supervisor) or a group of candidates (professional support). Include summary of discussion, emails etc. Also include a copy/copies of the ‘before and after’ with the name/s of the candidate/s removed. Guidelines for candidates to develop CV and portfolio handed out at commencement Indicate your role in the development of the guidelines, copies of documents, emails, ppt presentations etc that illustrate the process of consultation and draft development. A copy of the guidelines. A copy of any feedback or evaluation of the guidelines. With your peers, develop a scenario With your peers, what constitutes evidence?
- 11. 11 Group Task What constitutes ‘evidence’ – peer review What? (Peer review) What constitutes evidence? You are developing an iLearn site to help HDR candidates develop their CV and portfolio. You ask an employability specialist and an educational designer to review what you have developed • Rationale for the Ilearn site • Screen shots from the iLearn site • An evaluation written by your two peers (employability specialist and educational designer) • Screen shots of how you improved the ilearn site • Feedback from candidates who use the site • Example/s of improving CVs (obscuring candidate’s name/s) With your peers, develop a scenario With your peers, what constitutes evidence? Often staff think they can’t use peer review in the more intimate context of 1:1 HDR Supervision. Here are ways you CAN do it.
- 12. 12 Group Task Choose one Dimension with your peers. What kinds of evidence might be useful to demonstrate good practices and impact for that Dimension?
- 13. 13 Questions! End of workshop See remaining slides to help you think about the Account of Professional Practice (APP) after the workshop.
- 14. 14 Weaving evidence into an Account of Professional Practice (APP) Reminder: 1. You are required to submit an Account of Professional Practice (APP) to apply for an HDRS Associate Fellowship. 2. Your APP is about 1,200 words long 3. Attachments are not included in the work count 4. You need to choose two of the four Dimensions to frame work APP
- 15. Suggestions for the structure of your Account of Professional Practice (APP) 1. Contents and Attachments 2. Introductory Statement – provide a narrative that lets the Assessors know about you! • Introduce yourself, your role and your involvement with HDR Supervision • An outline to your APP - What Dimensions are you responding to? Why did you chose them? • Which elements were particularly relevant and why? • What innovative practices did you put in place? 3. Reflective Statement • What do you think is good practice in your area of HDR Supervision? • Write a reflective statement that ties together what you did (innovation) with how you think this • Improved HDR Supervision (impact) • As you write the reflective statement, weave in anything you read, or evidence you collected. 4. Conclusion • Finish your Reflective Statement proposing that you be awarded an Associate Fellowship. 15
- 16. 16 For support and advice, contact the Convenor of the HDR Supervision Fellowship Program hdr.supervision@mq.edu.au Good luck with your reflective, evidence-based argument for an Associate Fellowship!