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Summary of Activity
During the final months of the project the resources have been put onto a website. Resources include:
Evaluation of the Project Against Aims and Objectives
The stated aims of the project were to provide a resource for developers and/or individuals to develop appropriate skills to conduct effective review meetings. The output of the project to be a development package containing specific examples of review meetings taken from the HE sector i.e. academic, research, technical and support roles. Development materials to support the video will be included and be available to HEIs on the internet.
Objectives
1. To produce a high quality video to be used by individuals or as part of a workshop for a group of learners covering all categories of staff.
This objective has been achieved
2 To give guidance through the video and supporting materials on how to use effective skills and strategies to overcome challenging appraisal situations.
This objective has been achieved
3. To produce training materials which support the video and can be used in an individual or group situation.
This objective has been achieved
4. To offer the resulting video free of charge to other HEIs.
This objective will have been achieved by Mid August
Benefits of the Project
The resources are specifically targeted at the Higher Education market with scenarios drawn from academic, technical, research, manual and administrative job role. All videos and supporting documentation are provided at no cost to individual universities. The resources can be used by facilitators when running a group workshop, and by individuals learning new skills or refreshing existing skills. Existing commercial resources tend to be expensive and targeted at sales or administrative roles.
Dissemination Activities
The resources were available for delegates to view at the SDF Spring Conference in May. An article has been written for the next issue of Engage. An exhibition stand has been requested at the SDF Conference in November and workshops have been offered to MSDP (Midlands Staff Development Partnership) for their 2011/2012 programme.
Conclusions
Key learning points from the project are that scripting and consultation took far longer than anticipated and putting resources onto a website and linking pages to videos to be viewed on-line was time consuming and involved additional learning. The filming of the video, in comparison to the preparation of the materials, took relatively little time.
The project has been successfully completed and the resources are ready to be used by HE staff at no cost.
Helen Robinson
Learning and Development Adviser
University of Leicester