Introduction
Ask any art and design student what they remember about
their education, and they'll mention the part time lecturers:
the professional artists and designers who encouraged and
inspired them.
But as higher education adjusts to greater numbers, increasing
diversity, financial cutbacks and the pressures of research,
combined with tightening legislation and quality enhancement
targets, the changes can be challenging even for full-time
lecturers, let alone those "outside the loop".
In many faculties visiting lecturers deliver over 25% of
teaching, yet barriers on both sides can exclude them from
knowledge networks, staff development and appraisal:
They do get left out! how do you include them? (faculty
manager)
We only see bits, not the big picture. (part time lecturer)
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The ADEPTT
Project aims to help bridge this gap for part
time and hourly paid lectures. Project materials
and approaches are designed to complement mainstream
institutional developmet activities, providing
examples of local small scale, peer-faciliated,
flexible support.
After consulting with part-time lecturers and
exploring current good practice, the project has
produced:
The widening the circle report
A set of flexible training resources
A project website
Practical training for departmental
facilitators
Case studies of alternative forms
of support
Led by the University of Hertfordshire in partnership
with Surrey Institute of Art and Design, University
College, the London College of Fashion and Loughborough
University School of Art and Design.
The ADEPTT project was funded by the Higher
Education Funding Council for England and
the Department
for Employment and Learning under the Fund
for the Development of Teaching and Learning which
is now part of the Higher
Education Academy.. |
