Aspire - Recognition of Excellence in Education
Education alongside Research as the Mission of a Medical, Dental and Veterinary School
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Areas of Excellence to be Recognised
Eventually a holistic assessment of excellence in education in a medical, dental or veterinary school may be made. In the first instance, specific aspects will serve as a focus for the assessment. Six areas have been selected for the awards. These are:
Assessment of Students
Student Engagement in the curriculum and in the school
Criteria
Additional info
Criteria Explanatory PowerPoint for Excellence in Student Engagement
Social Accountability of the school
Faculty Development
Simulation
Curriculum Development
Criteria
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Curriculum Development 2018 Award Winner Interview - University of Leeds, UK
Curriculum Development Webinar by Peter McCrorie
Schools can opt to be assessed for excellence in one, two, three or all six of the areas.
The ASPIRE Board established six Panels: Excellence in Assessment, Excellence in Student Engagement, Excellence in Social Accountability, Excellence in Faculty Development, Excellence in Simulation and Excellence in Curriculum Development, comprising of individuals with expertise in the area, practising teachers from developed and less well-resourced countries and student representatives. Together they have developed criteria for excellence in the six areas. The criteria produced represent a de facto set of standards for ‘best practice’ in education and effectively outline what ‘best practice’ in these four areas would look like.
The criteria were refined following a series of pilot studies and a consultation process.
The criteria adopted will be subject to continuing scrutiny and will be part of a dynamic process that responds to the experience gained and the changing demands placed on medical, dental and veterinary education.