TeachingInnovationUnit(TIU)
SummativePeerReviewofTeaching(SPRT)
Managingpeerreviews
UniSAhasestablishedtheSummativePeerReviewofTeaching(SPRT)processto
provideindividualswithadditionalevidenceandfeedbackabouttheirteaching.This
includesacademics:
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Applyingforpromotion,eitheronaTeachingAcademicoraTeachingand
Researchpathway–todevelopanadditionalevidence-basetosupporttheir
application
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NewtoUniSA–allcontinuingandfixed-termacademicstaffappointedfrom1
July2016withteachingresponsibilitieswillundertakeaSPRTaspartoftheir
probationaryperiod
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Identifiedbytheirlinemanager(throughtheperformancedevelopmentand
managementprocess)aslikelytobenefitfromaSPRTtoenhanceelementsof
theirteachingpractice.
TheSPRTprocessfurthercomplementsotherformsofteachingandlearningdata,e.g.
myCourseExperience,studentfeedback,learninganalytics,gradedistributions,
progressionrates,etc.thatcollectivelycanbeusedtoinformactivitiessuchas
probation,promotionandperformancedevelopment.
Topicscoveredinthisguide
EachoftheseprocessesrequirestheinterventionoftheHeadofSchool(HOS)or
AssociateHeadofSchool(A/HOS)whoareconsequentlycentraltotheinitiationofthe
SummativePeerReviewofTeachingprocess.HOSandA/HOSareidentifiedasthePeer
ReviewManagerintheSPRTsoftwarewhichsupportstheprocess.
ThisdocumentoutlinesthefollowinginformationtosupportthePeerReviewManager
role:
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AccesstotheSPRTsoftware
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OverviewoftheHOSandA/HOSroleintheSPRTcycle
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InitiatingaSPRT
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Acknowledgingthefinalreportandrejoinder
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ReviewManagerflowchart.
AccesstotheSPRTsoftware
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AccesstoSPRTisavailabletoallHOSandallA/HOS(whetherT&LorResearch)
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Accessoccursvialoggingontothesystem(SPRT)
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AlinktoSPRTwillappearintheStaffPortalundertheOnlineToolspillar
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TheSPRTsoftwareallowstheHOStomonitorandtrackeachstageoftheSPRT
processfrominitiationthroughtothesubmissionofthereport
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TheSPRTsoftwarealsoservesasarepositoryfortheHOStomanagecurrent
andpastreviews.
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OverviewoftheSPRTprocess
OncetheSPRTactivityhasbeeninitiatedandthetworeviewersareinplace,thereisa
threestepprocesswhichconsistsofa3hourworkload:
1. Therevieweemeetswithbothreviewersforuptoonehourtodiscusswhat
theywishtohavereviewed(e.g.liveteaching,educationalresources,
learnonlinesite,virtualclassroometc).
2. Thereviewisundertakenbybothreviewersattheagreedtime.Thereview
activitycantakenolongerthanonehour.
3. Thereviewersconstructasinglereport,whichissenttotherevieweewhohas
theopportunitytolodgeabriefreflectivestatementrespondingtothereport
beforesubmittingittotheHOSorA/HOS.
InitiatingaSPRT
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Thefirststageistheinitiationstage–andmayoccurinameetingbetweenthe
reviewee/applicantandtheHOSortheHOScaninitiatetheactivity
independently
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TheHOSorA/HOSlogontotheSPRTsoftwareandselectthepurposeforthe
review(promotion,probation;performancedevelopment)
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IndiscussiontheHOSandtherevieweeselectthecoursethatwillbeassociated
withthereview
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TheHOSandtherevieweethenreviewthepooloftrainedreviewersandselect
twonames(onefromthereviewee’sSchool/disciplineandtheotherfromthe
DivisionorfromanotherDivision)
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Selectingthetworeviewersduringameetingaspartofadiscussionmay
decreasethepossibilityoftherevieweerejectingthereviewersselectedbythe
HOSorA/HOS(whichtheyareallowedtodoonce).
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Thiswilltriggeranemailtoeachofthereviewerswhohavetheoptionof
acceptingordecliningtheinvitationtoundertakeapeerreviewofteaching
activity
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Oncethereviewersareinplaceanemailistriggeredtoall3parties(reviewee
and2reviewers)toinformthemthatthenextstage(thepre-reviewmeeting)is
readytobegin.
Acknowledgingthefinalreportandrejoinder
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Oncethepre-reviewmeetingandtheobservationactivityhavetakenplacethe
tworeviewerswriteacollaborativereportwhichissenttotherevieweefora
response/rejoinder
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Oncetherejoinderiscompleted(ornot)boththereportandrejoinderare
submittedtotheHOSbythereviewee.
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Otherresources
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SPRTtemplate(apapercopyofthereviewtemplatewhichisprovidedinthe
SPRTsoftware)
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SPRTNineDimensionsofTeaching(the9teachingdimensionswhichreviewees
usetoidentify3ormorecriteriatobereviewedagainst)
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Reviewenvironmentsandelements(alistofthepossibleteachingenvironments
and/orresourcesarevieweecouldhavereviewed).
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FlowchartforHeadofSchool