nie-btc review team visit – 13 october to 18 october 2012
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NIE-BTC Review Team Visit – 13 October to 18 October 2012. Milestone and major events 2008-09 (229 students) -2009-10 (857 students). 2008 Interim Director Apptd. 2008 Official Opening HRH Prince Salmon bin Hamed AlKhalifa 2009 BTC Bye Laws ratified Staffing the college! - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
NIE-BTC Review Team Visit – 13 October to 18 October 2012
Milestone and major events 2008-09 (229 students) -2009-10 (857
students)
2008 Interim Director Apptd.
2008 Official Opening
HRH Prince Salmon bin Hamed AlKhalifa
2009 BTC Bye Laws ratified
Staffing the college!
2008 BEd Year 1 curriculum
2008 90 BEd students
2008 95 PGDE students
2008 60 ELP students
2009 495 PD students
2010 Interim Dean Apptd.
2010-2014 Strategic Plan
Milestone and major events 2010 – Feb 2011 (1655 students)
New Dean & Associate Dean
Governing Council Approvals
Feb 2011-Sept 2011 March-May University closed
June/July 2011
Adjusted schedule Modified Practica
July-August 2011
Designed new Pre-College Foundation Program
New organisation chartDifferentiated workload
formula A/Dean Academic interview
Director Corporate interviewE&Y HR Manual
BTC Teaching Fellow Scheme
BTC Secondment SchemeBTC Research Assistants Scheme
SAES DeptQAA Office
Milestone and major events 2011-2012 (1367 students)
Organisational Development
SAES - Summer school 2012
LIM - E-learning E-library
GP&R -15 Research Projects (BD28K)
Partnerships
UoB, MOE, Tamkeen, EDB, QAAET, BP, 60 schools, (Radboud Uni, Curtin Uni)
Council approvedUpdated organisation Chart
Appointment of new Heads: GP&R, ITE, Foundation, LIM, SAES, Education Studies and Curriculum StudiesCurriculum renewalNew Foundation ProgramNew MA (CPDL) Proposal Revised ELP programReviewed BEd and PGDE Programs2012 Graduation - (BEd, PGDE,
ELP)
2012 Hosted Gulf Comparative Education Conference
Development/Progress of BTCStrategic plan 2010-2014
BTC progress Update – June 2010 - 33
Provide the best teacher education services for Bahraini educators, empowering them to effectively
contribute to building a better future for all Bahrainis.
The pillars identified formed the base for the strategic drivers of the strategic plan for the BTC
Build an effective
BTC governance system
for managing its operations
and monitoring the quality
of its services
Provide teacher
preparation
programmes of
international standards.
Provide best in-service
programmes for existing
teachers and school
leaders.
Align BTC administrative support services to enable the
BTC to achieve its mission and
vision.
Undertake research to contribute to educational policy and practice.
BTC’s Vision:
Development/Progress of BTC Strategic driver 1
Build an effective BTC governance system for managing its operations and monitoring the quality of its services.
(100) + University Council Meetings
(14) BTC Governing Council (5) BTC-MOE Strategic
Comm. (4) MOE-BTC Operations
Comm. (65) BTC Academic Board
(2008) Program Committees
(2008) Quality Assurance (Feb
2011)◦ PILO’s x UoB AIMS (2011)
◦ CILO’s x MOE mapped (2011)
◦ Course Folder Reviews (2011-2012)
Development/Progress of BTC Strategic driver 2
Provide teacher preparation programmes of international standards.
Student Recruitment◦ Pre college Foundation Program
(2011) 2011 (91) 2012 (188) Foundation students
◦ 2009-2012 74-608 BEd students HS (87% GPA) Interviews, Aptitude tests
Progress◦ BEd Program Review (2012)
◦ PGDE Program Review(2012)
Inaugural BEd Graduation Student Academic and
Extended Services Department Practicum partners MOE competencies E-portfolio assessment (2012)
Development/Progress of BTC Strategic driver 3
Provide best in-service programmes for existing teachers and school leaders.
275 PGDE students 526 Education Leadership
students - English resources
3323 Cadre students – not based on PMS
Circa 360,000 hrs of MOE PD
MOE, UoB, BTC evaluations
Teaching Fellows scheme (2011) ◦ MA (CPDL) designed
(2011) Secondment Scheme
(2010) Graduate Assistant
Scheme (2010) Ed Leadership Impact
Survey (2012)
Development/Progress of BTC Strategic Objective 4
Align BTC administrative support services to enable the BTC to achieve its mission and vision.
100% reliant on UoB for all corporate services E&Y HR ProjectManagement recruitmentRegistrationAcademic CalendarStudent ProgressQAA x UoBSAES x UoBLIM/IT x UoBNew building specs. Submitted
(2010)
University ClosedCSB audit of autonomous
agencies
Development/Progress of BTC Strategic Objective 5
Undertake research to contribute to educational policy and practice.
BTC Fellow Proposal (pending) BTC Secondment Proposal (pending) BTC Graduate Research Assistants
Proposal (pending) Faculty scholarship
◦ Published books (10),
◦ Chapters in books (4),
◦ Refereed journal articles (6),
◦ Curriculum books for schools (13+)
◦ Conference presentations (39)
◦ Four online journals. One published
◦ Rsedarch Grants x15 (BD28K)
Hosted Gulf Comparative Education Symposium
MA CPDL (pending) MA Math Ed/Science Curtin U Australia PGDE Gifted Ed Radboud Uni, Nejmedin,
Holland
Dean
Associate Dean Academic
Head Information
Technology
Head Human Resources
Vacant Student Academic & Extended
Services
Head Learning and Information
Management
Head English
VacantGraduate Studies & Research
HeadContinuing Professional
Development
Education Leadership
Program
Head Curriculum
Studies
Head Teaching Practice
BTC Council
U o B Council
MOE
Head Education Studies
Quality Assurance
Office
PGDEB.Ed.
MOE/BTC Strategy
MOE/BTC Coordinatio
n
VacantInitial Teacher
Education
Continuous Professional Developmen
t
Head Assets
Vacant Foundation Program
Vacant Director
Corporate and Finance
Head Arabic & Islamic
Current Situation: Organisation Chart
Manager Corporate and Finance
Current Situation: Programs x EnrollmentPrograms 2008 - 2012
2008.2009 Graduated
2009.2010 Year 4
2010.2011
Year 3
2011.2012 Year 2
2012.2013Enrollment
BEd Foundation 91 (86.5%)
188 (87.9%)
Bachelor of Education 74* 155 149 140 (89.2%)
164 (87.3%)
PGDE * 50* 33* 23* 0 0ITE (Total) 124 188 172 231 796PGDE MOE Teachers 45* 46* 82* 102* 0ELP (Adv. Dip.) 60* 54* 38* 53* 53ELP (Dip.) 75ELP (Cert.) 124Post Graduate Professional Development (Total)
105* 100* 120* 155* 252
Cadre PD (Total) 0 495 1134 694 1000CPD (Total) 105 595 1254 849 1252Total Registered Students
229 857 1655 1367 2048
*Graduated
Current Situation: Staffing
Lect Assist Prof
Assoc Prof
Profs % Faculty with
doctorate
% Research Active
(grants)
Bahraini 6 11 1 64% 11% (2)
Bilingual 5 9 4 1 73% 36% (7)
English only 4 8 4 1 76% 31% (4)
Total 14 28 9 2 71% 26%
Faculty Bahrainization 34%Administration Bahrainization 76%Total Bahrainization 50%
Challenges faced Quality and #’s of
enrolled students◦ English level
◦ CPD Admissions
Student Progress◦ Block schedule and F
grades
◦ CGPA, Academic probation, Summer school, 5th year, dismissal.
Succession Planning ◦ Quality and experience
◦ Linguistic skills
◦ Bahrainization
Marketing and Promotion
Governance structure◦ BTC/UoB Governing
Council?
Corporate Structure◦ Interpretations of by-laws
◦ Budget and Finance System
◦ ERP system
◦ SMIS system
◦ Staffing
Teaching Space? Strategic role of BTC on
system reforms.◦ MOE recruitment plan
◦ MOE curriculum plans
◦ MOE PD plan
◦ PMS x cadre
◦ PGPD at BTC.