Rules for assessing educational competence at UiB
1 Criteria and documentation requirements
The Regulations concerning Appointment and Promotion to Teaching and Research Posts set requirements for educational competence for appointments and promotion to associate professor and professor positions, and require all educational institutions to develop further criteria for employees’ educational competence and how it shall be documented.
This document stipulates the rules for assessing educational qualifications at the University of Bergen. The rules supplement the regulations for appointment to academic posts and technical/administrative management positions.
1.1 Main criteria for assessing educational competence
During the appointment process, applicants shall document their experience and expertise in planning, implementation, evaluation and development of teaching and supervision.
At the University of Bergen, educational qualifications shall be assessed on the basis of the following four main criteria, based on the principles behind Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL):
Focus on student learning
A clear trend over time
A research approach
Collaboration on teaching and development work
1.2 Educational portfolio
Educational competence is documented through an educational portfolio consisting of an overview of the applicant’s practical experience and competence, documentation and a concise reflective essay. The reflective essay should be based on own teaching experience and discuss achieved results, development work and continuous work on quality development. Self-reflection should preferably be linked to current research about students’ learning in higher education. The reflective essay should be about two pages long.
2 Appointment to associate professor post
2.1 Educational competence requirements
Competence requirements for appointment to positions such as associate professor are set out in Section 1-4 of the Regulations concerning Appointment and Promotion to Teaching and Research Posts. At UiB, the requirement for basic competence in teaching and supervision at the university and university college level is concretised by that the following shall be documented based on own teaching/supervision and completed university education degree:
Basic skills in planning, implementation, evaluation and development of teaching and supervision
Ability to reflect on one’s own role, as well as discuss and justify one’s own choices in the planning, implementation and development of teaching and supervision
2.1.1 Basic university pedagogical competence
UiB offers a program in basic university pedagogical competence for new employees in academic positions. The course consists of three compulsory courses and at least three elective courses (totalling 200 hours).
2.2 Examples of documentation
The assessment of whether the requirements in section 2.1 are met can build on documentation of the following:
Completed course in teaching and learning in higher education or similar
Planning and implementation of teaching based on the course’s descriptions of learning outcomes
Research supervision at different levels
Testing of various forms of assessment, learning and teaching, including digital, to increase the students’ learning outcomes
Ability to justify own concept of learning and knowledge and be reflective of their own role as teacher
Obtaining and using feedback from students, colleagues and society to develop teaching and learning processes
Ability to analyse, prepare and further develop course description and programme of study
2.3 Order to meet the requirements within two years
When applicants for associate professor posts are unable to document adequate educational competence upon appointment, the assessment committee shall describe what remains. The applicant will then be ordered to meet the requirements within two years of their appointment.
3 Appointment to professor post and promotion to professor
3.1 Educational competence requirements
Competence requirements for appointment to posts such as professor are set out in Section 1-2 of the Regulations concerning Appointment and Promotion to Teaching and Research Posts. The regulations stipulate three additional requirements beyond the requirements for associate professor:
Quality development in own teaching and supervision over time
Broad experience with supervision preferably at the master’s/PhD level
Participation in the development of educational quality in academic communities
At UiB, the requirements have been concretised by that the following shall be documented:
Solid competence and experience in the planning, implementation and evaluation of teaching
Significant contribution to systematic development work related to teaching and supervision
Broad experience from supervision preferably at the master’s/PhD level
Efforts and cooperation in own academic environment related to work on educational quality
Minimum requirements related to supervision experience are stipulated by the individual faculty based on subject-related traditions, the size of subjects and supply of candidates and national standards expressed in national guidelines.
3.2 Examples of documentation
The assessment of whether the requirements in section 3.1 are met can build on documentation of the following:
Self-evaluation through active use of student and colleague responses to own teaching and supervision, including course evaluations
Follow-up of study programme evaluations
Testing of various forms of assessment, teaching, including digital, to increase the students’ learning outcomes
Participation in relevant courses, seminars, further education programmes and various forms of experience sharing about teaching and supervision
Collaborate with own and other academic environments on quality development of teaching and supervision, including course evaluations
Colleague supervision
Management and/or development of courses and programmes of study
Participation in/management of evaluations and assessments
Preparation of textbooks and other learning tools
Development work and research related to own teaching
Participation in evaluation of education and educational quality by own or other institutions
Date |
Comment |
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Oppdatert pkt 2.1.1. |
Mona Viksøy |
Monday 07 October 2019 9:37:35 am |
Nytt reglement |
Kathrine Brosvik Thorsen |
Thursday 26 September 2019 9:12:25 am |
Nytt reglement, jf. sak 69/19 i U-styre – saksnr. 19/2451 i ePhorte |
Kathrine Brosvik Thorsen |
Thursday 26 September 2019 9:08:53 am |
Nytt reglement, jf. sak 69/19 i U-styre – saksnr. 19/2451 i ePhorte |
Kathrine Brosvik Thorsen |