Teaching and Learning Forum

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Our Universities Backing Australias Ability
Implications of the 2003 budget for academic
profiles
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Key words
Sustainability - a market oriented
program Quality - T L focus, relevance of
courses Equity - scholarships but no reform of
student income support Diversity - increased
control of offerings cappuccino courses

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Possible impacts
Much greater control over discipline mix Less
viable institutions will be forced to
specialise as a minister I wont be driving
amalgamation but we will be very supportive of
universities seeking to rationalise their
activities (AFR 16-5-03) Loan measures pave the
way for a viable private sector

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Excellence in teaching and learning will be
placed alongside the delivery of research
excellence as a valued contribution to
Australia's knowledge systems.
A renewed emphasis on teaching and learning
outcomes, particularly at the undergraduate level
knowledge and skills that are relevant
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It is not the intent for any university to become
teaching-only.

• Strong on the importance of learning and teaching
• Promotes
• Innovation and excellence in T L
• Stresses recognition and reward for good teaching
  
• Staff development

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Learning and Teaching Performance Fund - 77m in
2007
performance based funding -- relatively
modest amount 54.7 in 2005/06, rising to 83.8
in 2006/07 ?? degree to which might be tied to
workforce reform and governance Opportunities Cri
teria for performance assessment Terms of
reference for the NILTHE
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National Institute for Learning and Teaching in HE

• leadership in enhancement of TL,
  articulation, monitoring of standards, assessment
  and benchmarking
• -- another mechanism of control?
• Opportunities
• Input into the allocation mechanism and
  membership of the body

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Awards for University Teaching

• enhanced status for university teaching
• - increase in number and total value of
  awards
• ?? Do these awards make a real difference to
  quality?

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Graduate Skills Assessment

• Motivating students to take the test has been
  difficult universities have been reluctant to
  put resources into a test students do not want to
  take.. Many employers knew nothing about the
  GSA.
• 270,000 pa to promote the test to employers.
• The duck is dead - bury the duck.