Teaching and Learning at Deakin University

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Teaching and Learning at Deakin University

• Professor Colin Mason
• Director,
• Institute of Teaching and Learning
• pp John Rosenberg
• DVCA

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Teaching and Learning Goal

• To work in partnership with students, staff,
  industry, employers and governments to ensure
  that Deakins academic programs are of high
  quality, relevant, informed by contemporary
  research and create a unique Deakin student
  experience and to be recognised as a national
  leader in flexible education.

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Performance Measures

• Continuous improvement in internal indicators of
  teaching quality
• Student Evaluation of Teaching and Units (SETU)
• Feedback from student focus groups
• Establish peer review of teaching schemes in
  Schools/Faculties
• Vice chancellors awards

• By 2012, each Faculty to be in the top third
  nationally on CEQ and GDS scales
• Continuous improvement in indicators of national
  recognition as a leader in flexible education
• external grants, teaching awards, publications,
  invited presentations
• Improve retention and progression rates

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2007 CEQ/GDS(for 2006 graduates)
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CEQ Good Teaching 2006/2007
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CEQ Generic Skills 2006/2007
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CEQ Generic Skills 2006/2007
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CEQ Overall Satisfaction 2006/2007
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CEQ Overall Satisfaction 2006/2007
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GDS In FT Work 2006/2007
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GDS In FT Work 2006/2007
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GDS In FT or PT Study 2006/2007
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GDS In FT or PT Study 2006/2007
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LTPF outcome 2008 Ranking and EFTSL load
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LTPF Excellence Comparison against IAF
benchmark partners
Average Rank
Macquarie University was excluded from
Discipline Group 4 as they did not meet the
minimum sample size requirement.
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LTPF ImprovementComparison against IAF
benchmark partners
Average Rank
Macquarie University was excluded from
Discipline Group 4 as they did not meet the
minimum sample size requirement.
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Stop Press! In Top Third
Deakin receives 2.592M from 2008 LTPF
Deakin ranked 9th out of 32 Australian
Universities
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SETU University Faculty Time Series
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SETU Schools 2008
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Positive outcomes
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Key areas of focus - 2009

• Student engagement
• Student feedback panels
• SETU
• Graduate attribute tracking
• Extension program on cultural competence
• Stronger focus on the quality of PG teaching

• Quality Assurance
• Course Quality Framework is completed and
  constitutes a practical tool
• Understand the meaning of academic standards
• Ensure Deakin can demonstrate that it maintains
  appropriate standards

• Staff and Teaching Enhancement
• Ensure ITL is effective valued
• Ensure all academic staff have a mentoring
  program
• Ensure outstanding teachers -recognised and
  celebrated
• Ensure equitable academic workload model agreed
  and suited to staff ability and experience
• Consolidate and improve Deakins leadership in
  flexible education

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Teaching that is research-informed
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ITL A return to the future?
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Pull Dont Push!
Centralise and De-centralise
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Demand-Needs Analysis (DNA)
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Conclusion

• Good progress, but beware complacency!
• The two key factors are
• Student engagement
• Staff engagement, including an appropriate
  academic workload model

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Contact us

• Institute of Teaching and Learning
• http//www.deakin.edu.au/itl/
• ITL Support Service
• http//www.deakin.edu.au/itl/contact/contact-us.ph
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• And,
• Phone [phone] (ext. 78127)
• Email itl-support_at_deakin.edu.au