ALTC Institutional Leadership Project
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
In 2006, UNSW was part of a consortium with QUT (lead organisation) and CDU that was funded by ALTC to conduct an institutional leadership project focused on Associate Deans (Education) and, Program and Course Coordinators. The aim of the project was to develop and implement a comprehensive Curriculum Leadership Program for these roles.
Project Progress
The project commenced in January 2006.
At UNSW we:
We facilitated a half-day workshop with the ADEs from the Faculties of the Built Environment and COFA where we hosted ADEs from four other universities to talk about possible links and synergies between the universities and the specific ways in which they went about their work to encourage the fostering of teaching and learning in their faculties. As a result of this meeting UNSW hosted a Forum on Studio Teaching in July 2007.
In May 2006 we held our first residential program in Brisbane. There were 30 participants (10 from each university) and the DVC(A)s of each university also attended for the first day of the program to give their perspectives on the role of the ADE. While the first residential provided an excellent opportunity for the participants to get to know each other outside of the workplace context, there were some comments that there was not enough time spent reflecting on the content of each session.
The second residential program was hosted by UNSW and held on 23-24 November. Day 1 focused on institutional issues such as the Bologna Process, the Learning and Teaching Performance Fund and establishing cross institutional networks. Day 2 focused on leadership in action. Participants:
Information about the project and access to the final report and framework for developing institutional leadership in learning and teaching is now available.
For further information about this project and future collaborations contact Helen Dalton
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UNSW has been selected to be part of the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Learning and Teaching Leadership (CASTL) Program. UNSW contact: Helen Dalton
The UNSW Program team consists of:
The other universities which form part of our cluster are:
The goals which the Program Team have identified for UNSW's participation in the Leadership Group are:
Anticipated impact of UNSW's achievement of these goals:
Resources that UNSW hopes to access from members of this group:
Relevant policies and processes that are in place at UNSW:
The first meeting of the cluster was held in Washington, DC on November 8th, 2006. A further meeting was held at the the ISSOTL held at UNSW in July 2007. The next meeting was in Dublin in 2007 with the fourth meeting to take place in Edmonton, Canada in October, 2008.
The Equity and Diversity Unit distributed a questionnaire, Women and University Leadership to all general staff women at levels 7 and above, and all women academic staff at level C and above. The questionnaire explored women's views of leadership, their leadership aspirations, and their perceptions of barriers preventing them from achieving these aspirations. The questionnaire also sought information about the kinds of initiatives that might assist in achieving leadership goals. To access the outcomes of the staff questionnaire see: Women and University Leadership at UNSW.
For current information regarding staff equity please contact Lisa O'Dwyer in Human Resources
Academic Women in Leadership Program
The Academic Women in Leadership Program is designed specifically to assist women at UNSW who are interested in developing and extending their leadership capabilities in strategic and proactive ways. The Program is available for academic women at level C, D and E.
Past activities and support for leadership in learning and teaching at UNSW
You may be interested in reading a summary of the activities and support offered at UNSW prior to 2007 in relation to leadership in learning and teaching.