HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERSHIP
EDU4HEL
2018
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Improving student success, satisfaction and retention requires strong academic leadership. This subject focuses on leading teaching and learning through quality assurance and enhancement informed by internal and external data and learning analytics. Participants will gain an understanding of how Australian higher education institutions are ranked based on outcomes of external student experience surveys. Participants will gain practical experience planning a strategy that utilises institutional data, learning analytics and external data to enhance the quality of teaching in a subject or unit of study. Participants have the opportunity to show leadership in providing consistent, fair, high quality feedback to students on assessment tasks by designing a research-informed strategy for moderation of assessment in a subject or unit of study. Participants will review the field of academic leadership and identify opportunities for their own career development through scholarship and research.
School: School of Education
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Suzanne Fegan
Available to Study Abroad Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange Students: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: Course RCHE - Graduate Certificate in Higher Education
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Use moderation of assessment to lead the quality enhancement of feedback to students
- Activities:
- Practice-based activities, readings, discussions, blended learning (LMS)
02. Critically evaluate the external measures on which Australian university learning and teaching outcomes are ranked.
- Activities:
- Practice-based activities, readings, discussions, blended learning (LMS)
03. Use institutional data, learning analytics and external data to lead quality enhancement of teaching
- Activities:
- Practice-based activities, readings, discussions, blended learning (LMS)
04. Critically reflect on and evaluate your leadership approaches and capabilities in terms of curriculum development and teaching/supporting learning using self, peer and literature lenses.
- Activities:
- Practice-based activities, readings, discussions, blended learning (LMS)
Melbourne, 2018, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Robyn Yucel
Class requirements
WorkShopWeek: 31 - 43
Four 1.5 hours workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Workshops face-to-face or via Zoom"
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.0 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written task (1000 words) | Full details will be given to student in the subject learning guide and on LMS | 25 | 01, 02, 03 |
| Written task (2500 words) | Full details will be given to student in the subject learning guide and on LMS | 55 | 02, 03 |
| Written or oral task (1000 words) | Full details will be given to student in the subject learning guide and on LMS | 20 | 04 |
Melbourne, 2018, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Rhonda Hallett
Class requirements
WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
Four 1.5 hours workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Workshops face-to-face or via Zoom"
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.0 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written task (1000 words) | Full details will be given to student in the subject learning guide and on LMS | 25 | 01, 02, 03 |
| Written task (2500 words) | Full details will be given to student in the subject learning guide and on LMS | 55 | 02, 03 |
| Written or oral task (1000 words) | Full details will be given to student in the subject learning guide and on LMS | 20 | 04 |