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Learning and Teaching Performance Fund 2008: Participation Requirements
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University Name: The University of New England
| Requirement | Documentation |
| 1. A current and recent institutional learning and teaching plan or strategy. | The University’s current Teaching and Learning Plan, 2007-2010, is available at: http://www.une.edu.au/planning/T&Lplan.htm |
| 2. Evidence of systematic support for professional development in learning and teaching for sessional and full-time academic staff. | The University’s academic staff development priorities are provided at: http://www.une.edu.au/tlc/staff/development/team.php The academic development program (provided by the Teaching and Learning Centre) is organised around activities to promote and support priority topics. See: http://www.une.edu.au/tlc/staff/development/ The 2007 program of professional development workshops can be found at: http://tlcfmserv.une.edu.au/aso/ All such activities are offered to ALL staff involved in teaching at the University, whether employed on an academic or general staff basis, and whatever the nature of their employment (full-time, part-time, casual, sessional etc). In addition, there is a dedicated set of web pages for casual and sessional teaching staff and those who supervise them at: http://www.une.edu.au/tlc/staff/casts/ |
| 3. Evidence of probation and promotion practices and policies which include effectiveness as a teacher. | Probation and promotion practices and policies include a requirement to demonstrate effectiveness as a teacher. Probation policy for academic staff is at: http://www.une.edu.au/....../hr/probationacademic.pdf Clause 10.04.11 specifies the requirement to demonstrate effectiveness as a teacher when being considered for satisfying probationary conditions. Professional Development requirements for new staff on probation can be found at http://www.une.edu.au/tlc/staff/development/induction.php Academic Staff Promotion Policy is at: http://www.une.edu.au/....../hr/promotionacad.pdf Clauses 14.01.9-14.01.10 specify the requirement to demonstrate effectiveness as a teacher when being considered for promotion. |
| 4. Evidence of systematic student evaluation of teaching and subjects that informs probation and promotion decisions for academic positions. | UNE has a comprehensive program of teaching evaluation and review: see http://www.une.edu.au/tlc/evaluation/ Student evaluation of units (subjects) is undertaken on a systematic basis with every unit evaluated at least once every three years. Student evaluation of teaching is undertaken at the request of the teacher. Both inform probation and promotion decisions. Probation policy for academic staff is at: http://www.une.edu.au/....../hr/probationacademic.pdf Clause 10.04.11 specifies the requirement to demonstrate competence as a teacher. This is expanded in the Guidelines for Supervisors - Preparing a Probation Report, which require ‘an assessment of the staff member’s teaching effectiveness, including evidence used to make this assessment, which must include results of evaluations by students conducted by the Teaching and Learning Centre and may include evaluations by colleagues and other evidence’. See: http://www.une.edu.au/....../hr/probationacadguidelines.pdf Academic Staff Promotion Policy is at: http://www.une.edu.au/....../hr/promotionacad.pdf Clauses 14.01.09-14.01.10 specify the evidence required to demonstrate effectiveness as a teacher, including results of student evaluations. Application for Promotion – Academic Staff is at: http://www.une.edu.au/....../hr/promapplacadform.doc specifies on the Contents page and in Section 2.3 the requirement for applicants to present evidence from student evaluations. Academic Promotion Guidelines – Applicants at: http://www.une.edu.au/....../hr/promacadguidelines.pdf specifies in Section 2.3 that Promotions Committees will consider results of student evaluations in making their decisions. |
| 5.Evidence that student evaluations of subjects are publicly available. | Student evaluations of units (subjects) are systematically administered: see section 1.1 of the University’s policy on academic quality assurance at: http://www.une.edu.au/rmo/policies/acad/AcadQAreviews.pdf Results are publicly available online in an aggregated form at external and internal enrolment, and University, Faculty and School levels; see: http://www.une.edu.au/tlc/staff/evaluation/past_surveys.php Currently, aggregated results are available up to semester 2, 2006. The Semester 1 2007 results will be public at the start of Semester 2 2007. |