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Studentcentred
learningProfessor Greg BaxterPro Vice-Chancellor (Teaching & Learning)22 September 2009
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Tolstoy quote
on the Rudiments of
Reading
"Every individual must, in order to acquire the art of reading in the shortest possible time, be taught quite apart from any other, and therefore there must be a separate method for each.
That which forms an insuperable difficulty to one does not in the least keep back another, and vice versa.
One pupil has a good memory, and it is easier for him to memorize the symbols than to comprehend the most rational sound method. Another has a fine instinct and he grasps the law of word combination by reading whole words at a time.
The best teacher will be he who has at his tongue’s end the explanation of what it is that is bothering the pupil” (Schon 1987).
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DPM Julia Gillard4 March 2009UA Conference
“My message is this: we must focus on students, their experiences and pathways, the knowledge they gain, the skills they will use, the public good they will achieve.”
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2015• 90% to complete year 12 or equivalent
2020• Reduce by half people 16 - 64 without Certificate III or above• Double diploma and advanced diploma completions• 20% of undergraduates low SES
2025• 40% completion of bachelor degree 25 - 34
New national participation targets
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What does it meanto have
students at the centre?
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What does it meanto have
students at the centre?
VU’sValues
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• knowledge and skills, and critical and imaginative inquiry for their capacity to transform individuals and the community
• equality of opportunity for students and staff
• diversity for its contribution to creativity and the enrichment of our lives
• cooperation as the basis of engagement with local and international communities
• integrity, respect and transparency in personal, collaborative and institutional action
• sound environmental stewardship for future generations
• the pursuit of excellence in everything that we do.
We value
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What does it meanto have
students at the centre?
Knowing our Students
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All 47,000
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914020%
1436932%
1079723%
1166925%
1: Young, full-time degree Australian students
2: Disadvantaged Australian students
3: Working, third-generation Australians
4: Overseas students
1. Education hopes – their qualifications2. Work circumstances3. Socio-economic status4. Migrant status and language
VU STUDENTS47,000 ‘heads’
International students
FT Workers-Studying PT, mainly VET-And Postgrads-3rd generation migrants
VU Undergraduate Australians-Working PT-Lower SES than other unis-50% LOTE
2nd Generation Australians-Highly disadvantaged -VET and Postgrads-Not working
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What does it meanto have
students at the centre?
DesigningCurriculum
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VU’sbig 5 forLearning &Teaching
• Transition
• Learning in the Workplace & Community
• Appropriate use of technology
• Green
• International
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SECTORDIFFERENCES
“Technological change is narrowing the gap…” Gillard, March 5, 2005SOMECONVERGENCE
AND MORE INTERDEPENDENCE
eg APPRENTICESHIP MODEL at Cert III levelvs DEGREE MODEL at undergrad or postgrad
PARA-PROFESSIONAL JOBS AND AWARDSDiploma, Adv Diploma in VE andAssociate Degree in Higher Education
EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYSVE advanced standing…..into Bachelor degreesReverse flow for HE skill upgrades
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VirtualLearningEnvironment
What does it meanto have
students at the centre?
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What characterises the new landscape?
• Creation of low resolution but high quality learningobjects
• Web2.0 • Collaborative• Creative and • Sharing
• Synchronous tools that allow real timeinteraction between students and staff
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New Personal Learning Environment
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What does it meanto have
students at the centre?
Helping our Staff
LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENTMore focus on innovation and planning More focus on implementation,
administration and governance
More emphasis on creating a vision and strategy
More emphasis on creating systems and processes and aligning resources on strategy
More reliant on bringing others along More reliant on positional authority
More future focussed More engaged in the present
Tends to challenge the status quo Tends to focus on stability and clarity
More engagement with transformational change
More engagement with continuous improvement
Tends to draw more on personal insight Tends to draw more on technical and professional knowledge
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES
PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES
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Creating the right environment for L&T
• VU has clear, distinctive strategic directions
• Seeking to align – policy, technology, infrastructure to enable it to happen
• But, as ever, the teaching practitioner & the engaged learner are still the key to successful outcomes
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