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Teachers DO get promoted ! Prof Sandra Wills University of Wollongong

Teachers DO get promoted ! Prof Sandra Wills University of Wollongong. International benchmarking: recognition of teaching in academic promotion. Australian universities British universities. Australian Advisory Group. Wollongong Tasmania. External Evaluator.

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Teachers DO get promoted ! Prof Sandra Wills University of Wollongong

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  1. Teachers DO get promoted! Prof Sandra WillsUniversity of Wollongong

  2. International benchmarking:recognition of teaching in academic promotion

  3. Australian universities British universities Australian Advisory Group Wollongong Tasmania External Evaluator • Four partner benchmarking • Frameworks & examples • Forums in AUS & UK • HEA Report • Website UK Advisory Group Leicester Newcastle

  4. Strongest opportunity for enhancing university teaching: when academics believe that they can be promoted for excellence in teaching. • Fellowships and awards not sufficient recognition in themselves unless followed by reward of promotion.

  5. Promotion Applications  Me: 20 years Promotion Committee training 12 years on Promotion Committee

  6. You can’t measure teaching!

  7. teachers DO get promoted!UOW Promotion Stats 2006-2009

  8. Benchmarking Promotion StatsUK national report 2009 n=46 universities

  9. UOW Dubai Campus UOW Wollongong Campus

  10. Not sandstone however 60 years old research intensive & international • 28,000 students - 30% international off-shore and on-shore • Top 200 Times Higher Ed Rankings 2009, 2006 & 2007 • #1 for Student Satisfaction Sweeney Research Group 2009 • Top 500 - Shanghai Jiao Tong Index 2006 • decade of 5 stars in Good Universities Guide • #1 for 3 years of National Teaching & Learning Performance Fund • # 1 for 4 years of Citations for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching & Learning • inaugural Commonwealth University of the Year Award for Community Engagement - TheTimes Higher Ed & Commonwealth Association of Universities 2006 • University of Year for Research Partnerships 2000 • University of Year for Preparing Graduates for e-World 1999

  11. good practice benchmarks

  12. benchmarks 6 dimensions 18 benchmarks 72 focus questions

  13. Benchmark 17 A transparent cycle of review tracks recognition of teaching in academic promotion Benchmark 18 Academic staff perceive that teaching achievements are valued in promotion processes

  14. good practice examples

  15. good practice benchmarks good practice examples evidence framework

  16. UOW promotion stats after 2009 • closed the gap between Teaching & Research BUT • number of applications for teaching #1 declined

  17. evidence for promotion

  18. diamond ranking

  19. perspectives & principles on measuring teaching support promoting teaching’s good practice benchmarks 6, 7, 9, 10 & 12

  20. three perspectives on evidence of teaching

  21. scope of activity

  22. sources of evidence

  23. sphere of influence

  24. evidence framework

  25. sample guide for applicants

  26. promotingteaching.com

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