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We are very proud and pleased to announce the appointments of Leesa Wheelahan and Hamish Coates
to the Institute as associate professors. Both have extensive track records in their specific areas of expertise and as such do not need an introduction. Leesa predominantly will be working on projects related to the VET-Higher Education interface and will be responsible for further developing and implementing our research program in this area. In addition, for the first part of this year she will be lead investigator for the project on the Quality of Teaching in VET, commissioned by the Australian College of Educators. Hamish will further develop the Institute’s profile in the areas of quality, performance indicators, and institutional management and leadership. For the first part of this year he will be responsible for the completion of the VET leadership project, the preliminary outcomes of which currently are being workshopped. In addition to his position at the Institute,
Hamish will retain his position with ACER where he will be leading the OECD’s AHELO project (Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes).
The Online Graduate Certificate in Quality Assurance
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The Graduate Certificate in Quality Assurance (GCQA) is a one-year, part-time, on-line, professionally-oriented graduate program, awarded by the University of Melbourne that will begin in March 2010.
Applications close on Sunday 31 January 2010.
For more information contact Associate Professor Leo Goedegebuure on 8344 0756.
For access to the demonstration site for the GCQA program,contact Dr. Chinh Nguyen on 8344 0906.
The Master of Tertiary Education Management
(MTEM) is a two-year, part-time, professionally-oriented graduate program for practitioners in Australia and New Zealand, awarded by the University of Melbourne. The first residential school takes place in Melbourne and commences on 17 February. Scholarships that cover 50 per cent of the program fees are available for selected participants. Two places remain in this program. Late applications will be considered until Wednesday 27 January. Please contact Dr. Geoff Sharrock on 8344 0756.
The Executive Seminar Series brings together top international and local experts with tertiary education executives from institutions throughout the region in intensive one and two day seminars.
Designed to address current, topical issues of importance to the tertiary sector, these small group seminar settings allow for an interactive exchange of ideas, sharp debate, and critical examination of new approaches to management and leadership.
The first two seminars in the 2010 series are:
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