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Academic Leadership development within the University sector by dissemination of a web-based 360° feedback process and related professional development workshops

Project Information

Year Funded:
2008
Grant (ex GST):
$118,996
Project Status:
Ongoing
Program:
Leadership for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
Project Keywords:
360 degree feedback process, Academic coordinators, Academic leadership, Development of leadership, Institution, Leadership in learning and teaching
Project Discipline:
Non-disciplinary

Institutions

  • University of South Australia (Lead)
  • Curtin University of Technology

Project Leader

  1. Professor Tricia Vilkinas
    patricia [dot] vilkinas [at] unisa [dot] edu [dot] au
  2. Curtin University of Technology
    Rick [dot] Ladyshewsky [at] cbs [dot] curtin [dot] edu [dot] au

Project Outcome

The proposed project will disseminate the previously developed web-based 360 degree academic leadership tool and the linked professional development workshops to the whole of the university sector.
This resource will be an ongoing support tool for universities concerned with the development of academic leadership in academic coordinators. As a web based tool, integration with leadership projects will be relatively easy.

Project Methodology

The proposed project will result in long-term change in the sector as the capabilities to develop academic leadership are embedded in both staff assigned with development responsibilities and in academic staff who choose to participate in the development initiatives.

The strategies to achieve this will be:
  1. Gaining the support of the DVC (Academic), Director of HR and Teaching and Learning units in each of the participating universities;
  2. Ensuring the development process is embedded in policy and procedures; 3) Making the following available across the sector: 1) the previously developed 360° feedback web-based tool; 2) the supporting resources for this feedback tool;
  3. the materials and design of the professional development workshops;
  4. The development and support of staff within each institution who have the responsibility for the development of academic leadership;
  5. A website providing access to the framework, resources and  guidelines for implementation to assist long-term change.

The information on this project's page was correct at the time of funding. Changes may have occurred since.

The information on this project's page was updated 3 April, 2009.

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