2012 nov ascilite_nata_symposium

Exploring the Challenges of Network Leadership in

Australasian Tertiary Associations

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Symposium ascilite 2012 - Wellington

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OverviewnWhat is NATA?nPartnersnProject teamnVisionnMissionnPrinciplesnObjectivesnOutcomesnGPRnResearch

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Network of Australasian Tertiary Associations

(NATA)

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Lead

Collaborative

Enabling


Project TeamnMike Keppell (NATA) & Gordon Suddaby

(NATA)

nDenise Chalmers (CADAD), Shelda Debowski (HERDSA), Helen Carter (ACODE), Caroline Steel (ascilite), Mutuota Kigotho (ODLAA), James Sankar (AARnet), Kim Edgar (Netspot), Marguerite De Sousa (OLT), Lindy Baker (OLT)

nNatasha Hard (NATA), Maree Potter (NATA), Karen Halley (ACODE/NATA)

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How many people are members of more than one tertiary education

professional association?

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Why do you belong to a tertiary education

professional association?

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VisionnThe overarching vision for the Network of

Australasian Tertiary Associations (NATA) is to facilitate a sustainable collaborative network between established tertiary education associations with the intent of fostering best practice in networks to engage members more strongly with Australasian tertiary education learning and teaching.

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Mission

nThe mission of the NATA is to improve engagement and practice through network leadership.

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Guiding Principles for Partner Participation

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Collaborative AdvantageCollaborative Advantage: Partners create/co-design new value together as opposed to mere exchange through their involvement in the NATA project. In addition, partners engage with each other through their complementary assets and skills and contribute some in-kind support for the NATA.

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Strategic Alignment & Communication• Strategic Alignment & Communication: There is alignment between the NATA vision, mission and objectives with the activities of the collaborative and enabling partners. In addition, partners share ideas in the spirit of collaboration through open, constructive, and critical dialogue in relation to tertiary education learning and teaching.

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Integrity

Integrity: Partners work with each other in the spirit of mutual trust and respect which includes having a clear understanding of the management, decision-making and financial allocation of the project.

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SustainablitySustainability: The NATA will contribute to integrated, generative and future-focused strategies to maintain and sustain effective leadership and best practice in tertiary education learning and teaching.

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What other principles have you found useful?

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ObjectivesImprove the effectiveness of communication and engagement with NATA members at large

Enable and support network leaders of collaborative partners to encourage collaboration and increase membership engagement

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ObjectivesReview the utilisation of technologies to support best practice in network engagement

Promote, disseminate and enhance the outcomes of the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC), OLT and selected Good Practice Reports

Conduct research into the NATA

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Objectives

Foster, encourage and support further network-based collaborative initiatives

Manage the project in an effective and efficient way

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Outcomes

nDevelop a strategic alliance of tertiary education Associations

Key Objective 1- Improve the effectiveness of communication and engagement with NATA members at largeKey Objective 2- Enable and support network leaders of collaborative partners to encourage collaboration and increase membership engagementKey Objective 3- Review the utilisation of technologies to support best practice in network engagement

nDisseminate Good Practice ReportsKey Objective 5 - Promote, disseminate and enhance the outcomes of Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC), OLT and selected Good Practice Reports.

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OutcomesnDevelop a sustainable networkKey Objective 4- Foster, encourage and support further network-based collaborative initiatives

nProject Management: The successful delivery of project outcomes

Key Objective 7- Manage the project in an effective and efficient way

nResearch Informed Practice: The research outcomes as a result of the project

Key Objective 6- Conduct research into the NATA

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Other outcomes that you consider important?

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Good Practice ReportsnALTC awarded 264 projects, 52 fellowships

(1st December, 2010)nCommissioned 11 GPRsnAssuring graduate outcomes nBlended learning nCurriculum renewalnSupporting students’ transition into higher

education

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Good Practice ReportsnWork-integrated learningn Assessment of science, technology,

engineering and mathematics n Innovative Indigenous learning and teaching nRevitalising the academic workforce nTechnology-enhanced learning and

teaching nClinical teachingnSupport for international students.

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http://www.slideshare.net/mkeppell/final-report-10-good-practice-report




How many people have heard of the ‘Good Practice Reports’?

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Technology-enhanced Learning and Teaching Good Practice Report

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Guiding QuestionsnHow do we recognise Good Practice in

technologically-enhanced learning and teaching?

nHow do we communicate/disseminate Good Practice in technologically-enhanced learning and teaching?

nHow do we integrate Good Practice into learning and teaching?

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Technology-enhanced Learning and Teaching Good practice report

n25 complete projects (including three fellowships)

n8 ongoing projects (including one fellowship)

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What is Technology-enhanced Learning?

nLaurillard, Oliver, Wasson & Hoppe (2009) suggest that the “role of technology [is] to enable new types of learning experiences and to enrich existing learning scenarios” (p. 289).

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Approach

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1. Meta-analysis of 33 projects

2. Matrix 3.Thematically Analysed

4. 10 Themes/outcomes

5.Literature review

6.Recommendations


OutcomesnA focus on learning design allows

academics to model and share good practice in learning and teaching

nAuthentic learning provides a means of engaging students through all aspects of curricula, subjects, activities and assessment

nSuccessful academic development focuses on engaging academics over sustained periods of time through action learning cycles and the provision of leadership development opportunities

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OutcomesnEngaging teaching approaches are key to

student learning nTechnology-enhanced assessment provides

flexible approaches for academics to provide feedback to students

nIntegrating technology-enhanced learning and teaching strategies across curriculum, subjects, activities and assessment results in major benefits to the discipline

nKnowledge and resource sharing are central to a vibrant community of practice

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OutcomesnAcademics require sophisticated online

teaching strategies to effectively teach in technology-enhanced higher education environments

nAcademics need a knowledge of multi-literacies to teach effectively in contemporary technology-enhanced higher education

nExemplar projects focused on multiple outcomes across curricula integration, sustainable initiatives, academic development and community engagement.

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Research

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Research QuestionsnWhat network leadership strategies

support good practice in leading networks to foster engagement of members in established Australasian Tertiary Education Associations?

nWhat communication strategies, technologies, and approaches support good practice to foster engagement of members in established Australasian Tertiary Education Associations?

nWhat common ground exists between organisations that could provide a basis for collaboration into the future?

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Research

nFocus groups with network leaders in each organization

nInterviews with President/Vice-president

n Surveys of NATA members

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Possible Outcomesn Improved understanding of network

leadership and network leadership strategiesn Improved understandings of the types and

efficacy of existing communication strategies that are currently in use within HE networks

n Improved understanding of cross-partner synergies and rationale for continued collaboration

n Enhanced collaboration and communication within and between participating associations

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NATA Websitehttp://nataonthenet.blogspot.com

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http://nataonthenet.blogspot.com

http://nataonthenet.blogspot.com


PhasesnPhase 1: ‘Getting on the Same

Page’ (face-to-face discussions, communication strategy, learning about/from each other)

nPhase 2: Research ( focus groups, interviews, partner projects, survey).

nPhase 3: Dissemination (conferences, symposiums, presentations in each partner organization, publications, projects,good practice guidelines, connection to other networks)

nPhase 4: Sustainability

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