Current Institution: Edith Cowan University
Fellowship: OLT National Teaching Fellowship at Edith cowan University
Fellowship Duration: 2016 - 2017
This Fellowship seeks to develop a nationwide collaborative strategy to improve economic sustainability and geographic availability of niche social profession courses. Niche courses in social professions meet specialist social needs in disability services, social gerontology, community mental health, and youth work. Small courses have become expensive for single institutions to offer, and availability of these important and valuable programmes has declined despite continuing need for specialist graduates. To improve learning opportunities for students and achieve collaboration, I will work with colleagues and professional bodies through my national networks to: 1) Raise awareness of the need for urgent system-wide action; 2) Establish a network of colleagues to help resolve these challenges; 3) Work with these colleagues to find practical collaboration arrangements to improved availability of these courses; 4) Develop a nationwide collaborative strategy that will support other institutions to offer viable programmes; and 5) Document successful strategies for consideration by other niche courses in Australian higher education.
Disciplines: Community Mental Health, Disability, Indigenous Services, Social Gerontology, Social Professions, Youth Work
The Australian Learning and Teaching Fellows’ network (ALTF) was established in 2011 with support from the Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching. The network comprises over 100 scholars who are well placed geographically, institutionally and within their discipline communities to promote and sustain effective learning and teaching in Australian higher education, now and into the future.
The Australian Learning and Teaching Fellows’ network (ALTF) was established in 2011 with support from the Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching. The network comprises over 100 scholars who are well placed geographically, institutionally and within their discipline communities to promote and sustain effective learning and teaching in Australian higher education, now and into the future.