Office of the Macquarie University Provost
Enhancing Student Learning - Teaching Quality Indicators Project
Macquarie University committed to involvement with Stage 2 (Jul 2007 - Dec 2008) of the Australian Learning and Teaching Council's Teaching Quality Indicators (TQI) project to be at the forefront of developments relating to quality in learning and teaching. The purpose of this national project, involving eight universities, was to reward and recognise quality teaching in higher education through systematic implementation of indicators and metrics on teaching and teacher effectiveness. The aim was to actively engage with the issue of recognising and rewarding quality teaching and teachers, and to enhance the student learning experience.
Whilst Stage 2 of the project was completed at the end of 2008, the work stemming from the project at Macquarie University will continue through 2009 where there will be a focus on the development of tools to enhance teaching and scholarship. The aim is to build capability, engage the wider community, enhance the quality of student learning and utilise quality tools and indicators whilst embracing a performance culture of learning and teaching.
The work will continue to be led by Professor Judyth Sachs, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Provost) with input and expertise from a representative Steering Group.
Updates:
- May 2009 - TQI Benchmark Statements (Reward and Recognition) (DOC, 1.3MB)
- March 2009 - presentation on The Development of Teaching Standards, by Dr Ian Solomonides (PPS 252k)
- December 2008 - Macquarie University TQI Pilot Final Report (PDF 1.1MB)
- August 2008 presentation on Developing Indicators from the Institutional Climate and Systems dimension, by Dr Ian Solomonides (PPT 76k)
- July 2008 AUQF 2008 Conference (Canberra), Teaching Matters: Developing Indicators of Teaching Quality, a Comparative Study - Presentation (PPT 1.7mb) | Paper (DOC 96k)
- May 2008 presentation to Universities Australia (PPT 228k)
- March 2008 Policy Central website established
- March 2008 presentation to the Researching (e)Learning and Teaching Seminar (PPT 372k)
- November 2007 presentation on Institutional Climate and Culture, by Dr Peter Langford to the Steering Group (PPT 320k)
- September 2007 presentation to the Senior Management Group (PPT 284k)
