Conferences, seminars and events
Many of these seminars are held in response to current topical issues that have arisen in higher education and may only be announced 2-3 weeks in advance. If you would like to be kept informed about upcoming conferences, seminars and events please email martin-institute@unimelb.edu.au.
Upcoming
PUBLIC SEMINAR: Sociology of Education as ‘powerful knowledge’: the radical case for recovering a disciplinary tradition
Speaker: Professor Michael Young, London Institute of Education. In this seminar he will discuss the present fragmented state of the sociology of education in the UK (and arguably Australia) and the problems this causes for the development of the discipline. Date: 12 August 2010, 2.00pm - 3.30pm. Find out more.
2010 CONFERENCE: Building Australia's tertiary education sector: Alternative models and their leadership challenges
The Bradley Review of Higher Education has given impetus to the development of a single tertiary education sector and the blurring of the sectoral divide. This two day conference, to be held on 11-12 November in Melbourne, will explore the progress, contradictions and ambivalences towards a single tertiary sector by focusing on multi-sector tertiary education institutions and the challenges they face.
Day one will focus on multi-sectoral institutions - examining the benefits and limitations of single-sector, co-located and multi-sector institutions; the impact of the new tertiary education policy framework on multi-sectoral institutions; and building higher education capacity in mixed-sector institutions.
Drawing on key findings from A/Prof Hamish Coates' soon to be released study “VET Leadership for the Future: Characteristics, contexts and capabilities”, the second day will focus on key opportunities and challenges for leaders in VET. Find out more
2010 Tertiary Education Policy Seminars: Realising the national vision for tertiary education
The Centre for the Study of Higher Education and the LH Martin Institute jointly present the University of Melbourne's "2010 Tertiary Education Policy Seminars: Realising the national vision for tertiary education" which will feature leading researchers, commentators and policy-makers from across Australia's tertiary education sector. Visit seminar series website.
Recent conferences, seminars and events
Performance indicators and performance-based funding for teaching and learning in Australian higher education
The Centre for the Study of Higher Education and the LH Martin Institute hosted a one-day seminar on Thursday, 28 Janauary regarding the recently released DEEWR Performance Indicator discussion paper at the University of Melbourne.
The seminar was designed to contribute to policy formulation and the development of workable models. Key issues discuss were:
- What teaching and learning indicators are appropriate? What existing quantitative measures should be measured? What new measures need to be developed?
- How might institutional targets be established? How will institutional diversity be recognised?
This highly interactive seminar opened with some brief contextual remarks from Mr Jason Coutts, Higher Education Group, DEEWR on the discussion paper and the process, and interactive discussion sessions were triggered by short perspectives offered by key commentators and analysts:
- Professor Ian Young, Swinburne University of Technology (download presentation)
- Mr Mike Gallagher, Group of Eight (download presentation and discussion notes)
- Dr Gavin Moodie, RMIT University (download paper)
If you would like to be kept informed about other upcoming seminars and events please email martin-institute@unimelb.edu.au.
International Conference - The Attractiveness of the Academic Profession: the Management Challenge
The LH Martin Institute, in collaboration with ACER and CHEMP (UNE), held its first international conference: The Attractiveness of the Academic Profession: The Management Challenge, on 1-2 October 2009 in Melbourne. The conference provided the opportunity to explore the relative attractiveness of the Australian academic profession vis-à-vis its major competitor systems. For more information please see the conference website.
2009 Tertiary Education Policy Seminars
2009 Tertiary Education Policy Seminars series was presented by the Centre for the Study of Higher Education and the LH Martin Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Management. To view the presenters, presentations and live video from these events view the seminar home pages below.
The 2009 Federal Budget: What it Means for Tertiary Education, 9 June 2009
Participation & Equity: What are the cross-sectoral implications of the Bradley targets for expansion & equity?, 30 July 2009
Quality, Standards and Regulation: The start of a new era, 31 August 2009