Conferences, seminars and events
Upcoming seminars in the executive education program include:
- Conversations with Frans van Vught: Quality, Standards & Multi-dimensional Rankings, 9 March, LH Martin Institute, Melbourne & 11 March, Quay West Suites, Auckland
- Conversations with Bill Massy: Academic Productivity at the School and Faculty Level, 11 May, LH Martin Institute, Melbourne & 14 May, UNSW CBD Campus, Sydney
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.
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.