Fieldwork Coordinator as Academic Leader Developing Fieldwork Coordinator Leadership Capability

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this Land, the Wajuk Nyungar people, and pay respect to the Elders of their community

DVC (Education) Welcome On behalf of Curtin I would like to welcome you to the Academic Leadership for Fieldwork Coordinators Program and thank you for the significant commitment you are making to improve the quality of teaching and learning through fieldwork and improving graduate employability within our courses.

The Team

Program Overview

Learning outcomes and plan On successful completion participants will: Understand the role of the fieldwork coordinator as an academic leader Understand the concept of academic leadership in the context of fieldwork education Recognise the importance of building the scholarship of teaching and learning in fieldwork education

Group Demographics 50 % are UG coordinators, 19% PG, and 43% both UG and PG Most of you are in health (50%), 28% society and culture, 14% in education and the rest are in architecture, information technology and management and commerce 44% have been FCs for < 1 yr, 19 % for 1-3yrs, 19% 4- 6 yrs, and 19% 10+ yrs (120yrs+!!) 47% spend 10-20% of your time on FC, 27% spend ≥80% and 14% spend 40-50% of time on FC

Pre-Participant Survey - Leadership

What You Want From the Program More awareness of own skills/gaps and formulating a plan to improve Understanding what is involved in FW for large nos students See/ hear how others apply WIL Skills to provide a better fieldwork learning experience for students Assistance in managing students to ease workload Networking, ideas for creatively engaging fieldwork partners, innovation in fieldwork, leadership ideas Clearer understanding of Curtin’s philosophy, political stance and processes relating to industry partners Dealing with partners who have a particular approach and are unwilling to align with Curtin's processes, academic regulations and stds How to manage time & people and translate vision into reality/action Learn to negotiate effectively

Introduce yourself to two other people (at least one with different coloured sticker) Review cards and discuss the relationship with your own leadership style Discuss one aspect that is great and one that ‘grates’ about your role

Discussion Great! People Variety Successes (students and industry partners) Setting up a new partnership When it all works out! Value to students—being part of that Proactive positive students Grate! People Poor performance (students and industry partners) Paperwork/administration Inflexibility from partners Managing industry expectations Students lack of appreciation Tension in finding common ground Student negative behaviour effecting partnerships

Why Leadership in Fieldwork? CEQ – GSS (DEEWR compacts); GDS Growing competition Graduate employability AUQA recommendation – WIL opportunities equitable Opening up of access → diversified student body Changes in funding (esp Health; base funding review) Pressure to generate new sources of income Rapid growth in HE export market Challenge of maintaining standards with changing nature of the student cohort Students seeing themselves as consumers Changing characteristics of a new generation of students (GenY/Z)

Leadership succession crisis Focus on effective change mgt and implementation Excellent leadership needed at all levels to remain competitive Fieldwork Coordinators (FC) not represented

FC Survey Results Demographic Information Majority of respondents were women (58.5%) From education and health sciences Curtin University (63%), CSU (37%) Most respondents had ≤ 3 years of FC experience (Curtin 47%, CSU 59%) Some had >10 yrs (Curtin 26.5%, CSU 27.3%)

Time on Fieldwork

Focus of Fieldwork

Capabilities and Competencies Identified by FCs 1.Interpersonal capabilities (empathising and influencing) 2.Cognitive capabilities (flexibility, responsiveness, strategy, diagnosis) 3.Personal capabilities (commitment, decisiveness, self-regulation) 4.Skills and knowledge (self-organisational skills, university operations, T&L)

Fieldwork Coordinators Dedicated staff Enjoy helping and seeing students develop and grow Enjoy implementing effective fieldwork programs Liaising with industry – Building partnerships, keeping up with current practice

Challenges Competition for placements and no. of placements required Slow admin processes, bureaucracy Lack of recognition, reward and institutional support Lack of time!!! Workload—life/work balance Managing partnerships Managing poor performance (students/ staff) Managing student diversity and incivility

Development Priorities Time management Leadership development Networking Assessment and moderation Scholarship of teaching and learning

The road to mastery From novice to expert… 1. Novice Learn facts and rules 2. Advanced beginner Apply the rules and Discover certain basic patterns 3. Competence Develop your own rules-of-thumb and Engage in calculated risks 4. Proficiency Calculation and analysis disappear – you unconsciously “read” the situation 5. Expertise Adapt to constant change, and Intuitively acts upon different situations appropriately Chapter 10: Integration and the road to mastery. Quinn et al. (2007). Becoming a master manager. A competing values approach. NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. What you… Know Know you Don’t Know Don’t Know you Don’t Know Backward Reasoning …..…. Forward Reasoning

1.My Ideal Self: Who do I want to be as a FC? 2.My Real Self: Who am I now as a FC? 3.My Learning Agenda 4.Experimenting w New Behaviours 5.Developing Trusting Relationships My StrengthsMy Gaps Boyatzis’s 5 Discoveries ( Goleman, Boyatzis, McKee, 2002) Coaching Information from 360 degree assessment

Leadership Capability Framework Scott et al (2003) Capability Competency Personal Inter- Personal Cognitive Generic Role specific Capabilities that count!

Leadership Capability Scales & Items Personal Commitment to FW excellence; achieve best outcome Self regulation (considered decisions, knowing self, life/work balance, calm under pressure) Decisiveness (take hard decisions, tolerate ambiguity, values/ethical) Commitment (energy & passion, perseverance)

Leadership Capability Scales & Items Personal Commitment to T&L excellence; achieve best outcome Self regulation (considered decisions, knowing self, work/life balance, calm under pressure) Decisiveness (take hard decisions, tolerate ambiguity, values/ethical) Commitment (energy & passion, perseverance) Interpersonal Influencing (peers, FW partners & up; motivating; networking; feedback) Empathising & working productively (transparent & honest, cultural competence) Develop & contribute to teams Motivating others Giving/receiving feedback constructively

Leadership Capability Scales & Items Cognitive Diagnosis (underlying causes, recognising patterns, identify core issue from mass of information) Strategy (see & act on opportunities, creative, best way to respond, priorities) Flexibility & responsiveness (adjusting, sense of learning, no fixed answers)

Leadership Capability Scales & Items Cognitive Diagnosis (underlying causes, recognising patterns, identify core issue from mass of information) Strategy (see & act on opportunities, creative, best way to respond, priorities) Flexibility & responsiveness (adjusting, sense of learning, no fixed answers) Generic and Role-specific Competency Learning & teaching (fieldwork pedagogy) FW curriculum and assessment design Evaluation Dissemination of good practice University operations Self-organisation skills

Integrated Competing Values Framework (ICVF) A leadership model that is designed to build your capabilities at an academic level now and in the future The ICVF conceptualises academic leadership as: Having competing demands (paradoxical) Requiring behavioral and cognitive complexity Involving critical observation Involving reflection and learning

Review ICVF In groups of 5 Using the ICVF model - write some words or phrases a fieldwork coordinator would use when in each role

RoleManagerial application* Fieldwork Coordinators application InnovatorCreative Encourages, envisions and facilitates change Sees need for new placement models/ delivery approaches Develops new T&L approach

RoleManagerial application* Fieldwork Coordinators application InnovatorCreative Encourages, envisions and facilitates change Sees need for new placement models/ delivery approaches Develops new T&L approach BrokerDevelops, scans and maintains networks Acquires needed resources Maintains necessary networks within and outside of the University Secures necessary teaching resources in the community

RoleManagerial application* Fieldwork Coordinators application InnovatorCreative Encourages, envisions and facilitates change Sees need for new placement models/ delivery approaches Develops new T&L approach BrokerDevelops, scans and maintains networks Acquires needed resources Maintains necessary networks within and outside of the University Secures necessary teaching resources in the community DelivererWork focused Motivates behaviour Sets goals Clarifies roles Does scheduling, coordination and problem-solving Ensures work placements designed & delivered Motivates supervisory staff Sets clear and achievable T&L goals for FW stakeholders Communicates and clarifies goals with FW staff Schedules and coordinates FW placements and solves teaching issues

RoleManagerial application* Fieldwork Coordinators application MonitorSees rules and standards are met Collects and distributes information Checks on performance Regularly collects and distributes information on supervisor and agency performance Monitors supervisors’ teaching performance Keeps accurate agency records, contracts, etc…

RoleManagerial application* Fieldwork Coordinators application MonitorSees rules and standards are met Collects and distributes information Checks on performance Regularly collects and distributes information on supervisor and agency performance Monitors supervisors’ teaching performance Keeps accurate agency records, contracts, etc… DeveloperAware of individual needs and facilitates development Develops teams Develops fieldwork staff Participates in mentoring and peer coaching sessions as a mentor and coach Aware of strengths and weaknesses of supervisory team Develops and maintains FW staff and supervisors Arranges for appropriate development strategies for FW partners and students

Scholarship of T&L Evidence based approach to FW – Design, implementation, evaluation, processes and outcomes Improve recognition of FW coordinators Evaluation of interventions, dissemination of findings Mechanism to demonstrate – Scope of influence and responsibility, levels of performance, outputs, quality and impact of work, reputation and recognition

How Will This Process Benefit You? Use it: For academic promotion At your performance management meeting To develop your academic leadership capability Progress an action related to improving your fieldwork program

Program Overview FC as academic leader Delivering an effective FW program Role of quality in FW programs Developing FW Partners for student learning Creating and sustaining FW partnerships Innovation in FW and managing change Personal leadership capabilities and their development Theoretical framework Experiential learning – case/problem-based “Toolkit” 360° feedback ICVF Peer coaching/self- reflection/ journaling Online resources (refer to file)