Dr Sandra Walls General Manager Academic Governance s.walls@boxhill.edu.au www.boxhill.edu.au Box Hill Institute Group
Support for Sessional Academic Staff For the eleven years that the Box Hill Institute Group (BHI Group) has delivered higher education degrees, sessional academic staff have been supported to pursue professional development via postgraduate education courses with established university partners. Support for Sessional Academic Staff Support for Sessional Academic Staff | Box Hill Institute | April 2015
Sessional academic staff supported to pursue professional development via postgraduate education courses with established university partners Active Communities of Practice Grants available to facilitate scholarship Annual mixed sector symposium – Go5 Annual teaching and learning symposium Leadership Breakfast What it is Support for Sessional Academic Staff | Box Hill Institute | April 2015
How it Works Master of Education – Monash University Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching – The University of Melbourne Previously: Graduate Certificate in Higher Education – Deakin University Graduate Certificate in TESOL – Deakin University Support for Sessional Academic Staff | Box Hill Institute | April 2015
Support for Sessional Academic Staff Enrolments of sessional academic staff of the postgraduate education courses are high. For example recent enrolments in: Master of Education 2015 – 10 staff 2014 – 14 staff Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching 2013 – 6 staff 2012 – 12 staff Support for Sessional Academic Staff Support for Sessional Academic Staff | Box Hill Institute | April 2015
Positive outcomes Development of scholarly community at BHIG Group of 5 Mixed sector symposium Strategic alliance with university partners Deakin, La Trobe, ACU and Monash University and industry Support for Sessional Academic Staff | Box Hill Institute | April 2015
Resourcing needed Funding for professional development Funding for grants Partnering with universities or industry Support for Sessional Academic Staff | Box Hill Institute | April 2015
Challenges and Areas for Improvement Developing academic community within VET-identified institution Funding uncertainty Opportunities to partner for research with universities and industry Support for Sessional Academic Staff | Box Hill Institute | April 2015
Evidence of impact/ success? Now accredited to deliver: 2 higher education diplomas 7 associate degrees 14 bachelor’s degrees 4 graduate diplomas 3 master’s degrees In nine disciplines across two campuses Over 130 students graduated in 2014 Evidence of impact/ success? Support for Sessional Academic Staff | Box Hill Institute | April 2015
Thank you Support for Sessional Academic Staff | Box Hill Institute | April 2015