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1 Generic Attributes of Graduates: Implications of new conceptual models Enhancement theme: Research-Teaching Linkages: Enhancing Graduate Attributes Scotland June 2007 Simon Barrie Associate Director, Institute for Teaching and Learning The University of Sydney

2 Proposed outline Background & context Research framework Applications to enhancement theme Discussion

3 How have universities sought to articulate learning for a changing world? Graduate Attributes: These are the qualities, skills and understandings that a university community agrees its students should develop during their time with the institution and consequently shape the contribution they are able to make to their profession and society….They are qualities that also prepare graduates as agents of social good in an unknown future. (Bowden et al 2000)

4 Statements of generic graduate attributes Have the potential to articulate newer forms of knowledge espoused by the academic community However, rarely gone beyond a limited articulation of knowledge and skills What impact have such ideas had on the sorts of educational experiences our students engage in?

5 Why haven’t university communities engaged in an effective way in creating learning experiences for students that achieve these sorts of outcomes? [Graduate attributes initiatives] have had little impact so far in part because of teachers' scepticism of the message, the messenger and its vocabulary and in part because the skills demanded lack clarity, consistency and a recognisable theoretical base. Any attempt to acquire enhanced understandings of practice through which to inform staff and course development initiatives requires conceptualisation and development of models of generic skills. (Bennet et al 1999, p 90)

6 RESEARCH FINDINGS What do academics mean by ‘generic attributes’ A hierarchy of four increasingly complex understandings of the nature of graduate attributes as outcomes Related to these understandings of outcomes were six different understandings of the process of teaching and learning such attributes. Certain outcomes were associated with certain processes (Barrie 2003).

7 Conceptions of Generic Attributes COGA Academics understand generic attributes as: Precursor Attributes Complementary Attributes Translating Attributes Enabling Attributes

8 Precursor Attributes Generic graduate attributes (GGA) are necessary precursor skills and abilities that are separate to discipline knowledge and learning however they are vital precursors to such (mode 1) learning. Most students are expected to have these undifferentiated foundation skills (like English language proficiency or basic numeracy) on entry and any consideration of such skills at a university level would be remedial only. As such, these attributes are seen as largely irrelevant in the context of the courses these academics teach. This additional remedial curriculum (an additional foundation skills course or a series of remedial workshops or similar support) should be provided by other non-disciplinary teachers.

9 Complementary Attributes GGA are higher (university) level, additional generic outcomes (mode 2) that usefully complement or round out (mode 1) discipline knowledge. Functional, atomistic, personal skills that, while an important addition to disciplinary learning, are quite distinct from other university learning outcomes. Addressed by the inclusion of an additional unit (or units) of study in a course, an additional series of lectures or workshops within an existing unit, or through the inclusion of a particular learning task to address the development of these attributes. This additional GGA curriculum is part of the usual curriculum for all students. GGA do not interact with discipline knowledge and the attributes are essentially generic, although different attributes might be more or less important in the context of different disciplines.

10 Translating Attributes GGA are important university learning outcomes that allow students to make use of & apply discipline knowledge. (Mode 2 knowledge) These understandings position graduate attributes as clusters of personal attributes, cognitive abilities and skills of application. While still separate to discipline knowledge, graduate attributes are no longer seen as independent of this knowledge. Instead, the graduate attributes interact with, and shape, discipline knowledge (for instance through the application of abstract or context specific discipline knowledge to the world of work and society), and are in turn shaped by this disciplinary knowledge.

11 Translating Attributes….. Because of the relationship between graduate attributes and knowledge in the different disciplines, in these strategies attributes are differentiated by the discipline context. Rather than being generic, graduate attributes are specialised and differentiated forms of underlying generic abilities which are developed to meet the needs of a specific discipline or field of knowledge. Because of the intimate relation to discipline knowledge these attributes are usually developed within the context of usual classes, either as part of the usual course content, through the usual teaching processes of that content or (from a student centred perspective), through the students' engagement in the course.

12 Enabling Attributes GGA are not seen as parallel learning outcomes to discipline knowledge, but as abilities that sit at very heart of discipline knowledge and learning. Rather than clusters of attributes, graduate attributes are understood as interwoven networks of these clusters. These interwoven attitudes and capabilities give graduates a particular perspective or world-view (ie a way of relating to the world, or to knowledge, or to themselves). (Mode 3 knowledge) GGA provide the skeleton to discipline knowledge and are learnt as an integral part of that knowledge.

13 Enabling Attributes……. They might be learnt in the context of discipline knowledge as an integral element of students' experience of engaging in their courses, or through students' engagement in the broader experience of participation in the university community. From this perspective, graduate attributes have the potential to outlast the knowledge and contexts in which they were originally acquired. Moreover they provide a framework for engaging with the world and with ongoing learning of new knowledge. As such the generic attributes transcend the disciplinary contexts in which they were originally acquired.

14 COGA: hierarchy of congruent approaches A hierarchical model with Enabling strategies subsuming and being supported by Translating strategies, which in turn are supported by Complementary and Precursory strategies.

15 A different way of conceptualising the same attributes

16 Scholarship: An attitude or stance towards knowledge Graduates of the University will have a scholarly attitude to knowledge and understanding. As Scholars, the University’s graduates will be leaders in the production of new knowledge and understanding through inquiry, critique and synthesis. They will be able to apply their knowledge to solve consequential problems and communicate their knowledge confidently and effectively.

17 Research and Inquiry: Graduates of the University will be able to create new knowledge & understanding through the process of research & inquiry be able to identify, define and analyse problems and identify or create processes to solve them be able to exercise critical judgement and critical thinking in creating new understanding be creative and imaginative thinkers have an informed respect for the principles, methods, standards, values and boundaries of their discipline and the capacity to question these be able to critically evaluate existing understandings and recognise the limitations of their own knowledge

18 Research and Inquiry at the Conservatorium of Music: be able to identify, define and analyse problems in written work, composition, teaching and performance and identify or create processes to solve them be able to exercise critical judgement and critical thinking in creating new understandings in relation to music analysis, music composition, music education, music history, music technology, and music performance be creative, imaginative and independent thinkers in their musical endeavours have an informed respect for the principles, standards, values and boundaries of current music knowledge, pedagogy and performance practice. be able to question critically and to evaluate current music knowledge and compositional, pedagogical and performance practices, acknowledging global and historical diversity and recognising the limitations of their own knowledge

19 Enhancement theme: R&T “Research-teaching linkages” encompasses several messages: Teaching in research like ways Researching our teaching (Teaching the ‘right’ way?) Teaching about research (syllabus suggestion?) Bringing our research into our classes (coherence in staff work / student engagement?)

20 Developing ‘research like’ generic graduate attributes Scholarship - holistic (COGA 4) dispositions – implicitly developed through students’ engagement in university (research) community Clusters of R&I attributes (COGA 3) explicit in curriculum of courses – developed through active student participation in learning Different R&I outcomes and T&L processes in different disciplines Foundation (COGA 1&2) skills programs

21 Challenges of designing learning for generic attributes Is about more than a few skills courses requires engagement by academic community Requires more than active student learning and inquiry based pedagogy Generic Attributes as a focus for curricula renewal Generic Attributes as a focus of supporting structures (QA, assessment etc) Engaging students in university community…

22 Academic practice ……. but what are we offering for our students to engage in?