1. Carrick Leadership Grant Project Developing multi-level leadership in the use of student feedback to enhance student learning and teaching practice

2. RMIT UniversitySlide 2 AIMS To build leadership capacity To create organisational conditions to encourage distributed leadership To improve - assessment - teaching of large classes - teaching capabilities To inform strategic planning

3. RMIT UniversitySlide 3 The Action Research Cycle PLAN ACTOBSERVE REFLECT

4. RMIT UniversitySlide 4 ACTION RESEARCH TEAMS Science Engineering & Technology (SET) Portfolio School of Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences Head of School: Professor John Hearne, Project Leader: Associate Professor Gary Fitz-Gerald, Facilitator: Judith Lyons. Project Focus: Service teaching large classes Design & the Social Context (DSC) Portfolio School of Property, Construction and Project Management Head of School & Project Leader: Professor Ron Wakefield, Facilitators: Kylie Budge & Angela Clarke Project Focus : Teaching capabilities Business (Bus) Portfolio School of Economics, Finance and Marketing Head of School: Professor Tony Naughton, Project Leader: Dr Kate Westberg Facilitator: John Milton Project Focus : Feedback on student work in large classes.

5. RMIT UniversitySlide 5 SUPPORTING ACTION RESEARCH Facilitators to assist with the identification of needs and organisation of relevant support PD Plenaries to provide a forum for the interchange of ideas, targeted professional development, and problem solving of issues Website – access to information Links to existing RMIT PD activities in learning, teaching and leadership

6. RMIT UniversitySlide 6 IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT TEAM ACTION RESEARCH TEAM (SET) FACILITATORS TEAM REFERENCE GROUP CARRICK INSTITUTE ACTION RESEARCH TEAM (BUS) ACTION RESEARCH TEAM (DSC) PLENARY SESSIONS

7. RMIT UniversitySlide 7 DATA COLLECTION Baseline data will be collected by interview from two levels : University staff with a variety of roles Action Research teams Each action research team has data on student feedback from a range of sources – CEQ, CES, SSCCs Data for mid- project review - Plenary in mid November to collect data via focus groups - On-line interview for reflection purposes

8. RMIT UniversitySlide 8 REPORTING Reporting obligations : Progress Report 1: 25-11-06 Year 1 Report & Financial Acquittal: 1-12-07 Progress Report 2: 25-5-08 Final project Report: 31-1-09 Full Financial Acquittal:30-03-09