Transforming the Academic Performance Lifecycle — A Case Study from the University of Wollongong, Australia (81475)
Session Chair: Paula Queirós
Sunday, 14 July 2024 13:30
Session: Session 3
Room: G12 (Ground)
Presentation Type:Oral Presentation
The paper will share the efforts of the University of Wollongong (UOW) to transform the way the institution makes judgements about the performance of academics (faculty) from negotiating probation at the start of a career to the achievement of emeritus status at its end. It will show how, through institutional engagement and effective change management, a promotion system that was widely recognised as not being fit for purpose was reimagined from a starting point built on the utilisation of Boyer’s (1988) four scholarships. Further, it will highlight how understanding disciplinary nuance and displaying ways of performing across Boyer’s four scholarships helped to produce a scholarly standards approach that has engaged academic staff and is transforming the entire academic performance lifecycle. Discussion points in the presentation will include:
• The original burning platform and what UOW needed and academics wanted from a new academic performance system
• More detail on the methodology and governance processes deployed to achieve the transformation
• How academics were engaged in building scholarly performance standards for their discipline area
• How both scholarships and disciplinary expectations were harmonised across promotion levels and performance standards
• The importance of recognising leadership and citizenship in making judgements on academic performance.
As well as Boyer’s work and reactions to it over the last 35 years, the presentation will speak to the scholarship that informed many of the decisions made and design-approaches taken in completing this transformation.
Authors:
Sean Brawley, University of Wollongong, Australia
About the Presenter(s)
Professor Sean Brawley is a University Professor/Principal Lecturer at University of Wollongong in Australia
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