The aim of this large-scale scoping study of work integrated learning in higher education was to identify issues and map a broad and growing picture of WIL across Australia and to identify ways of improving the student learning experience in relation to WIL. Evidence highlighted the importance of strong partnerships between stakeholders (students, university academic and professional staff, employers, professional associations, and government) in facilitating effective learning outcomes for students. A set of recommendations (Chapter 1) and an implementation framework (Chapter 9) are project outcomes. Thirty curriculum vignettes, providing a snapshot of a broad range of practices, are available from the website.
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11 resources found.
The WIL (Work Integrated Learning) Report
Griffith University
2009
Australian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN), Queensland University of Technology, Swinburne University of Technology
The Teaching-Research Nexus: A Guide for Academics and Policy-makers in Higher Education
The University of Melbourne
2008
This excellent resource provides a summary of current thinking on the Teaching-Research Nexus (TRN) for academics, university staff, policy makers and students. The benefits of the TRN for students is presented and is supported with a large number of links to examples of TRN practice by discipline and year levels which should prove to be particularly useful for academics designing or revising existing courses or units. Links to strategy and policy making are also included. The site provides a framework for developing curricula that links teaching and research and is a useful collection of curriculum design ideas for academics. Nineteen concrete examples are presented. The resource may be used to aid the development or review of policies that promote (or hinder) the teaching-research nexus. There are materials supporting all levels of policy makers including government policy makers, those developing university wide policies at Deputy Vice-Chancellor level, and other policy leaders such as heads of departments or schools. In a short commentary the authors give advice to those academics early in their career or wanting to build their career. The main focus is on the advantages of being conscious of the RTN in their work as an academic. This is very much a personal view from the authors and contains only one reference.
Practical Leadership for Developing and Sustaining First-Year Learning Environments that Facilitate the Success of a Diverse Student Population
Griffith University
2014
LEADING WIL: A Distributed Leadership Approach to Enhance Work Integrated Learning
Griffith University
2014
CQUniversity Australia, Deakin University, RMIT University, Univerisity of Western Sydney, Victoria University
Curriculum and Pedagogic Bases for Effectively Integrating Practice-based Experiences
Griffith University
2011
Flinders University, James Cook University, La Trobe University, Murdoch University, The University of Newcastle
Developing Program Leader Networks and Resources to Enhance Learning and Teaching in Multicampus Universities
Griffith University
2012
University of Tasmania, University of Western Sydney
Using Video to Improve Pre-service Teacher Understanding of Children Under Three: Renewing the Curriculum
Griffith University
2014
Deakin University, La Trobe University, RMIT University
Using Professional Standards: Assessing Work Integrated Learning in Initial Teacher Education
Griffith University
2013
Deakin University, Monash University, University of South Australia
Facilitating a Whole of University Approach to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Curriculum Development: Leadership Frameworks for Cultural Partnerships
Griffith University
2016
Charles Sturt University, James Cook University, Southern Cross University
The Impact of Work Integrated Learning on Student Work-Readiness
Griffith University
2014
Charles Sturt University, CQUniversity Australia, Curtin University, Deakin University, Macquarie University, Queensland University of Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, The University of Newcastle, University of Canberra, University of Western Sydney
Research Ethics Project
Griffith University
2016
Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
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