UNE Education Scholars sponsored an event on Wednesday 8 February at the School of Education on campus at UNE.

The event featured a selection of panellists giving their views on how to assess the impact of teaching, with particular focus on what outcomes the panellists seek, how they assess achievement of these outcomes, and what the advantages and disadvantages are of using specific methods of assessing the impact of teaching. Each panellist spoke for a few minutes to stimulate new ideas in the audience relating to assessing the impact of teaching, with the ultimate aim of both maximizing teaching impact and documenting it. Audience members were be invited to contribute their ideas and questions throughout the 60-minute event.

These panellists were:

Dr Sujana Adapa, UNEBS, Senior Lecturer in Management – shared information on engaging students in her Marketing units in the experiential learning and equipping her students with adequate knowledge, skills and competencies to operate in the real business world through industry relevant assessments.

Associate Prof Linley Cornish, School of Education, Education Scholar – presented the relevance of linking the process of learning to personal growth; the merit of deep and constructed approaches to learning; and the difficulty in measuring the impact of teaching.

Professor Joyce Kirk, PVC (Academic) – talked about the focus on learners; short-term versus long-term impact of learning; and the cumulative impact of teaching.

Associate Prof John Malouff, School of BCSS, Education Scholar – presented information related to setting teaching-impact goals and measuring employability outcomes of students in the Behaviour Modification unit.

Dr Greg Winslett, Director of UNE Teaching & Learning Support – shared thoughts on relationship between teaching and impact; and the professionalization of teaching versus research.

The discussion was moderated by Associate Professor Sue Gregory, School of Education, Education Scholar, introduced the panellists and shared information on teaching, assessments, impact and teaching modes.

Panellists (L – R): Associate Professor Sue Gregory, Dr Greg Winslett; Professor Joyce Kirk; Associate Professor John Malouff; Associate Professor Linley Cornish and Dr Sujana Adapa.