2012 Senior Management Conference
The University of Western Sydney is in a position of strength to move forward in key areas which will position UWS as a university known for opportunity and excellence.
From this year (2012) important changes have been introduced which affect the funding and competitive environment for Australian universities.
The annual Senior Management Conference provides an important opportunity to bring together senior staff to discuss the challenges and opportunities arising from these changes, and to provide input into the development of integrated and linked strategies and actions.
The 2012 Senior Management Conference was held on Friday 27 April 2012 at the Hawkesbury campus.
Papers from the conference are available for download and require staff log-in.
Presentation Papers
- SMC01 UWS and Sector Data Rhonda Hawkins (opens in a new window) (PDF, 766Kb)
- SMC02 Academic Programs and Delivery Kerri-Lee Krause (opens in a new window) (PDF, 566Kb)
- SMC03 Can we Afford the Future? Peter Pickering (opens in a new window) (PDF, 682Kb)
- SMC04 Drivers for the Research Agenda Andrew Cheetham (opens in a new window) (PDF, 732Kb)
- SMC05 Leonardo Gaudi and the Oxford Tutor Simeon Simoff (opens in a new window) (PDF, 1Mb)
- SMC06 Innovation in Nursing & Midwifery Rhonda Griffiths (opens in a new window) (PDF, 102Kb)
- SMC07 Teaching Models in Education Steve Wilson (opens in a new window) (PDF, 516Kb)
- SMC08 Key Areas for Actioning Group Discussion (opens in a new window) (PDF, 274Kb)
- SMC09 New World: Competitive Markets Angelo Kourtis (opens in a new window)
- SMC10 What We Do Well, Opportunities Group Discussion 1 (opens in a new window) (PDF, 31Kb)
- SMC11 Identifying Areas for Change Group Discussion 2 (opens in a new window) (PDF, 45Kb)
- Observations on the 2010 ERA and Implications for UWS (opens in a new window) (PDF, 744Kb)
Background Reading - The future of higher education
On the general question of rethinking the future of higher education the following links are relevant:
- Editorial by Oblinger (2010) on rethinking the future of higher education (opens in a new window) (PDF, 72Kb)
- Randy Bass (2012) article on the problem of learning in higher education (opens in a new window)
- Major US study on undergraduate students and IT (opens in a new window) (2011 ECAR study - highlights the value of the blend of face-to-face and online - see Exec Summary pp.4-6)
- The Open Learning agenda - challenges and opportunities (opens in a new window) (see article by Kozinska, 2011)
- The Future of HE Beyond the Campus (2010 - see pp.6-12) (opens in a new window)
- Innovating the 21st century university: it's time (Tapscott & Williams, 2010) (opens in a new window) (PDF, 131Kb)
- Horizon Report 2012 (opens in a new window) (outlines 6 key trends, 5 key challenges and 6 technologies to watch on the near, mid and far-term horizon in higher education)
- Futuristic View of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (opens in a new window)
- An Open Future for Higher Education (opens in a new window) (PDF, 275Kb)
Background Reading - The competitive environment
There is also a collection of more general articles of interest relating to the competitive environment:
- Could many universities follow Borders Bookstores into oblivion? (opens in a new window) (PDF, 119Kb)
- Academic Spring - The Guardian (opens in a new window) (PDF, 494Kb)
- Why one degree is no longer enough (opens in a new window) (PDF, 255Kb)
- Udacity and the future of online universities (opens in a new window) (PDF, 135Kb)
- Carnegie Mellon A Game Changer: The Open Learning Initiative (opens in a new window) (PDF, 496Kb)
- National Press Club address: Glyn Davis on the quiet revolution in higher education (opens in a new window) (PDF, 232Kb)
- Should unproductive academics be made redundant? (opens in a new window) (PDF, 125Kb)
- Virtual paths, real gains (opens in a new window) (PDF, 213Kb)
- Campuses 'off menu' in à la carte model (opens in a new window) (PDF, 234Kb)
- The “Academic Spring” — Shallow Rhetoric Aimed at the Wrong Target (opens in a new window) (PDF, 489Kb)
- 12 Tech Innovators Who Are Transforming Campuses - The Chronicle of Higher Education (opens in a new window) (PDF, 199Kb)
