improving reviews – can the centre hold?
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Improving reviews – can the centre hold?. Jennifer Weir, Centre for Higher Education Quality, Monash University Denyse Webbstock, Quality Promotion Unit, University of Natal Jill Dixon, Centre for Higher Education Quality, Monash University ATN Evaluations and Assessment Conference. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Improving reviews – can the centre hold?
Jennifer Weir, Centre for Higher Education Quality, Monash University
Denyse Webbstock, Quality Promotion Unit, University of Natal
Jill Dixon, Centre for Higher Education Quality, Monash University
ATN Evaluations and Assessment Conference
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Outline
• Brief background to Reviews (Monash, UN)
• Philosophy• Role of the centre and support for
reviews• Concluding comments
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Background
Multi campus research institutions
Different histories and current context
External quality assurance more recent in SA
HEQC grants self accrediting status
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PhilosophySimilar - fitness for purpose, ownership, all responsible, self review, improvement, but
Monash devolved approach in vision
Decentralisation Monash Central control UN
Different approach to self review
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Programme self evaluation (5 yr cycle)School self evaluation (5 yr cycle)Faculty self evaluation (5 yr cycle)
Monash University 5-yearly review process
Self-review document
External review
Report
Monash University 5-yearly external process
Unit Head & Dean
University Quality Development Committee
All operational units review on 5-year cycle
5-yearly external institutional review by AUQA
Improvement
University of Natal annual self-review process
Follow up
Feedback
Programme self evaluation(s)
School self-evaluation
Dean
Faculty
Report(s)
Report
5 X School self evaluation reports5 X Dean and Faculty responses
5-yearly external School review organised by QPU
University of Natal 5-yearly external process
5-yearly external institutional review by HEQC
Role of the Centre
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Tension: efficiency vs. ownership
Decentralisation
Monash
Central control
UN
Standardization
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• Enhancing the skills of the self review team
• Monash: review planner, flowchart, guidelines
• Natal: ‘Toolkit’-guides, overheads, CD • Enhance the learning experience • Greater number of people skilled in
process
Response
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• Two institutions with differing internal & external contexts
• Similar imperative for reviews
• Different approaches
Concluding comments
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Questions
How do we establish whether each is successful?
What is your experience of the central vs. the devolved?