Secondments as Professional Development

The Staff College offers secondments to university staff as a professional development opportunity.

In 2008 the Quality Teaching and Innovation Unit has 6 secondments on offer. Each secondment is for 2 days per week for a semester.

It is a professional development activity that offers VE and FE teachers and HE academics the opportunity to work in a central unit of the university and thus gain insights into the institution’s operations and functions, in particular the cross-sectoral nature of the institution. Secondees acquire these insights by working alongside experienced educational developers located in the Quality Teaching and Innovation Unit in the Staff College. The collaborations include experience of designing and delivering professional development activities that support curriculum and teaching development in a range of teaching environments.

Secondees return to their Schools of origin at the end of the secondment period and receive ongoing support in their own career development through the linkages they have formed with educational developers in the QTIU who are ‘embedded’ in each of the University’s six faculties.

Secondees engage in a project which has a focus on professional development provision to teachers or teaching related staff in the university. The key aim is to provide secondees with opportunities to experience the university from a different perspective and gain insights into how it operates.

For information about this program, contact Rhonda Hallett (Rhonda.hallett@vu.edu.au).

2008 secondments

In 2008, six secondments will be made available. Five secondments will be advertised in May 2008 for Semester 2.

For semester 1, one secondment is in place.

Facilitating a Collaborative Research Group activity to encourage reflection on LiWC:
Dr Iwona Milsiweska, School of Computing and Mathematics, Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science.

2007 secondments

In 2007, three secondments were offered. The projects undertaken were:

Assisting in the Review of the Induction for Teaching policy:
Dr Alasdair McAndrew, School of Computing and Mathematics, Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science.

Investigating the implications of the ‘at risk’ component in the Student Progress:
Mr. Brendon Stewart, School of Law, Faculty of Business and Law.
Brendon’s comments

Designing and delivering professional development activities to support staff to write applications for the VCs Awards:
Ms. Terry Miller, Centre for Work Integrated Learning, Faculty of Business and Law.
Terry’s comments