Measures of Dispersion and Variability: Range, QD, AD and SD
From “training” to “learning in a digital age” in an HDR Supervision Enhancement Program
1. A reflection at 12 months in a 3 year change agenda
From “training” to “learning in a digital age”
in an HDR Supervision Enhancement Program
Presentation to HDR Team Peers, 29/8/2016
Dr Merilyn Childs
Associate Professor & Convenor
Supervision Enhancement Program
Merilyn.Childs@mq.edu.au
2. About this presentation
Proposition: “Training” and “registration” dominate
HDR Supervision Enhancement in Australian Universities.
This is a problem.
4. No studies have been done that test
the assumption that a causal relationship
exists between Supervision Enhancement
Programs/the registration of HDR Supervisors/
and institution-wide quality HDR supervision practice.
It’s highly doubtful such a study could be successfully
conceived or conducted.
5. Even useful developments, such as Luca’s (2014) Good Practice
Framework; the ACOLA Review (2016); James & Baldwin’s
(1999) 11 Practices, lack connectedness to
the broad life of an academic’s work; theories
of cross-institutional cultural change; and thinking about
authentic spaces & places that sustain academic development.
This presentation is hopeful, but understands the limitations of
program level innovation.
7. Eg Ongoing dominance of “first generation” thinking in
Higher Education academic development.
Lack of funding to do anything differently.
The training discourse
19. ..and that HDR supervisors need to
develop digital literacies in “next
generation” spaces.
Goodfellow et alNext Generation
20. We know that academics have strong
professional viewpoints – good! it’s their job!
21. ..and we have known for some time that transfer of
learning is a problem in off-the-job formal training,
especially without purposeful “learning ties”
22. We know what good induction looks likeSo, what else is possible?
24. Content
Didactic, teacher-centred
Process
Dialogic, learner-centred
Directed learning:
• Mental Health First Aid
• Supervisor’s Toolkit
• Some Faculty based workshops
• Popup (incl peer review and
promotions)
• Annual Forum
• Cultural Competence Module
(case-based learning)
• Self-directed learning
• Social learning (Faculty strategy)
• Problem based learning (Initial SEP)
• Case based learning (Adjuncts)
• Social and interest-based learning
(Faculty strategy)
• Peer support (Faculty Champion)
A balance of connected strategies by December 2018:
30. Thanks to the creative genius of
DocChewbacca for all images in this
presentation
Creative commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/
31. Things I said @MerilynChilds during 2016 about #HDR
Supervision