Higher Education Academy Director Craig Mahoney with ANU Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Marnie Hughes-Warrington and the signed documents.
The disparate pulls on academics' time include research and publication, administration and teaching, and the stress experienced by staff members of performing highly in every area has led to the University taking a novel step in professional training. The Australian National University signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the UK-based Higher Education Academy (HEA) today. It is the first university in Australia to take the step towards an internationally recognised system of teaching standards. The agreement will ensure that ANU staff receive the training they need and the recognition they deserve. The system works on a series of graded fellowships, which staff members can attain by presenting a portfolio of teaching achievements. The achievements are rated against a framework set out by HEA called the Professional Standards Framework for Teaching and Supporting Learning in Higher Education. The Director of the ANU Centre for Higher Education, Learning and Teaching , Glen O'Grady, has said that he believes that this system will acknowledge the ways that staff members approach teaching development outside of formally titled courses like graduate diplomas.
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