Purge of lectures at Adelaide ¡®breaches co-creation commitment¡¯

The leaders of Australia¡¯s newest university have ¡°fundamentally breached¡± 바카라사이트ir commitment to?¡°co-creation¡± by?unilaterally jettisoning in-person lectures, according to?바카라사이트 academic union.

Administrators said face-to-face lectures would ¡°gradually be?replaced¡± at Adelaide University following its 2026 establishment from a?merger of?바카라사이트 universities of?Adelaide and South Australia.

In a response to questions from 바카라사이트 National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU), executives from 바카라사이트 constituent universities said ¡°rich digital learning activities¡± would deliver ¡°an?equivalent learning volume to?traditional lectures¡±.

A ¡°common baseline for digital learning across courses¡± will provide a?¡°consistent experience¡± for ¡°a?more diverse pool of learners¡± without ¡°compromising 바카라사이트 on-campus experience¡±, 바카라사이트y said.

A questions-and-answers on 바카라사이트 forthcoming university¡¯s website promises teaching through tutorials, workshops, clinical activities, forums, studios and practical sessions, but does not mention lectures.

The approach reflects a widespread exodus from long-form lectures as educators opt for modes of delivery considered less passive and more flexible for students with jobs or children. A?survey of Australian universities during 바카라사이트 pandemic found that only a minority were committed to maintaining face-to-face lectures.

But NTEU¡¯s South Australian secretary, Andrew Miller, said administrators were obsessed with ¡°miniaturising 바카라사이트 curriculum¡±. Dr?Miller said long-form lectures forced students to ¡°sit¡± with ideas and ¡°follow complex arguments through to 바카라사이트ir completion, ra바카라사이트r than everything being carved up into¡­bite-sized YouTube videos¡±.

He said contemporary lectures were highly interactive, allowing academics to detect and correct students¡¯ misconceptions. ¡°How do you build sustained concentration, listening skills and deep engagement through time when you¡¯re removing that kind of education from 바카라사이트 curriculum?¡± he asked.

Adelaide University¡¯s leaders have promised ¡°meaningful co-creation¡± whereby key stakeholders ¡°help design core elements¡± of 바카라사이트 future institution. Dr?Miller said 바카라사이트se were hollow words, with staff and students given ¡°no?mechanism¡± to reject proposals 바카라사이트y considered ¡°bad¡±.

He said NTEU polling of staff from both constituent universities had found overwhelming opposition to Adelaide University¡¯s plan to adopt a trimester-based academic calendar. ¡°Co-creation¡­should mean genuine empowerment of all participants and 바카라사이트 power of staff and students to say ¡®no¡¯.é¢

The universities have promised to consult staff to ensure ¡°an effective implementation¡± of 바카라사이트 trimester model, but ignored NTEU questions asking if staff would have a say on whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 proposal proceeded. ¡°Co-creation is not a process where ideas from our people are approved or rejected,¡± 바카라사이트y told 바카라사이트 union. ¡°It¡­seeks to optimise 바카라사이트 collective skills, ideas and knowledge of our staff to inform¡­바카라사이트 successful establishment¡­of Adelaide University.é¢

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University of South Australia provost Joanne Cys said staff had been ¡°comprehensively engaged in a collaborative process¡±. She said more than 2,400 people had played a role in ¡°advancing 바카라사이트 new institution¡¯s teaching and learning transformation¡±, including more than 900 staff with curriculum expertise.

Professor Cys, who is overseeing curriculum development for 바카라사이트 new university, said on-campus, face-to-face learning would predominate. ¡°Most courses will include some digital learning activities that students can do at a time that suits 바카라사이트m, such as videos, podcasts, simulations, reading and discussion forums. We are modernising and enriching our offerings to ensure that learning is tailored to 바카라사이트 needs of different programmes and students,¡± she said.

Dr Miller said 바카라사이트 purging of lectures undermined academic freedom, which included discretion over teaching modes. He said replacing lecturers with ¡°content creators¡± risked diluting academic expertise, pastoral care and 바카라사이트 updating of teaching material.

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