Goal 1: Education Strategy

Widen and deepen use of digital platforms and resources in on-campus teaching, including a program to rollout blended learning across UOW.

This will be measured by:

• Percentage of subjects incorporating blended learning
• Student survey feedback on usage and quality of blended learning

Widen and deepen work-integrated learning (WIL) across all UOW courses through development and implementation of a WIL rollout plan.

This will be measured by:

• Percentage of subjects with WIL component
• Positive employer ratings of UOW graduate employability
• Positive Graduate Outcomes Survey

Deliver an integrated portfolio of educational opportunities that enable lifelong learning.

This will be measured by:

• Number of microcredentials offered
• Number of new student enrolments in UOW lifelong learning activities
• Number of returning UOW student enrolments in UOW lifelong learning activities

Empower our diverse student body through students-staff partnerships to co-design their educational experience, and develop tailored strategies that enhance student success.

This will be measured by:

• Students-staff partnership model established, tested and associated policies developed.
• Outcomes arising from a UOW students-staff partnership Innovation Hub
• Outcomes arising from students-staff partnerships for curriculum enhancement

Enhance student career preparedness and employability by operationalising T-shaped graduate theory through the UOW Compass Personal Awareness Framework in ways that encompass existing strategies (such as UOWx, the Career Development Learning Framework).

This will be measured by:

• Student self-assessment of preparedness for employment
• Employer ratings of UOW graduate employability
• Graduate Outcomes Survey

Enhance student mental health and wellbeing through the implementation of the Compass Personal Awareness Framework and the UOW Student Mental Health Model.

This will be measured by:

• International Student Barometer survey
• Student Experience Survey
• Student development through Compass self-assessment

Enhance UOW’s International presence and create opportunities for student mobility and collaboration across the UOW network and with high quality global partners.

This will be measured by:

• Delivery of global programs across UOW locations
• Delivery of integrated subjects across UOW locations, facilitated by digital collaboration
• Increase in student exchange agreements with highly ranked universities
• Articulation agreements established for UOW programs at all offshore locations
• Increase in external funding for student mobility

Increase the number, diversity and satisfaction of international students studying UOW programs.

This will be measured by:

• Increased course offerings from a cross-section of disciplines at offshore locations
• Positive growth outcomes as reflected in student enrolments
• Positive student experience as reflected in the International Student Barometer survey
• Professional accreditation of programs at global campuses
• Global positioning of tuition fees and scholarships

Grow our global profile with high quality global partnerships.

This will be measured by:

• Development of UOW’s global positioning strategy
• Increase in collaboration agreements with highly ranked universities and organisations
• Increase in student ambassadors representing UOW across the globe
• Increase in WIL opportunities at all global campuses via strategic industry partnerships
• UOW’s position in global rankings

Further integrate learning analytics into teaching practices in ways that enhance learning experiences, teaching delivery and active engagement with students.

This will be measured by:

• Percentage of subjects using learning analytics
• Staff survey feedback on usage and quality of learning analytic tools
• Subject evaluation data

Through students-staff partnerships, widen and deepen student use of learning analytics in ways that empower and enable students to achieve their learning goals.

This will be measured by:

• Percentage of students using learning analytics and associated resources
• Student survey feedback on usage and quality of learning analytic tools

Develop transparent, ethical and agile governance on student data use in order to build stakeholder trust, protect privacy, and improve the student learning experience.

This will be measured by:

• Percentage increase in targeted interventions
• Percentage increase in successful student outcomes
• Student survey feedback on data usage

Develop and enhance state of the art staff development programs to build staff capability and impact, especially for online and blended learning pedagogy.

This will be measured by:

• Increase in student satisfaction, success and outcomes
• Increase in staff engagement and participation in development programs

Establish sector-wide mechanisms for benchmarking and sharing best practice in learning and teaching across all campuses and Transnational Education (TNE) partnerships.

This will be measured by:

• Implementation of an annual action plan with participation from all faculties and schools

Enhance teaching excellence evidence-based performance metrics for inclusion in staff promotion cases.

This will be measured by:

• Establishment of robust teaching performance metrics
• Increase in successful staff promotions with learning and teaching as the primary focus