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Professor Norman Jackson
Director SCEPTrE
Educating for the real world symposium
Keynote ‘Developing a Curriculum for the Real World: a whole institution approach
Dr Deborah Peach, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Over many years Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has benefited from a highly successful marketing campaign that positions QUT as the university for the real world. The branding focuses attention on real
world courses and real world lecturers that result in positive employment and graduate outcomes. Yet there is ongoing debate about what is meant by real world learning and how the brand can heighten student and employer expectations leading to challenges in
terms of teaching quality, skills taught, and overall satisfaction. This presentation considers recent university –wide approaches to improving the relevance, structure, organisation and intentionality of the real world
learning curriculum and raises further questions about how best to balance market demands with university mission.
STREAMING OF SYMPOSIUM PLENARY BETWEEN 10.30 - 12.00 FROM THIS LINK
Deborah's talk will be between about 10-45-11.30
Biography
Dr Deborah Peach is Director (WIL), Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering at QUT. Deborah has made strong practical and theoretical contributions in the fields of academic staff development, real world learning
(RWL), work integrated learning (WIL), graduate attributes, generic skills, and pre-service teacher education. She is co-author of The WIL Report: A Scoping Study (2009); recipient of a 2009 ALTC Citation for learning and teaching; and a current Fellow of the
University of Surrey Centre for Professional Training and Education (SCEPTrE). Since 2007 Deborah has been an active Executive member of the Australian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN) and is the Chair of the Queensland State Chapter.
