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Supporting casual teaching staff in the Australian neoliberal university: A collaborative approach
Citation
Moore, R and Rudling, E and Kunda, M and Robin, S, Supporting casual teaching staff in the Australian neoliberal university: A collaborative approach, Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching, 4, (2) pp. 1-14. ISSN 2591-801X (2021) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright Statement
Copyright: © 2021 Robyn Moore, Emily Rudling, Maria Kunda, and Sebastien Robin. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY)(: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
DOI: doi:10.37074/jalt.2021.4.2.8
Abstract
In this paper, we argue for a collaborative approach to online education as a corrective to many of the challenges of contemporary tertiary teaching. The recent intensification in online teaching due to the COVID-19 pandemic suggests that articulating an effective model of online teaching is judicious. While the model we propose is apposite for all teaching staff, we focus on its benefits for casual staff due to their increasing share of teaching responsibility yet limited access to institutional support. Using a collaborative auto-ethnographic framework, we analysed reflections from past and present members of our teaching team. We contend that collaborative teaching counters teachers’ typical experience of isolation and facilitates personal and professional learning. By providing institutional support for regular productive interactions, staff wellbeing is promoted, and the precariousness of contemporary university teaching is reduced. These aspects of collaborative teaching speak to its sustainability both for staff and the institution. We conclude that it is in the university sector’s best interest to implement similar collaborative teaching models.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | online, collegiality, team-teaching, COVID-19, tertiary, cultural diversity |
| Research Division: | Education |
| Research Group: | Specialist studies in education |
| Research Field: | Teacher and student wellbeing |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in education |
| UTAS Author: | Moore, R (Dr Robyn Moore) |
| UTAS Author: | Rudling, E (Dr Emily Rudling) |
| UTAS Author: | Kunda, M (Dr Maria Kunda) |
| UTAS Author: | Robin, S (Mr Sebastien Robin) |
| ID Code: | 145799 |
| Year Published: | 2021 |
| Deposited By: | Medicine |
| Deposited On: | 2021-08-06 |
| Last Modified: | 2022-08-23 |
| Downloads: | 13 View Download Statistics |
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