EDU8318 Organisational Transformation Through Learning (FOEDU)

Semester 2 (ONC)Toowoomba (EXT)Toowoomba

Units 1.0 (Education not elsewhere classi) Band 5

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Synopsis

The first module sets the context for the course, critically considering why organisational transformation through learning is of fundamental importance to educational institutions in the 21st Century. Meeting the challenges posed by the transition from the industrial age to the knowledge age, against a background of discontinuous change, requires a reimaging of the organisation and a redefinition of the meaning of professionalism. Different approaches to organisational transformation are introduced and their underpinning concepts explored. The first three modules serve as an orientation and theoretical preparation for the fourth module which gives detailed consideration to a particular process - IDEAS - that has the demonstrated capacity to transform schools. IDEAS is an acronym for Innovative Designs for Enhancing Achievements in Schools, a joint project of the University of Southern Queensland and Education Queensland. To date around 200 schools have engaged in this project and a National Trial has been completed. IDEAS provides a means for educational organisations to transform themselves though learning. Its three main components: the Research-based Framework, the five-phase implementation process and the notion of parallel leadership are considered in depth and its practical application explored. For this course, access is required to a workplace setting where aspects of IDEAS may be trialed and/or its key concepts explored in context.