Developing Fieldwork Partners for Student Learning

Developing Fieldwork Coordinator Leadership Capacity

Session Outcomes

Learning OutcomesAt the end of this session participants will:• Identify strategies to address FW development needs

for students, academic staff and industry partners• Identify strategies for capacity building in FW partner

development programs• Develop strategies to build FW performance• Identify strategies to motivate others to implement a

FW program

3 Factors Building Enthusiasm (Sirota 2005)

• Equity/Fairness – People want to be treated fairly at work

• Achievement – People want to do important, useful work, and be

recognised for this • Camaraderie – People want to enjoy good relationships with their

co-workers

Symptoms of performance problems (AIM)

• Low productivity• Poor quality of student experience/assessment• Too many errors/ failure to follow policy correctly• Accidents / stress• Frustration• Absenteeism• Conflict with others• Unwilling to provide placements for specific cohorts

• Lack of communication• Lack of confidence• Lack of teamwork• Inadequate support• Lack of feedback• Staff complaints• Student complaints• Equipment problems• High failure rates• Discrimination/bullying• Students poorly prepared • Standard of client care unsatisfactory

Identifying Performance Problems

? Symptoms of a performance problem

Is there a difference between results wanted

and those achieved?

Is it worth the effort to rectify the discrepancy?

Don’t have a performance

problem

No

No

Yes

No

Use performance checklist to identify cause

Yes

Yes

Performance Conditions Checklist

• Expectations– Does the student/industry partner know exactly what is expected?• Tasks• Quality/quantity• Priority/expected results• Deadlines/timeframes• How performance is monitored

• Aids & Equipment• Best available• Accessible• Know where to find• Know how to use and when

• Motivation• Motivators provided when results achieved• Motivators for poor performance

Performance Conditions Checklist

• Knowledge & Skill– Does student/industry

partner have all knowledge and skills required to perform the tasks to specified standards

• Capacity– Given above conditions

exist, is student/industry partner capable of achieving standards

• External Factors– Are there external

factors e.g. domestic situation, ill health, organisational stressors etc

Performance Scenarios

• Review Performance Scenarios in groups of 4 and use the Performance Conditions Checklist to determine the cause of the performance problems

Performance Discussion

• Motivating• Communication– Purpose of interview– Quality of questions and statements crucial

• Obtaining evidence to make decisions• Objective of interview• Atmosphere and rapport• Planning and conduct

Activity

• Consider your stakeholders – students, academics, and industry partners and identify an issue which you have with each group. Use the Performance Conditions Checklist to identify the source of the problem

Development Needs for FW

• Universities have an obligation to ensure that both students and fieldwork partners are well prepared to provide a successful learning environment to ensure the learning outcomes can be achieved

Students

• Academic preparation• Workplace literacy• Motivation• Learning to work with others• Noticing• Self awareness• Portfolio preparation

Industry Partners

• Clear expectations about required outcomes• Policy requirements• Orientation programs• Factors which influence student learning• Facilitating learning in the workplace• Models of supervision• Assessment• Feedback• Dealing with poor performance• Students with additional needs

Professional Development

• Fieldwork guides• Seminars – uni vs workplace• Blackboard site• In-house workshops• Outsourced PD• Interprofessional workshops – generic +

discipline specific• Flexible delivery– Rural, remote and international

Activity

• Use the Development Framework by Cooper et al. (2010) to review your fieldwork program

• Identify current practices and areas which require further development and discuss potential strategies for development with your group

ICVF—360°leadership survey

• Individual capabilities captured through 360 degree online survey

• Provides you with full circle feedback on your leadership practices from peers and colleagues

• Your name/email will be forwarded to Leaderskills Pty Ltd. whom administer the survey

• You will be sent a log in ID and Password which will enable you to open your survey and complete the ICVF survey on your own leadership. The survey is usually open for 3 weeks (2 weeks for everyone to complete the survey and then 1 week for collation and reporting of results to participants)

ICVF Survey Protocol continued

• Enter names and emails of significant others (supervisor(s), peers, fieldwork staff, professional staff, colleagues etc.) who can provide objective feedback about your leadership

• Try for at least 12 individuals to give you a robust sample• These significant others will in turn, complete the ICVF survey

online via an emailed survey link• All responses are confidential - you will not be able to identify

individual responses (unless you have a single supervisor providing you with feedback and they authorise that their data be identified as a separate category)

• Monitor activity in your survey to see how quickly your significant others are completing it, and provide them with gentle reminders to complete the survey by the due date.

• Once the survey closes, Leaderskills runs the reports and finalises the data

• Reports sent to XXXXX for the Fieldwork Coordinators Leadership Program, who distributes them to each participant

• Bring your printed survey (it is best to print the survey using a colour printer) to the third day of the program in May, where a trained facilitator in the use of the ICVF will walk you through the interpretation of your data.