Teaching in a post-pandemic era: a vocation or profession?
May 18, 2020
Date: Tuesday 2nd June 2020
Time: 4:30pm (Hong Kong Time (UTC +8))
Registration: Click here to register
This webinar will be led by Professor Judyth Sachs.
Abstract
This is an interactive workshop that discusses whether teaching is a vocation or a profession. Drawing on recent representations of teachers in the media it is organised around the following questions:
What are the characteristics of teacher professionalism?
What supports teacher professionalism and what corrodes it?
Does our experience of teaching in times of a pandemic require rethinking the concept and practice of teacher professionalism?
How to Participate
This webinar will be run using ‘Zoom’. Please ensure you have this downloaded prior to joining the webinar. A link to join the webinar will be sent to all participants one day prior.
This webinar is open to all.
About Professor Judyth Sachs
Judyth Sachs is Director of Judyth Sachs Consulting, and a Special Advisor in Higher Education at KPMG.
She stepped down as Deputy Vice Chancellor, Provost at Macquarie University in March 2014, a position she held since December 2006. She held various positions at the University of Sydney, Griffith University and The University of Queensland. From June 2003 to December 2006 she was Pro-Vice Chancellor (Learning and Teaching), Chair of the Academic Board (2001 –June 2003) and Professor of Education (1996- 2006) at the University of Sydney.
Her research interests lie in women and leadership, higher education policy, teacher professionalism and community engagement.
