Zeitschrift für Hochschuldidaktik, No. 2000/2-3
Teaching and Staff Development at Austrian Universities

Andrea ECKER (Linz, Austria)

Promoting quality in tuition and staff development in Austria

A changed structure for courses of study, new curricula,and the use of information technology in tuition are presenting new challenges to university teaching staff and administrative staff alike. To meet these challenges successfully, staff development sections must respond positively and formulate suitable training offers. The areas of information-handling, media handling and knowledge management should be integrated into internal training and continuing training, and pedagogic motivation should be raised at all levels. It seems that there is a need for universities to reassess their role as learning organisations. This entails a high degree of responsibility on the part of those providing teaching and conducting research, but it also provides the possibility of transforming the principle of life-long learning into an active reality.

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