The Legal Education Associate Deans' (LEAD) Network administers the annual ALEA awards, proudly sponsored by the Council of Australian Law Deans (CALD).
LEAD Peer Review of Teaching
In April 2024, LEAD officially launched the LEAD Peer Review of Teaching program, which aims to to assist academics in developing evidence beyond student evaluation of teaching survey results, for use in confirmation, promotion, award and grant applications. Law academics from any Australian law school can apply for peer review under this program. Potential peer reviewers can also nominate to become LEAD Peer Reviewers, undertaking to commit to at least two hours of professional development each year through LEAD's Peer Review of Teaching Community of Practice.
The Law Associate Deans' Network was established in 2010. In September 2013 it was renamed the Legal Education Associate Deans Network (LEAD). It is comprised of the Associate Deans (Teaching and Learning) (or equivalent) of Australian Law Schools. The purpose of LEAD is to promote collaborative approaches to teaching and learning in Australian legal education. The Network intends to lead, encourage and document good practice in learning and teaching in the discipline of law and to create processes and strategies to sustain the network as a sub-Committee of the Council of Australian Law Deans (CALD). It previously received funding from the Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT), and now receives assistance from CALD.
For discussion about the rationale for the Network see the article by original Project Lead Kate Galloway 'Networking supports legal education', Campus Review (May 2012).
To help you in the right direction, Network members have put together a CHECKLIST of introductory items that you may consider in your new role. Please note the list is currently being reviewed to bring it up to date (there is no more OLT for example). Click here for the checklist page.
Next meeting: November 2024
Previous meeting: 19 April 2024.
Please contact LEAD Co-convenors
Associate Professor Judith Marychurch
Associate Professor Kelley Burton
to get more information about the Network