The mission of the Council of Australian Directors of Academic Development (CADAD) is to promote and advance research, policy and practice as it relates to the leadership, management and development of higher education learning and teaching.

CADAD is the peak professional body of Directors who have responsibility for academic development within their university. It seeks to enhance its members' capacity to be key strategic advisers in academic development.

CADAD aims to realise its mission by: 

• undertaking an advocacy role for evidence-based processes and initiatives to advance learning and teaching in higher education
• providing leadership for the investigation, development and evaluation of international, national and institutional approaches to advancing learning and teaching in higher education
• encouraging and fostering communication and collaboration with key bodies (e.g., the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC), ACODE, CAUL, CAUDIT) on the advancement of learning and teaching in higher education
• fostering collaboration amongst those central organisational units within higher education institutions which carry formal responsibility for academic development to disseminate and share knowledge and expertise in relation to their practices for advancing learning and teaching in higher education, and to establish and monitor benchmarks for performance
• creating and supporting professional development, career development, and networking opportunities for Australia's community of academic developers

Future CADAD meetings

20-21 October 2010
Australian Learning & Teaching Council,
Level 14, 300 Elizabeth Street,
Sydney, Australia

For further details, login or contact the CADAD Secretary (cadad_sec@usc.edu.au)