Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Colloquium
Thursday 3 & Friday 4 December 2009
John Scott Meeting House, Bundoora
Post-Colloquium Workshops, Monday 7 December
The Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Colloquium will provide valuable opportunities to meet and learn from colleagues across the university, reflect on teaching and learning, and engage in discussions about curriculum renewal and design.
- Register your attendance by completing the Colloquium Registration form.
- View the draft program (PDF 34KB)
Colloquium highlights:
- Professor Belinda Probert will provide an overview of the planned consultation process for Design for Learning (DfL) project implementation
- Members of the Design for Learning Working Groups will lead faculty-focussed discussions of DfL recommendations, guidelines and policies
- Fifty-one La Trobe staff will present or co-present twenty-one interactive and engaging sessions on topics such as approaches to assessment, engaging students in learning, workplace learning, curriculum design, enquiry-based learning, and improving graduate capabilities
- Three provocative panel sessions will offer insights and generate debate about the relationships between teaching and research, the quality of first-year students’ experiences, and lessons learnt from the 2009 curriculum pilot projects
- The Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Johnson, will announce the recipients of this year’s VC’s Award.
Post-Colloquium Workshops
Half-day workshops will be held on Monday 7 December to support staff prepare for activities associated with the Design for Learning implementation. The following table lists the workshops that have currently been accepted into the program.
Full details of each workshop and details on how to register will be made available on Monday 23 November.
| Title | Presenter(s) | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| The journey towards implementing a new curriculum | Mr Matthew Oates | PW215 | 9.30am - 12 noon |
| Dr Big Shoulders tackles the Design for Learning (DfL) | Ms Tania Blanksby, Ms Julianne East, Mr Lester Jones | PW217 | 9.30am - 12 noon |
| Writing SMARTER Learning Outcomes for subjects and courses: A relatively quick and painless approach | Dr Judith Lyons | PW215 | 1.00pm - 4.30pm |
| Providing Feedback through Assessment | Dr Despina Michael | PW217 | 1.00pm - 4.30pm |
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Colloquium Tweets
We are inviting staff attending the Colloquium in person or via a webcast to provide updates via Twitter. Use #ctlc09 in your tweet. If you don't have a Twitter account, we'll have a "Twitter Station" set up at the Colloquium for you to post a comment.
Webcast
A live webcast of all sessions held in the Chamber will be broadcast from the this website. Staff viewing the webcast will be able to watch the presentation and PowerPoint slides simultaneously and can submit questions to the presenter via the live chat function.
Information for Presenters
- Tips for designing posters (Word, 155KB)
- Presenters' Checklist (Word, 193KB)