Design for Learning Project
In 2009, Design for Learning: Curriculum Review and Renewal at La Trobe University (DfL) outlined proposals to make explicit the distinctive qualities of La Trobe's undergraduate programs and of the students who graduate from them. Those proposals, accepted by Academic Board in May 2009, were the outcome of a process involving months of work by the Curriculum Task Force members and consultations with hundreds of staff at all levels across the University.
The consequences of this ambitious program will have a profound impact on the courses offered by the University and on student recruitment. From 2009 – 2014 La Trobe University will review and renew every Bachelor course under the auspices of the Design for Learning (DfL) Project. The overall project will consist of a number of inter-related initiatives (sub-projects) across all faculties which aim to improve the quality of undergraduate student engagement, learning, and academic success by addressing, amongst other things, the first year experience, curriculum design , course mapping, and the evaluation of learning outcomes and standards.
The links below will take you to specific elements of the DfL Project:
News and Events
- 2/3/2012Professor Karen Nelson, Director, Student Success and Retention, Queensland University of Technology
QUT First Year Experience Student Success Program
Date: Wednesday 14 March
Time: 3.30pm - 5.00pm
Venue: HUED LT (Melbourne campus) and video-conferenced to the Education Boardroom 2.26 (Bendigo campus)
(If staff on other campuses are interested, please contact Ms Marie Borg (ext. 6497) and we will see whether we can arrange an appropriate venue).
As part of La Trobe's investigation into the requirements and development of a system to provide early alerts for First Year undergraduate students who are likely to fail or leave the University, we have invited Professor Nelson to present and discuss the Student Success Program at QUT. Professor Nelson will discuss the types of indicators used to identify 'At Risk' students and the business process surrounding the QUT support program for First Year Experience.
Professor Nelson's biography cites that 'as Director, Karen's work focuses on four areas of institutional policy, strategy and practice: curriculum design and enactment, proactive student support, a sense of belonging and staff development. Her higher education research and publications focus on student engagement, the first year experience and institutional responses to these, in particular strategies for enhancing inter- and intra-institutional partnerships for enhancing the student learning experience. Her teaching and learning leadership has been recognised by five QUT T&L awards and an ALTC citation for curriculum design'.