2006 Media Releases
Monday, 20 November 2006
International speakers at La Trobe Learning and Teaching Week
La Trobe University this week holds its inaugural Learning and Teaching Week, from 20-23 November 2006, featuring three international and a range of local keynote speakers.
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Professor Denise Kirkpatrick, says the Week brings together activities about issues related to university teaching and learning and provides opportunities for networking with colleagues from Victorian and interstate universities, the Carrick Institute, and international guests.
The international keynote speakers are:
Dr Val Chapman, Director of the Centre for Inclusive Learning Support at the University of Worcester, who will speak on designing inclusive curricula;
Professor Tom Angelo, Director of the University Teaching Development Centre at Victoria University of Wellington, whose topic is assessment for quality learning; and
Dr Stephen C. Ehrmann, a founder of the Teaching Learning and Technology Group, USA. Also Director of the award-winning ‘Flashlight Program’, his subject is ‘distributed learning’.
La Trobe University’s Nellie Green, Co-ordinator of the Ngarn-gi Bagora Indigenous Centre, will speak on Indigenous perspectives on university teaching and learning.
Dr Joan Barclay Lloyd, who teaches the History of Art on the main Melbourne campus at Bundoora and at regional campuses, will speak about ‘Treasures Old and New: Teaching Byzantine & Medieval Art Online.’
On Thursday, 23 November, the program concludes with the ‘Vice-Chancellor’s Showcase’ to honour recipients of university teaching awards.
• La Trobe University this year won six Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning in the Carrick Institute teaching awards and recognised its own staff with ten teaching awards for significant contributions to student learning.
Details about speakers: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/learningteachingweek/speakers.html
Program details and times: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/learningteachingweek/
For further information:
Professor Denise Kirkpatrick, Tel: (03) 9479 3447.