Professional bodies and networks
There are many professional bodies and networks that support conversation about curriculum, teaching and learning. Below is a list of key resources and networks:
Australia
- Office of Learning and Teaching (OLT) – formerly the Australian Teaching and Learning Council (ALTC): is a federal organisation that provides funding, support and resources for university teaching and learning grants, fellowships and awards. Visit the Grants and Awards for further information about La Trobe’s profile in these areas.
- Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA): is Australia’s new regulatory and quality agency for higher education.
- Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF): provides a national policy framework for the regulation of qualifications.
- The Higher Education Research and Development Society Australasia (HERDSA) is a scholarly society for people committed to the advancement of higher and tertiary education.
- Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE): is a vibrant professional community of scholars and leaders engaged with the application of technology to enhance teaching and learning in higher education.
Overseas
- International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSoTL) supports research and inquiry into learning and teaching in post-compulsory education contexts.
- Higher Education Academy, UK, supports the advancement of higher education in the UK by providing expertise and resources to enhance the quality and impact of learning and teaching.
- Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
