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Edition 5, 2009

19 June 2009

Graduate Certificate in Higher Education - Curriculum, Teaching and Learning

The Graduate Certificate in Higher Education - Curriculum, Teaching and Learning is designed specifically for lecturers, academic managers, and academic support staff working in the Higher Education sector.

The first compulsory subject: "Higher Learning by Design: Foundations of Curriculum Design, Teaching and Learning in University and Tertiary Education" will commence on 24 July 2009. Higher Learning by Design (Foundations) is a graduate subject designed for university/tertiary-level teachers and academic support staff.  Participants evaluate the explanatory power and practical applications of current theories and relevant research – from psychology, cognitive science, education and other disciplines – on effective curriculum design, teaching, and learning practice in higher/tertiary education in order to better analyse, understand, and improve their own teaching effectiveness and their students’ learning outcomes.  This highly interactive, application-focused subject is offered as a series of eight workshops, during which participants experience, practice, and critique a wide variety of research-informed strategies for curriculum design, teaching, assessment and learning support.

This is the compulsory first subject in the three-subject Graduate Certificate in Higher Education.  Each subject is worth 20 Credit points.

The eight workshops for this subject will be held on Fridays, 9.30am - 1.00pm on:  July 24; Aug 7; Aug 21; Sept 4; Sept 18; Oct 9; Oct 16; Nov 6.

For more information about this course, please visit www.latrobe.edu.au/ctlc/gche.html

Three-day workshop "Effective Teaching for Higher Learning"

This 15-hour short course (three-day workshop) provides La Trobe academic staff with practical, research-based strategies and techniques to make teaching, assessing, and giving feedback both more effective in promoting higher learning for students and more efficient and rewarding for staff.

• Who should enrol?: Academic teaching and academic support staff. This workshop is now compulsory for staff engaged in teaching, tutoring and/or providing academic support - see recommendation 15 from the Curriculum Review and Renewal White Paper for details.
• Workshop dates: 29, 30 June, 1 July (Bundoora); 20 - 22 July (Bundoora)
• How to enrol?: Go to the CTLC website
  

Turnitin Powerlink Launch

The launch of the Turnitin powerlink in the LMS will be on Monday June 22nd, 2 - 4 at the John Scott Meeting House, with a webcast for those who can't be in Bundoora.

After the launch, information will become available on http://www.latrobe.edu.au/text-match/

The powerlink will reduce work for staff and students. The launch will cover:

• How to access the new powerlink in LMS
• The recommendation for how to use Turnitin
• Electronic submissions to replace paper statement of authorship sheets - saving time, effort and forests of paper!!
• Pointers to resources for teaching

Registrations: Visit the CTLC workshop page.

Welcome to Dr Jeanette Fyffe

Dr Jeanette Fyffe has recently commenced work in the CTLC as Academic and Curriculum Developer, responsible for programs for tutors and new academic staff.

Jeanette (PhD in Physics, Melbourne), was previously Academic Programs and Projects Coordinator with the University of Melbourne School of Graduate Research.

Educating the Net Generation

The publication Educating the Net Generation: A Handbook of Findings for Practice and Policy is now available to download.

The Handbook is the main outcome of the Educating the Net Generation project. It provides a set of practice and policy guidelines developed from the project findings.

Opportunities: ALTC Discipline Scholars

As part of the ALTC’s Learning Networks program, they will be appointing Discipline Scholars across the following disciplines: Law; Science, Engineering and Technology; Architecture and Building; Business, Management and Economics; Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Creative and Performing Arts; Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science; and Education and Human Service Professions.  

The role of discipline scholars is to further the learning and teaching agenda within their discipline across Australia and internationally, as well as to publicise work already completed under ALTC-funded projects. They also investigate current and emerging trends within their field.

Ideally, candidates will be senior academics who already have strong links across their disciplines with a strong commitment to learning and teaching. Opportunities exist for the roles to be taken up in a part-time capacity.

The first three discipline scholars  were appointed for the Engineering and Technology and Business, Management and Economics disciplines last month. The next four discipline groupings to be targeted are Architecture and Building; Creative and Performing Arts; Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science; and Science. Work is expected to begin in January 2010 and expressions of interest for these positions close on 2 October 2009.

More information about the program and how to submit an expression of interest can be found at: http://www.altc.edu.au/supporting-discipline-networks.

Student Engagement Website Launched

La Trobe's Student Engagement website was launched last month. The website has resources and updates about student engagement, as well as a Peer Mentoring Toolkit that can be downloaded for staff interested in setting up student peer mentoring programs.

http://www.latrobe.edu.au/studentengagement/

CTLC Workshops

The Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Centre (CTLC) at La Trobe offer a range of workshops and seminars throughout the year. Workshops currently accepting registrations are:

• Effective teaching at La Trobe for lecturers and tutors in Bendigo (22 June - limited places still available)
• LMS Fundamentals (various dates - Bundoora, Bendigo and Albury-Wodonga)
• Lecture Theatre AV sessions; Introduction to videoconferencing; Advanced AV training (various dates in July, Bundoora only)

Conferences

Please refer to the conference webpage for an extensive list of Australasian and International teaching and learning conferences.

• e-Assessment in Practice
  - 11-12 November 2009, UK
  - Call for papers close 17 August
• Learning Technologies Conference 2009
  - 19-20 November 2009, QLD
  - Call for papers close 17 July
• Assessment in Different Dimensions
  - 19-20 November 2009, RMIT University
  - Call for abstracts close 24 June
• Ascilite 2009
  - 6-9 December 2009, Auckland
  - Call for papers close 31 October
• E-BLA (Experience-Based Learning Association (Australasia)
  - 7 to 9 December 2009, Sydney
  - Call for papers close 7 June
• Society for Research into Higher Education
  - 8-10 December 2009, UK
  - Call for papers close 24 July
• Quantitative Analysis of Teaching and Learning in Business, Economics and Commerce Forum
  - 12 February 2010, University of Melbourne
  - Call for papers (abstracts) close 30 July
• The Australian Computers in Education Conference 2010 (ACEC2010)
  - 6-9 April 2010, Melbourne
  - Call for papers (abstracts) 30 June; (full paper) 30 September

Study Tour to UK for Higher Education Executives and Managers

15-23 September 2009

The University of New England Centre for Higher Education Management and Policy (CHEMP) is organising a study tour to the UK which will include institutional visits in Glasgow, Edinburgh and London. Key themes to be explored are as follows: university governance, leadership & funding; future research directions & commercialisation; the UK RAE & postgraduate education; and student engagement, enhancing teaching & new directions in quality assurance. Other topic areas can be covered at the request of participants. Over the past ten years, CHEMP has run a large number of successful study tours to the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, the US and Canada.

For further information see the CHEMP website.

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