Teaching and Learning

Programme - Introduction to University Teaching : IUT - Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:00

The Introduction to University Teaching programme is part of a comprehensive set of professional development programmes offered by the Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL). The programme is specifically designed for postgraduate students who are teaching at UWA, particularly in seminars, tutorials or laboratories.

If you have been offered a place in the Postgraduate Teaching Internship Scheme for 2012 or are intending to apply for a Postgraduate Teaching Internship in 2013, please do not apply for this programme.

Programme Description: The programme will provide a solid introduction to the body of research around student learning and effective teaching. For those who have some teaching experience, it will provide a firm foundation upon which to improve your teaching and develop your teaching skills. For those new to teaching, it will offer you a host of tips and strategies, and provide a framework for thinking critically and reflectively about effective teaching. Effective teaching involves application of the principles and practices suggested in this programme, and in your role as the teacher adapting these to suit you as an individual and the unique context in which you teach.

Please see the website for details of eligibility for this programme.

How to Apply: To apply for a place in IUT please complete the application form by Tuesday 31st January 2012, available from the CATL IUT website. The form must be signed by your Head of School and Research Supervisor or Course Coordinator.

Program Schedule (Semester 1 - 2012)

3 x 1/2 day workshop:

- Monday 27 Feb 2012 - Wednesday 29 Feb 2012 (9.00am - 12.00pm)

5 Follow up seminars: Tuesday 1.00pm - 2.30pm, (Seminar Room 1, Love House)

- Tuesday 6th March, 2012

- Tuesday 20 March 2012 * mandatory CCAR Equity & Diversity session

- Tuesday 3 April 2012

- Tuesday 24 April 2012

- Tuesday 22 May 2012

* Students must attend at least 4 out fo the 5 follow up sessions.

EVENT - HERDSA Scholarship Profiled Seminar Series 2012 : The WA Branch presents - "Indigenous Knowledge in Higher Education: A Personal Journey" - Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:00

This HERDSA presentation by Blaze Kwaymullina is a reflective discussion of Blaze's personal journey in teaching as an Aborigal scholar. In particular Blaze will focus on some of the intellectual and cultural pressures felt by Aboriginal peoples who teach in the area of Aboriginal or Indigenous studies.

More broadyly, Blaze will examine the role of Indigenous knowledge in higher education looking at past trends, tensions with Western knowledge, and potentials and pitfalls for the future.

Author Biography - Blaze Kwaymullina

Blaze Kwaymullina is an Assistant Professor with the School of Indigenous Studies at the Uniersity of Western Australia (UWA). In 2011, he won an ALTC Award for Teaching Excellence (Indigenous Education Category). He has been instrumental in designing the new indigenous knowledge major being introduced at UWA for the first time in 2012. He has also guest lectured extensively on the topic of Indigenous knowledge across a range of disciplines including History, English, Creative Writing, Criminology, Fine Arts, Engineering, Social Work and Law.

For further information - please phone Megan O'Connor - Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning - Ph: 08 6488-1577

For email registration - please email: catl@uwa.edu.au

Paid Parking available in car park located in Fairway Drive.

Light refreshments will be provided after the seminar, 5:30-6:30pm

We look forward to seeing you at this event.

WORKSHOP - Small Group Teaching: Seminars & Tutorials - Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:30

Intended Audience:

Tutors, including postgraduate students, teaching in any subject area.

Note: Business students should contact Professor Phil Hancock for subject-specific workshops.

Workshop Description: In this workshop, you will examine a range of strategies for facilitating discussion and running engaging, interactive classes. The workshop is aimed at those of you who are new to tutoring or looking to develop your teaching skills.

Intended Outcomes: At the conclusion of the workshop you will:

Better understand the purpose of seminars and tutorials and your role as tutor; Be able to establish and maintain a supportive learning environment that recognises and accomodates diversity; Have a range of strategies from which you can draw to engage students in the learning process; Be able to address management issues in the classroom. Key Activities: The workshops will be run in such a way as to model the facilitation of a small group teaching session using group discussion and exercises, mini lectures and activities.

Duration: 3 hours

EVENT - Teaching Fellowship Scheme: Information Session date change to Friday 2 March, 2012 - Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:30

** Please note the date change from Thursday 23 February, 2012 to Friday 2 March, 2012 **

Intended Audience:

Staff interested in applying for the Teaching Fellowship Scheme.

Programme Description:

The Teaching Fellowship Scheme was introduced in 2005 and currently offers four fellowships valued at $22,000 each year. The scheme supports innovative, reasonably short-term projects that promote the University's education strategic objective to improve the quality of the student learning experience. More information about the scheme is available on the Teaching and Learning website

Duration: 2 hours

Date and Time: Now Friday 2 March, 2012, 9.30am-11.30am. (previously Thursday 23 February, 2012)

WORKSHOP - Teaching with Technology (intro to eLearning) - Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:00

Workshop Description:

Done well, teaching with technology has the potential to enhance learning. Using technology appropriately in teaching means recognising the widespread use of technologies in society, and enabling our learners to become more widely proficient with technologies. These can be achieved by the ways we present information, communicate with students, create communities, provide engaging learning experiences, and provide authentic learning and assessment tasks. This workshop will introduce the integration of technology into practice, demonstrate and explore practically a range of technology tools available for learning with technology, and consider curriculum design for effective practice.

Intended Outcomes: By the end of this workshop, you will:

understand the role of technologies in teaching and learning become familiar with a range of uses for technology in teaching and learning contexts have had practical experience with a range of technologies be prepared to design for the integration of technologies in practice

WORKSHOP - Teaching Large Classes: Active Learning in Lectures - Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:30

Workshop Description:

Large classes mean the lecture class is maintained, yet effective teaching requires reconsidering how learners are engaged in the lecture time. �Active Learning� is a principle which aims to involve students in the learning process, so that they are not simply passive (and inattentive) recipients of knowledge. Even simple tasks such as voting on a question engages students in the content delivery for better attention and retention of learning, and there are other strategies for having students actively engaged. This workshop will introduce you to the theory behind Active Learning, model a range of Active Learning strategies, and give you some practical tips and techniques to help you develop appropriate Active Learning activities for your lectures. The workshop will also touch on the use of technologies as active learning tools.

Intended Outcomes: By the end of this workshop you will be:

� aware of the theories behind Active Learning

� able to identify the benefits of Active Learning

� familiar with a range of Active Learning techniques

� equipped to develop and implement Active Learning strategies appropriate to your teaching

WORKSHOP - Peer Review of Teaching - Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:00

All staff engaged in teaching at any level of experience

Workshop Description:

The value of peer review/observation/reflection as a powerful tool for the enhancement of teaching has long been recognised. Teaching is, by its very nature, an activity which is not routinely viewed by peers and yet to observe other teachers and be observed by a trusted and respected colleague provides invaluable insight into your teaching practice and practical ideas for improvement. No matter how experienced you are at teaching, involvement in a peer review process can be rewarding and beneficial.

In August 2009, The University endorsed a series of principles around Peer Review of Teaching at UWA, and a Good Practice Guide to support faculties, schools and individuals engaging in peer review of teaching. In this workshop, participants will be introduced to these resources and will examine the ways in which peer review can benefit their career. Suggestions will be given about the most helpful way to give and receive feedback. The opportunity to participate in a peer review process will also be offered.

WORKSHOP - Supervising Postgraduate Students - Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:00

Intended Audience:

Those who are engaged in postgraduate supervision and who want to reflect upon, develop and refine their current conceptions and practice of supervision. This workshop not only provides grounding in the Graduate Research School's guidelines, policies and procedures for the effective supervision of research students, but also addresses issues related to managing the personal relationship between supervisor and student. This workshop additionally touches on aspects of supervising international students, and provides a context for exploring these in further detail in the subsequent half-day workshop, 'Supervising International Students'.

Workshop Description:

� Supervision in context - UWA's vision for the future;

� The supervisor-student relationship;

� Professionalising postgraduate supervision;

� Important issues relating to international students;

� Postgraduate student and experienced supervisor panels.

WORKSHOP - Student Evaluations of Teaching - Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:30

Intended Audience:

Lecturing staff who want to improve their teaching utilising their SPOT data and explore alternate ways to evaluate teaching in their class.

Workshop Description:

Effective teaching involves not only understanding the scholarship of research around collecting student feedback to improve teaching but as well the engagement with student feedback data.

This workshop will:

- Discuss the theoretical underpinnings of the different items in the SPOT questionnaire and explore strategies that could be utilised to improve these areas of teaching;

- Look at a range of tips and strategies to collect feedback other than the institutional approaches already in use at UWA.

Intended Outcomes:

On completion of this workshop, you should be able to:

- Gather feedback on your teaching using a wide range of strategies;

- Understand the basic principles of student feedback and engagement

Professional Development Day - Sessional Staff Professional Development Day : Denise Chalmers - Sat, 31 Mar 2012 09:45

The purpose of the day is:

To recognise the important role sessional teachers play in the delivery of a quality student experience and to thank them for their contribution.

To provide an opportunity to join and develop a supportive community of sessional teachers at UWA To provide tangible advice and guidance in the form of short sessions to induct and support sessional staff in their role as teachers. Who should attend?

Sessional staff may be honours or postgraduate students who tutor for a semester or two, through to highly skilled and qualified clinicians and practising professionals. Sessional teachers can include adjunct title holders and clinical academics. Anyone who is employed to teach at UWA on a casual basis, or has a fractional appointment less than 0.5FTE Anyone who teaches unpaid as part of their professional role.