TLN Workshops and Seminars

2012 Schedule of Events

The following suite of workshops will be held throughout 2012. Please see below for more information or alternatively contact if you have any questions regarding the workshops or peer observation sessions.

If you would like to attend any of the events listed please submit an expression of interest to the Teaching and Learning team via .

The Kevin Lee Room is located on level 6, via lobby H of the Quadrangle building. It is the top floor of the lift at the Faculty Office deskfront.

Promotions Workshop, Teaching Case:
Provides assistance in designing the teaching case for promotions applications at all levels, discusses the criteria for promotion, the standards used by promotion committees, and the use of evidence in the teaching case.

Principles of Student Focussed Teaching
Outlines the principles of student focused teaching and learning. Examines the way students experience teaching and learning. Considers student approaches to learning, student conceptions of learning and the relation between them.

UoS Design and Development
Outlines the principles and rationale of constructive alignment. Supports the process of designing new or redesigning existing Units of Study for effective learning. Considers the role of educational designers in UoS development.

Applying for a Faculty Teaching Award
Provides assistance in preparation of applications for Teaching Initiative, Teaching Design & Practice, Teaching Practice and Dean's Citation (Tutorials) awards. Explains criteria for award and standards for excellence. Useful for developing teaching portfolios.

Supervising Sessional Staff
Introduces principles of the Integrated Competing Values Framework (ICVF) for supervision of sessional staff. Examines the roles of the supervisor as coordinator, broker, mentor, and developer. Considers issues of equity and complexity in the supervision of sessional staff.

Principles of Assessment and Feedback
Examines the role of assessment and feedback in effective teaching and learning. Considers the use of formative assessment and feedback to promote learning outcomes. Summarises the extensive literature on effective feedback. Considers the evidence that standards referenced marking contributes to deeper learning.

Principles of Effective Research Supervision
Examines the procedure of supervision, including supervision meetings, supervision of multiple students, probation, progression, the supervision relationship, completion and examination. Considers the degree from a wider perspective than thesis alone.

Research Enhanced Teaching and Learning
Introduces principles for Research Enriched Teaching and Learning (RELT). Explores ways to introduce and integrate research methods and inquiry into undergraduate curriculum. Considers the shape of a curriculum in which undergraduates are producers and not just consumers of knowledge.

Peer Observation of Teaching
Structures and supports effective peer observation exercises. Situates peer observation in a context of reflective teaching and learning practices. Models review of teaching and learning in collegial contexts.