Workshops
Monday 27 October:
Does SoTL Matter? An international panel discussion on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. (Panel Discussion)
Tuesday 28 October:
What Travels? The Social Life of Classroom Inquiry and Innovation - Keynote address
The UQ T&L Network Launch
Overview of Grant and Fellowship Schemes and Applying for Grants - Writing effective proposals for teaching and learning grants/fellowships
New Directions in Modern Languages Teaching and Learning at UQ and the LOTE Bonus Ranks Scheme.
Wednesday 29 October:
Graduate Attributes - nothing to do with me!
Teaching and Learning Grants Showcase
Thursday 30 October:
Living and learning abroad: Benefits and barriers to outbound student mobility at UQ
Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning: recognising and rewarding general staff in Faculties, Schools, and Central Organisational Units
Tutor Training Programs - Enhancing UQ Staff
Assessment Workshop
Friday 31 October:
E-Learning – featuring the new Advanced Concept Teaching Space (ACTS)
E-Learning - Expo
E-Learning - workshop
Monday 27 October
Does SoTL Matter? An international panel discussion on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. (Panel Discussion) - Register -
Venue: Parnell Building 7, Room 222
9.30 to 10.00am: Coffee and tea will be served
10.00 to 10.30am: Welcome – Official Opening of T & L Week by DVC (T &L)
Professor Debbie Terry (DVC T&L, University of Queensland)
10.30am: to 12.30pm: Panel Discussion
Participants in Session:
- Chair: Prof Merrilyn Goos (Director, Teaching & Educational Development Institute, UQ)
- Professor Keith Trigwell (Co-President, International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning)
- Professor Mick Healey (Past President, International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning/Director, Centre for Active Learning, University of Gloucestershire, UK)
- Prof Debbie Terry (DVC T&L, University of Queensland)
- UQ Associate Deans (T&L)
In a recent essay by the Co-President of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, the scholarship of teaching and learning is presented as “an idea and a practice that is relatively new and still in its early stages of development. What it means, how to engage in it, what are the expected outcomes, etc are still issues of debate…” (Prosser, 2008, p. 1). This session begins with a panel of international scholars and leaders within the field of scholarship of teaching and learning, who together explore the notion of teaching and learning scholarship, and consider the implications for contemporary academic work.
Led by the Chair, the panel will consider the ideas presented in this essay, and discuss the question:
1. What is the scholarship of teaching and learning and why does it really matter?
The session continues as the Chair is joined by Associate Deans (Teaching & Learning) from across the UQ, who in their role as disciplinary scholars consider the question:
2. What is ‘teaching and learning scholarship’ within the disciplines, and are there distinctions worth making?
In preparation for this session, panel members and participants are encouraged to read the short essay:
Prosser, M. (2008). The scholarship of teaching and learning: What is it? A personal view. International Journal for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (2)2, pp. 1-4
Download: http://academics.georgiasouthern.edu/ijsotl/v2n2.html
12:30 to 1:30pm: Lunch
Tuesday 28 October
What Travels? The Social Life of Classroom Inquiry and Innovation - Keynote address - Register -
Venue: Parnell Building 7, Room 222
9.30 to 10.00 am: Coffee and tea will be served
10.00 to 10.15 am: Professor Debbie Terry, DVC T&L will open proceedings
10.15 to 11.15am: Dr Mary Taylor Huber, Senior Scholar, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
What Travels? The Social Life of Classroom Inquiry and Innovation.
How can knowledge emerging from inquiry and innovation in particular classrooms and programs be of interest or use to faculty teaching elsewhere? Can it travel? And if so, what travels? Across what boundaries? Under what conditions? How far? The scholarship of teaching and learning rests on the promise that we can learn from one another's pedagogical experiences: this presentation looks at what we can do to expand and enrich the social life of our classroom inquiries and innovations.
Higher education has long fostered the robust commons created by scientific and scholarly research. But this has not been the case with teaching and learning. To be sure there have long been small groups of specialists on the teaching of this or that subject in higher education. But for the large majority, conversations about teaching and learning were local, even fugitive affairs, confined to college and departmental committees and to circles of close friends. As Lee Shulman observed in one of the key texts of the movement to build a scholarship of teaching and learning, teaching will not be fully recognized in the academy until its status changes from "private to community property." Without a functioning commons, it is hard for pedagogical knowledge to circulate, deepen through debate and critique, and inform the kinds of innovation so important to higher education today.
But circulation cannot be taken for granted. Information about teaching in higher education has grown rapidly in recent years-and with it have come questions that are less about "supply" than about "demand" and "use." Through an examination of key cases, this presentation will look at what happens in pedagogical exchange between more or less distant colleagues, consider the possibilities and limits of ‘academic hospitality’ and examine what it will take to make these often transitory trading zones into a genuine commons, which scholars treat as an integral part of their ways of being teachers in higher education.
The UQ T&L Network Launch - Register -
Following on from the keynote address
Venue: Parnell Building 7, Room 222
11.15am to 12.00 pm
- Professor Merrilyn Goos, Director (TEDI)
- Prof Professor Rob Gilbert Deputy Head (School of Education)
- Mia O’Brien (UQ T&L Network Facilitator)
The scholarship of teaching is gaining momentum across the UQ and the higher education sector internationally. In keeping with the UQ’s commitment to pedagogical inquiry, teaching and learning scholarship, and the creation of a SoTL community, this session will introduce and launch The UQ T&L Network. The UQ T&L Network will be an ongoing collaboration between the Office of the DVC (Teaching & Learning), TEDI, and the School of Education. The aim of the Network is to provide a conceptual, physical and virtual community of like-minded teaching scholars and mentors drawn from across the UQ. Network facilitators will foster conversation, collaborations and cross-fertilisation between staff across the faculties and schools, and draw together SoTL expertise from across the UQ and the HE sector. Teaching-focused staff are particularly encouraged to attend.
12.00 to 1.00 pm: Lunch Alumni Court Following on from the keynote address.
Overview of Grant and Fellowship Schemes and Applying for Grants - Writing effective proposals for teaching and learning grants/fellowships - Register -
Venue: UQ Staff and Graduates Club, Kathleen Room.
1:00 to 3:30pm
- Professor Merrilyn Goos (Chair & Facilitator)
- Mia O’Brien
- Guest Presenters and Mentors (TBA)
Effective teaching and learning projects have a strong focus on the enhancement of teaching and learning practice, offer an innovation or innovative response to current priorities, and are designed to be collaborative, evidence-based and geared towards the sharing and dissemination of outcomes. This session is designed to support staff aiming to develop and submit a proposal for a teaching and learning project, grant or fellowship scheme.
The first part of this session briefly reviews the competitive grant schemes and fellowships currently available within UQ, and nationally. Participants will meet recent recipients of competitive teaching and learning grants and fellowships who will briefly describe their project focus, design, outcomes and personal experiences.
The second part of this session is a ‘hands on’ springboard workshop in which participants are guided through a series of design and development steps that, with elaboration and further development, aim to convert preliminary ideas into a strong teaching and learning project proposal ready for submission.
Participants and project teams are asked to bring notes and/or an idea for a proposal that they wish to develop during this session.
3.30 to 4.00 pm: Afternoon tea will be served
New Directions in Modern Languages Teaching and Learning at UQ and the LOTE Bonus Ranks Scheme - Register -
Venue: GPN4, Building 14, Room 132
4.00 to 5.30 pm followed by Social Hour
- Professor Debbie Terry, DVC T&L will launch the session
- Assoc. Prof. Alfredo Martinez-Exposito
- Prof. Roland Sussex
- Assoc. Prof. Helen Creese
- Dr Akiko Uchiyama
- Dr. Greg Hainge
- Dr. Yuriko Nagata
- Dr. Guy Ramsay
As a national leader in the teaching of Modern Languages, UQ’s School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies has joined efforts with other language teaching providers to celebrate the 2008 United Nations Year of Languages and Cultural Diversity. The School has a strong reputation for teaching excellence in Asian and European languages and cultures, as well as in Translation/Interpreting and Applied Linguistics.
5.30 to 6:30pm: Social Hour
Wednesday 29 October
Graduate Attributes - nothing to do with me! - Register -
Venue: Sir James Foots Building 47A, Room 141
9.30 to 10.00 am: Coffee and tea will be served
10.00 to 11.10am: Graduate Attributes - nothing to do with me!
Session is suited to all academics – coordinators and other curriculum leaders, lecturers and other teachers
Presenters: Dr Clair Hughes and A/Prof Simon Barrie (University of Sydney)
A/Prof Simon Barrie (University of Sydney), an internationally acknowledged leader in the area of graduate attributes. Simon will consider the largely ineffective ways graduate attributes have traditionally being used to drive curriculum reform. He will also suggest some ways that this work in universities might be reframed as a more productive curriculum renewal process that more fully engages the different stakeholders in higher education.
Teaching and Learning Grants Showcase - Register -
Venue: GPN4 Building 14 - Room 219
12.00 to 12.30 pm: Lunch
12.30 to 3.30 pm: T&L Grants Showcase
Presenters:
- Dr Gwen Lawrie, School of Molecular & Microbial Science
- Dr Tom Baldock and Dr Liza O'Moore, School of Engineering
- Dr Lynne Emmerton, School of Pharmacy
- Monica Moran and Emma Poulsen, School of Health and Rehabilitation Science
- Dr Terry Maybury, School of Dentistry
- Dr Hardy Ernst, School of Biomedical Science
- Dr Madan Gupta, School of Land, Crop and Food Science
- Dr David Merritt, School of Integrative Biology
- Dr Vic Galea, School of Land, Crop and Food Science
- Dr Sandy Brauer, School of Health and Rehabilitation Science
- Dr Marie-Louise Dick, School of Medicine
- A/Professor Sylvia Rodger & Dr Merrill Turpin, School of Health and Rehabilitation Science
- Ms Clare Cappa and Dr Nick James, School of Law
- Ms Kirsten Farrand, School of Biomedical Science
- Dr Peter Robinson, School of Information Technology & Electrical Engineering
Excellence and innovation in teaching and learning has been the focus of grants funded by UQ and the Australian Learning and Teaching Council over the past few years. UQ T&L Strategic grant and ALTC grant holders will showcase their project aims, progress and outcomes during this session. This will be a great opportunity to discover, share and discuss T&L innovations across the University.
Thursday 30 October
Living and learning abroad: Benefits and barriers to outbound student mobility at UQ - Register -
Venue: UQ Staff and Graduates Club, Kathleen Room
9.30 to 10.00 am: Coffee and tea will be served
10.00am to 12.00pm: Living and learning abroad: Benefits and barriers to outbound student mobility at UQ
- Professor Trevor Grigg
- Ms Jan McCreary
- Dr Wendy Green
- Professor Sarah Derrington and other participants.
Fostering meaningful, cross-cultural learning experiences through study abroad programs is now considered to be one of the most effective ways of preparing graduates to work in an increasingly interconnected world. If UQ is to maintain its international reputation as a provider of quality education, and graduate students with a greater appreciation of other languages, societies and cultures, and the skills to work effectively across borders, academics and professional staff need to actively support and promote off-shore learning experiences for our students. This session will provide an overview of student mobility at UQ, and showcase four examples of off-shore study programs from the perspective of academics, professional staff and students. The session will conclude with a discussion of the benefits and barriers to increasing of outbound mobility of UQ students.
12:00 to 1:00pm: Lunch
Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning: recognising and rewarding general staff in Faculties, Schools, and Central Organisational Units - Register -
Venue: UQ Staff and Graduates Club, Kathleen Room
12.00 to 1.00 pm: Lunch
1.00 to 2.30 pm: Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning: Recognising and rewarding staff in faculties, schools and central organisational units
Participants in Session (presenters):
- Professor Merrilyn Goos
- Linda Bird
- Jenny Bjarnesen
- previous ALTC Citation winners
Target Audience: Associate Deans (Teaching and Learning), Faculty Executive Officers, School Managers, Heads of Central Organisational Units
Both the Australian Learning and Teaching Council and The University of Queensland have established Teaching Award schemes that recognise excellent teaching and support for student learning. One of these schemes, the Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning, recognises people who have made a significant contribution to the quality of student learning in a specific area of responsibility over a sustained period, whether they are academic staff, general staff, sessional staff or institutional associates. The aim of this workshop is to help participants identify and support potential Citation nominees (individuals or teams) in their own organisational units. The focus is on general staff who may not see themselves as “teachers”, but who nonetheless deserve recognition for the significant and valued contribution they make to student learning, either directly or indirectly.
Tutor Training Programs - Enhancing UQ Staff - Register -
Venue: UQ Staff and Graduates Club, James Birrell Room
12.00 to 1.00 pm: Lunch
1.00 to 2.30 pm: Tutor Training Programs - Enhancing UQ Staff
Members of project teams led by A/Prof Julie Duck, Dr Bruce D’Arcy and Dr Kirsten Farrand
This session provides an opportunity for those with an interest in tutoring and tutor training / professional development to discuss initiatives in an informal setting. Members of teams who currently have funding for projects related to tutoring will talk about the goals of their projects and progress to date. The aim is to increase awareness of current initiatives and to increase dialogue about issues pertinent to tutoring. Interested tutors are invited to attend.
Assessment Workshop - Register -
Venue: GPN4, Building 14, Level 6, Terrace Room
2.30 to 3.00 pm: Afternoon tea
3.00 to 5.00 pm: Assessment Workshop
Chairs of School and Faculty Teaching and Learning Committees Following -up from the workshop held on June 3 2008. The workshop will provide a forum in which Chairs of School and Faculty TLCs can -
- air their views on any assessment matter
- share experience and understanding of how to aggregate marks and how to moderate assessment
The workshop will be run entirely through small group discussion and feedback.
5:00 to 6:00pm: Social Hour
Friday 31 October
E-Learning – featuring the new Advanced Concept Teaching Space (ACTS) - Register -
Venue: GPN4, Building 14, Room 132
9.30 to 10.00 am: Coffee and tea will be served.
10:00am to 12.00pm: E-Learning – featuring the new Advanced Concept Teaching Space (ACTS)
This session will introduce the new Advanced Concept Teaching Space ACTS). This experimental space will provide opportunities for staff to undertake research and development activities into how this space and the associated technologies can support greater student engagement in a teacher – led learning environment. During this session the grants scheme for ACTS will be launched. This session will also discuss ways in which mobile technologies might be integrated in to ACTS and more widely across UQ.
12:00pm: Lunch will be served in the foyer outside Room 219 GPN4, Building 14, Room 219
E-Learning - Expo - Register -
Venue: GPN4, Building 14, Room 219
12.00 to 1.30pm: E-Learning - Expo
UQ Teaching and Learning week ‘eLearning Exhibition’ is being held over an extended lunchtime period (12-1.30pm on October 31st). The idea is to showcase and disseminate a variety of eLearning practices and applications of standard and non-standard eLearning tools from across UQ. You will be invited to walk around the expo and interact with exhibitors about their practices and projects as part of an eLearning quest. Tip sheets from UQ practitioners will be available at all exhibits.
Wimba Collaboration Suite - Register -
Venue: GPN4, Building 14, Room 132
1.30 to 3.00 pm: Wimba Collaboration Suite
Elizabeth Coulter and Elizabeth Wardrop
The Wimba Collaboration Suite offers a rich array of collaborative tools that allow faculty to retain the highly personal and lively nature of traditional classroom instruction. From voice to video, from podcasting to content authoring to instant messaging, the Wimba Collaboration Suite works seamlessly within existing online courses so instructors never need a new username or password, and never have to leave their familiar online course environments.
