Faculty Events and Seminars

♦ Thursday 23 November 2011

Professor Ray Cooksey
Managing Supervisory Relationships from the Supervisors’ Perspective

12.30 – 2.00pm
Room 224, Education (E7) map

In this forum, Professor Cooksey will discuss different supervisory styles and expectations as they relate to the dynamics of the supervisor-student relationship.

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♦ Thursday 27 October 2011

Professor Alison Sheridan
Navigating the Relationships Between Supervisors

12.30 - 2.00pm
J.N. Lewis Seminar Room, EBL Building (W37) map

Each of the supervisor relationships is different, not only because of the differences between the candidates, their research problems and their specific traits, all of which need to be considered, but also because there is another party involved in the relationship – the other supervisor. In this forum, Professor Sheridan will be reflecting on her experiences of navigating different supervisory relationships, as both the principal and co-supervisor, and suggest key issues that are believed need to be considered by the supervisors when entering into and progressing through supervision together.

♦ Wednesday 28 September 2011

Associate Professor Gail Hawkes
The Art of Giving Feedback; A Work in Progress

12.30 – 2.00pm
Room 224, Education (E7) map

Associate Professor Hawkes will discuss the feedback to PhD students with particular attention to using motivation strategies. The importance of supervisors developing open, transparent, and enabling communication skills will be highlighted with examples from personal supervision experiences.

Dr Yvonne Masters

"Prepared for Placement? What our students say!"

Wednesday 9 November 2011
1:00 pm
Room 224 – Education Building

At the end of 2010, all teacher education students who had completed at least one school placement were invited to participate in a pilot survey. This survey was designed to explore their perceptions of the effectiveness of their preparation for placement and the support structures available during placement. The survey was also designed to ascertain whether there was any difference in perception not only between on-campus and off-campus students, but also across courses and across age groups. This presentation focuses on the students' perceptions of their preparedness for professional experience placements. In particular, the perceptions of off-campus students are compared and contrasted with those of the on-campus cohort. While there has been a general presumption that on-campus students would feel better prepared than off-campus students, the data show nuances in the perceptions based not predominantly on mode of study, but rather other determinants such as age.

Please feel free to bring your lunch.
All interested persons are welcome to attend