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Australian and worldwide teaching and learning resources and initiatives.

Higher Education Conferences and Workshops in Australia and Overseas

The following Carrick www site contains some very interesting information about upcoming conferences that may be relevant to teaching and learning in higher education. It is not a definitive list but is updated regularly. You can even add your own conferences to the listings http://www.carrickinstitute.edu.au/carrick/go1 .

Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA)

HERDSA is a scholarly society for people committed to the improvement of teaching and learning in higher and tertiary education which works to:

  • advance education in the higher and tertiary sector
  • annual Conference
  • facilitate the improvement of teaching and learning
  • encourage and disseminate research on teaching, learning, development, leadership and policy
  • recognise and reward outstanding contributions to higher and tertiary education

Check out http://www.herdsa.org.au/about.php

ASCILITE

The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) is a society for those involved in tertiary computer-based education and training, including educational interactive multimedia. It provides a forum to stimulate discussion of relevant issues in the educational use of technology, as well as promoting research and evaluation. ASCILITE holds an Annual Conference and promotes co-operation and liaison with other groups and organisations which have complementary aims.

Check out http://www.ascilite.org.au/about.html

Association of Learning Technology UK (ALT)

ALT is a professional and scholarly association which seeks to bring together all those with an interest in the use of learning technology. With over 200 organisations and over 500 individuals in membership we aim to:

  • promote good practice in the use of learning technology in education and industry;
  • represent the members in areas of policy;
  • facilitate collaboration between practitioners, researchers, and policy makers.

Check out http://www.alt.ac.uk

Ed-Media

Ed-Media seems to have an international following and from a brief look at their next call for papers at http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/call.htm looks really interesting. The testimonials page makes for some insight http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/testimonials.htm.

Edna Online

"EdNA Online is a service that aims to support and promote the benefits of the Internet for learning, education and training in Australia. It is organised around Australian curriculum, its tools are free to Australian educators, and it is funded by the bodies responsible for education provision in Australia - all Australian governments."
Description from the [http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/pid/4659 Edna Online website]

Check out http://www.edna.edu.au/

IDP Database of Research on International Education

This free searchable database contains details of books, articles, conference papers and reports on various aspects of international education and international students from publishers in Australia and abroad, published from 1990 onwards. The database can be searched at:

http://www.idp.com/research/database_of_research.aspx

JISC Resource Guides

The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) supports further and higher education by providing strategic guidance, advice and opportunities to use Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to support teaching, learning, research and administration. (JISC is funded by all the UK post-16 and higher education funding councils.)

JISC is pleased to announce seven subject based Resource Guides in the following areas:

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Engineering, Mathematics and Computing
  • Geography and the Environment
  • Health and Life Sciences
  • Hospitality, Leisure, Sports and Tourism
  • Physical Sciences
  • Social Sciences

With ever increasing choice and availability of resources to support learning, teaching and research, the business of finding quality resources that are relevant to your subject can be both time consuming and frustrating. The JISC Resource Guides are designed to make life easier for staff and students in higher education by guiding them to key quality resources in the their subject area.

For more information about the JISC Resource Guides and to order more FREE copies, please visit the JISC web site at:

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/resourc eguides/

AUTC Project Report: Learning Outcomes and Curriculum Development in Biotechnology

The Australian Universities Teaching Committee (AUTC) commissioned project report on Learning Outcomes and Curriculum Development in Biotechnology has been approved for publication by the Minister for Education, Science and Training.

The AUTC believes that the content of the report will provide a significant contribution to the debate on teaching and learning issues in the field of biotechnology.

The report is available on the AUTC web site at: http://www.autc.gov.au.

Feedback about the perceived usefulness of the project in improving teaching and learning and curriculum development in the discipline of biotechnology is welcomed. Please send your comments to:

Dr Peggy Spratt
Acting Director
AUTC Secretariat
Higher Education Group
Department of Education, Science and Training
GPO Box 9880
Canberra ACT 2600

UNILEARN

The aim of UNILEARN is to provide a forum for discussion of language and learning issues in tertiary education. These issues include but are not limited to:

  • tertiary literacy and oracy
  • teaching students from language backgrounds other than English
  • assessment of academic language skills
  • modes of teaching and learning, including individual assistance, peer mentoring, credit and non-credit language-focused courses, and collaboration with faculties
  • flexible teaching and learning.

UNILEARN contributors include teachers employed as language or literacy specialists as well as faculty staff with an interest in these areas. Most members of the list are teaching in Australian and New Zealand universities, but contributions are welcomed from all parts of the world.

Exchange Magazine

This is an online publication which exists to stimulate the sharing of ideas, practices and news about learning and teaching in higher education. Issue 3 looked at the Teaching Research Nexus, while Issue 4 due in April will look at Assessment Issues in Higher Education.

Quotable Quotes

If you are looking for quotes about higher education this is a good site where Sally Kuhlenschmidt, Director, Center for Teaching & Learning and Professor, Department of Psychology at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY 42101 has prepared an interesting set.

For Sally's email address visit her contact page.

SkillCity

SkillCity has over 50 entries of activity and assignment plans, research articles and other materials. All relate to enhancing the communication skills of university students - presenting, teamwork, etc. Sixty per cent of the materials have been peer reviewed, with reviews visible on SkillCity. Downloading, submitting, providing reviews, posting needs, and publicising events are all welcome. Direct any questions to Will Riffkin at the University of New South Wales.

Learning-Centred Evaluation of Computer-Facilitated Learning Projects in Higher Education

This report arose from a 1999 CUTSD staff development project, managed by the Teaching and Learning Centre at Murdoch University, on behalf of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) and a consortium of 10 other universities.

The project sought to address widely acknowledged shortcomings in the evaluation of Computer-Facilitated Learning projects (CFL), identified in a CUTSD report by Alexander and McKenzie, in 1998. It involved staff development in evaluation of CFL projects, proceeding from the premise that academics in most discipline areas generally have neither the skills nor expertise to carry out scholarly evaluations of student learning.

Forty-one university staff were supported by 11 mentors in evaluating 18 CFL projects, and 17 of these are reported in this publication. Background material about the conduct of the project is also available.

Copies of the report may be downloaded from:

http://cleo.murdoch.edu.au/projects/cutsd99/

eLearning, the Internet and Social Inclusion

The Common Room is a discussion forum open to all, to share ideas, exchange opinions, and ask questions relating to elearning, the use of communications and information technology in education, the Internet and social cohesion.

Please feel free to join current discussions and/or begin discussions on topics that are of interest to you by logging on to The Common Room at:

http://www.odeluce.stir.ac.uk

The Common Room has been created by the Open and Distance Education and Learning through University Continuing Education (ODELUCE) News Service Team. To find out about the ODELUCE project, explore their online course directory, visit their news board for up-to-date news stories, or check their events calendar for forthcoming conferences, exhibitions and workshops on their web site.

Assessing Learning in Australian Universities: Ideas, Strategies and Resources for Quality in Student Assessment

During 2002, the Centre for the Study of Higher Education (CSHE) conducted a national project on assessing student learning, commissioned by the Australian Universities Teaching Commission (AUTC), aimed at identifying and supporting effective methods of enhancing assessment in Australian universities.

The CSHE project team, with the support of colleagues at the University of Western Australia, engaged, with the cooperation of all Australian universities, in a number of activities to promote wide-ranging discussion on issues related to assessment, including online assessment, group assessment, plagiarism and assessment of international students.

A result of the project is a set of resources to assist Australian academics to assess students effectively and efficiently. These resources can now be downloaded from:

http://www.cshe.unimelb.edu.au/assessinglearning