Innovation in Teaching and Learning Seminar Series
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2011/2012 seminars
12 - 2pm
| 24 November 2011 |
| 8 December 2011 |
| 15 March 2012 |
| 3 May 2012 |
For all enquiries, contact
Associate Professor
Josie Fisher
Ph: 02 6773 3706
About the series
Throughout 2011 and 2012, UNE is pleased to bring you an exciting new seminar series facilitated by Professor Victor Minichiello, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean, Faculty of the Professions and Associate Professor Josie Fisher, School of Business, Economics and Public Policy, Faculty of The Professions.
This seminar series aims to stimulate critical thinking and collegial discussion about recent innovations in teaching and learning. It will provide an important opportunity for UNE staff, students, and the general public to learn about new developments in pedagogy and technology that have the potential to transform higher education in Australia and across the world.
The seminars will also provide a forum for discussing the opportunities and risks of these new developments, and implications for academics, students, and the future of tertiary education.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? UNE staff, students and members of the general public are welcome to attend.
REFRESHMENTS A light lunch will be provided after each presentation.
VENUE Room 111 (Lecture Theatre 2), Education Building
TIME *Please note that the March presentation will be from 12noon - 3pm because of the additional workshop. All other presentations will be from 12noon - 2pm.
SERIES PRESENTATIONS
THURSDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2011
Professor Philip Long, Director of the Centre for Educational Innovation and Technology, University of Queensland
Professor Jim Barber, Vice-Chancellor and CEO, University of New England
From Teaching to Learning Redux - Technology for Emerging Humans: And an illustration via the UNE Future Campus
Abstract
Professor Long will discuss how over the past several decades we have developed and learned to apply new technologies to solve longstanding learning challenges. We can displace time, overcome geography, and extend our social network beyond those within physical reach. Yet much of what we have designed and built has failed to recognise or augment the fundamental architecture of human design. We're now entering an environment exerting even greater pressures for relevance, innovation and creativity. What are the technologies that will augment our unique humanity? What are the forces that are pushing us against or toward this essential transition. Will universities adjust, change or be left behind as relicts to a passing age? Reinvention is essential. Technologies behind augmenting emerging humans will provide a framework. Translating that into a vision for change is pre-requisite to success.
Professor Barber will then discuss some of the current thinking behind teaching and learning innovations via the UNE Future Campus concept.
VIDEO RECORDING available in Quicktime
THURSDAY 8 DECEMBER 2011
Professor Josep Duart, University of Catalonia, Spain
Using Technology to Deliver Higher Education to Disadvantaged Groups
Abstract
Spain today has five million unemployed people, 20% of the labour market. Catalonia, a federal state in Spain with seven million people, has close to seven hundred thousand unemployed people. The Open University of Catalonia received a grant from the Catalan Government to provide free, short, online courses to unemployed people. The main goal is offer to this target audience training in new competencies, in order to improve their employability and facilitate access to the labour market. This presentation will offer the results from these courses and their pedagogical approach, as well as some data about in-company training courses and courses for working people during an economic crisis period.
VIDEO RECORDING available in Quicktime
THURSDAY 15 MARCH 2012 (Room 111, Education Building)
Dr. Jeff Borden, Senior Director of Teaching and Learning for Pearson eCollege
Seminar 12noon - 1pm: Education 3.0
SUPPORTING DATA (Excel file)
Abstract
As technology informs educational processes for delivery, assessment, content creation, and more, the evolution of that technology is transforming teaching and learning. But, as we shift from Web 2.0 to Web 3.0, education must filter through the glitz and “shiny objects” to best understand what actually works and what does not. This presentation will draw on educational best practices from past to present (and even look to the future). From Bloom to Kolb to Johnson and Johnson, rote memorisation to authentic assessment, learning theory to practical application, the World Wide Web has tools that not only help educators promote sound pedagogy, but advance it. Beyond Web 2.0, Internet based technology can be utilised in various contexts and techniques to encourage learning from all student types.
Workshop 2pm - 3pm: Creativity in the online classroom
This session will provide lecturers and educational developers with several implementation practices surrounding various ideas presented in the Education 3.0 Seminar. These applications will be for content delivery, assessment, collaboration, and much more. As well, each concept will be illustrated in relation to actual teaching for immediate use. This workshop is a must for lecturers and educational developers wanting to move to the next level. Participants will discover how to find, create, and use tools and assets that are extremely engaging / enriching for learners. Lecturers and educational developers will leave the session with at least 3 ideas that can be implemented straightaway, as well as dozens of others to explore over time. Finally, participants will leave with a very large list of free, web-based assets, all of which can be used to increase the propensity for learning within the classroom, either online or on-ground, regardless of subject matter.
THURSDAY 3 MAY 2012 (Room 111, Education Building)
Dr Philip Thomas, Course Coordinator Professional Doctorate for Industry and Professions
Professor Ray Cooksey School of Business, Economics and Public Policy
The Professional Doctorate for Industry and Professions; Co-creating Innovation through Shared Expertise
Abstract
The Professional Doctorate Industry and the Professions is a unique external and part time, Higher Research Degree, offered by The Faculty of The Professions, which focuses on the innovation process and contextualised research surrounding that process. This award focuses upon one or more innovations in context, with a tangible and described innovation as a focal subject. A tangible innovation can include a new process, paradigm, product or service or new positioning of a product or service. Current examples of innovations within the award include a new and standardised method for interpreting and communicating information from medical analytical methods, innovative educational interventions and new institutional approaches to management development and change. Within this award an innovation is understood to be intended to make a difference in an industry or profession. Prospective candidates are required to provide an innovation prospectus prior to enrolment. The prospectus provides sufficient information for a judgment to be about project suitability and aids in the identification of appropriate supervisors for the major research component of the award. However in providing the prospectus, it is understood that the project innovation will evolve throughout the candidature. Following completion of four specialised coursework units, the major research component focuses on innovation development, implementation and demonstration of the consequences or potential consequences of uptake or implementation of the innovation. The assessable research output from the Professional Doctorate is the Innovation Portfolio (not a thesis ) and this is a demonstration of the candidate’s doctoral-level capacities to (1) develop and document an innovation relevant to specific contexts; (2) conduct highly contextual developmental and evaluation research focusing on that innovation; (3) produce evidence surrounding the innovation development and its realised or potential consequences; and (4) communicate, critically analyse and reflect on the entire innovation process including their role in innovation development and implementation. This Higher Research Degree is currently attracting candidates from various industries across Australia who desire to stay embedded in their chosen profession while developing their innovation within a Research Higher Degree at UNE.