Teaching and Learning Month 2012 will be held at UWA from Monday 7 to Friday 18 May 2012.  The theme for this year is "Experiencing New Courses".

Teaching and Learning Month is all about discovering, discussing, pursuing, celebrating and valuing excellence in teaching and learning. From showcasing innovative approaches and methods to focusing on the finer points of tested-by-time pedagogical tools, Teaching and Learning Month encourages UWA staff and students to get thinking about and, most importantly, get talking about teaching and learning issues, ideas and practices and the student learning experience.

Teaching and Learning Month 2012 will focus on the theme of ‘Experiencing New Courses’, giving staff and students the opportunity to reflect on their experience in the first few months of New Courses – perhaps thinking about how the new undergraduate degree structure has changed first-year teaching, how transition is working, what the effect is on staff teaching practices, and whether the first-year experience has been enhanced.

A series of events around this theme has been scheduled for Teaching and Learning Month and is outlined below and available on our Program.

University Teaching Awards Ceremony

The 2012 UWA Teaching Awards Ceremony is planned for Wednesday 9 May, 6:00 – 8:30pm, University Club Banquet Hall (including a cocktail reception).

All members of the University community are invited to attend the ceremony, which recognises the University’s achievements in teaching and learning and rewards our outstanding teachers and teaching support staff. The 2012 Vice Chancellor's invitational speech will be presented by Mrs Kerry Sanderson AO.

The ceremony includes the University-wide announcement of faculty teaching award winners, the announcement of the University Excellence in Teaching Awards and the University’s nominees for national teaching awards. The ceremony also includes the annual Vice-Chancellors Invitational Lecture.

RSVP to catl@uwa.edu.au by 2 May 2012

Teaching and Learning Research Colloquium

The 2012 Teaching and Learning Research Colloquium will be held on Thursday 17 May 2012, Registration 8:45 - 4:30pm, University Club Seminar Room 1 & 2.

The colloquium is intended to give UWA staff the opportunity to share and disseminate the important work they are doing in teaching and learning research and scholarship with their peers. This year it will feature a mix of 25 minute presentations and three minute ALTC grant winner snapshots.

RSVP to catl@uwa.edu.au by 9 May 2012

Distinguished Visiting Teacher Public Seminar - “Students' experiences of the new curriculum at the University of Melbourne" presented by Professor Pip Pattison DVC (A) University of Melbourne

The 2012 Distinguished Visiting Teacher Public Seminar will be held on Monday 14 May 2012, 1:30 - 4:00pm, University Club Seminar Room 1 (followed by afternoon tea).

Professor Pattison will review the impact of significant curriculum change at the University of Melbourne, with a particular focus on students’ experiences of new undergraduate and graduate courses.   She will describe how students have reacted to new courses and reported on their experiences, and reflect on the broader impacts of the new curriculum on the educational mission of the University, including social inclusion priorities.  Professor Pattison will also point to: some lessons learned along the way;  what the University of Melbourne believe they have achieved; and what they see as ongoing challenges.

Biography:
Professor Pip Pattison is Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and a Professor in the School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Melbourne.  As Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the University of Melbourne, Pip is responsible for the implementation of the Melbourne Model curriculum at undergraduate and graduate level, including embedding of graduate attributes.  She leads development of the University's learning and teaching strategy, and works closely with the University's Academic Board by providing management oversight of the University’s quality assurance of learning and teaching and related systems and policies.

RSVP to catl@uwa.edu.au by 7 May 2012

Invitation Only - Seminar with Professor Pip Pattison DVC (A) University of Melbourne

Invitation only event.  Tuesday 15 May 2012, from 11:30 - 1:30pm.

Guest Speaker Martin Dougiamis - 'A flexible LMS developed on Educational Principles'

Martin Dougiamis, the Founder and Lead Developer of Moodle, will give a guest lecture on Moodle.  Tuesday 8 May 2012, 10:30 - 12:00am, Arts Lecture Room 8.

UWA's new Learning Management System (LMS) uses the Moodle Software.  Martin Dougiamas is the creater of Moodle in its humble beginings as a PhD project designed to put educational principles of social constructionism into a learning management system.  Now Moodle is a rapidly expanding, world-wide, open-source software with a community-based focus on development and learning.  Martin will speak to us about the phenomenon of Moodle, and develop the UWA community understanding of the principles on which it is based, current development and future directions.

RSVP to catl@uwa.edu.au by 1 May 2012.

Hunters & Gatherers: Strategies for Curriculum Mapping and Data Collection for Assurance of Learning (An ALTC Funded Project) with Mr James Herbert

Public Forum, Monday 7 May 2012, 3:00 - 4:00pm, University Club Seminar Room 1 (followed by afternoon tea)

The "Hunters & Gatherers: Strategies for Curriculum Mapping and Data Collection for Assurance of Learning" project concentrates on two elements of the assurance of learning: Mapping learning objectives that relate to graduate attributes across suitable units of study in the program (where possible allowing for introduction, further development and then assurance of the objectives); and collecting data on student performance in relation to each learning objective.

The emphasis will be on informing strategy in a way that supports efficient and manageable assurance mechanisms for academic staff. These elements will be considered through a sector wide audit. The audit will examine not only the regulatory practice of mapping and data collection but also provide a platform for innovation and change principles.

RSVP to catl@uwa.edu.au by 1 May 2012. 

Invitation Only - Hunters & Gatherers: Academic and Skills Staff Focus Group with Mr James Herbert

Focus Group with James Herbert Monday 7 May 2012, 1:00 - 2:30pm, University Club Seminar Room 1 (inclusive of lunch).

Invitation Only - UWA Teaching Award Winners Get-together

A get-together for past teaching award winners. Thursday 10 May 2012, 3:00 - 5:00pm, Waterports and Leadership Centre

Creative Conversation - "What are we learning about assessment and feedback: An open space co-learning experience"-EVENT CANCELLED. APOLOGIES FOR LATE NOTICE

Facilitated by Michael Wood and Asst/Professor Rashmi Watson, the Creative Conversations will focus around personal experiences with assessment through open space learning forum.  Wednesday 16 May 2012 from 12:30 - 3:00pm in Seminar Room 1 at Love House.

The process that will be used for our conversations is called “Open Space Technology”. 'Open Space' is a self-organising process that runs on the energy and commitment of those who attend.  There is no predetermined agenda established by others.  Nor will there be experts standing at the front giving presentations. Rather, the facilitators will be resources for and to each other. You will be invited to create your own agenda based on what is important to you, and to take responsibility for what emerges.  Open Space is a highly self-directive, interactive, dynamic and flexible workshop process which allows you to directly name and address each of your 'burning' questions, issues and ideas.

RSVP to catl@uwa.edu.au by 1 May 2012

Postgraduate Student Association (PSA) - Academic Roasting-EVENT CANCELLED. APOLOGIES FOR LATE NOTICE

The Postgraduate Students Association (PSA) will be hosting an "Academic Roasting" on Tuesday 15 May 2012, 1:00 - 3:00pm, Balcony Irwin Street Building 

In this “academic roasting” the Postgraduate Students Association (PSA) will roast various general areas of the University and associated processes and systems. These will be represented by volunteer academic and senior professional staff members.  A ‘roast’ is an event (usually in the United States) in which an individual is subjected to a public presentation of comedic criticism, praise, stories, and heart-warming tributes.

"Excellent Teaching at UWA: Student Sounds Bites"

"Student Sound Bites" will be shown daily from Monday 7 May - Friday 18 May between 1:00 - 2:00pm on public screens around the University.  Come and hear what students have to say about teaching at UWA.

e-Learning Expo - Learning Management System (LMS) in Action at UWA

Do you want to know what other staff are doing in or with the new LMS in their teaching? This inaugural T&L month eLearning Expo focuses on UWA's new LMS (powered by Moodle) - to showcase some interesting ways in which it is being used - from integration with the classroom activities, to focus on a range of specific activities or uses within an LMS unit. CATL eLearning staff will also share tips and tricks picked up across the University, and attendees are invited to participate in a tipsNtricks Q&A session to finish.

Friday 11 May 2012 from 1:00 - 4:00pm, Arts Lecture Room 8.

RSVP to catl@uwa.edu.au by 4 May 2012

Information Session about UWA Quiet Days and Retreats-EVENT CANCELLED. APOLOGIES FOR LATE NOTICE

Would you like to know more about staff contemplative retreats and quiet days at UWA? If so, we invite you to an afternoon conversation with Michael Wood on Wednesday 16th May, 3.00-4.00pm in Seminar Room 1 Love House. Retreats and Quiet Days have been offered at UWA for the last four years with participants reporting very high levels of satisfaction with these opportunities for personal reflection and quality thinking time.

RSVP to catl@uwa.edu.au by 16 May 2012