Who should attend?
Where is the Forum being held?
What are the presentation options?
What are the paper options?
What are the important dates?
Is there a format for submitting your abstract?
Is there a format for submitting your paper?
Is there a printer friendly version of the website pages?
Will papers be reviewed?
Will papers be published?
What are the registration fees / are all activities included?
Why must everyone submit an abstract?
What are the submission proceedures?

Q. Who should attend?
A. The Teaching and Learning Forum is for all academic staff who are interested in pedagogical issues and for all members of the university community who are keen to explore ways to improve the quality of the university experience for students. Casual, sessional and part time staff and postgraduate students are encouraged to attend.
 

Q. Where is the Forum being held?
A. The Forum is being held on the Crawley campus of The University of Western Australia which is located on the banks of the Swan River. An interactive UWA Campus Map is available online. Buses run regularly to the campus from downtown Perth and Fremantle, including the Circle Route bus. Up-to-date timetables can be found at the Transperth website.
 

Q. What are the presentation options?
A. Presentations can be part of an Activity Session, Workshop (90 minutes) or Paper (10 minutes). Details can be found on the Presentations page.
 

Q. What are the paper options?
A. Details can be found on the Call for Papers and Abstracts page. Papers can be submitted for one of the following:

• Research Paper to the refereeing process (≤5000 words)
• Professional Practice Paper to the refereeing process (≤5000 words)
• Non-refereed Abstract not for publication in the proceedings (≤300 words)
• Proposal for a Workshop or Activity Session

Q. What are the important dates?
A. Details can be found on the Critical Dates page.

• Full papers to be submitted 13 October 2006
• Abstracts for non-refereed papers to be submitted 17 November 2006
• Advice of acceptance of abstracts & proposals 24 November 2006
• Advice of acceptance of refereed papers 1 December 2006
• Final date for early bird registration 15 December 2006
• Forum dates 30-31 January 2007

Q. Is there a format for submitting your abstract?
A. Details can be found on the Call for Papers and Abstracts page.

• Format: Email attachment
• Word processor: MS Word
• Document name: Use your last name and first initial of your first name, eg. goodyaTLF2006
• Margins: 2.5 cms all around
• Style: Use 'normal style' only
• Font Type: Use Times New Roman only
• Include:
  • Title of session: 14 point, bold
  • Key words: 11 point, 3 words
  • Abstract: 11 point, 300 words
  • Presenter details: 11 point
    - Name of session presenter/coordinator
    – Position and institution
    – Contact details (address, telephone, fax, e-mail)
    – Other presenter (if relevant)

Q. Is there a format for submitting your paper?
A. Details can be found on the Call for Papers and Abstracts page.

• Format: Email attachment
• Word processor: MS Word
• Document name: Use your last name and first initial of your first name, eg. goodyaTLF2006
• Page Setup: A4 size, 2.5cm margins all around
• Font Type: Use Times New Roman only
• Part A - Cover Page: 1 page
  • Paper title: 14 point, bold, centred, sentence case, followed by 2 blank lines
  • Author(s) name, department and institution: 12 point, centred, sentence case, principal author first
  • Contact Details (postal address, telephone & fax number, email address): 12 point, left align, principal author only
  • Author biography(s): 12 point, left align, ≤75 words
• Part B - Full Paper: (new page)
  • Body text: 12 point, single spaced, left align
  • Sub-heading 1: 12 point, bold, left aligned, sentence case, 1 blank line preceeding and following; do not number sub-headings
  • Sub-heading 2: 12 point, italics, left aligned, sentence case, 1 blank line preceeding and following; do not number sub-headings
  • Long quotes (30+ words): 10 point, 1cm indent left and right
  • Captions: 12 point, bold, centred, sentence case
  • Page numbers: insert page numbers at the bottom of the page, right aligned (These will be removed during compilation)
  • Referencing: Please avoid using footnotes. If unavoidable, make endnotes at the end of the article. Use the APA citation and reference style. List references under the 1st level sub-heading: References.
  • Include: Title (14 point, bold, centred, sentence case, followed by 2 blank lines), Abstract (10 point, italics, 1cm indent left and right, ≤300 words, followed by 2 blank lines), and Paper (≤5000 including references); Do not include author name(s).

Q. Is there a printer friendly version of the website pages?
A. All pages have a printer friendly version link at the bottom right. Some pages also offer a printer friendly version button at the top of the page.
 

Q. Will papers be reviewed?
A. The Forum has two streams for submitting a paper: non refereed and refereed. If you wish to submit a paper for refereeing, please make this clear on your abstract.
 

Q. Will papers be published?
A. All refereed papers will be published digitally.
 

Q. What are the registration fees – are all activities included in the fee?
A. The registration fees are (including GST):

Importance of Abstracts

Please format abstracts and papers according to the guidelines as they are printed in the Forum booklet for participants.

Submission procedure

Send abstracts and papers for refereeing to: TLF2007@uwa.edu.au

Please ensure your surname, initial, TLF2007 and your presentation option is in the subject line of the email.