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The Resource Library contains a collection of higher education learning and teaching materials flowing from projects funded by the Commonwealth of Australia including those from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council.

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777 resources found.

Why Scholarship Matters in Higher Education

Belinda Probert
Office for Learning and Teaching
2014
Office for Learning and Teaching

Paper 2 of an interrelated discussion series prepared by  Professor Belinda Probert for the Office for Learning and Teaching. This paper provides a critique of the way in which 'scholarship' has come to be interpreted in Australian higher education arguing for a return to Boyer's conception as a starting point.

NOTE:

Paper 1 Teaching focused academic appointments in Australian universities can be found at http://olt.gov.au/resource-teaching-focused-academic-appointments.

Paper 3 Becoming a university teacher: the role of the PhD can be found at http://olt.gov.au/resource-becoming-university-teacher-role-phd-2014.

Discussion Paper 2 (PDF format) Download Document (359.31 KB)
Discussion Paper 2 (Microsoft Word format) Download Document (178 KB)

Good Practice Report: English Language Proficiency

Sophie Arkoudis, Lachlan Doughney
The University of Melbourne
2014
The University of Melbourne
Report (PDF format) Download Document (368.65 KB)
Report (Microsoft Word format) Download Document (289.5 KB)

Good Practice Report: Work-Integrated learning

Janice Orrell
Australian Learning and Teaching Council Limited
2011
Australian Learning and Teaching Council Limited

This good practice report, commissioned by the ALTC, provides a summative evaluation of useful outcomes and good practices from ALTC projects and fellowships on work integrated learning. The report contains:

  • a summative evaluation of the good practices and key outcomes for teaching and learning from completed ALTC projects and fellowships
  • a literature review of the good practices and key outcomes for teaching and learning from national and international research
  • the proposed outcomes and resources for teaching and learning which will be produced by current incomplete ALTC projects and fellowships
  • identifies areas in which further work or development are appropriate.
Report Download Document (1.16 MB)

A Network of Networks: Supporting Good Practice in Network Leadership and the Dissemination of Good Practice in Tertiary Education

Mike Keppell, Gordon Suddaby , Natasha Hard , Karen Halley, Tom Prebble, Helen Carter, Caroline Steel, Kylie Readman, Shelda Debowski, Som Naidu, James Sankar, Kim Edgar
University of Southern Queensland
2014
University of Southern Queensland
Final Report (PDF format) Download Document (242.76 KB)
Final Report (Microsoft Word format) Download Document (1 MB)
www.nataonthenet.blogspot.com

Investigating the Application of IT Generated Data as an Indicator of Learning and Teaching Performance

Shane Dawson, Erica McWilliam
Queensland University of Technology
2008
Queensland University of Technology
The University of British Columbia (Canada)
Final Report Download Document (748.76 KB)

Embedding the Development and Grading of Generic Skills Across the Business Curriculum

Tori Vu, Brendan Rigby, Glyn Mather
Macquarie University
2011
Macquarie University

This project identified and disseminated several current models of embedding graduate skills in business programs around Australia. An intensive workshop model of embedding graduates skills was developed and trialled. Practical teaching and learning resources on teamwork, critical thinking, ethical practice and sustainability were developed and may be found on the project website.

This practical resource focuses on a subset of business graduate skills: team work, critical thinking, ethical practice and sustainability . Provided are comprehensive literature reviews, real work case studies, lesson plans, suggested teaching methods, and a standards of achievement framework including guides on how to create learning outcomes and assessment rubrics from the standards. All resources are housed at this website.

Australian Catholic University, Edith Cowan University, La Trobe University, University of Canberra, University of Southern Queensland, University of Tasmania
Final Report Download Document (1.95 MB)
http://www.graduateskills.edu.au/

Learning and Teaching Academic Standards (LTAS): Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

Amanda Henderson, Maree O'Keefe
Australian Learning and Teaching Council Limited
2010
Australian Learning and Teaching Council Limited

Resources to support the development and use of academic learning and teaching standards for the health, medicine and veterinary science disciplines. These resources were developed during the Learning and Teaching Academic Standards Project.

Standards Download Document (1.44 MB)
Resource Material Download Document (82.81 KB)

Good Practice Report: Assuring Graduate Outcomes

Beverley Oliver
Australian Learning and Teaching Council Limited
2011
Australian Learning and Teaching Council Limited

This good practice report, commissioned by the ALTC, provides a summative evaluation of useful outcomes and good practices from ALTC projects and fellowships on assuring graduate outcomes. The report contains:

  • a summative evaluation of the good practices and key outcomes for teaching and learning from completed ALTC projects and fellowships
  • a literature review of the good practices and key outcomes for teaching and learning from national and international research
  • the proposed outcomes and resources for teaching and learning which will be produced by current incomplete ALTC projects and fellowships
  • identifies areas in which further work or development are appropriate.
Curtin University
Report Download Document (680.59 KB)

Resources to Assist Discipline Communities to Define Threshold Learning Outcomes (TLOs): An Outcome of the ALTC's Learning and Teaching Academic Standards (LTAS) Project

Australian Learning and Teaching Council
Australian Learning and Teaching Council Limited
2011
Australian Learning and Teaching Council Limited

This resource is an outcome of the ALTC's Learning and Teaching Academic Standards Project and has been prepared to assist discipline commuties define threshold learning outcomes.

 

NOTE:  See also records for specific discipline standards produced by the Learning and Teaching Academic Standards (LTAS) Project, i.e., Accounting, Agriculture, Architecture, Agriculture, Building & Construction, Creative & Performing Arts, Education, Engineering & ICT, Geography, Health, History, Law, Medicine, Science, Veterinary Science.

Report Download Document (331.8 KB)

Academic Integrity Standards: Aligning Policy and Practice in Australian Universities

Tracey Bretag, Saadia Mahmud, Ruth Walker, Margaret Green, Margaret Wallace, Julianne East, Ursula McGowan, Colin James, Lee Partridge
University of South Australia
2013
University of South Australia
La Trobe University, The University of Adelaide, The University of Newcastle, The University of Western Australia, University of Wollongong
Final Report Download Document (830.36 KB)
http://www.aisp.apfei.edu.au

Peer Instruction in the Humanities

Sam Butchart, Toby Handfield, John Bigelow
Monash University
2007
Monash University
Final Report Download Document (563.22 KB)
http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/philosophy/peer-instruction/

Leading Excellence: Application of the Engaging Leadership Framework (ELF) to New Higher Education Sites and Contexts

Lorraine Bennett, Kay Hempsall
Monash University
2010
Monash University

The Engaging Leadership Framework tool and artefacts were developed to support the effective leadership of change and to build leadership capacity in institutions. The report notes that the framework’s value was particularly evident when leadership projects were linked to active learning and the authentic issues of the participants. Artefacts include workshop activities, site case studies, journal notes and reflections, planning and evaluation templates, and ELF game prototypes.

Edith Cowan University, Federation University Australia, University of New England
Final Report Download Document (37.82 MB)

An Implementation Framework for the OSCE ‘Best Practice Guidelines’ Designed to Improve Nurse Preparedness for Practice

Marion Mitchell, Carol Jeffrey
Griffith University
2013
Griffith University
Flinders University, University of Technology, Sydney
Final Report Download Document (2.59 MB)

Leadership for Future Generations: A National Network for University Languages

John Hajek, Colin Nettelbeck, Anya Woods
The University of Melbourne
2013
The University of Melbourne
Monash University, RMIT University, The University of Adelaide, University of Wollongong
Final Report Download Document (6.53 MB)
http://lcnau.org

Engaging with Learning: Understanding the Impact of Practice Based Learning Exchange

Jo Barraket, Rose Melville, Sarah Wright, Marcelle Scott, Sarah Richardson, Gemma Carey, Stephen Thornton, Paul Hodge
The University of Melbourne
2009
The University of Melbourne
The University of Newcastle, The University of Queensland
Final Report Download Document (561.61 KB)
Report for Partners Download Document (452.42 KB)
Report for Teaching Staff Download Document (418.11 KB)
Report for Students Download Document (374.93 KB)
Report for University Leaders Download Document (374.69 KB)

Collaborative Building Design Education Using Building Information Modelling

Julie Mills, Anh Tran, Andrea Parks, Jennifer Macdonald
University of South Australia
2013
University of South Australia
The University of Newcastle, University of Technology, Sydney
Final Report Download Document (1.15 MB)
http://www.codebim.com

Economics Standards for Australian Higher Education

Ross Guest
Griffith University
2014
Griffith University
Final Report Download Document (393 KB)
http://www.economicslearningstandards.com

Veterinary Pharmacology Curriculum Renewal to Improve Graduate Outcomes and Public Safety

Paul Mills, Stephen Page, Amanda Craig
The University of Queensland
2011
The University of Queensland
Australian Veterinary Association, Chapter of Veterinary Pharmacology, Charles Sturt University, James Cook University, Massey University (NZ), Murdoch University, The University of Melbourne, The University of Sydney
Final Report Download Document (1.85 MB)

Peer Review of Online Learning and Teaching

Denise Wood, Martin Freney, Marty Friedel, Richard Lamb, Sheila Scutter, Dale Wache, Kirstin Wache
University of South Australia
2008
University of South Australia

Peer review of online learning and teaching: online resources

Edith Cowan University, Griffith University, Lancaster University (UK), Monash University, Queensland University of Technology, RMIT University, University of Southern Queensland, University of Tasmania
http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/peerreview

Supporting Student Self and Peer Assessment in Large Groupwork Projects

Richard Raban, Andrew Litchfield, Keith Willey, Antoine Hermans, Steve Murray, David Davis, Heinz Dreher, Neil Harris, Katherine Wenham
University of Technology, Sydney
2009
University of Technology, Sydney

The project’s purpose is to further the educational design and dissemination of an online tool to support and facilitate self-and-peer assessment of individual contributions in large group work projects. The online tool supports group work processes through facilitating self-and-peer assessment by providing quantitative and qualitative feedback, evaluation, reflection and review opportunities.

Curtin University, Griffith University, Queensland University of Technology
Final Report Download Document (684.2 KB)
TeCTra Installation Guide v3.00.029 Download Document (389.46 KB)
TeCTra User Manual v3.00.029 Download Document (13.93 MB)
TeCTra System Architecture v3.00.029 Download Document (2.32 MB)
TeCTra Ajax Interface: Common Document v3.00.029 Download Document (260.29 KB)
TeCTra Ajax Interface: Admin Document v3.00.029 Download Document (405.29 KB)
TeCTra Ajax Interface: Member Document v3.00.029 Download Document (383.61 KB)
TeCTra Ajax Interface: System Administration Document v3.00.029 Download Document (285.15 KB)
TeCTra Usability Survey Download Document (161.8 KB)

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