Resource Library

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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14 resources found.

Internationalisation at home: Enhancing intercultural capabilities of business and health teachers, students and curricula

Anita S Mak, Michelle C Barker
University of Canberra
2013
University of Canberra
Griffith University
Final Report Download Document (388.29 KB)

Using team management systems to identify and build leadership for quality learning in clinical health care teams

Maree O’Keefe, Sue McAllister, Teresa Burgess, Ieva Stupans, Amanda LeCouteur
The University of Adelaide
2011
The University of Adelaide

Includes resources:  

  • A guide to using team management systems (tms) for learning and teaching quality improvement in health care teams
  • Student clinical placements: best practice checklist
Flinders University, University of South Australia
Final Report Download Document (1.4 MB)
Guide Download Document (411.02 KB)
Checklist Download Document (201.06 KB)

Examining the impact of simulated patients and information and communication technology on nursing students’ clinical reasoning

Tracy Levett-Jones
The University of Newcastle
2011
The University of Newcastle
Final Report Download Document (2.38 MB)

Building capacity among emerging occupational therapy academic leaders in curriculum renewal and evaluation at UQ and nationally

Sylvia Rodger
The University of Queensland
2011
The University of Queensland

The Good Practice Guides serve as a quick reference guide for those undertaking curriculum design, renewal, review, and evaluation activities. Although developed for use within occupational therapy, the key principles described in the Guides have relevance for other health professions and curriculum development and renewal more broadly. Cases accompany many of these Good Practice Guides.

Compilation of all Fellowship Good Practice Guides & Cases Download Document (1.51 MB)
Guide 1: Role of the Curriculum Convenor or Programme Director Download Document (193.78 KB)
Guide 2: Whole of Program Curriculum Design Download Document (262.83 KB)
Guide 3: Principles of Curriculum Renewal and Change Download Document (297.82 KB)
Guide 4: Curriculum Leadership and Occupational Therapy Download Document (335.83 KB)
Guide 5: Developing a Community of Practice to Support Curriculum Reform Download Document (251.53 KB)
Guide 6: Managing Yourself as a Curriculum Leader and Change Agent and Managing Your Team Download Document (416.77 KB)
Guide 7: Developing Your Team’s Curriculum Vision Download Document (291.05 KB)
Guide 8: Developing your Team’s Educational Philosophy Download Document (351.35 KB)
Guide 9: Developing your Occupational Philosophy Download Document (367.86 KB)
Guide 10: Using Social Networking Tools to Support Communities of Practice Download Document (271.71 KB)
Guide 11: Curriculum Drivers in the Occupational Therapy Higher Education Context Download Document (370.3 KB)
Guide 12: Engaging with Stakeholders Download Document (322.39 KB)
Guide 13: Engaging Consumers as Stakeholders in Curriculum Design and Reform Download Document (383.01 KB)
Guide 14: Determining Curriculum Content Download Document (407.76 KB)
Guide 15: Curriculum Sequences from Gateways to Capstones Download Document (327.78 KB)
Guide 16: Transition Curriculum - Important Considerations for First Year Curriculum Download Document (345.51 KB)
Guide 17: Evaluating and Reflecting on the Impact of Curriculum Changes Download Document (390.44 KB)

Learning and Teaching Academic Standards Resources for Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

Amanda Henderson, Maree O'Keefe
Australian Learning and Teaching Council Limited
2011
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.

LTAS Resources for Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science Download Document (82.81 KB)

Pharmacy experiential placements tool

Susanne Owen, Ieva Stupans, Greg Ryan, Leigh M. McKauge, Jim Woulfe
University of South Australia
2011
University of South Australia

A competency graduated descriptors tool for self-assessment and feedback in relation to early and late placement students.

The University of Queensland, The University of Sydney
Graduated Descriptors Download Document (255.76 KB)

Outcomes-based planning, graduated descriptors and quality indicators for pharmacy experiential placements

Susanne Owen, Ieva Stupans, Greg Ryan, Leigh M. McKauge, Jim Woulfe
University of South Australia
2011
University of South Australia

Outcomes from the project include: seventeen experiential learning and assessment tasks published within an online central repository website, the development and trialling of a competency graduated descriptors tool, and a quality indicators framework  indicating stakeholder responsibilities and pre-placement during placement and post placement aspects.  The online repository is available at the project website.

The University of Queensland, The University of Sydney
Final Report Download Document (2.15 MB)

The development of a pre-registration nursing competencies assessment tool for use in universities across Australia: Toolkit

Patrick Crookes, Roy Brown
University of Wollongong
2010
University of Wollongong
CUT, QUT, UniSA, UTS
Toolkit Download Document (1.8 MB)

The development of a pre-registration nursing competencies assessment tool for use in universities across Australia

Patrick Crookes, Roy Brown
University of Wollongong
2010
University of Wollongong
CUT, QUT, UniSA, UTS
Final Report Download Document (10.42 MB)

Ensuring quality graduates of pharmacology: Final Investigation Report

Anna-Marie Babey, Shane Bullock, Elizabeth Davis, Joanne Favaloro, Lynette Fernandes, Tina Hinton, Hilary Lloyd, Ian Musgrave, James Ziogas
The University of Melbourne
2010
The University of Melbourne
Adelaide, JCU, Monash, RMIT, Sydney, UWA
Final Report Download Document (932.14 KB)

This project report addresses the important issue of the consistency and quality of Pharmacology teaching across institutions in Australia.  It is, in effect, a comprehensive scoping exercise carried out in 2008. Importantly, it draws on information from students, academics and industry stakeholders. The project also involved a number of workshops integrated with the pharmacological society interest groups. The data obtained provides for a strong foundation for future curriculum development. Another important outcome is the formation of an education network within the discipline to provide a platform for ongoing curriculum renewal.

This is a well-written, clearly presented stand-alone resource that is an excellent exemplar of how such scoping activities should be conducted. The survey covers different cohorts of students in the science and health sciences area who have to learn pharmacological principles. The survey instrument is appended to the report and, as such, provides a very useful template for others to adapt. It would be of significant use and interest to a broad range of other discipline-based initiatives that are planning such a comprehensive benchmarking exercise. In particular, this report would be of considerable value to other disciplines who engage in service teaching of standard content to diverse student cohorts.

One of the more interesting findings relate to the data around the student's preferred teaching/learning methods. This information has implications that may well extend beyond the health sciences. Future developments from this project should be accessible through the newly-formed Australian Pharmacology and Therapeutics Education Network (APTEN).

Application of a clinical staff development model (Teaching on the Run) to allied health and multi-professional audiences and to rural and remote settings

Fiona Lake, Margaret Potter, Derrick Webley, Chris Norman
The University of Western Australia
2009
The University of Western Australia
CUT, UQ
Fellowship Report Download Document (656.17 KB)

Learning and Teaching for Interprofessional Practice, Australia: Developing interprofessional learning and practice capabilities within the Australian health workforce - a proposal for building capacity within the higher education sector

Cheryl Bell, Roger Dunston, Gillian Nisbet, Terry Fitzgerald, Rosalie Pockett, Geof Hawke, Jill White, Alison Lee, Jill Thistlethwaite, Diana Slade, Adrian Lee, Lynda Matthews
University of Technology, Sydney
2009
University of Technology, Sydney
Sydney
Project report with Appendix 1 - Key activities and Appendix 2 - Operational plan Download Document (814.39 KB)
Appendix 3 - Consultation document Download Document (2.03 MB)
Appendix 4 - Final proposal Download Document (3.4 MB)

The PHENC Project: Interactive Video Analysis to Develop Learning and Assessment of University Students' Practical and Communication Skills, Final Report; PHENC:Interactive video analysis to develop learning and assessment of university students’ practice

Beth Hands, Anne Coffey, Karen Clark-burg , Annie Das, Jean MacNish, Christina van Staden, Paul Rycroft, Donna Miller, Suzanne Jenkins, Chris Hackett, Pam Gerrard
The University of Notre Dame Australia
2009
The University of Notre Dame Australia
Final Report
Final Report Download Document (3.35 MB)

Interprofessional Health Education in Australia: The Way Forward

Cheryl Bell, Roger Dunston, Terry Fitzgerald, Geof Hawke, Adrian Lee, Alison Lee, Lynda Matthews, Gillian Nisbet, Rosalie Pockett, Diana Slade, Jill Thistlethwaite, Jill White
University of Technology, Sydney
2009
University of Technology, Sydney
Sydney
Position paper Download Document (3.39 MB)