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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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41 resources found for ‘innovation’.

Good Practice Report: Innovative Indigenous Teaching and Learning

Nereda White, Jack Frawley, Dang Thi Kim Anh
Australian Learning and Teaching Council Limited
2013
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.

 

ALTC Good Practice Report Download Document (441.53 KB)

Entrepreneurship education in non-business schools: best practice for Australian contexts of knowledge and innovation communities

Chris Collet
Queensland University of Technology
2011
Queensland University of Technology
Fellowship report - Entrepreneurship education in non-business schools Download Document (1.2 MB)

The Vignette-Matching Procedure: An innovative approach to assess competencies in psychology and clinical practicum

Gonsalvez, C.
University of Wollongong
2012
University of Wollongong
Macquarie University, The University of New South Wales, The University of Newcastle, The University of Sydney, University of Western Sydney
Final report Download Document (1.24 MB)
http://www.uow.edu.au/health/iimh/vignette-matching/index.html

Development of a computer-generated digital patient for teaching and assessment in pharmacy

David Newby, Jesse Jin, Peter Summons, Rukshan Athauda, Mira Park, Jennifer Schneider, Sheree Kable, Jennifer Marriott, Gregory Duncan, Maree Simpson, Richard Xu
The University of Newcastle
2011
The University of Newcastle

The project team developed and tested a computer-generated virtual patient for pharmacy students to practise and improve their communication, diagnostic and management skills for minor illnesses.  The software developed allows interaction between the student and the simulated patient, and captures and analyses aspects of the interaction including the questions asked, the diagnosis and management chosen by the student. Feedback is provided to the student.

To obtain the software developed by the project, request a username and password from david.newby@newcastle.edu.au  and then visit http://resweb.newcastle.edu.au/VirtualPatient/private/uploads.

Charles Sturt University, Monash University
Final Report Download Document (2.25 MB)

Professionalization of Peace Education through Wiki Networking & Innovative Teaching Methodst

Professor Helen Ware, Dr Rebecca Spence, Dr Christine Mason, Professor Kevin Clements, Dr Wendy Lambourne, Professor Jack Lynch, Dr Jacinta O’Hagan, Dr Greg Fry, Toh Swee-Hin, Dr Jonathan Makuwira, Dr Thomas Weber, Dr James Page, Dr Gavin Moun, Dr John Buchanan, Dr Debra Keenathan, Dr Brian Martin, Lieutenant Commander Anthony Walton, Dr Steven Darville, Steve Samuels, Roland Rich, Jack de Groot
University of New England
2008
University of New England
The Australian National University
Project Summary Download Document (24.39 KB)
Final Report Download Document (407.9 KB)

Using cost-effective multimedia to create engaging learning experiences in law and other disciplines

Professor Des Butler
Queensland University of Technology
2011
Queensland University of Technology

This fellowship addresses the needs of (1) final year law students studying ethics and (2) law academics and other interested educators in higher education wishing to use ICT to create engaging learning environments for their students but lacking the capacity to do so. A blended learning program was developed including instruction on theoretical and philosophical underpinnings of legal ethics, together with  Entry into Valhalla, an online suite of modules featuring self-test quizzes and machinima scenarios depicting legal dilemmas confronting the members of a fictional law firm.  The project website includes a detailed resources manual and instructional videos.

Fellowship Report Download Document (885.64 KB)

Innovation with Quality Assurance: online curriculum development for the University of New England's multi-institutional, collaborative programs in German at New England, James Cook and Newcastle universities, Final Report; Deutsch e-rklärt: a website

Kerry Dunne, Beat Lehmann, Jennifer Evans, Inge Wormleaton, Iain MacKay
2009

Final Report

JCU, UoN
Final Report Download Document (1.34 MB)
http://tlc.une.edu.au/deutsch-erklaert/

Engineering Science and Practice: Alignment and Synergies in Curriculum Innovation

Ian T Cameron
The University of Queensland
2009
The University of Queensland
Final Report Download Document (769.92 KB)

Benchmarking clinical learning in speech pathology to support assessment, discipline standards, teaching innovation and student learning

Associate Professor Michelle Lincoln, Associate Professor Alison Ferguson, Associate Professor Lindy McAllister, Dr Sue McAllister
The University of Sydney
2008
The University of Sydney

This project will build the capacity of speech pathology academics to monitor and improve the quality of their teaching and assessment through benchmarking effective strategies for facilitating student learning in the workplace nationally and internationally. Programs will be supported to develop threshold standards of performance that will inform teaching practice within universities. The project also aims to facilitate international benchmarking for the purpose of maintenance of standards and improvement of learning and teaching practices.

CSU, Flinders
Final Report Download Document (935.57 KB)

Dissemination, Adoption and Adaptation of Project Innovations in Higher Education

Jo McKenzie, Shirley Alexander, Carly Harper, Susan Anderson
University of Technology, Sydney
2005
University of Technology, Sydney
Report Download Document (1.25 MB)

The engineering design journey: needs, concept and reality

David Shallcross, Nicoleta Maynard, Jo Dalvean
The University of Melbourne
2011
The University of Melbourne
Charles Darwin University, Coogee Energy P/L, Curtin University, The University of Queensland, The University of Sydney
Final Report Download Document (2.4 MB)
http://www.chemeng.unimelb.edu.au/research/eng-vr/

CoChem - An Innovative Approach to Interdisciplinary Advanced Chemistry Teaching

Joanne Jamie
University of Wollongong
2000
University of Wollongong
This is a final report for a 1998 National Teaching Development Grant (Individual) funded by the Committee for University Teaching and Staff Development. The report summarises the project and outlines ways that the modular laboratory program for students has been implemented. Project evaluation and future directions are discussed.
Final report Download Document (24.67 KB)

Business education in the 21st century: Examining the antecedents and consequences of student team virtuality

Marie Kavanagh, Leisa Sargent, Donella Caspersz, Natasha Levak
University of Southern Queensland
2012
University of Southern Queensland

This project investigated the need to train students to be able to work effectively in teams, particularly virtual teams. The project was both research-driven and experience-based and considered the concept of ‘virtuality’ in teaching and learning at university. Virtuality for the purpose of this project refered to online collaboration by team members without the constraints of time and the necessity to be in the same place. The project sought to establish how to:

  • design online resources to facilitate implementation of virtual student teams
  • select appropriate technologies to support virtual student team activities
  • provide online training for staff and students to assess readiness
  • enhance the effectiveness of virtual teamwork
  • evaluate virtual student team projects in the Australian business education context.
The University of Melbourne, The University of Western Australia
Final Report Download Document (6.42 MB)
http://www.projectvirtuality.com/ALTC

Rethinking assessment in the participatory digital world – Assessment 2.0

Geoffrey Crisp
The University of Adelaide
2011
The University of Adelaide
Fellowship Report Download Document (2.79 MB)
Handbook Download Document (5.79 MB)
Teachers' Guide Download Document (1.84 MB)
Managers' Guide Download Document (1.54 MB)
http://www.transformingassessment.com

e-Teaching leadership: planning and implementing a benefits-oriented costs model for technology enhanced learning

Belinda Tynan, Yoni Ryan, Leone Hinton, Andrea Lamont Mills
University of New England
2012
University of New England
Australian Catholic University, Central Queensland University, University of Southern Queensland
Final Report Download Document (810.94 KB)
Evaluation Report Download Document (637.83 KB)

Good practice report: Technology-enhanced learning and teaching

Mike Keppell, Gordon Suddaby, Natasha Hard
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 technology-enhanced learning and teaching. 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.

 

ALTC Good Practice Report Download Document (1.24 MB)

Web 2.0 authoring tools in higher education: new directions for assessment and academic integrity

Jenny Waycott, Kathleen Gray
The University of Melbourne
2011
The University of Melbourne
Monash University, RMIT University
Final Report Download Document (908.21 KB)
http://web2assessmentresources.wikispaces.com

The Virtual Slidebox - a new learning paradigm for exploring the microscopic world

Camile Farah, Paul Mills, Rachel Aland, Sunil Lakhani, Terry Maybury
The University of Queensland
2010
The University of Queensland
Final Report Download Document (1.01 MB)
http://www.uq.edu.au/dentistry/virtual-microscopy-catalogue

The seamless integration of Web3D technologies with university curricula to engage the changing student cohort

Peter Albion, Penny de Byl, Janet Taylor, David Jones
University of Southern Queensland
2010
University of Southern Queensland
CQU
Final Report Download Document (543.75 KB)
http://web3dexchange.org/

ePortfolio use by university students in Australia: developing a sustainable community of practice

Gillian Hallam, Wendy Harper, Kim Hauville, Tracy Creagh, Lynn McAllister
Queensland University of Technology
2009
Queensland University of Technology

This report documents Stage Two of the Australian ePortfolio Project (AeP2), which explored the current scope of national and international ePortfolio communities of practice in order to identify the factors that have contributed to their success and sustainability. A toolkit of six concept guides, targeted at the various stakeholders involved in ePortfolio use and providing information on managing privacy, is provided in Appendix 1.  The project website provides additional resources.
 

Australian ePortfolio Project - Part 2 Download Document (8.22 MB)
http://www.eportfoliopractice.qut.edu.au http://www.altc.edu.au/resource-eportfolio-use-qut-2008

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