Site Navigation
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Learning and Teaching Seminar
Reflecting on Teaching and Learning in A Changing World
- Date
- Wednesday 8th June 2011
- Time
- 9:30 - 15:00
- Venue
- Brisbane AB-32
- Melbourne 4-18
- North Sydney C1-09
- Strathfield S3.23
- Ballarat B503
- Canberra S1-10
- Registration
- Register online
The theme for the seminar is “Reflecting on teaching and learning in a changing world”. There are many changes happening in Higher Education at the moment. Faculty of Arts and Sciences staff will share their experiences of how they are helping students to learn effectively in this changing world.
Programs
| Topic | Speaker | Chair | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session 1: Engaging students in a changing world | Delyse | ||
| 9:30 - 9:45 | Introduction and welcome by the Dean of Faculty of Arts and Sciences | Theda Thomas Gail Crossley |
|
| 9:45 - 10:10 | New opportunities in teaching and learning: to upgrade praxis of 150 years | Peter Burton | |
| 10:10-10:35 | Unblocking the bottlenecks to learning: applying David Pace’s 7-step strategy | Jennifer Carpenter | |
| 10:35-11:00 | Promoting student engagement and conceptual understanding in a psychology tutorial class | Gill Terrett | |
| 11:00-11:25 | Arguing the point: using classroom debates to engage students | Ellen Warne | |
| 11:25-11:45 | Tea/coffee | ||
| Session 2: Enhancing first year experience in a changing world | Eric | ||
| 11:45-12:10 | Embedded academic writing skills in Arts and Sciences | Michelle Black Fiona Anastas Geraldine Marsh |
|
| 12:10-12:35 | Using multi-choice questions in the study of literary texts | Sarah Dowling, Carolyn Masel | |
| 12:35-13:00 | Introducing university students to the possibilities of performing in the community: engaging first-year students through early childhood dramatic performance | Delyse Ryan | |
| 13:00-13:30 | Lunch | ||
| Session 3: Using technology to enhance learning in a changing world | Karmina | ||
| 13:30-13:55 | Do students benefit from lecture recordings? | Kathy Robinson, Alanah Kazlauskas, Paul Wagner | |
| 13:55-14:20 | The second screen and uses in learning and teaching | Alison Blair | |
| 14:20-14:40 | General discussion | Theda Thomas and campus coordinators | |
| 14:40-14:45 | Closure and thanks | ||
Please contact Theda Thomas theda.thomas@acu.edu.au if you have any queries.
