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ALTC Assessment Forum

Adelaide, 19 November 2008

The ALTC is hosting an Assessment Forum at the University of South Australia on 19 November 2008. The forum will allow team team members to share resources, ideas and expertise related to assessment and form collegial networks to disseminate the findings of their projects. Attendance at the Assessment Forum is by invitation only.

Peer Review of University Teaching colloquium: Capitalising on Collegial Expertise and Feedback

Melbourne, 21 November 2008

An ALTC-funded project is hosting a colloquium at the University of Melbourne on Friday 21 November 2008. The colloquium will describe the potential benefits of peer review of teaching, while also examining the challenges and decision points for institutions choosing to promote peer review activities. The resources developed from the ALTC project Peer Review of Teaching in Australian Higher Education will be launched at the event. Further information is available on the project website: http://www.cshe.unimelb.edu.au/research/protcolloquium.html.

 

Awards Ceremony

Canberra, 25 November 2008


The Program, Teaching, Prime Minister's and Career Achievement Awards will be presented at the 2008 Awards Ceremony in Canberra on Tuesday, 25 November 2008.

 

Leading Change Symposium

Sydney, 27-28 November 2008


The Leading Change Symposium will be held in Sydney on 27-28 November 2008. The Symposium will bring together discipline-based teaching and learning leaders to identify common priorities to be considered by the ALTC in 2009-2011. See the Leading Change Symposium page for further information.

Conference: It's Academic - A National Student Ombudsman for Australian Universities?

Byron Bay, 4-5 December 2008


A conference about managing student grievances and discipline matters in universities will be held in Byron Bay on 4-5 December 2008. This event will be of interest to universities, government agencies and other organisations and individuals involved in adjudicating, resolving or managing grievances, disputes and appeals involving university students throughout Australia. The conference will present findings from an ALTC project being conducted by researchers from Southern Cross University, University of Technology, Sydney and The University of Sydney. Further information is available on the project website: http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/law/index.php/27/.

 

First Year Experience (FYE) Curriculum Design Symposium

Brisbane, 5-6 February 2009

The FYE Curriculum Symposium is an outcome of Professor Sally Kift's ALTC Senior Fellowship project. The Symposium will be of interest to teachers, academic managers, institutional learning and teaching leaders, and student support staff who are looking for both theoretical and practical assistance in designing customised and responsive first year undergraduate curriculum. See the Symposium website for further information: http://www.fyecd2009.qut.edu.au/index.jsp 

 

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