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About ALTC Standing Committees

The Board has established the following Standing Committees to oversee the Australian Learning and Teaching Council's major
Schemes and Programs:

  • Priority Projects Program
  • Competitive Grants Program
  • Leadership for Excellence in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Program
  • ALTC Fellowship Scheme
  • Learning Networks
  • Awards for Australian University Teaching (AAUT)

 

Each Standing Committee is chaired by a Board member and includes nominees of Universities Australia.

 

Priority Projects Program Standing Committee

 

Name Position
Professor Daryl Le Grew Chair
Professor Ross Chambers Member
Professor Greg Hill Member
Professor Deborah Terry Member
Professor Greg Baxter Member

 

Competitive Grants Program Standing Committee

 

Name Position
Professor Ian O'Connor Chair
Professor Jim Barber Member
Professor Joan Cooper Member
Professor Jane Long Member
Professor Gabrielle McMullen Member

 

 Leadership for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Program Standing Committee

 

Name Position
Professor Ian O'Connor Chair
Professor Derrick Armstrong Member
Professor Janet Greeley Member
Professor Andrew Vann Member
Mrs Judith Wheeldon, AM Member

 

 ALTC Fellowship Scheme Standing Committee

 

Name Position
Professor Margaret Gardner, AO Chair
Professor Birgit Lohmann Member
Professor Bill MacGillivray Member
Dr Brian Millis Member
Professor Ron Oliver Member

 

Learning Networks Standing Committee

 

Name Position
Professor Elizabeth Harman (Chair) Chair
Professor Jane den Hollander Member
Professor John Dewar Member
Professor David Rich Member

 

The above Standing Committees have the following Terms of Reference:

  • To provide advice to the Board on the direction, development and ongoing evaluation and of the relevant Scheme or Program
  • To determine the winners of any grants or fellowships awarded as part of the Scheme or Program and to advise the Board accordingly
  • To commission work, as appropriate to the advancement of the objectives of the particular Scheme or Program, and as appropriate to the Mission and Objectives of the ALTC.

 

Australian Awards for University Teaching Committee

 

Name Position
Emeritus Professor John Hay, AC Chair
Professor Stuart Campbell Member
Professor Margaret Gardner, AO Member
Associate Professor Nereda White Member
Professor John Rosenberg Member
Ms Fiona Buffinton Minister's nominee

 

The Awards for Australian University Teaching Committee has the following Terms of Reference:

  • To provide advice on the ongoing evaluation and development of the citation/awards guidelines
  • To determine the winners of citations and awards
  • To provide advice to the Board on the impact of the national award system
  • To provide advice and undertake work on developing capability around peer assessment of teaching and learning in higher education

Note: For the purpose of decisions about the Awards for Excellence in Teaching and the Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning, two students and a representative of the Indigenous Community will join the Committee. ■