Teaching Essentials

Callaghan Campus – 24 July

Teaching Essentials is the first day of our orientation program for new academic staff. This day is held before the four day New Faculty Orientation, which is planned for February 2014. The Teaching Essentials program is designed to familiarise new academics with the role of teaching and the curricular systems of the University of Newcastle. To orient you to the virtual learning environment- UoNline- prior to the program, we would like to organise an individual e-Teaching consultation for you with one of our trained staff members. RSVP your attendance and e-Teaching consultation request or for More information, email: ctl@newcastle.edu.au

Sessional Staff Professional Development Days

Callaghan Campus - 16, 18 and 25 July

Ourimbah Campus - 23 July

Sessional staff members are an important part of the University of Newcastle’s academic community. To support you in your teaching, CTL is holding professional development days to inspire, inform and invigorate tutors for the new semester.

The day will cover the roles and responsibilities of tutors, teaching and learning in an online environment, student expectations and work/life balance for sessional academics. All participants will be sent a certificate after the workshop. The day will be fully catered, enabling participants an opportunity to engage with peers and experts in a relaxed atmosphere. All tutors will receive payment of $120 and the normal statutory contributions.

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AQF Program Mapping

CTL continues to support academics in all areas of their teaching and learning, including AQF Program Mapping. Dr Siva Krishnan is available for advice and assistance as faculties and discipline groups undertake the mapping process. To make an appointment, please email: siva.krishnan@newcastle.edu.au or call 4921 6533

Course Design for 21st Century Learning

Callaghan Campus - 11, 20 or 28 June

Are you redesigning a course or creating a new one? Looking for strategies to align your learning outcomes and assessments? Interested in moving into blended or online teaching?

This hands-on one day retreat is an opportunity to discuss effective course design that marries teaching methods and teaching technologies. Using a course Blackboard site as a key strategy to support teaching and learning, participants will create learning outcomes, assessments and a course syllabus that encourages transparency, student engagement and aligned course design.

A light lunch will also be provided. Register

The Adoption Agency SIP

The Adoption Agency will showcase web-based tools that can be adopted to assist with teaching and learning, to help students engage with concepts and materials in their courses. Participants are encouraged to bring along examples and discuss the way they utilise web-based tools in their classes.

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Teaching Workshops

• The Adoption Agency SIP

  Thursday 11 July

  12-1pm L259
  Callaghan

• The Adoption Agency will showcase web-based tools that can be adopted to assist with teaching and learning, to help students engage with concepts and materials in their courses.
  Register

• Course Design for 21st Century Learning

  11,20
  or 28 June

  Callaghan

• Are you redesigning a course or creating a new one? Looking for strategies to align your learning outcomes and assessments? Interested in moving into blended or online teaching?
  Register

• Vocal Care Workshop

  25 June

  Callaghan
  L259

• Teaching places high demands on your voice and is an occupation with a high incidence of voice problems.
  Register

A BOLD Solution

Professor Susan Ryan wanted an assessment tool that would test her students' ability to assess the homes of people with arthritis, dementia and spinal cord injuries. The problem was access. It's a logistical challenge to send a troop of 30 occupational therapy (OT) students into someone's home to measure it up. So she needed to fake it. That's when Chris Barrett from the BOLD Lab got to build a house with his computer.

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