The University of Newcastle, Australia

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.

The BOLD (Blended and Online Learning Design) lab is a place where instructional designers breathe life in to the ideas of academic staff who are teaching in the online arena. As part of the Centre for Teaching and Learning, the BOLD Lab is key for academics who want to extend the scope of their teaching parameters. > Find out more....

EDUCAUSE Resources

EDUCAUSE is a non-profit membership association created to support those who lead, manage and use information technology to benefit higher education. Their ‘7 things you should know about...’ resource series of Educause Learning Initiative (ELI) provides concise and practical advice on IT issues and applications that relate to teaching in a university setting. You can access the 2012 and 2013 offerings on a range of topics here.

Educause Learning Initiative – ‘7 Things You Should Know About...’

• Social Content Curation
• Makerspaces
• Video Communication
• Infographic Creation Tools
• Collaborative Learning Spaces
• Group Texting
• Micro-lectures
• Application Development Tools
• Educational Design Research
• 3D Printing
• Badges
• Navigating the New Learning Ecosystem
• The Evolution of the Textbook
• Projecting from Mobile Devices
• Flipped Classrooms
• Challenge-Based Learning

Technology

NMC Horizon Report

Is tablet computing, wearable technology and gamification really going to have an impact on higher education? The NMC Horizon Report is an unbiased source that helps education leaders and policy-makers understand the impact of key emerging technologies on education, and when they are likely to enter mainstream use.

Teaching

• Online Teaching: Designing Task Instructions

  30 May

  BOLD Lab
  Callaghan

• Using Collaborate, staff from the BOLD Lab will outline strategies for giving effective instructions and explanations in an online environment.

• Video and web conferencing SIP

  13 June
  12-1pm

  BOLD Lab
  Callaghan

Sessional

• Improving Your Teaching & What’s New?

  
  

  31 May

  Central Coast
• Improving Your Teaching

  21, 22 May

  Callaghan
• What’s New?

  28, 29 May

  Callaghan

CTL will come to you!

So we can support you in your teaching, CTL offers a range of in-practice professional development services. Whether you’d like some mid-semester feedback from students, a review from peers or someone to observe you teaching a class, CTL can help. Alternatively, if you’d like some help designing a course, some training in the BOLD Lab or a few fresh ideas when it comes to setting assessments, just ask us.

Register for a workshop or send your query to ctl@newcastle.edu.au

All Sorts of Students

CTL are gathering all sorts of students who are willing to give feedback and share their learning experiences of both face-to-face teaching and the online environment. Members of the group will form student panels and take part in the Equip series, which are workshops for academic staff who wish to further develop and enhance their teaching skills. Your genuine comments form an integral component of the Equip process, with the end result better teaching and a more positive experience for students. Participation is voluntary and the estimated time commitment is 1-2 hours. All participants will receive a certificate of acknowledgement and a lolly bag to take home. To register your interest, contact vivien.mccomb@newcastle.net.au or call 4921 5350

Need assistance with Academic skills, English Language support or Maths?

Learning Development works with students and academic staff to help all students learn and write effectively at all stages of their degree program > Find out more

Need an Individual consultation?

Learning Development offers individual consultations so you can discuss your assessment tasks and study processes > Find out more...

Prefer to attend a Workshop?

Learning Development workshops are available at all stages of your degree, from enabling students to Research Higher degree Find out more...

Learning online and need assistance with Blackboard?

The UoNline website, includes various resources for the teaching technologies you use when you login to UoNline. It is available for students to help you better understand online learning technologies at UoN Find out more...