WA Teaching and Learning Forum 2019

Theme: Vision & Voice

The 2019 TLF Proceedings can be found here

Contact:
For queries, please contact Events by Evelyn:
Phone - 0412 864 486
Email - [email protected]

Dates:
Thursday 31st January to Friday 1st February, 2019.

Venue: The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle campus. Building ND4, Corner Cliff & Croke Streets, Fremantle.

About the theme:
The 2019 theme, Vision & Voice is one that hopes both to capture and to inspire ideas about the future of learning and teaching in higher education from an inclusive perspective. It seeks to tap into burgeoning ideas in the sector concerning what sort of future our graduates will face and how this might affect approaches to learning and teaching; how to equip and inspire university educators, and how better to involve (and hear) student voices in university planning and delivery.  Perspectives that might be considered for workshops and presentations might include:  how globalisation is changing the demographic of both academics and students across the sector; the significance of the first year experience in achieving ultimate success; indigenous representation and the power of storytelling to enhance understanding and empower change; new international markets and what this might mean for academic and service delivery; industry and patient perspectives and their impact on teaching; the challenges for leadership to create, guide and implement an effective vision for the future of learning and teaching in WA.  

These suggestions are not exhaustive, and you are invited to think broadly!  Your university representative to the TLF committee would be a great person to use as a sounding board for your ideas, or to provide some early feedback on your proposed presentation. Contact details of committee members are provided below.  Where appropriate, presenters are encouraged to be as interactive and collaborative in their presentations as possible.

Committee Members:

Ainslie Robinson [email protected] (The University of Notre Dame)
Meredith Willmott [email protected] (The University of Notre Dame)
Sophie Benson [email protected]  (The University of Notre Dame)
Clare Alderson [email protected] (The University of Western Australia)
Sarah Veitch [email protected] (Murdoch University)
Audrey Geste [email protected] (Edith Cowan University)
David McConnell [email protected] (Curtin University)
Evelyn Whitfield (Events by Evelyn - [email protected])

Keynote Speakers

Professor Ian Solomonides is Vice President, Learning and Teaching at Victoria University, Melbourne where he is leading the implementation of a variety of initiatives related to technology enhanced learning and teaching, academic quality assurance, enhancement and management, and access to higher education for a wide range of 21 Century students.

Ian was previously director of the Learning and Teaching Centre at Macquarie University in Sydney and was an executive member and president of the Council of Australian Directors of Academic Developers until April 2016.

Prior to arriving in Australia in 2006, he was program leader for furniture and product design degrees at Nottingham Trent University in the UK.

Ian is a qualified and award winning teacher, holds a PhD in engineering education and maintains research interests in higher education - especially student experience and engagement. You can find some of his observations, usually about higher education, on Twitter where he appears as @solfella. More information here.

Please see Ian's abstract here for his keynote address. His presentation can be found at this link.

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Associate Professor Jon Yorke is the Academic Registrar and Acting Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor, Learning and Teaching at Curtin University, Perth.

Jon Yorke is the Academic Registrar and Acting Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor Learning and Teaching at Curtin University. Prior to taking up the role of Registrar in 2016 he was located within Curtin Learning & Teaching initially as the Manager, Assessment and then later as the Director, Assessment and Quality Learning. His research interests and publications span policies and practices within the domains of assessment, learning and teaching in higher education, with a particular focus on academic integrity.  Jon moved to Australia in 2008, joining Curtin from the University of Plymouth (UK), where he was the Educational Development and Learning Technologies (EDaLT) Program Director for academic development programs for new and experienced staff.

Please see Jon's abstract here for his keynote address.

Key Dates

Registrations

Please regsiter here.

Program now available!  

General information

Please click here for general information for all delegates in preparation for the Teaching and Learning Forum. Within the document includes information regarding parking, registration, wifi and more.

Call for submissions 

This year there are 4 categories of submissions; presentation, workshop, poster and a Nuts and Bolts session. Please see futher information here.

Nuts & Bolts session template and further information here.

How we're being sustainable

With conference-sized events it's easy, and very common, to have a lot of waste. To help cut back on this waste, we have adopted a new approach in 2019. One refillable TLF water bottle will be offered to each participant and a refill station provided for use throughout the Forum. We will also have the "Guidebook" conference application, again this year to save on printed programs. Another aim is to use sustainable crockery, cutlery and glassware, wherever possible. We have also found that having 'grazing table' at the end of the first day is a great way to reduce the amount of plates being used.

Other suggestions to make this yearly event more sustainable? Please let us know!

Testimonials from the 2018 Forum

The feedback for the 2018 Forum was fantastic overall. Here are a few comments from some 2018 attendees.

"Fun and informative conference with like-minded people!"

"A great way to hear what other people are doing and find time to think about SoTL."

"Worthwhile use of my time; culture of collegiality; key note was brilliant; welcome to country was fantastic; catering was excellent."

"As a Teaching Academic, I thoroughly enjoy attending the T&L forum, as it helps me to develop my career as a TA in Scholarship of teaching."

"Very welcoming, open environment where people with passion for teaching and their students come together to discuss hot topics of the era."

"Great to be at NDU at last - excellent forum!"

Sponsors

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