LEARNING & TEACHING
New Academic Staff
The following programs and resources are particularly relevant for new academic staff:
- Foundations of University Learning and Teaching (FULT)
- Graduate Certificate in University Learning and TeachingLearning and Teaching Induction Resource for New Academic Staff
Foundations of University Learning and Teaching (FULT)
The comprehensive Foundations of University Learning and Teaching (FULT) program aims to introduce teaching staff to the theory and practice of learning and teaching at university, and to assist staff in developing a conception of teaching as a reflective practice that draws on their own practice, the experiences of students and colleagues, and relevant research. The initial five-day workshop explores a variety of topics relevant to teaching practice, including: student learning and the learning process; developing learning aims and outcomes; aligning aims, learning activities and assessment; teaching to facilitate learning in small and large groups of students; assessment for learning; effective group work; reflecting on your teaching.
There is also the opportunity to further develop teaching skills through the planning, facilitation and evaluation of a 15-minute learning session. The four additional half-day workshops provide opportunities to share and discuss issues arising in practice and to further explore topics relevant to teaching. Participants will be invited to choose four of the half-day workshops offered. These additional workshops are offered approximately ten weeks following the initial five-day workshop, and participants may choose from topics such as: practical learning and teaching ideas; assessment and plagiarism; evaluating your teaching; drawing on and responding to student diversity; educational technology and online learning.
There is also the opportunity to further develop teaching skills through the planning, facilitation and evaluation of a 15-minute learning session. The four additional half-day workshops provide opportunities to share and discuss issues arising in practice and to further explore topics relevant to teaching. Participants will be invited to choose four of the half-day workshops offered. These additional workshops are offered approximately ten weeks following the initial five-day workshop, and participants may choose from topics such as: practical learning and teaching ideas; assessment and plagiarism; evaluating your teaching; drawing on and responding to student diversity; educational technology and online learning.
| Target Group | The program is mainly targeted to staff new to teaching, although experienced teaching staff are also welcomed. All staff with a significant teaching role are encouraged to be involved in FULT, eg. Library staff |
| Contact | Sue Morris (sue.morris@unsw.edu.au) |
| Responsibility |
Learning & Teaching @ UNSW
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Graduate Certificate in University Learning and Teaching
The Graduate Certificate in University Learning and Teaching (GCULT) is an accredited program available to teaching staff at UNSW. It is offered through the School of Public Health and Community Medicine and is coordinated by and located in Learning & Teaching @ UNSW.
The program is designed to meet the needs of busy teachers from diverse teaching settings. Courses in the program include one or more workshops together with related readings, and are designed to be interactive and user-friendly. They have been crafted to model a wide variety of good teaching practices, with specialist teaching staff drawn from across UNSW. Assessment tasks are designed to encourage participants to reflect on their actual teaching practice and consider how this might be improved, informed by selected material from the research literature.
Participants commence the program by attending the staff development workshop "Foundations of University Learning and Teaching" (FULT) - which is the workshop for the first *core course in the program
The Graduate Certificate will be awarded after satisfactory completion of 4 courses, 2 core and 2 electives. These will usually be taken over at least three semesters. Available courses are listed below:
Core:
*PHCM9401 Introduction to University Learning and Teaching
PHCM9402 Student Learning in Higher Education
Electives:
PHCM9403 Teaching Strategies for Effective Learning
PHCM9404 Course Planning in Higher Education
PHCM9405 Innovations in Education
PHCM9406 Educational Technology in Learning & Teaching
PHCM9407 Student Assessment in Higher Education.
All candidates are expected to be actively engaged in teaching in higher education at UNSW.
The program is designed to meet the needs of busy teachers from diverse teaching settings. Courses in the program include one or more workshops together with related readings, and are designed to be interactive and user-friendly. They have been crafted to model a wide variety of good teaching practices, with specialist teaching staff drawn from across UNSW. Assessment tasks are designed to encourage participants to reflect on their actual teaching practice and consider how this might be improved, informed by selected material from the research literature.
Participants commence the program by attending the staff development workshop "Foundations of University Learning and Teaching" (FULT) - which is the workshop for the first *core course in the program
The Graduate Certificate will be awarded after satisfactory completion of 4 courses, 2 core and 2 electives. These will usually be taken over at least three semesters. Available courses are listed below:
Core:
*PHCM9401 Introduction to University Learning and Teaching
PHCM9402 Student Learning in Higher Education
Electives:
PHCM9403 Teaching Strategies for Effective Learning
PHCM9404 Course Planning in Higher Education
PHCM9405 Innovations in Education
PHCM9406 Educational Technology in Learning & Teaching
PHCM9407 Student Assessment in Higher Education.
All candidates are expected to be actively engaged in teaching in higher education at UNSW.
| Target Group | Participants in the program should have completed a three year undergraduate degree at a recognised university, have a teaching related role at UNSW and should be employed in a continuing or contract position. At this stage those employed on a casual basis are not eligible for a scholarship. |
| Date | Ongoing |
| Contact | Jan McLean (jan.mclean@unsw.edu.au) |
| Responsibility | School of Public Health and Community of Medicine |
Learning and Teaching Induction Resource for New Academic Staff
Learning and teaching online support is available to all new academic staff. Please go to the "Support for New Teaching Staff" page of the Learning & Teaching @ UNSW website, where you can download the "Preparing for Teaching" booklet, and link to a range of other relevant resources.