The theme for the 2016 conference was Teaching Excellence: Learning for Life and was held on Friday 15 July, 2016 at the Stamford Plaza Airport Hotel, Sydney and hosted by Professor Anne Cummins, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students, Learning and Teaching) and led by the Learning and Teaching Centre.
The Keynote Speaker was Professor Gregor Kennedy, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Educational Innovation), The University of Melbourne.
The aims for the conference were to:
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View the playlist for all the videos from the conference
Links to individual videos from the different presentations can be found from the of individual presentations can be found on the Workshops & Presentation Sessions page.
Download the conference program from here.
Click on each session title to find out more about the presentations and workshops.
| Conference Streams: | Progressing Teaching through Scholarship and Research | Enhancing Teaching with Technology | Achieving Excellence in Curriculum Design and Teaching |
| 8:30am | Registration and Coffee - ACU Learning for Life Program Showcase, and displays by Academic Skills Unit & eLearning Team - Conference Foyer | |||||
| 9:20am | Participants to move to the Mascot Ballroom | |||||
| 9:30am | Welcome to Country: Ms Jane Ceolin ACU Prayer: Fr Anthony Casamento Welcome to the Conference: Professor Anne Cummins, Deputy-Vice-Chancellor (Students, Learning and Teaching) |
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| 9:45am | Vice-Chancellor’s Address: Professor Greg Craven, Vice-Chancellor, Australian Catholic University | |||||
| 9:50am | Keynote Speaker: Professor Gregor Kennedy, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Educational Innovation) University of Melbourne Myth or Messiah? Exposing the core values of technology in university education and learning |
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| 11:00am | MORNING TEA - ACU Learning for Life Program Showcase, and displays by Academic Skills Unit & eLearning Team - Conference Foyer | |||||
| 11:20am | Strengthening your Core: Introducing the new curriculum at ACU: Fr Anthony Casamento and Panel | |||||
| 11:50am | Launch of the Learning and Teaching Website: Professor Kevin Ashford-Rowe, Director, Learning and Teaching Centre and Mr James Nicholson, eLearning Advisor | |||||
| 12:05pm | ACU National Choir Performance: Choral Directors: Ms Clare McFadden, Ms Faye Dumont and Ms Judy Fromyhr – Accompanist: Mr Antonio Fernandez - Conference Foyer | |||||
| 12:20pm | LUNCH - ACU Learning for Life Program Showcase, and displays by Academic Skills Unit & eLearning Team - Conference Foyer | |||||
| Room | Mascot A | Mascot B | Mascot C | Centennial | Botany | Kingsford |
| 1:20pm | A1. Good Questions Not Good Answers: A Case Study in Poetry, Cinematography and Rap (Workshop) Dr Michael Theophilos |
A2. Embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing in social work curriculum: Co-constructing curriculum with community (Presentation) A/Prof Joanna Zubrzycki Dr Bindi Bennett Mrs Helen Redfern |
A3. Using in-class tutorials and assessment tasks to advance the scholarship of science teaching for pre-service teachers and the science education research community (Presentation) Professor Wilhelmina van Rooy Ms Trish Stockbridge |
A4. Using leoportfolio for reflective practice and professional portfolios (Presentation) Dr Paul Chandler |
A5. Shifting to Blended Mode: Quality Learning through Student Engagement (Presentation) Rev Dr James McEvoy |
A6. Project: Designing for Highly Engaging Blended Learning (Presentation) Professor Kay Souter Ms Lisa Burrell |
| 5 minute break between sessions | ||||||
| 1:55pm | A7. Experiences of students and service providers: Evaluation of the Postgraduate Mental Health Program (Presentation) Dr Val Goodwin Ms Rose McMaster Ms Sandra Hyde Ms Meghan Appleby Ms Therese Fletcher |
A8. Supporting Transition to University: The Development of an Online Orientation and Transition Program for Away from Base (Indigenous) Bachelor of Midwifery Students (Presentation) Ms Gail Baker A/Prof Paula Schulz Mrs Machellee Kosiak Ms Denise Burdett-Jones Dr Lynne Dunne Mrs Joclyn Neal |
A9. Additional online support for fundamental science concepts makes a positive difference (Presentation) Dr Genevieve Morris Dr Belinda Martinac Dr Santha James |
A10. Supportive teaching for improved learning outcomes: A problem-based learning curriculum and the teaching of the criminal law (Presentation) Dr Brianna Chesser |
A11. Critical Criteria for Curriculum Alignment (Presentation) Ms Colette Alexander |
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| 2:25pm | Break between workshop/presentation sessions | |||||
| 2:35pm | B1. Reflecting upon and using a taxonomy of scholarly teaching and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (Workshop) Professor Patrick Crookes |
B5. Designing first year assessment and activities to both challenge and support students (Workshop) A/Prof Theda Thomas |
B3. Designing Across the Semester – how integrating technology well can balance synchronous and asynchronous elements of online learning (Workshop) Professor Clare Johnson |
B4. The use of e-technology to support students with diverse academic ability in first year psychology: A six year journey (Presentation) Dr Helen Aucote |
B2. Exploring the use of a community of practice model to improve blended and flipped approaches to teaching and learning in the FHS (Presentation) Dr Georgia Clarkson Dr Leigha Dark |
B6. Promoting Excellence: Embedding Catholic identity and mission in Curriculum (Workshop) Mr Anthony Steel Professor Jude Butcher |
| 5 minute break between sessions | ||||||
| 3:10pm | B8. Blended Learning in the First Year: Finding the formula for student success (Presentation) Dr Leigha Dark Dr Diane Jacobs Dr Erin Conway |
B7. Enhancing teaching with technology: Infographics, Twitter and Snapchat (Presentation) Dr Miriam Tanti Ms Leanne Cameron |
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| 3:40pm | AFTERNOON TEA | |||||
| 4:00pm | Keynote and Student Panel Session – Teaching Excellence: Facilitating Learning through Integration of Technology: Professor Gregor Kennedy & ACU Students - Facilitated by Professor Ashford-Rowe | |||||
| 4:45pm | Closing Remarks: Professor Anne Cummins, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students, Learning and Teaching) and Professor Kevin Ashford-Rowe, Director Learning and Teaching Centre | |||||
| 5:00pm | Networking and Refreshments | |||||
| 6:00pm | Conference ends | |||||
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