Frequently asked questions:

• Who are the key people I need to work with?e.g. National team leader, Lecturer-in-charge? For further information refer to your supervisor, school administration staff or faculty eLearning staff.
• How do I access the Unit Outline? You will require an ACU login to access to Learning Environment Online (LEO) and be enrolled in the LEO unit. For more information refer to your Faculty eLearning staff, school administration or your supervisor.  LEO guides for staff also provides information about how to get started in LEO and locate your unit/s.
• How do I access my timetable? Access Timetabling. For more information refer to your school administration staff or supervisor.
• How do I get access to online systems such as the Learning Environment Online (LEO) and Lecture capture (Echo360? For more information refer to Learning and teaching policies including the 'Lecturer capture policy and procedures' or in 'Suggested support resources related to learning and teaching' below.
• What resources do I need to deliver? For further information refer to 'LEO guides for staff' and attend a 'LEO Basics workshop'. The 'Teaching Support Program' may also be of interest once the semester starts, as the program focuses on applying the principles of 'constructive alignment' in order to link unit learning outcomes, assessment tasks, learning activities and content.
• How do I access a list of students for my unit or tutorial group/s? LEO guides for staff also provides information about how students are enrolled in LEO unit and organised into groups. For more information refer to your school administrator or supervisor.
• What assessment would I be expected to mark/grade? Refer to 'Assessment Procedures 4. Staff Responsibilities' provides a summary of staff responsibilities at various stages of the study period in relation to each unit and its assessment requirements.
• What resources are available to me as a staff member? The Learning and Teaching site includes a range of support resources, professional development and links to relevant policies and procedures. Other support resources are available on the ACU staff site. To locate key support resources easily refer to 'Suggested support for learning and teaching'.
• How much time am I expected to dedicate to specific tasks? for example marking; student consultations; replying to email; and preparing for lessons, tutorials or lectures)? For further information, refer to 'Suggested support resources for learning and teaching - workloads for academic staff'.

Suggested professional development

The suggested professional development offerings will help you orientate yourself to

a) the ACU academic community

• Introduction to teaching and learning (ILAT)
• Teaching Support Program (TSP)

b) the learning management system (LEO)

• eLearning101 webinars
• LEO workshops:offerings
• LEO guides for staff

Suggested support for learning and teaching

Use these resources to:

a) familiarise yourself with the tasks you need to perform

• Learning and teaching policy and procedures
• Procedures for timetabling
• Academic calendar
• Room bookings and allocating classes
• Student Evaluation of Learning and Teaching (SELT)
• Student conduct and discipline
• Staff code of conduct
• Student services see for example disability support
• Extended unit outline (check your curriculum documents to determine whether your unit is on the current Generic Unit Outline Template)
• Workloads for academic staff

b) access guidelines and policy documents for your teaching

• Academic skills
• Assessment policy and assessment procedures for example 'Assessment Procedures 4. Staff Responsibilities' provides a summary of staff responsibilities at various stages of the study period in relation to each unit and its assessment requirements.
• Academic integrity and misconduct policy, academic misconduct procedures and promotion of academic integrity (relating to student assessment)
• Glossary of ACU terms and definitions
• LEO guides for staff
  • Getting started
  • Your units
  • Communicating
  • Assessment
• Organisational chart of the Australian Catholic University
• Teaching criteria and standards framework (tool to guide you in your pursuit of excellence in learning and teaching)