What's On at UWA

Intended Audience: The workshop is aimed at those who already have a basic working knowledge of Powerpoint, but would like to learn to present more interesting and effective presentations.

Workshop Description: Develop engaging and effective Powerpoint presentations which help your (...)

This session aims to introduce teachers and students to the ways in which medieval and more modern maps can help, and sometimes hinder, us to read literary texts. Is it possible to 'map' literature? Do works of literature consciously or unconsciously draw upon cartography? Do we read maps and (...)

The e-learning interest group meets monthly to share knowledge, understanding and tips about online learning technologies, software and pedagogy. At the June meeting Jason Tan the technician will give a technical introduction to the Access Grid Room, and Ela Majocha will talk about how she has used (...)

Teachers are being stretched in their efforts to maintain high quality teaching, often in a time or resource-poor environment, and with an increasingly diverse student cohort. Ideas on how to establish and maintain a good learning experience for students by teaching smarter are explored. Strategies (...)

Have you ever wanted to:

Communicate important study related events to your students?

Provide a unit outline and learning materials in a central location?

Manage access and release results to individual students?

If you answered yes to any or all of these (...)

Prerequisites: Quickstart Guide to Developing your 2009 LMS unit (or equivalent)

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Students to be able to access learning materials via your LMS unit trouble-free?

Your LMS files organised so that you can easily find and manage them from one year (...)

LIWA’s Clinical Trials Unit needs your help!

LIWA’s Flu Vaccine Study recruitment has now been extended and we are now looking for participants in the 50 to 64 years old age group.

Immunity to seasonal flu is the best step at this point in time to minimise the effects of ‘swin (...)

LIWA presents the next in its series of the popular one-hour lunchtime lectures for anyone involved or interested in medical research.

Assessment is, indeed has always been, a practice that is central to all teaching institutions. It happens, often, so instinctively that little thought goes into whether it is as good as it could be

Questions like the following are often not examined:

What is the difference (...)

Have you ever wanted to:

Communicate important study related events to your students?

Provide a unit outline and learning materials in a central location?

Manage access and release results to individual students?

If you answered yes to any or all of these (...)

Prerequisites: Quickstart Guide to Developing your 2009 LMS unit (or equivalent)

Have you ever wanted:

Students to be able to access learning materials via your LMS unit trouble-free?

Your LMS files organised so that you can easily find and manage them from one year (...)

This workshop aims to assist participants:

In developing a clear understanding of their role and responsibilities as a supervisor in relation to the Graduate Research School's guidelines, policies and procedures;

To develop a more productive working relationship with their (...)

Have you ever wanted to:

Communicate important study related events to your students?

Provide a unit outline and learning materials in a central location?

Manage access and release results to individual students?

If you answered yes to any or all of these (...)

Studies clearly show that in ‘traditional’ lectures, students attention declines rapidly after 15 minutes. Thus, while students retain 70% of the first ten minutes of a lecture, they only retain 20% of the last ten minutes. ‘Active Learning’ aims to involve students in the learning process, so that (...)

Foundations of University Teaching and Learning is designed to offer an integrated and highly interactive perspective on teaching in a research-intensive university. The programme provides a theoretical framework relating to teaching and learning, along with opportunities to explore a range of (...)

Have you ever wanted to:

Communicate important study related events to your students?

Provide a unit outline and learning materials in a central location?

Manage access and release results to individual students?

If you answered yes to any or all of these (...)

IUT is designed for specifically for postgraduate students who are tutoring, demonstrating or lecturing at UWA. It will help them develop a repertoire of teaching strategies and techniques, and will also introduce them to the latest research in teaching and learning.

The program (...)

Have you ever wanted to:

Communicate important study related events to your students?

Provide a unit outline and learning materials in a central location?

Manage access and release results to individual students?

If you answered yes to any or all of these (...)

In this workshop, you will examine a range of strategies for facilitating discussion and running engaging, interactive classes. The workshop is aimed at those of you who are new to tutoring or looking to develop your teaching skills.

Teaching in the laboratory or workshop setting can often become a routine process that does not take full advantage of the opportunities to improve student learning. This workshop will introduce you to strategies to enhance student engagement and communication between teacher and students, making (...)