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When we think about team teaching we start to ask questions like: how would you do this; and, if you did, why would you do it? This workshop addresses these questions by providing an opportunity to learn about various team teaching approaches as ways of making the teaching and learning environment (...)

This seminar will give a glimpse of the work carried out in Rostrata Primary School by Richard Johnson, winner of the Premier's Prize for Excellence in Primary Science Teaching in 2008.

Ric believes the universal appeal of science learning poses no boundary to any child. The secret to (...)

Effective teaching is a central aspect of an academic career at UWA. This workshop will focus on the criteria and evidence that can be included in a teaching portfolio and used for PDR and promotion. You will leave this session confident and eager to make a start on your own portfolio

'Marking Student Work and Providing Effective Feedback' workshop for sessional staff.

Sessional teachers include those who teach as casual staff, are paid on an hourly basis, fractional appointments less than 0.5FTE or those who may teach unpaid as part of their professional role. They (...)

The strength of a teaching portfolio or award submission often rests on the quality of evidence provided to support it. This session will examine what constitutes robust evidence. It is a good follow-up to 'Developing your Teaching Portfolio'.

At the end of the session, you will:

Australian artist Boo Chapple will discuss the 2009 Honours Class “BioArt: contemporary art & the life sciences” she recently ran at The Arts & Genomics Centre (TAGC), in Leiden, The Netherlands. The Class was an art and science crossover lab that encouraged students from various (...)

Last year we ran our first overnight "Retreat for Teachers" based on the work of leading American Educator, Parker J Palmer (The Courage to Teach). That group of UWA Academics continues to meet on a quarterly basis.

These retreats aim to provide a supportive high trust (...)

During the International Year of Astronomy (2009), and coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the first manned moon landing, the University of Western Australia is proud to present “Starlight, Celestial Vision of Second Life” featuring the astronomical photography by local Perth astral (...)

New to teaching in higher education? Feeling as if you have been thrown in the deep end? Finding that, as sessional staff, you can’t get to the longer teaching professional development sessions? Help is at hand. Eight short, sharp workshops when you need it. This workshops focuses on managing (...)

Sessional teachers include those who teach as casual staff, are paid on an hourly basis, fractional appointments less than 0.5FTE or those who may teach unpaid as part of their professional role. They include honours and postgraduate students, clinical academics, adjunct title holders, clinicians (...)

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.

UWA staff interested in exploring ways to support group work activities and customise the student learning experience.

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

Have you ever wanted to:

Allow students to sign up to their own (...)

New to teaching in higher education? Feeling as if you have been thrown in the deep end? Finding that, as sessional staff, you can’t get to the longer teaching professional development sessions? Help is at hand. Eight short, sharp workshops when you need it. This workshops focuses on engaging (...)

This is your chance to win awards, scholarships and receive experience at one of Australia's leading lung research institutions. Find out more about our scholarship program, meet with Heads of Units and chat with LIWA's past and present students.

Have you wanted to:

Create common unit related Frequently Asked Questions and Answers to reduce the number of similar questions from students?

Allow students to test their knowledge of unit materials?

Conduct an exam and have the results automatically recorded by (...)

Intended Audience: UWA staff interested in learning the tips and tricks of managing LMS Assessments.

Prerequisites: Quickstart Guide to Developing your 2009 LMS unit (or equivalent)and Creating Assessments in UWA's LMS

Workshop Description: Have you ever needed to:

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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 (...)

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 (...)

Intended Audience: UWA staff who are advanced users of UWA's LMS and interested in creating assessments offline and publishing them to the LMS

Have you ever wanted to create and maintain your assessments offline and publish them to LMS when you are ready

If so, then you will (...)

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