Monday 01 |
9:00 - WORKSHOP - Stress management : This workshop is intended for any staff wanting to reduce the stress in their lives. Chronic stress can have long-term impacts on our health and well-being. Psychologists from the UWA counselling service offer their expertise to UWA staff wishing to enhance their stress management techniques.
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This workshop involves a look at the causes of stress, the effects of on-going stress and stress management techniques which are particularly useful to reduce stress. Emphasis is placed on learning healthier ways to manage and cope with stress. Learn to recognise the barriers to implementing (...)
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Wednesday 03 |
9:00 - WORKSHOP - Trobexis: Travel Requisitions : This workshop is recommended for all University staff who are required to arrange travel for themselves or other people.
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This workshop is designed to provide participants with the knowledge to requisition travel using the Trobexis tool for you (the traveller) or a travel arranger (who books travel for others).
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Thursday 04 |
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. This workshop is a good follow-up to the 'What counts as evidence of good (...)
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Monday 08 |
9:00 - WORKSHOP - Project management for managers : All UWA staff responsible for the supervision or management of other staff.
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Managers are often responsible for effective project management – as either project leaders or managers. This one day workshop will examine the project management cycle; financial management of project resources; accountability and reporting and the monitoring of progress and outcomes.
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Thursday 11 |
This workshop will examine: Why it is important to set out a proper case with respect to teacher and unit evaluations. How you go about demonstrating a case. Key elements in showing the effectiveness of your teaching. What other evidence can be included to support your teaching.
This session is for Unit Coordinators, Lecturer, Tutors.
Self and Peer Assessment by students, when properly implemented, has been shown to result in significant learning gains and deeper understanding. In this workshop the process needed to establish rigorous self and peer assessments will be (...)
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Friday 12 |
9:30 - WORKSHOP - PAR training for reviewers : Since the introduction of the PAR, supervisors of staff are required to attend training in order to familiarise themselves with the process and documentation.
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This workshop explains the objectives of the PAR, the process, and the roles and responsibilities of reviewers.
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Monday 15 |
9:00 - WORKSHOP - Supervisor Induction : Research Supervision Professional Development Program
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This workshop is for UWA staff and others who are new to supervision at UWA.
It provides an overview of research training at UWA for those who are new to supervision, new to supervision at UWA or plan to supervise in the future. The workshop is grounded in the Graduate Research School's Policies (...)
13:00 - WORKSHOP - Support for Research Students : Research Supervision Professional Development Program
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This workshop is designed for supervisors of Higher Degree Research (HDR) students and is grounded in the Graduate Research School's Policies and Rules. Supervisors of Honours and Postgraduate Coursework students are also welcome to attend.
Workshop Description:
- Induction of (...)
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Tuesday 16 |
9:30 - WORKSHOP - PAR training for reviewees : All members of UWA staff (other than casuals and supervisors) who want to learn more about the PDR process.
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This workshop explains the objectives of the PAR, the process, and the roles and responsibilities of reviewees.
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Thursday 18 |
9:30 - WORKSHOP - Charts in Excel : Learn to make your point with charts in Excel, Word and Powerpoint.
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Intended audience:Staff seeking to create charts within Excel, Word, or PowerPoint that will help make their point.
Workshop description:Using Excel 2010, participants will create and modify a variety of charts through the use of the Chart Wizard and supplied templates. Available chart types will (...)
This session is for all teaching staff who have an interest in designing better or alternate assessment items.
The workshop provides an overview, explanation and discussion around the elements of effective assessment including assessment alignment, levels of thinking, variation, frequency and (...)
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Friday 19 |
9:30 - WORKSHOP - Financial Management - Audit, Risk and Controls : Directors, management and staff with financial delegation responsibility.
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Topics to be covered include:
Financial management framework…What are the parts of great financial management?
Linking the strategic plan to the budget through a business plan…the budget needs to talk through a business plan in writing!
Initiatives to grow the business and keep it (...)
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Monday 22 |
Connecting to Unifi, using Dropbox to synchronise files between locations and managing your email and calendar with your iDevice will be demonstrated.
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Tuesday 23 |
9:30 - WORKSHOP - Building an academic portfolio : All academic staff, who need to prepare an academic portfolio for PDR, promotion or tenure.
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Does your mind go blank when you think about putting your portfolios together? Come to this workshop and you will leave with a well fleshed out plan of points to write up. Even better, we will focus on developing a strategic portfolio that is a useful plan for your career management. This workshop (...)
9:30 - WORKSHOP - MySource Matrix for non workflow site editors and co-ordinators : This training course gives staff who have been nominated as non-workflow site editors and coordinators the essential skills and knowledge required to maintain the website using MySource Matrix.
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At the end of the course you will be able to:
login to Matrix as a backend user (advanced edit interface),
use the Matrix asset map,
add an asset to a Matrix website,
move, link, clone or delete an asset,
rename an asset,
edit the web address of an asset,
copy; paste and correct content (...)
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Thursday 25 |
9:00 - WORKSHOP - Trobexis: Travel Requisitions : This workshop is recommended for all University staff who are required to arrange travel for themselves or other people.
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This workshop is designed to provide participants with the knowledge to requisition travel using the Trobexis tool for you (the traveller) or a travel arranger (who books travel for others).
The University has identified cultural competence as a critical attribute for both our staff and graduates, and absolutely vital for a globalised university striving for international excellence. Working with staff and students from different cultures is both rewarding and challenging. This (...)
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