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Are you storing your research data securely? Is it backed up regularly? Do you know what the minimum retention period is for the ongoing storage of your research data after your project is finished? This short 30 minute seminar will provide details of data storage options recommended by UWA, the (...)

Rasch models for measurement are used in large scale national and international assessments, not only to analyse test data after collection, but to use as criteria for design of test items and their administration. The GSE Psychometric Laboratory undertakes research and development for application (...)

Guided by an experience Educational Technologist, we’ll explore exactly what the Tests tool is capable of, how to build and deploy tests to your LMS unit, and discuss some best practices for planning and writing questions for your quiz.

A public lecture by Dr Daniela Liggett, Centre for Antarctic Studies and Research (Gateway Antarctica), University of Canterbury and 2019 UWA Institute of Advanced Studies Visiting Fellow.

A mere few centuries ago, the icy continent to our South was the subject of speculation and (...)

Members: Free, Guests: $5 donation

The nineteenth-century French writer Stendhal famously observed that “politics in a literary work is like a gun shot in the middle of a concert: it’s something vulgar and coarse, which is also impossible to ignore.” Stendhal’s analogy posits (...)

Nine short presentations from colleagues based at UWA, Curtin, and ECU covering the theme of preparing students for laboratories and practice. Also discussed at the event will be the opportunity for participants to contribute to a multi-disciplinary (cross-institutional) research project on “effec (...)

A European seventeenth-century aristocratic household consisted of a variety of members. There was the noble family itself but also numerous servants of different rank, of which many lived in the same house as the family. In this lecture the audience will be given a tour through a house in (...)

This workshop aims to capture student and researcher interest across History, Gender Studies, Fine Arts, and the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions. Professor Norrhem will discuss both the many benefits but also the methodological challenges when working with gender, power and (...)

This four hour workshop is a great practical opportunity for Faculty of Science Unit Coordinators to experience redesigning your existing unit using best practices in learning and teaching.

Clarinettist Ashley Smith is a laureate of several of the Australian classical music industry’s most prestigious prizes, including the 2015 APRA Performance of the Year, the Music Council of Australia Freedman Fellowship, an ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer Award and a Churchill Fellowship.< (...)

Facilitated by an experienced Learning Designer, this one-day workshop is a great practical opportunity for both new Unit Coordinators at UWA to experience the unit design process, or Unit Coordinators who are developing approved new units for their majors to be delivered from 2020.

Do you remember the sound of dial-up internet? What about the whistle of an old kettle or a wine cork popping? Sounds, noise and music are fundamental to our lives.

Join us to explore our sonic past and present and learn how our lives are shaped by sound and listening.

Presen (...)

A public talk by Professor Susan Broomhall, History, UWA.

2019 is also the 500th anniversary of the birth of Catherine de Medici. As queen consort, regent and queen mother, Catherine dominated sixteenth-century French political life. Embracing her Medici heritage, her cultural projects (...)

A public lecture by Arvi Wattel, School of Design (History of Art), UWA.

A recurring image of Rembrandt is that of the solitary painter, retreating ever further into the privacy of his studio over the course of his career. Yet, the opposite could be said as well: Rembrandt was thoroughly (...)

Do you want to learn how to write Learning Outcomes (LOs) that reflect the knowledge, skills and attitudes your students should have on completion of your unit? Do you want to enhance your existing unit LOs?

In this practical workshop, you will examine the core elements of effective LOs (...)

Do you want to learn how to write Learning Outcomes (LOs) that reflect the knowledge, skills and attitudes your students should have on completion of your unit? Do you want to enhance your existing unit LOs?

In this practical workshop, you will examine the core elements of effective LOs (...)

Abstract: Change is necessary in any dynamic environment, but there is always a cost incurred when implementing change; one of the most obvious is wear and tear on the physical components in a system. In the optimal control field, the cost of change is almost always ignored, and this can lead to “ (...)

Join us for this Anthropocene Sea Change Seminar Series featuring Dr Mattew Fraser from the UWA Oceans Institute and School of Biological Sciences.

Marine benthic species such as seagrass meadows, and coral and macroalgal reefs form the foundation of some of the most threatened (...)

The assessment policy isn’t just a hoop to jump through – it’s a powerful tool to help you assess well. Do you find designing [interesting, policy compliant] assessments a bit of a drag? With the help of some [simple] principles of learning design, we’ll show you how to make building (...)

The assessment policy isn’t just a hoop to jump through – it’s a powerful tool to help you assess well. Do you find designing [interesting, policy compliant] assessments a bit of a drag? With the help of some [simple] principles of learning design, we’ll show you how to make building (...)