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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).

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

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 (...)

At the end of the course you will be able to:

create a new page, edit an existing page, copy and paste content, insert an image into page content, create a new page, upload an image, upload a document, insert hyperlinks, add content divisions (divs), format lists, tables and introduction (...)

Online quizzes are a popular assessment tool – both for students to check their progress, and for formal assessment. Participants are introduced to the quiz activity in the LMS, its component parts and the creation, organisation and management of quiz questions and quizzes. The Workshop is (...)

This 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.

It will cover both the technical and the pedagogical aspects of successful PowerPoint design, and is aimed at (...)

LMS for New Users will provide participants with an introductory overview of the Moodle powered LMS (Learning Management System) used as our online learning environment here at UWA. You will need to complete this workshop before being eligible to take part in any intermediate or advanced LMS (...)

The Teaching and Learning Orientation aims to provide new teaching staff with an overview of teaching and learning policy and practice at UWA as well as information on campus-wide services that support teaching and learning. This session will run after the Staff Orientation Program - http://www.hr.u (...)

Set on a lovely bush block in Mundaring this Quiet Day provides space to 'be alone' in the company of other UWA academics and professional staff with the intention of marking out some good quality thinking/reflection time.

There are no formal presentations and no flip charts or (...)

This workshop will provide an overview of what a rubric is and the steps involved in development. The practical hands-on workshop will allow staff to consider their current/future assessment tasks and effective ways of assessing these using rubrics.

Intended audience:Any staff member who uses (or would like to use) Microsoft Outlook 2010 to better manage their inbox, calendar and to-do list. Workshop description:Microsoft Outlook can be used to combine information from your email, calendar and to-do list in a single view that will save you (...)

This workshop is aimed at new teaching staff looking to develop teaching skills. Experienced tutors will also benefit from attendance as a re-energiser and refresher to current teaching repertoire. The workshop will be run in such a way as to model the facilitation of a small group teaching session (...)

Teams have existed for hundreds of years. Most managers appreciate the value of teams, however, long-standing habits and demanding time schedules often prevent them from taking quality time to build and nurture high performing teams. This involves establishing team goals, working agreements (...)

UWA's learning management system provides a variety of tools, features and interactions in an online environment for supporting teaching and learning experiences at UWA. Different roles have different access and capabilities for using the system, and there are two tutor roles - a grading role and a (...)

Whether you are new to UWA or have been here some time, this information session demystifies some of the workings of the University and provides an overview of the University’s structure and decision-making processes. The session covers key committees, managers and other governance issues, such (...)

Every staff member at UWA is responsible for ensuring that they are aware of, and comply with the University’s record keeping standards, policies and procedures. By attending this short information session you will gain an awareness of your responsibilities in relation to record keeping in your (...)

Group work is continually being touted as a beneficial and necessary process for student learning and yet students often complain about it both from the point of view of distribution of work and fairness of assessment. How do you ensure students actually learn all that is intended and don't merely (...)

The program will provide a solid introduction to the body of research around student learning and effective teaching. For those who have some teaching experience, it will provide a firm foundation upon which to improve your teaching and develop your teaching skills. For those new to teaching, it (...)

This session will increase your understanding of the requirements and process of applying for reclassification, the link to the Professional and General Staff Agreement, the assessment process and how standard position descriptions can be utilised for your application. .

The Postgraduate Teaching Internship Scheme allows promising doctoral research students, including professional doctoral students, to develop teaching skills in their fields and to undertake a program of professional development activities during the course of their PhD candidature.

If (...)