National Learning and Teaching Forum

With TEQSA and the Office of Learning and Teaching in full function and the revised AQF framework in place, the tertiary sector is focussed on strategies for excellence in learning and teaching that reflect the new higher education standards framework.

The 3rd Annual National Learning and Teaching Forum brings together leaders of learning and teaching from across the sector to examine some of the key elements influencing what we teach and how we learn at a time of great regulatory change. With academic leadership and student centric strategies at the core of discussions the forum considers how the current reforms impact learning and teaching standards and how rich learning environments influence the design and delivery of holistic curricula.

INTERNATIONAL ADDRESS

Professor Craig Mahoney, Chief Executive, Higher Education Academy, UK The Higher Education Academy is an independent national body supporting the UK higher education sector to enhance the quality and impact of learning and teaching.

OPENING ADDRESS

• Marguerite De Sousa, Director, Awards and Networks, Office for Learning and Teaching Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education

Key themes for the forum will include

• TEQSA and the implications for learning and teaching
• Academic leadership – institutional and disciplinary and cross disciplinary perspectives
• Student engagement in a dynamic and rich learning environment
• Models for excellence in learning and teaching – multi disciplinary case studies
• Curriculum design and threshold learning outcomes –integrating core discipline knowledge with skills, dispositions and applied/practice learning
• Bridging the disconnect between teachers and learners
• Quality and standards – a look at national standards for assurance of learning and assessment frameworks
• Professional development
• Technology and learning

The programme this year will include interactive roundtables that engage delegates in discussion of key themes and issues.

Speakers includes:

• Professor David Sadler, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Students and Education), University of Tasmania & Member - Strategic Advisory Committee, Office of Learning and Teaching
• Professor Suzi Vaughan, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Learning & Teaching), Queensland University of Technology
• Professor Greg Baxter, Pro Vice Chancellor (Academic and Students), Victoria University
• Professor Scott Kable, School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, Director, ASELL
• Professor Roger Hadgraft, Innovation Professor in Engineering Education, School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT
• Professor Gerlese Akerlind, Director, Teaching and Learning Centre, University of Canberra
• Professor Mark Freeman, Director - Accreditation, The University of Sydney Business School
• Associate Professor Jo McKenzie, Director, Institute for Interactive Media and Learning, University of Technology, Sydney
• Associate Professor Lorraine Bennett, Associate Director, Centre for Learning Innovation and Professional Practice (CLIPP), University of Ballarat
• Jeannie Rea, National President, National Tertiary Education Union & Member - Strategic Advisory Committee, Office of Learning and Teaching
• A/Prof. Wendy Nolan, Director and Head of School, Centre for Indigenous Studies, Charles Sturt University
• Dr Clair Hughes, Head, Higher Education Research and Scholarship Unit, Teaching and Educational Development Institute, The University of Queensland
• Dr Gregory Heath, Acting Director of Planning and Operations, Faculty of Education, La Trobe University

Topics for discussion:

• Student engagement and student centric learning
• Academic leadership Assuring learning standards through calibrated peers
• Assessing and assuring graduate learning outcomes
• Facilitating disciplinary translations of educational theory & practice
• Professional development to support excellence in teaching and learning
• Curriculum development and change
• Challenging perspectives on learning and teaching in the disciplines
• Shifting culture in higher education sector regarding useful practical experiences