Welcome to our faculty's new Teaching & Learning Unit lead by Alexandra Ludewig. We'd like to introduce the team of Tracy Dunne, Emma Matson and Nicole Crawford. We're excited about the following initiatives/sites that we have running in 2008:

NEWS

WINNERS: COMPETITIVE GRANT SCHEME

Thank you for your interest in the Competitive Grant Scheme. The applications were varied, fascinating and of a very high standard, and we hope to run a similar scheme in 2009! The WINNERS are ...

TEACHING MONTH:

Please click on the links below to view two Teaching Month events:

Who reads the scribble anyway? Staff and Student perspectives on the provision of feedback

Connecting the World: Encouraging International Student Exchange

PEER REFLECTION REFLECTION

Teaming up for Peer Reflection is a free professional development opportunity for all teaching staff. Through exposure to different methods of teaching and gaining feedback on their own practice, the initiative aims to improve the individuals perception of their own pedagogy. For further information please click on the article that was featured in the May issue of UWA News.

If you would like to view the workshop on Peer Reflection please click on the following link: Peer Reflection Workshop

SPEED DATING WITH A COMPETITIVE GRANT SCHEME

Speed Dating Partcipants

Lee Partridge came up with this wonderful concept on how to exchange ideas and encourage collaboration within the shortest period of time. There were 8 participants and each spent 3.5 minutes talking to each other about their ideas and particular areas of interest. It was an interesting exercise and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves (and maybe even secured a date for the PROM!). SPEED DATING might be the way of future brainstorming!