Melbourne Graduate School of Education Centre for the Study of Higher Education

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Summit 2007

The Melbourne Curriculum 2008: Renewing Teaching and Learning

Wednesday 26 September 2007, 9.00am-2pm, ICT Theatre 1, Ground Floor, ICT Building at 111 Barry St

With the launch of the Melbourne Model, the University of Melbourne has committed to a bold, innovative, new curriculum in which the New Generation degrees incorporate multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies. The Melbourne Model has provided the impetus for rethinking and renewing our approaches to teaching and learning, raising pedagogical and related challenges.

The DVC (A) Summit provided a chance for a 'stocktake' on our progress and an opportunity to explore the possibilities and issues associated with teaching and learning in the Melbourne Model.

The Summit program featured interactive workshops with opportunities for discussion alongside a showcase of the new ideas permeating the new curricula.

The Summit is a joint initiative of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and the Centre for the Study of Higher Education.

This year more than 200 staff and students of the University took part in lively discussion about interdisciplinarity and the myriad of initiatives in progress across the University.

PROGRAM

 

Dr Marcia Devlin
Deputy Director, Centre for the Study of Higher Education

Welcome and Overview

Professor Peter McPhee
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)

Achieving the educational objectives of the Melbourne Model

Associate Professor Ruth Beilin
Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning), Faculty of Land and Food Resources

Reflections on creating and developing a New Generation Degree

Dr Marcia Devlin (Chair)

University Breadth Subject Showcase

Dr Andrew Metha

Seeing: The Whole Picture

Professor Janet McCalman

An Ecological History of Humanity

Parallel Workshops Presented By Learning & Teaching Fund Recipients

Workshops were presented in three streams. Each workshop was approximately 25 minutes long and each stream was Chaired.

STREAM 1

1. Dr Richard O'Hair and Associate Professor Peter Tregloan The Chemistry Bytes: Multimedia- and Video-Clips for Use in Large Lecture and Laboratory Classes.

2.

Dr Joe Barrins, Mr Ross Clark & Dr Elizabeth Tully Large Group Learning for the Playstation Generation: Using Streamed Lectures and Interactive Quizzes to Achieve Student-centred Learning.

3.

Ms Katherine Barnard, Mr Nick Nicola, Dr Roger Rassool & Dr Neil Thomason Active Learning, a Reality Check.
STREAM 2
1. Dr Marion Campbell, Mr Matthew Carter, Mr Troy Dickie & Dr Audrey Yue Connecting for Learning: Building Community Within the First-Year Experience.
2. Associate Professor Roger Hadgraft, Mr Roger Kerr, Dr Tony Weatherley & Dr Sue Wilks Distant Voices. Still Lives? The Role of the Narrator in e-learning.
3. Ms Helen Cahill Learning Partnerships: Teachers and Doctors Develop thier Communication Skills in Role-play Workshops with School Students.
STREAM 3
1. Dr Angela Paladino Growing in the Esteem of Future Generations: Targeting our High Achievers.
2. Dr Sally Gauci and Professor David Williams Promoting Student-Centred Active Learning in Lectures with the use of a Personal Response System.
3. Mr Richard Comerford Stimulation through Simulation: Experiencing an Electronic Audit.
CLOSING ADDRESS
12.40

Professor Fred D'Agostino
Director of Studies, Faculty of Arts
The University of Queensland

Processes of Curriculum Development

Information

For further enquries please contact Michelle Segal at CSHE on 8344 4604 or mjsegal@ unimelb.edu.au

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