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Professional Development

College Tutors' Forum

REGISTRATIONS FOR 2012
The College Tutors' Forum is a two-part professional development program, specifically designed for tutors in the University of Melbourne's residential colleges.

College tutors play an important role in supporting student learning, typically working with small groups of students and over an extended period of the academic year. In many ways, the principles of effective university teaching apply equally to on-campus teaching and to college tutorials. The college tutorial, however, is a quite specific teaching context, and the Forum focuses on effective teaching practice in this particular environment.

The Forum is designed for both experienced and new college tutors. Both sessions are discussion based, providing an opportunity to debate issues and to share ideas and strategies. The sessions are informed by current research into higher education practice, and led by experienced academic staff from the Centre for the Study of Higher Education.

Program for 2012

Tuesday 14 February, 2012 (5:00-7:15pm)
Part I: The principles and practice of effective small  group teaching (5:00 – 6:00pm)
Break (15 minutes)
Part II: The practice of effective feedback (6:15-7:15pm)

- REPEAT SESSION -
Thursday 1 March, 2012 (5:00-7:15pm)
Part I: The principles and practice of effective small  group teaching (5:00 – 6:00pm)
Break (15 minutes)
Part II: The practice of effective feedback (6:15-7:15pm)

All sessions will be held at the CSHE: Barbara Falk Room, CSHE, Lvl 1, 715 Swanston Street (next to Rydges Hotel), The University of Melbourne, Parkville.

Eligibility

The College Tutors' Forum is open to all tutors in residential colleges affiliated with the University ofMelbourne. There are no fees involved.

Registration

Online registration for 2012 is now open >>

Tutors are encouraged to attend Parts I and II. Participation will be acknowledged through a completion certificate, available upon completion of both Parts.

If you have any other questions about Forum, please contact Dr Harsh Suri hsuri@unimelb.edu.au
Note: College tutors are also welcome to attend other CSHE seminars, including the Special Topic Seminar Series.

Other opportunities

Sessional teachers should also enquire about programs run by their department and/or faculty.