Checklist for new Wattle course sites

New Wattle course sites, whether they are created from a template or rolled over from a previous course site; all need a little attention prior to being used for active teaching.

A checklist which can be used as a guide to prepare Wattle courses prior to start of a new teaching session can be found on the CASS Intranet in the Education section under the heading Technology in education. Select Checklist for New Wattle course sites for a two page pdf.

As always, if you need help contact the CASS Education Development Studio who deal with Wattle in the College.

Conference on the use of technology in education

-------- Call for Papers ICEduTech 2013-------------

 International Conference on Educational Technologies 2013
29 November to 1 December 2013, Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia
(http://www.icedutech-conf.org/)

The Educational Technologies 2013 conference will be held at Academic Lecture Hall A, UPM (University of Putra), Malaysia, during 29 November to 1 December 2013.
ICEduTech is the scientific conference addressing the real topics as seen by teachers, students, parents and school leaders. Both scientists, professionals and institutional leaders are invited to be informed by experts, sharpen the understanding what education needs and how to achieve it.

The conference covers six main areas: Education in Context, Education as Professional Field, Curricular Evolution, Learner Orientation, Integrating Educational Technologies and International Higher Education. These broad areas are divided into more detailed areas, for more information please check http://www.icedutech-conf.org/call-for-papers

* PaperSubmission
Thisis a blind peer-reviewed conference. Authors are invited to submit their papers in English through the conference submission system by June 28, 2013.Submissions must be original and should not have been published previously.

* Important Dates:
- Submission Deadline: 28 June 2013
- Notification to Authors: 31 July 2013
- Final Camera-Ready Submission and Early Registration: Until 6 September 2013
- Late Registration: After 6 September 2013
* Paper Publication
The papers will be published in book and electronic format with ISBN, will be made available through the Digital Library available at http://www.iadisportal.org/digital-library/showsearch . Extended versions of best papers will be invited for publication in journals, in a book from IGI and in other selected and indexed publications.

* Conference Contact:
E-mail: secretariat@icedutech-conf.org
Web site: http://www.icedutech-conf.org/

* Organized by: International Association for Development of the Information Society
Co-Organized by: University of Putra (UPM), Malaysia
Sponsored by: Curtin University, Curtin Business School, Austrália

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HERDSA pre-conference presentations

You are invited to an event at the University of Canberra sponsored by the ACT Branch of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA).
Members and non-members welcome.

ACT delegates to next month's 2013 HERDSA Conference will be giving a sneak preview of their conference presentations.

Come and hear from Lyndsay Agans (ANU) on MOOCS; Jean Rath (UC) on early career academics and teaching; Gesa Ruge (UC) on 'Talking about Teaching and Learning' workshops; and Elke Stracke and Sylvia Ashton (UC) on giving and receiving feedback in HDR supervision. (Details of all presentations below)

4:00pm to 5:30pm, Wednesday 12 June, Teaching & Learning Commons, Room 1C42, Building 1, University of Canberra

Please RSVP for catering purposes: jean.rath@canberra.edu.au

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Scalable Learning: The Beautiful Paradox of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)Presenter: Lyndsay Agans, The Australian National University

The Australian National University has recently joined with edX.org to offer two massive, open, online courses. This showcase presentation examines the organisational thinking and approach behind the development of the course, Engaging India from the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific. In general, this presentation examines the theory, planning, and practice of MOOC delivery and questions the impact on teaching and learning, educational research, and higher education organisational behaviour.

The Next Generation of University Teachers: Longitudinal research into early career academics’ placement of teaching within their academic practicePresenter: Jean Rath, University of Canberra

This team-based research explores the nature of academic work and academic careers amongst early career academics. It takes a longitudinal qualitative approach, which enables an individual biographical focus as well as opportunities to look across cases. For the HERDSA conference paper, we use three individuals as illustrative studies of how early career academics view teaching in relation to the other demands and priorities of contemporary academic practice.

TATAL (Talking about Teaching and Learning)

Presenter:  Gesa Ruge, University of Canberra

The HERDSA TATAL (Talking about Teaching and Learning) workshops seek to develop cohorts of reflective practitioners, who seek to enhance their teaching and the learning of their students. At the 2013 Conference, the program will begin with a pre-conference workshop and continue with a session each day of the conference.

Giving and receiving feedback in HDR supervision: Matches and mismatches

Presenters: Elke Stracke and Sylvia Ashton, University of Canberra

This presentation reports on selected aspects of the OLT-funded project ‘Giving and Receiving Written Feedback in HDR Supervision: Enhancing Supervisors' and Candidates' Skills in a Cross-Cultural Context’. It focuses on language-specific issues that play a role in the communication between supervisors and candidates when giving and receiving feedback in a cross-cultural context.

For more information contact

Dr Jean Rath
Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC) | University of Canberra | Bruce | ACT 2601 | Australia.
Ph: +61 (0)2 6201 5266 | Fax: +61 (0)2 6201 5172
Email: Jean.Rath@canberra.edu.au | Web: http://www.canberra.edu.au/tlc/tlc-staff/dr.-jean-rath