Teaching @ UniSA
The Teaching @ UniSA program is designed to improve the teaching skills of academic staff through an exploration of a range of teaching and learning issues.
- Main features of the program
- Who is the program for?
- Program outline
- Program dates
- Registration details
- Further information
- Visit the Teaching @ UniSA website
Main features of the program
The University of South Australia Teaching @ UniSA program has the following distinguishing features:
- it forms part of a sequence of academic development experiences which includes the induction experience and other university and divisional academic development programs and the Graduate Certificate in Education (University Teaching)
- the use of peer review, mentoring and the development of reflective practice
- the use of adult learning arrangements and online portfolio techniques
- the use of Boyer’s Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and the characteristics of teaching in an ATN university.
Who is the program for?
Teaching @ UniSA is for academic staff at UniSA. New academic staff appointments (Levels A-C) are contractually required to participate in the program as part of their probation requirement to complete a Graduate Certificate in Education (University Teaching). Sessional academic staff in their second contract with the university (where these contracts are for greater than 13 hours per study period) are also required to participate in this paid 25-hour development opportunity. The Schools determine which of their sessional academic staff they are able to support and provide regular lists of names of people to be invited into the program.
Program outline
Modules
The program involves nine modules each of which consists of a number of facilitated tasks and activities.
The modules are:
- What’s distinctive about teaching and learning at UniSA?
Teaching and learning in higher education - What is student engagement?
Engagement through experiential learning - What learning outcomes do I want for my students?
Graduate Qualities and indicators of learning outcomes - What are flexible learning environments?
Teaching and learning online, face to face and in print - How does assessment support student learning?
Assessment, providing feedback and academic integrity - How do I reach all of my students?
Teaching across cultures - How do I make my teaching engaging?
Strategies for teaching in different situations - How do I become involved in research supervision?
Research supervision - Evaluation of my teaching
Sources and approaches to evaluation
Plus a discussion about future directions: How do I develop as an educator?
Tasks and activities
For each module there will be a set of interactive and practice based tasks and activities that frame the learning and skill development of participants. They may be completed in session, out of session or online. Some tasks and activities will be facilitated.
If you have Out of Session tasks to be submitted from previous Teaching@UniSA sessions you can submit by email here.
Participation
Participants will be required to:
- attend the 2 day face-to-face session and the follow up session (or online equivalent)
- select three topics and complete all facilitated tasks and activities within a six month period.
A portfolio approach can be used to record these activities.
Program Dates 2008
The 2 day face-to-face session will be held at City West on the following dates throughout 2008:
- 19-20 February
- 16-17 April
- 15-16 July **Note change of date
- 2-3 October
Please note: An online version of the Teaching@UniSA program is available. A 90 minute weekly commitment of asynchronous activities and synchronous events (reflecting the two day face to face component and follow up) would be required for nine weeks as well as completion of 3 x 3 hour out of session activities. If you are interested in participating in the online program please contact Narelle Walker
Registration details
Registration:
Participation in the program is by invitation. Participants are invited to register and are provided with a link to the online registration form. When registering online for the Teaching @ UniSA program you will need to select a session date.
Location:
The 2 day face-to-face sessions will be held at City West campus. Details and
directions will be provided with the invitation to register.
Parking:
There are some 2-hour parking spaces available on Currie Street, and there are 3 commercial car parks in easy walking distance, located in Clarendon Street, Light Square and Gray Street.
Limited parking space is also available in the City West car park. Please visit Campus Central to find out more information and to organise a swipe card for the car park.
Further information
For more information about the Teaching @ UniSA program, contact either Margaret Faulkner or Helena Ward.
Online learning resources that support the program can be accessed from the Teaching @ UniSA web site.