Proposal
Table of Contents
- The Rationale for and Aims of the Project
- Relationship to Research in the Area
- Current Status of the Proposed Project
- The Approach the Project Will Take
- The Anticipated Deliverables and Outcomes
- Conclusion
- Attachment 1 - Bibliography
- Attachment 3 - Time lines
- Attachment 4 - Project Team
- Attachment 5 - Screenshots of Prototype
- Attachment 6 - Proposed System Architecture
- Attachment 7 - Evaluation Plan
- Attachment 8 - Dissemination Plan
- Attachment 9 - Relationship to the project led by Dr Jo McKenzie (UTS)
Attachment 4 – Project Team
UniSA Project Team
Dr Denise Wood (view Curriculum Vitae) is the project leader and will oversee the management of the project. Dr Wood is Program Director (Media Arts) and the School of Communication Teaching and Learning Portfolio Leader. Denise has expertise in online learning and teaching, Web design, online accessibility, flexible learning, and the teaching and research nexus. Dr Wood will:
- oversee the management of the project;
- coordinate activities and maintain communication with Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC), project team members, reference group and participants in trials;
- monitor progress of project to ensure milestones are met and quality assured;
- manage the budget in consultation with the School of Communication Executive Officer and the Division of EASS Finance Manager;
- assume responsibility for trials and evaluations undertaken and submit appropriate documentation for ethics approval prior to commencement of trials and evaluation;
- maintain the project website;
- produce required documentation for the ALTC to ensure accountability of project;
- liaise with ALTC higher education community in the dissemination of deliverables and outcomes from the project.
Associate Professor Ingrid Day is Dean of the Division of EASS Teaching and Learning and International (UniSA) and well positioned to promote the project within the Division of EASS as well as in the other University Divisions as a member of the University Teaching and Learning Committee. As Chair of the National Universities Telecommunications Network (NUTN), Assoc Prof Day is also able to involve North American university members in the project by engaging their participation in trials and assisting in the dissemination of the deliverables and outcomes of the project to an international audience. Members drawn from the Network will be appointed to the international reference group established to oversee the project and will assist in the quality assurance and benchmarking of the project against international standards. Assoc Prof Day will:
- act in an advisory capacity; review the tool in development and offer suggestions for improvement;
- promote and facilitate trials and report on the findings;
- assist in evaluation of the system and in dissemination of deliverables.
Ms Dale Wache is employed as an academic developer in the Flexible Learning Centre (UniSA) and she will undertake the following activities:
- review the tool in development and offer suggestions or improvement
- assist in identification of criteria, locating relevant references to embed as explanatory links to each criterion and locating exemplars of best practice;
- promote and facilitate trials across different disciplinary areas within the Division of EASS;
- assist in evaluation of the system and in dissemination (promoting uptake within the Division of EASS, UniSA).
Associate Professor Ian Reid is an Associate Director of the Flexible Learning Centre (UniSA) with particular responsibility for online learning and teaching services. Associate Professor Reid will provide advice on pedagogy and technical functionality, and provide the project team with access to technical and professional development staff who can guide the team in the design and development of the tool. Associate Prof Reid will also promote and facilitate trials of the tool within the University of South Australia.
Mr Martin Freney is a lecturer and the Teaching and Learning Portfolio Leader in the Louis Laybourne School of Architecture and Design (UniSA). Mr Freney is also principal investigator in a ALTC funded project, which involves the development of an online assessment and feedback system. Mr Freney’s experience in the design and development of this tool will be invaluable in informing the system architecture on which the proposed peer review system will be built. Mr Freney will also contribute to the project by:
- reviewing the tool in development and offering suggestions for improvement;
- assisting in identification of criteria, locating relevant references to embed as explanatory links and locating exemplars of best practice;
- providing technical advice informed by experience in the design of the CAFAS tool;
- promoting and facilitating trials within the Division of EASS and reporting on the findings;
- assisting in evaluation and dissemination of deliverables.
Dr Sheila Scutter is former Dean of Teaching and Learning in the Division of Health Sciences, and current Program Director in the School of Medical Radiations (UniSA), Dr Scutter will play an active role in trialing the tool in a range of problem-based health sciences courses that incorporate the use of innovative online learning technologies. Dr Scutter will:
- review the tool in development and offer suggestions or improvement;
- assist in identification of criteria, locate relevant references to embed as explanatory links and contribute exemplars of best practice;
- promote and facilitate trials across various disciplinary areas within the Division of Health Sciences, assist in evaluation and dissemination of deliverables and outcomes.
Australian partner university team members
Professor Ron Oliver is Professor of Interactive Multimedia at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia. He has wide experience in the design, development, implementation and evaluation of technology-mediated and online learning materials. Professor Oliver will review the tool in development, facilitate trials of the tool at Edith Cowan University, and in his position as Chair of Academic Board, actively promote the dissemination of deliverables and outcomes.
Professor Sally Kift is Professor of Law and Director of the First Year Experience Project at the Queenlsand University of Technology. Professor Kift will act in an advisory capacity, inform the project team about factors contributing to student retention and issues for consideration in the design and development of courses that are adapted to meet the needs of students in their first year of University study and will assist in reviewing the tool in development.
Ms Judith Lyons is a Senior Lecturer in learning and teaching development at RMIT University. She has particular expertise in educational development, e-learning and evaluation. Ms Lyons will contribute to the project by:
- acting in an advisory capacity, reviewing the tool in development and offering suggestions or improvement;
- assisting in identification of criteria, locating relevant references to embed as explanatory links to each criterion and locating exemplars of best practice;
- assisting in evaluation of the system and in dissemination of deliverables.
Dr Jenny Simm is currently employed as Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Medical Health Sciences Education, Monash University. She has recently been appointed to the position of Stream Leader in Radiologic Imaging and Senior Lecturer at RMIT and will assume this position in June 2007. Dr Simm has the approval of her Director at RMIT to participate. Dr Simm will:
- undertake trials of the tool in the School of Medical Sciences at RMIT;
- assist in evaluation of the system and dissemination of deliverables (promoting uptake within RMIT and via her institutional networks).
Dr Shirley Reushle, Senior Lecturer in online pedagogies within the Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, and Dr Jacquie McDonald, Coordinator (Learning and Teaching Design), at the University of Southern Queensland have extensive experience in the design and development of online learning and teaching materials. Dr Reushle and Dr McDonald will contribute their skills to the project by:
- act in an advisory capacity, reviewing the tool in development;
- assist in identification of criteria, locating relevant references and exemplars;
- assist with evaluation of the system and in dissemination of deliverables.
Associate Professor Rigmor George is currently employed as Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning), Faculty of Education, University of Tasmania. Assoc Prof George worked collaboratively with Dr Wood in the design and development of the prototype of the peer review tool that is to be redesigned and enhanced through this proposed project. She has particular expertise in program course development, appropriate use of learning technologies, flexible delivery and the scholarship of learning and teaching. Assoc Prof George will:
- assist in the redesign of the prototype;
- act in an advisory capacity, reviewing the tool in development;
- assist in identification of criteria, locating relevant references and exemplars;
- assist in evaluation of the system and in dissemination of deliverables.
Associate Professor Marilyn Baird is Head and Associate Professor, Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, Monash University. She has particular skill in the design and development of innovative problem-based learning technologies. Assoc Prof Baird will act in an advisory capacity, undertake trials of the tool and assist in evaluation of the project. She has indicated her willingness to do so without payment as it complements her work in the field.
Professor Kerri-Lee Krause is Chair in Higher Education and Director of the Griffith Institute for Higher Education. She has expertise in the area of e-learning, the first year student experience, and the teaching and research nexus, and in enhancing assessment and curriculum across disciplines. Professor Krause will act in an advisory capacity, facilitate trials of the tool and assist with dissemination at Griffith University. She has indicated her willingness to do so without payment as it complements her work in the field and will not involve significant input in time.
UK partner institution
Dr Paul Roadway is the Director, Centre for the Enhancement of Learning & Teaching (CELT), University of Lancaster. He has expertise in eLearning, with a particular focus on reflective learning, and has experience in peer review processes in online and blended learning contexts. Dr Roadway is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) and specialist reader for the National Teaching Fellowship Awards (UK). Together with CELT team members, Mark Bryon who is the Learning Technology Group Manager, and Susan Armitage, National Teaching Fellow and Teaching Developer Advisor, the CELT team will act in an advisory capacity, facilitate trials at the University of Lancaster and assist with dissemination of deliverables to an international audience. Representatives from Lancaster University will be appointed to the international reference group and will assist in benchmarking the tool against international standards.