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June 2019
Faculty of Business and Law Casual Academic Staff Professional Development 2019
Faculty of Business and Law Casual Academic Staff Professional Development 2019 Note: If you are staying for lunch, please register for catering purposes. Location: Burwood LB2.101 Session Welcome and Introduction to Teaching and Learning 10:30am – 11:00am (30mins) This session introduces key drivers impacting Australian Higher Education and provides an overview of the outcomes-based educational foundations of teaching in higher education. Our Deakin University’s LIVE Strategy, Faculty of Business and Law’s Teaching and Learning Strategy and various teaching and learning support services will be discussed. Session Managing Student Expectations and Learning Interactions 11:00am – 12:00pm (1hr) This session will cover strategies to manage student expectations to help promote positive learning interactions, as well as communicating with students, managing student problems and problem students. BREAK Lunch provided 12:00pm – 12:30pm Session Facilitating Active Learning in Face-to-Face Learning Environments 12:30am – 1:30pm (1hr) This session will provide a menu of active learning ideas to assist participants in delivering and facilitating active learning in face-to-face class and seminar learning environments, as well as examine good practice examples. Session Facilitating Active Learning in Cloud Learning Environments 1:30pm – 2:30pm (1hr) This session will provide a menu of active learning ideas for promoting active learning in cloud learning environments and examine good practice examples, including facilitating cloud-based discussions, posing problems, listening and questioning. Session Understanding and Unpacking Assessment and Effective Feedback in Higher Education 2:30pm – 3:30pm (1hr) This session will unpack assessment and discuss what is effective feedback, share practical tips and strategies as well as examine good practice examples. Register here
Find out more »BCEL Learning Spaces – Your campus class, seminar and converged learning spaces
The first part of the session covers good practices and active learning approaches to delivering learning. The second part of the session is devoted to demonstration and hands-on play with learning space facilities and associated technologies to deliver enhanced learning experiences. By the end of this session, staff should be able to: Identify relevant learning spaces and associated technologies to deliver active learning Design active learning strategies to enhance student learning experiences Use appropriate learning space facilities and technologies to effectively deliver learning, including: Troubleshoot common AV issues and know who to contact for support – Touchscreen AMX controllers, camera and microphone/speaker equipment and DocCam Deakin Video capture equipment in the venue and CloudDeakin Technologies to connect cloud participants/classes i.e. Skype for Business, Blackboard Collaborate, Deakin Video and VMP. Register here Useful Resources: Deakin University – Taxonomy of campus learning spaces
Find out more »BCEL Your Cloud Classroom using Skype for Business
This session introduces staff to the basics of Skype for Business (S4B), a real- time cloud based engagement, collaboration and interaction educational technology, to deliver cloud synchronous classes. By completing this session, staff should be able to: Identify potential uses of S4B to support teaching and learning Manage the S4B interface Use the basic features of S4B such as audio, chat, whiteboard and application share Record a S4B session and access recording Setup and communicate a S4B session Setup physical space, computer, mics and Internet conducive to delivering a cloud session Troubleshoot common issues, know where to get help and support. Register here BEFORE the session ***Staff participants must set up their computer with Internet connection, obtain a microphone headset, and go through S4B audio setup to participate online. *** Setting up Skype for Business Please read through the Skype for Business instructions to get started How do I get started with Skype for Business (Windows)? How do I get started with Skype for Business / Lync (Mac)? How do I get started with Skype for Business / Lync (iPad / iPhone)? Useful Resource Skype for Business Staff guide Please contact BL Learning Innovations prior to registering for this session
Find out more »July 2019
BCEL Rubric drop-in sessions
These drop-in sessions are hands-on. It is suited for academics with an existing rubric who need to get it aligned with the new faculty rubric framework. Please bring your laptop for this session and complete your rubric design during this time. Register here
Find out more »BCEL Rubric drop-in sessions
These drop-in sessions are hands-on. It is suited for academics with an existing rubric who need to get it aligned with the new faculty rubric framework. Please bring your laptop for this session and complete your rubric design during this time. Register here
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