Teaching and Learning Day - 2019

The College of Arts & Social Sciences (CASS) Teaching and Learning Day is an event to celebrate good teaching practices within the College. This year, the theme is student engagement which will focus on interactive learning strategies and technologies.

ORGANISERS

Frederick Chew, College of Arts & Social Sciences (CASS), Manager Education Development

Joelle Le, College of Arts & Social Sciences (CASS), Educational Technologist

Deborah Veness, College of Arts & Social Sciences (CASS), Manager Student Education Office

PROGRAM

9.00am – 9.30am: Registration

9.30am – 11.00am:

Welcome Address – Professor Rae Frances, Dean of College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS), ANU

Opening - Professor Grady Venville, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), ANU

Keynote - Professor Maria Northcote, Director of Higher Research Degrees at Avondale College of Higher Education

 

11.00am – 1pm: Designing Interactive Learning Space – MARKETPLACE(Morning Tea through Lunch)

5 stations:

Station 1 – Flexible Studio Recording and Green Screen: Tips & Practices

Station 2 – How to Design Interactive Learning Contents using H5P

Station 3 – Virtual Reality in Education

Station 4 – Examples of good Wattle pages

Station 5 – Examples of Successful Innovation in Teaching at the College of Arts and Social Sciences

 

1pm – 3pm: Principles and Examples of Student Engagement

Dr Kate Flaherty, (School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics) – 2019 Vice Chancellor’s Awards for Teaching Excellence

Mr Eamonn McNamara, (School of History) – 2019 Vice Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating

Reimagining music education – a case study of the ANU School of music in 2019 - Dr Kim Cunio, (Head of School, School of Music)

Music is an almost visceral art. In this presentation A Prof Cunio will show aspects of the student experience at the school of music, which will involve everything from learning music quickly, to critical listening of recorded music, to thinking and discussing how music fits into the larger spheres of life and culture. The presentation also includes information on a recent advancement the institution of a double major for all students, allowing musicians at the ANU to build a portfolio of skills.

 

Date and Times

Location

Marie Reay Teaching Centre (Superfloor - level 6, room 6.02), 155 University Avenue Canberra, ACT 2601