Current Institution: University of Western Australia
Fellowship: OLT National Teaching Fellowship at Curtin University
Fellowship Duration: 2015 - 2016
Laboratory classes are essential components of science and engineering degrees. In response to concerns about the quality of instruction in laboratories, a Laboratory Demonstrators Professional Development Programme (LDPDP) was developed to enhance the teaching skills of laboratory demonstrators. In 2013, this LDPDP received an Office for Learning and Teaching Award for Programs that Enhance Learning. This fellowship will improve the learning experience of students in laboratories through the enhanced learning experience of students in laboratories through the enhanced professional skills of demonstrators. Following consultation with national and international scholars in institutions that have established professional development programmes, a refined LDPDP will be developed and disseminated across Australia via local facilitators. To increase the profile and benefits of quality laboratory teaching, a framework for an evidenced-based “Certificate of Laboratory Demonstrating” will be developed.
Disciplines: Science and engineering
The Australian Learning and Teaching Fellows’ network (ALTF) was established in 2011 with support from the Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching. The network comprises over 100 scholars who are well placed geographically, institutionally and within their discipline communities to promote and sustain effective learning and teaching in Australian higher education, now and into the future.
The Australian Learning and Teaching Fellows’ network (ALTF) was established in 2011 with support from the Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching. The network comprises over 100 scholars who are well placed geographically, institutionally and within their discipline communities to promote and sustain effective learning and teaching in Australian higher education, now and into the future.