Current Institution: University of Sydney
Fellowship: OLT National Teaching Fellowship at University of Sydney
Fellowship Duration: 2015 - 2016
The first year experience for students in degrees characterised by large classes and multiple pathways can be impersonal and disengaging with passive classroom and online environments and anonymous bureaucratic systems. Yet this experience is pivotal for success, retention and progression: it can make or break the relationship with the institution and with higher education, and shape the approaches to learning and attitude that a student adopts. This fellowship will expand existing transition pedagogy to campaign for and empower staff to develop individualised, adaptive learning environments and personalised student experiences for large classes. It will develop the transition framework to focus on ways to coordinate and integrate support and ensure skill development in large and flexible higher education programmes. To achieve this, the fellowship will draw on Professor Bridgeman�s work and expertise in transition, support, technology-enabled learning and learning analytics to develop practical and sustainable approaches. This personalised approach will be championed as a desirable and achievable standard feature of courses.
Disciplines: Engineering, Mathematics, Science, Technology
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.