Current Institution: Macquarie University
Fellowship: ALTC National Teaching Fellowship at Macquarie University
Fellowship Duration: 2008 - 2010
Engaging undergraduate students in research and inquiry, develops important graduate attributes, engages students meaningfully in higher education and prepares them for a twenty-first century world of work in which knowing how to inquire and critically evaluate knowledge of increasing importance.
This Fellowship is designed to bring together a team of international experts and leading Australian collaborators to foster student engagement through developing and sharing protocols for good practice in engaging undergraduate students in research and inquiry in different disciplines.
It will bring international scholars and practitioners to Australia to provide opportunities for academic and senior personnel to consider mechanisms to support strategic change in engaging undergraduates in inquiry and to initiate and contribute to strategically important policy debates. It will heighten awareness of critical issues through providing an overview of current practice and funding opportunities and exploring implications for learning and teaching in the future.
Disciplines: Arts, Business Studies, Media and Law, Science
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.