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Flinders Learning and Teaching Academy

The Flinders Learning and Teaching Academy is designed to support and improve teaching quality and practices within and between Colleges, raise the profile and build awareness of our teaching specialists, and help generate and facilitate Scholarship of Learning and Teaching opportunities. Through consolidating and leveraging existing activities, the Learning and Teaching Academy provides a coherent structure across and within Colleges to enable, support and promote exploration, innovation and excellence in teaching and the support of learning.

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The Learning and Teaching Academy operates in a hub and spoke model with an academy in each College and an umbrella academy to facilitate coordination between the Colleges and support University-wide activities.

It is open to all teaching academics including teaching specialists and balanced academics, as well as professional staff.

Upcoming Learning and Teaching Academy Workshops

All staff interested in learning and teaching are encouraged to attend Flinders Learning and Teaching Academy workshops, designed as a way to share better practice and to provide opportunities to connect staff with networks, committees and Communities of practice.

Date: Friday 15 September 2023
Time: 10am - 12pm
Location: Physical Sciences Teaching Space 004 (off Anchor Court)

This Flinders Learning and Teaching Academy Event focuses on teaching large class interactive formats. This interactive workshop will support staff in large class interactive teaching, which will be the focus of Flinders New City Campus.

This workshop form part of the Flinders Learning and Teaching Academy’s activities. The workshop will include sharing of better practice nationally and internationally as well as presentations by academics and professional staff at Flinders. The workshop will also provide opportunities to identify areas for future work and projects and connect staff with networks, committees and Communities of Practice already working in the area.

Due to the interactive nature of this workshop, it will be delivered in-person only.

Register to attend via iEnrol

Are you looking to include Indigenous voices and perspectives in your learning and teaching? Finding it tricky to decide what resources you should or shouldn’t use? Join Joanne Buckskin from Indigenous Studies and Tim Ormsby from the Library for an informal yarning circle where they’ll discuss appropriate terminology to use when talking about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as well giving some guidance on selecting and evaluating appropriate resources to use in your teaching. 

Date: Thursday 12 October 2023
Time: 10am - 11am
Location: Physical Sciences Teaching Space 003 (off Anchor Court)

Places are strictly limited for this workshop. Registrations are essential.

Register to attend via iEnrol

Date: Friday 13 October 2023
Time: 10am - 12.30pm
Location: Physical Sciences Teaching Space 004 (off Anchor Court) and online

Academics from various disciplines will present on authentic assessment they’ve developed in their topics. More details TBC.

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Date: Wednesday 8 November 2023
Time: 10am - 12pm
Location: Noel Stockdale Room, Level 1 Central Library and Online

This workshop will help staff develop knowledge and skills to create an effective learning environment for international students as well as to internationalise curriculum and prepare all students as global citizens. More details TBC.

Register to attend via iEnrol

Date: Friday 10 November 2023
Time: 10am - 12.30pm
Location: Noel Stockdale Room, Level 1 Central Library and Online

Hear from presenters from different areas of the university on ways in which they support student and staff wellbeing

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Date: Wednesday 6 December 2023
Time: 10am - 12.30pm
Location: PHYS0001 (Physical Sciences, off Anchor Court E10 on the campus map)

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HERGA Conference (26 September)

Hosted at Flinders’ Bedford Park campus, the theme for this year’s Higher Education Research Group Adelaide (HERGA) Conference is ‘The Future is Now!’. Learn from sector-wide colleagues about artificial intelligence, modern technologies, authentic learning, and more. 

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Shape the Future of AI in Education: Teaching and Learning Conference (28 October)

*This is an external event, supported by Flinders University.

Organisers are calling for submissions for this upcoming one-day conference which aims to provide a platform for educators, researchers, and scholars to share impact, discuss ideas, and explore the potential of AI in the context of education. Extended 500 word abstracts for 15-minute Ted-style presentations, OR proposals for 60 minutes workshop showcasing AI in Education in practice are invited. Submissions are only extended abstracts and/or workshop proposals. All submissions will be peer-reviewed.

Call for papers and workshop proposals

  • AI-Driven Personalised Learning
  • AI's Role in Interactive Learning Environments
  • Innovations in AI-Powered Assessments and Feedback
  • The Role of Predictive Analytics in Improving Student Outcomes
  • Ethical Dimensions of AI in Education
  • Future-Proofing Students for the AI Era
  • Faculty Readiness for AI Integration and their roles in Education
  • AI in Special Education
  • AI in Language Learning
  • AI's Role in Online and Distance Learning
  • AI in STEM Education
  • The Role of AI in Education Policy and Leadership
  • AI and Lifelong Learning
  • Responsible AI in Education
  • AI and Gamification in Learning
  • Open Category: AI Innovations in Education

Important dates

  • 24 July: Abstract and workshop proposal submissions open
  • 29 September: All submissions deadline
  • 9 October: Notification of acceptance
  • 16 October: Early bird registration
  • 28 October: Conference date

Register here

Conference Chairs

Bert Verhoeven
Program Director, Innovation and Enterprise
College of Business, Government and Law
Flinders University
bert.verhoeven@flinders.edu.au

Dr Vishal Rana,
Lecturer in Management, Department of Business, Strategy and Innovation
Griffith Business School
Griffith University
v.rana@griffith.edu.au

Useful Resources

Embedding Indigenous Knowledges into the Curriculum Workshop (9 August 2023)

Please see below useful resources:

Watch the workshop recording

Other Learning and Teaching Academy Workshop Recordings

Supporting International Students and Internationalising the Curriculum

 

Accessibility for all students

Other resources

Leadership in Learning & Teaching: Indigenous Knowledges in Curricula (20 - 24 September 2021)

Transition pedagogy workshop with Professor Sally Kift (8 December 2021)

Exploring an Online Engagement Framework: elements and strategies to support student learning and success webinar (24 May 2022). Resources from this event: Padlet. 

Past Learning and Teaching Academy Events

Event Theme

Date

Location

Time

Students as partners

 

Friday, 11 August

Noel Stockdale Room, Central Library

 

12pm – 2pm

Embedding Indigenous knowledges into the Curriculum

 

Wednesday, 9 August

Moot Court

10:00am – 12:30pm

Learning & Teaching Mini-Conference and Showcases

Friday 28 July

Noel Stockdale Room, Central Library

 

10:00am – 12:00pm

Support for Teaching Prize Applications

Friday 30 June

Noel Stockdale Room, Central Library

 

1.00pm – 3.00pm

Embedding Industry Engagement

Friday, 9 June

Studio 2

10:00am – 12:30pm

Canvas and Online Learning Showcase

Wednesday, 24 May

Online

10:00am – 4:00pm

 

SoTL symposium

Wednesday, 19 - Thursday 20 April

 

Health Sciences Lecture Theatre Complex, Rooms 3.06-3.09

 

10:00am – 4:00pm

Canvas pilot implementation showcase and effective use of peer feedback using Feedback Fruits

 

Friday 14 April

Noel Stockdale Room, Central Library

 

10:00am -12:00pm

Evaluation of Learning and Teaching and peer feedback

Friday, 31 March

 

Studio 2, Professional Services Building

 

(J10 on the campus map)

 

1:00 – 3:00pm

Taking an Educative Approach to Academic Integrity focus on artificial intelligence

 

Wednesday, 22 February

Noel Stockdale Room, Central Library

 

11:30am – 1:30pm

Supporting International Students & Internationalising the Curriculum 

 

Friday, 24 February

Noel Stockdale Room, Central Library

 

10:00am – 12:30pm

 

Disability Awareness and Universal Design

 

Friday, 24 February

Noel Stockdale Room, Central Library

 

1:00pm-3:00pm

Supporting First Year Students

 

Wednesday, 15 March 

Noel Stockdale Room, Central Library

 

10:00am – 12:30pm

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