Learning and Teaching Academy

Develop knowledge and skills to evaluate your teaching and receive and provide feedback on teaching and course design.

This Flinders Learning and Teaching Academy Event focuses on supporting teaching staff to evaluate and receive feedback on their teaching and course design. This workshop forms part of the Flinders Learning and Teaching Academy’s activities. All staff interested in learning and teaching are encouraged to attend. 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.

Date: Friday 31 March 2023
Time: 1pm - 3pm
Location: Studio 2, Professional Services Building Bedford Park 

How to use Canvas to enhance the quality of your teaching. 

This Flinders Learning and Teaching Academy Event focuses on showcasing teaching in Canvas. This workshop forms part of the Flinders Learning and Teaching Academy’s activities. All staff interested in learning and teaching are encouraged to attend. 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.

Date: Friday 14 April 2023
Time: 10am - 12pm
Location: Noel Stockdale Room, Central Library

Learn how to develop your expertise and leadership in higher education and how to engage in reflective SoTL writing. 

This Flinders Learning and Teaching Academy event focuses on developing skills in the Scholarship of Learning & Teaching. Wednesday morning focuses more generally on developing your impact as a leader in learning and teaching, while the afternoon provides opportunities to develop your paper and/or grant writing. On Thursday, there is further support for writing up SoTL with an emphasis on Advance HE and HERDSA fellowships. 

Along with a number of internal mentors and leaders, external presenters include:

• Dr Jo-Ann Kelder: Higher Education Consultant, editor of Advancing Scholarship and Research in Higher Education and Senior Editor (Special Issues) for the Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice. Jo also served as Joint-Fellow, co-leading the inaugural Australian Council of Deans of Science Fellowship (2019-20).
• Associate Professor Barbie Panther: Barbie serves as Director, Teaching Capability at Deakin University, Vice President CAULLT Executive member and also plays a leadership role in Advance HE in Australasia. 
• Associate Professor Anne Hewitt: Anne is an Associate Professor within the Law school at the University of Adelaide. Her leadership in higher education includes leading two Category 1 OLT grants and she is a Principal Fellow of Advance HE. 

Dates: Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 April 2023

Time:
Morning sessions 10am - 12pm, each day
Afternoon sessions 1pm - 4pm, each day

Location: Health Sciences Lecture Theatre Complex, Rooms 3.06-3.09 (L12 on the campus map)

Lunch will be provided.

How to use Canvas to enhance the quality of your teaching. 

This Flinders Learning and Teaching Academy Event focuses on showcasing teaching in Canvas. This workshop forms part of the Flinders Learning and Teaching Academy’s activities. All staff interested in learning and teaching are encouraged to attend. 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.

Date: Wednesday 24 May 2023
Time: 10am - 4pm
Location: Studio 2, Professional Services Building Bedford Park 

Learn how to identify opportunities for industry engagement in your teaching. 

This Flinders Learning and Teaching Academy Event focuses on embedding industry engagement into learning and teaching. This workshop forms part of the Flinders Learning and Teaching Academy’s activities. All staff interested in learning and teaching are encouraged to attend. 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.

Date: Friday 26 May 2023
Time: 10am - 12.30pm
Location: Noel Stockdale Room, Central Library

Date: Wednesday 14 June 2023
Time: 10am - 12.30pm
Location: Noel Stockdale Room, Central Library

Registration details TBC.

DAY ONE
Date: Wednesday 21 June 
Time: 10am - 4pm
Location: PHYS0001 (Physical Sciences, off Anchor Court E10 on the campus map)

DAY TWO
Date: Friday 23 June
Time: 10am - 4pm
Location: Noel Stockdale Room, Level 1 Central Library

Registration details TBC.

Date: Wednesday 9 August 2023
Time: 10am - 12.30pm
Location: TBC

Date: Friday 11 August 2023
Time: 10am - 12.30pm
Location: Noel Stockdale Room, Level 1 Central Library

Registration details TBC.

DAY ONE
Date: Wednesday 27 September 2023
Time: 10am - 4pm
Location: Noel Stockdale Room, Level 1 Central Library

DAY TWO
Date: Friday 29 September 2023
Time: 10am - 4pm
Location: TBC

Date: Friday 13 October 2023
Time: 10am - 12.30pm
Location: Noel Stockdale Room, Level 1 Central Library

Registration details TBC.

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

Registration details TBC.

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