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Working ‘Through’ Graduate Attributes: A Bottom-Up Approach, Bronwyn James, Geraldine E. Lefoe, Muhammad N S Hadi
Working ‘Through’ Graduate Attributes: A Bottom-Up Approach, Bronwyn James, Geraldine E. Lefoe, Muhammad N S Hadi
Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) - Papers
The implementation of graduate attributes is a contentious addition to the agenda of Australian universities as they face issues related to quality assurance and funding. In this case study, we describe a way that we as teachers can work ‘through’ rather than uncritically with the graduate attributes. We suggest that the graduate attributes potentially allow the university community to focus on the processes of pedagogy. The paper also demonstrates how the graduate attributes can be used to initiate the development of a community of practice through collaboration and sharing of teaching strategies. The project allows a bottom-up approach for interpretation …
Integrating Innovation Into The Mainstream In A Faculty Of Arts: Obstacles And Opportunities, Geraldine E. Lefoe, Rebecca Albury
Integrating Innovation Into The Mainstream In A Faculty Of Arts: Obstacles And Opportunities, Geraldine E. Lefoe, Rebecca Albury
Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) - Papers
For a university in regional Australia, a new degree program on offer to a remote campus and access centres, provided a supportive environment for faculty to trial new teaching and learning methods, specifically making use of learning management system (WebCT) for aspects of communication and content. This paper examines the impact this had on the faculty, in particular at the increased usage of ICT in subjects on offer on campus and examines issues such as workload and curriculum redesign that were identified as problematic by faculty as they embraced innovative methods of teaching and learning.