Learning and Teaching Initiatives 2012
In 2012 priority for Learning and Teaching Initiatives was given to:
- innovative and effective use of technology;
- the internationalisation of our academic programs;
- curriculum initiatives designed to achieve University Plan targets for positive graduate outcomes;
- appropriate specification and assurance of course-level learning outcomes.
Grants were awarded in two major rounds (grants up to $30,000).
Round 1 Grant Recipients
| Coodinator Name/s | Department/School | Project Title | Amount Granted | Project Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Howell & Melissa Russell | CSHE / ABP T&L Unit & Population Health | FAIR: From Academic Integrity to Responsibility | $25,000 | Report |
| Paul Gruba | Languages | New Media and Technologies in the AusAID Intensive Academic Program | $25,000 | Report |
| Ute Knoch & Cathie Elder | Languages & Linguistics | Preparing the Academic English Screening Test (AEST) for Computer Delivery | $25,000 | Report |
| Angela Paladino | Management & Marketing | Diving Into the Experience: Examining the Effects of Experiential Learning on the Student Experience and Graduate Outcomes | $25,000 | Report |
| Janet Clinton & John Hattie | Program Evaluation MERI | An Up-Scalable and Innovative E-Learning Platform for an Intensive Quantitative Methods Subject, Applicable for Applied Researchers and Evaluators in Diverse Educational Settings | $20,000 | Report |
| Clare Delany & Shaun Ewen | Physiotherapy & Population Health | Raising the standards: Meeting level 9 AQF criteria in Indigenous Health Curricula | $20,000 | Report |
| Genevieve Morris, Arianne Dantas, Charles Sevigny & David Williams | Physiology | Utilizing Asynchronous Online Discussion Tools to Enhance Student Understanding and Engagement | $10,000 | Report |
| Algis Vingrys & Julie Martin | Optometry & Vision, Sciences | Innovative Design of Interactive Web-Based Case Scenarios to Supplement OD Student's Capstone Off-Campus Clinical Learning Experiences | $25,000 | Report |
| Michelle Livett & Dawn Gleeson | Science & Genetics | A Coordinated Approach to Developing Science Communication Skills | $25,000 | Report |
| Dawn Gleeson & Alex Andrianopoulos | Genetics | On-line Lab in Genetics for Biomedicine | $5,000 | Report |
| Evelyn Portek & Georgina Binns | Music Library & VCA & MCM Library | Music Streaming Service | $25,000 | Report |
Round 2 Grant Recipients
| Coodinator Name/s | Department/School | Project Title | Amount Granted | Project Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacqueline Dutton & Tammy Kohn | School of Languages and Linguistics (French Studies) & School of Social and Political Sciences (Anthropology) | Travel training program for international and exchange students | $25,000 | Report |
| Ute Knoch & Sally O'Hagan | Language Testing Research Centre, School of Languages and Linguistics | Pilot administration of the Academic English Screening Test (AEST) at the University of Melbourne | $30,000 | Report |
| Yasuhisa Watanabe | Asia Institute | Learning Japanese vocabulary through mobile phone: Pilot study | $2,000 | Report |
| Chi Baik & Wendy Larcombe | Centre for the Study of Higher Education (CSHE) Melbourne Law School | Achieving positive graduate outcomes: Developing curriculum initiatives to support student wellbeing and resiliance | $22,500 | Report |
| Gavin Buskes & Brian Krongold | Electrical Engineering | Enhancing engineering learning outcomes with a flipped-classroom approach | $25,000 | Project extension granted to end Semester 1, 2014. |
| Chantal Morton & Elise Bant | Melbourne Law School | Refreshing the capstone subject and other professional skills development strategies in the Melbourne JD to assure course level learning outcomes | $10,000 | Report |
| Michael McCullough, Agnes Dodds & Clare Delany | Dental Education Unit, Melbourne Dental School, Medical Education Unit, Melbourne Medical School & Health Sciences/ Physiotherapy | The development of a novel, e-learning, inter-disciplinary, tool for the assessment and provision of effective student feedback in clinical assessment tasks | $30,000 | Report A Report B |
| David Williams & Stephen Harrap | Physiology/Biomedicine & Physiology | Adaptive eLearning for students and teachers: Practical simulations and learning analytics for physiology | $25,000 |
|
| Brian Cook | Resource Management and Geography | Online assessments, learning objectives, and core materials: using existing technologies to support increased student involvement | $8,520 | Project extension granted to mid-2014. |
| Ruth Nettle & Di Cardinal | Agriculture and Food Systems | Two birds with one stone: Enhancing student learning and staff engagement by integrating pedagogy with e-learning resources in MSLE | $25,000 | Report |
| Alex Jaworski & Kwang Cham | Optometry and Vision Sciences | A web-based movie library of optometric clinical procedures | $20,000 | Report |
| Elizabeth Tudor & Ted Whittem | Veterinary Science | Specification and assurance of core clinical competencies in the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program | $10,000 | Project report outstanding |