Workshops and Events

1pm pm to 4 pm (NSW time)

New to Teaching @ SCU

Presenter: Mieke Witsel, Centre for Teaching and Learning

Join us for the New to Teaching session on the 10th January 2025, starting at 1 pm NSW time.
The workshop will include opportunities to: 

• experience interactive content in the ‘New to Teaching at SCU’ Blackboard site
• gain insight into the principles of the Southern Cross Model and the Introducing the Southern Cross Model Blackboard site 
• participate in activities to develop effective and engaging teaching strategies for teaching in the Southern Cross Model 
• learn about available resources and support for teaching at SCU in the Southern Cross Model 
• dive into various aspects of teaching in the Blackboard environment 
• network with SCU colleagues online.   

Audience: The Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) welcomes staff new to SCU, through workshops designed specifically to help staff learn how to work effectively in a new teaching environment.

Please note: Register for this workshop in Scout and the workshop Zoom details will be provided in the Scout confirmation email.

10 am to 11 am (NSW time)

Introduction to HEA Fellowships

Presenter: Polly Lai and Ruth Greenaway Centre for Teaching and Learning

Higher Education Academy (HEA) Fellowship offers university staff an exceptional opportunity to gain international recognition for your outstanding contributions to teaching and learning in higher education. This formal acknowledgment not only enhances your professional profile but also showcases your commitment to educational excellence on a global stage.

In this workshop, Dr Polly Lai will introduce you to the myriad benefits of gaining HEA Fellowship. SCU has partnered with Advance HE to assist you in joining the growing global HEA Fellowship community, which now includes more than 190,000 Fellows worldwide and almost 8,000 Fellows in Australasia.

In this workshop, we will answer these questions:

• What is HEA fellowship?
• What are the benefits of HEA fellowship?
• Who is eligible to apply?
• How do I know which category of fellowship I should apply for?
• What is the application process?
• Who will assist me in preparing my submission?
• What happens after I gain fellowship?

Audience: All staff

Please note: Register for this workshop in Scout and the workshop Zoom details will be provided in the Scout confirmation email.

Moderator: Centre for Teaching and Learning team member.

12 noon (NSW time)

Friday Free-for-all drop-in sessions

These weekly online sessions focus on troubleshooting technical issues and general technology support and training-related questions. Drop in every Friday at 12 noon (NSW/AEST).

10 am to 12 pm (NSW time)

Applying to become an HEA Associate Fellow or Fellow

Presenter: Polly Lai, Centre for Teaching and Learning

This workshop is right for you if you have:

• a good general understanding of HEA Fellowship and its benefits
• used the Fellowship Category Decision Tool to determine that Associate Fellow, or Fellow, is the right category for you
• decided that you are ready to begin the process.

Associate Fellows are either fairly new to teaching, or are in roles with little or no direct teaching that support student learning. Many professional staff will fall into this category.

Fellows are in the early- to mid-career stage and can provide evidence of effectiveness in more substantive teaching and supporting learning roles.

In this workshop, Dr Polly Lai will identify whether associate fellow or fellow is the correct category for you and go through the application process and preparation. Additionally, she will give you an overview of the resources and support available as you prepare your submission.

In this workshop, we will answer these questions:

• What is the usual timeline of the application process?
• What steps do I need to go through?
• Who will be my mentor?
• What evidence do I need to support my application?
• How do I reference the standards?
• What is the format of my application?

Can I apply for other categories of Fellowship in the future?

For more information about HEA Fellowship visit the CTL HEA Fellowship webpage.

Audience: All Staff

Please note: Register for this workshop in Scout and the workshop Zoom details will be provided in the Scout confirmation email.

Moderator: Centre for Teaching and Learning team member.

10 am to 12 pm (NSW time)

Applying to become an HEA Senior Fellow

Presenter: Polly Lai, Centre for Teaching and Learning

This workshop is right for you if you have:

• a good general understanding of HEA Fellowship and its benefits
• used the Fellowship Category Decision Tool to determine that Senior Fellow is the right category for you
• decided that you are ready to begin the process.

Senior Fellows are experienced staff with a “sustained record of leading or influencing the higher education practice of your colleagues or other peers that teach and/or support high quality learning” (Advance HE, 2024). 

In this workshop, Dr Polly Lai will identify whether senior fellow is the correct category for you and then give you an overview of the resources and support available as you prepare your submission.

In this workshop, we will answer these questions:

• What is the usual timeline of the application process?
• What steps do I need to go through?
• Who will be my mentor?
• What evidence do I need to support my application?
• How do I reference the standards?
• What is the format of my application?

Can I apply for other categories of Fellowship in the future?

For more information about HEA Fellowship visit the CTL HEA Fellowship webpage.

Audience: All Staff

Please note: Register for this workshop in Scout and the workshop Zoom details will be provided in the Scout confirmation email.

Moderator: Centre for Teaching and Learning team member.

10 am to 11 am (NSW time)

Being a HEA mentor

Presenter: Polly Lai, Centre for Teaching and Learning

If you hold HEA Fellowship, we need you! Our mentors will be a vital part of our HEA ecosystem as we grow our community of fellows. Being a HEA mentor means you will be supporting colleagues as they prepare their fellowship applications and directly contributing to their professional development.

In this workshop, Dr Polly Lai will explain the mentorship process and prepare you for taking on your first mentee.

In this workshop, we will answer these questions:

• What are the benefits of being a mentor?
• What are my duties as a mentor?
• What skills do I need to be an effective mentor?
• How many people will I be mentoring at once?
• How is my mentee allocated?
• What is the time commitment?
• How can I get support if there are problems?
• Can mentorship be used in my application for a higher level of fellowship?

For more information about HEA Fellowship visit the CTL HEA Fellowship webpage.

Audience: HEA Fellows

Please note: Register for this workshop in Scout and the workshop Zoom details will be provided in the Scout confirmation email.

Moderator: Centre for Teaching and Learning team member.

12 noon (NSW time)

Friday Free-for-all drop-in sessions

These weekly online sessions focus on troubleshooting technical issues and general technology support and training-related questions. Drop in every Friday at 12 noon (NSW/AEST).

10 am to 11 am (QLD time)

1 pm to 2 pm (NSW time)

Strategies for engaging students online

Presenter: Associate Professor Kellie Toohey

Creating engaging and human-centred online learning spaces

Join Associate Professor Kellie Toohey for an inspiring webinar, where she shares her highly successful insights and authentic voice on online teaching. Dr. Toohey’s approach has garnered outstanding student feedback, and she experiences no drop-off in her online classes—reflecting her remarkable ability to keep students engaged and enthusiastic. Her methods go beyond the technicalities of digital tools; they are rooted in a human-centred pedagogical approach that prioritises connection and trust.

Dr. Toohey will walk us through her strategies for fostering a safe, inclusive online environment where students feel encouraged to participate and express themselves. She’ll delve into the “magic” behind her approach, which includes normalising the online learning experience, embracing pauses in conversation, and making every student feel heard and valued. Through her dedication to building genuine interactions and comfort in her virtual classrooms, Dr. Toohey brings humanity into online teaching, creating a space where students thrive. This session promises actionable takeaways for enhancing online learning environments, making it essential for educators looking to deepen their digital teaching impact.

Don’t miss this chance to learn from an innovator whose passion and connection-driven techniques can transform your online teaching practice.

Audience: All staff

Please note: Register for this workshop in Scout and the workshop Zoom details will be provided in the Scout confirmation email.

Moderator: Mieke Witsel, Centre for Teaching and Learning team member.

The recording for this workshop is available from the CTL Recordings page.

12 noon (NSW time)

Friday Free-for-all drop-in sessions

These weekly online sessions focus on troubleshooting technical issues and general technology support and training-related questions. Drop in every Friday at 12 noon (NSW/AEST).

11 am to 12 pm

GenAI: Innovations in Learning and Teaching Community of Practice Workshop 3

**Cancelled on 19th Nov, replacement workshop TBA**

Presenter: Professor Ruth Greenaway & Dr Jo Munn, Centre for Teaching and Learning

The GenAI Community of Practice is an opportunity to share how you are using GenAI, learn from others who are using GenAI, discuss the latest advances, academic integrity and governance, and how are students using GenAI to help them with their learning. What efficiencies have you found in your day-to-day work? We will post some provocations for comment to help us innovate in the space. Bring along your questions to be answered by your colleagues.
Everyone is most welcome to attend in this informal online setting – no minutes etc, just true collaboration.

The goals of the group are to:

• Foster Interdisciplinary Collaboration
• Enhance Teaching & Learning
• Drive ethical and responsible AI use
• Promote Innovation and Research Excellence
• Share ways we use GenAI to make our work more efficient. 

Audience: All staff

Please note: Register for this workshop in Scout and the workshop Zoom details will be provided in the Scout confirmation email.

12 noon (NSW time)

Friday Free-for-all drop-in sessions

These weekly online sessions focus on troubleshooting technical issues and general technology support and training-related questions. Drop in every Friday at 12 noon (NSW/AEST).

CTL Showcase 2: Enhancing the Southern Cross Model

Theme: Enhancing the Southern Cross Model:

• By utilising Gen AI in Learning and Teaching
• By engaging learners online, on-campus and in the hybrid classroom
• By promoting the Scholarship of Learning and Teaching

Come and share your innovations in learning and teaching that are enhancing the Southern Cross model. It may be through your integration of generative AI into learning and teaching practices or how you engage your students in class, online and through hybrid modes or through the use of technology. Discuss how these and other approaches are helping you to promote your scholarship of learning and teaching. For more information visit the Showcase page.

12 noon (NSW time)

Friday Free-for-all drop-in sessions

These weekly online sessions focus on troubleshooting technical issues and general technology support and training-related questions. Drop in every Friday at 12 noon (NSW/AEST).

SCU's First Microcredential: Professional Certificate Teaching Mathematics (Out-of-field)

Led by Dr. Lewes Peddell from the Faculty of Education, this CTL session outlines the design principles, university approval process, including constructive alignment, digital badging, and advanced standing arrangements, and designation as the Professional Certificate in Teaching Mathematics (Out-of-field Teachers). This presentation also includes insights and outcomes from the inaugural cohort of 25 teachers from across Australia who completed the microcredential during Dual-Term Two earlier this year.

With planning currently underway to offer the microcredential again in 2025, this initiative is attracting national and international interest, including being shared as part of a discussion group session at the 15th International Congress on Mathematical Education in Sydney during July 2024.

The recording and PPT slides for this workshop are available on the CTL Workshop and Events Recordings page

Introduction to HEA Fellowships

Presenter: Dr Polly Lai and Professor Ruth Greenaway, Centre for Teaching and Learning

We all work hard to improve outcomes for SCU students, but, beyond students’ results, what recognition do we have of our commitment to teaching and learning? That’s where the Higher Education Academy (HEA) comes in. In this workshop, Dr Polly Lai will introduce you to the myriad benefits of becoming a HEA fellow. Administered by Advance HE, HEA fellowships provide international recognition for both academic and professional staff for their skills in, and commitment to, supporting teaching and learning in higher education. SCU has partnered with Advance HE to assist you in joining the growing global HEA fellowship community, which now includes more than 190,000 fellows worldwide and over 7,500 fellows in Australasia. 

In this workshop, we will answer these questions: 

• What is HEA fellowship? 
• What are the benefits of HEA fellowship? 
• Who is eligible to apply? 
• How do I know which category of fellowship I should apply for? 
• What is the application process? 
• Who will assist me in preparing my submission? 
• What happens after I gain fellowship? 

Audience: All staff

Please note: Register for this workshop in Scout and the workshop Zoom details will be provided in the Scout confirmation email.

Moderator: Janette Ellis, Centre for Teaching and Learning

The recording for this workshop is available on the CTL Workshop and Events Recordings page.

Applying to become an HEA Associate Fellow or Fellow

Presenter: Polly Lai, Centre for Teaching and Learning

This workshop is right for you if you have: 

• a good general understanding of HEA fellowship and its benefits 
• used the Fellowship Category Decision Tool to determine that associate fellow, or fellow, is the right category for you 
• decided that you are ready to begin the process.  

Associate fellows are either fairly new to teaching or are in roles with little or no direct teaching that support student learning. Many professional staff will fall into this category.  

Fellows are in the early- to mid-career stage and can provide evidence of effectiveness in more substantive teaching and supporting learning roles. 

In this workshop, Dr Polly Lai will identify whether associate fellow or fellow is the correct category for you and go through the application process, providing an overview of the resources and support available as you prepare your submission.  

In this workshop, we will answer these questions: 

• What is the usual timeline of the application process? 
• What steps do I need to go through? 
• Who will be my mentor? 
• What evidence do I need to support my application? 
• How do I reference the standards? 
• What is the format of my application?  
• Can I apply for other categories of fellowship in the future? 

Audience: All staff

Please note: Register for this workshop in Scout and the workshop Zoom details will be provided in the Scout confirmation email.

Moderator: Janette Ellis, Centre for Teaching and Learning
*Note, that this workshop will not be recorded for privacy reasons.

Applying to become an HEA Senior Fellow

Presenter: Polly Lai, Centre for Teaching and Learning

This workshop is right for you if you have: 

• a good general understanding of HEA fellowship and its benefits 
• used the Fellowship Category Decision Tool to determine that associate fellow, or fellow, is the right category for you 
• decided that you are ready to begin the process.  

Senior fellows are experienced staff with a “sustained record of leading or influencing the higher education practice of your colleagues or other peers that teach and/or support high quality learning” (Advance HE, 2024).  

In this workshop, Dr Polly Lai will identify whether senior fellow is the correct category for you and go through the application process, providing an overview of the resources and support available as you prepare your submission

In this workshop, Dr Polly Lai will identify whether associate fellow or fellow is the correct category for you and go through the application process, providing an overview of the resources and support available as you prepare your submission.

In this workshop, we will answer these questions: 

• What is the usual timeline of the application process? 
• What steps do I need to go through? 
• Who will be my mentor? 
• What evidence do I need to support my application? 
• How do I reference the standards? 
• What is the format of my application?  
• Can I apply for other categories of fellowship in the future? 

Audience: All staff

Please note: Register for this workshop in Scout and the workshop Zoom details will be provided in the Scout confirmation email.

Moderator: Janette Ellis, Centre for Teaching and Learning
*Note, that this workshop will not be recorded for privacy reasons.

Designing Effective Rubrics workshop

Presenter: Mieke Witsel, CTL

Designing and creating effective rubrics in higher education involves several key features to ensure they are clear, fair, and useful for both instructors and students. In this workshop we will address essential components of good rubric design. For interactive and hands-on engagement, bring a rubric along to the session.

The recording for this workshop is available on the CTL Workshop and Events Recordings page.

Being an HEA mentor

Presenter: Polly Lai, Centre for Teaching and Learning

If you are a fellow of HEA, we need you! Our HEA mentors will be a vital part of the Southern Cross Academy of Excellence ecosystem as we grow our community of fellows. Being an HEA mentor means you will be supporting colleagues as they prepare their fellowship applications and directly contributing to their professional development. 

In this workshop, Dr Polly Lai will explain the mentorship process and prepare you for taking on your first mentee. 

In this workshop, we will answer these questions: 

• What are the benefits of being a mentor? 
• What are my duties as a mentor? 
• What skills do I need to be an effective mentor? 
• How many people will I be mentoring at once? 
• How is my mentee allocated? 
• What is the time commitment? 
• How can I get support if there are problems? 
• Can mentorship be used in my application for a higher level of fellowship? 

Audience: All staff

Please note: Register for this workshop in Scout and the workshop Zoom details will be provided in the Scout confirmation email.

Moderator: Janette Ellis, Centre for Teaching and Learning

12 noon (NSW time)

Friday Free-for-all drop-in sessions

These weekly online sessions focus on troubleshooting technical issues and general technology support and training-related questions. Drop in every Friday at 12 noon (NSW/AEST).

1 pm to 4 pm

New to Teaching @ SCU Workshop

Presenter: Dr Mieke Witsel, Centre for Teaching and Learning

Join us for the New to Teaching session Friday 23 August 2024, starting at 1 pm NSW time.
The workshop will include opportunities to: 

• experience interactive content in the ‘New to Teaching at SCU’ Blackboard site
• gain insight into the principles of the Southern Cross Model and the Introducing the Southern Cross Model Blackboard site 
• participate in activities to develop effective and engaging teaching strategies for teaching in the Southern Cross Model 
• learn about available resources and support for teaching at SCU in the Southern Cross Model 
• dive into various aspects of teaching in the Blackboard environment 
• network with SCU colleagues online.   

Audience:
The Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) welcomes staff new to SCU, through workshops designed specifically to help staff learn how to work effectively in a new teaching environment.

For workshop enquiries, please contact Mieke Witsel. 

*This workshop has concluded. The workshop recording is available on the CTL Recordings page.

2 pm to 3 pm

GenAI: Innovations in Learning and Teaching Community of Practice Workshop 2

Presenter: Professor Ruth Greenaway & Dr Jo Munn, Centre for Teaching and Learning

The GenAI Community of Practice is an opportunity to share how you are using GenAI, learn from others who are using GenAI, discuss the latest advances, academic integrity and governance, and how are students using GenAI to help them with their learning. What efficiencies have you found in your day-to-day work? We will post some provocations for comment to help us innovate in the space. Bring along your questions to be answered by your colleagues.
Everyone is most welcome to attend in this informal online setting – no minutes etc, just true collaboration.

The goals of the group are to: 
• Foster Interdisciplinary Collaboration
• Enhance Teaching & Learning 
• Drive ethical and responsible AI use 
• Promote Innovation and Research Excellence And to share ways we use GenAI to make our work more efficient. 

Audience: All staff.

Please note: Register for this workshop in Scout and the workshop Zoom details will be provided in the Scout confirmation email.

12 noon (NSW time)

Friday Free-for-all drop-in sessions

These weekly online sessions focus on troubleshooting technical issues and general technology support and training-related questions. Drop in every Friday at 12 noon (NSW/AEST).

1 pm to 2 pm

Connecting with your pedagogical superpower workshop

Presenter: Dr Simone Blom, Faculty of Education

What’s your pedagogical superpower? Connecting with your strengths, connecting with your students.

In this Talking Teaching Webinar, we will adopt an interactive workshop style presentation to explore your pedagogical superpower. As teachers, and as people, we all have our own strengths that we bring into the profession just as we have our own contribution to make to the world. But often, we do not reflect on this part of learning and teaching practice enough instead, getting bogged down in the things that we can improve or should be doing better. Or perhaps, we still have some imposter syndrome that is getting in the way of accessing and expressing our natural teacher super powers.
 
Getting familiar with what you do well, and being comfortable with what you don’t do so well, is an important part of your teacher narrative. We are often made to feel that we must do everything well, when in reality, that creates an unrealistic expectation that we are forever limited by. In this presentation, Simone will share her journey in discovering what she did well and also, realising what she did not do well. Simone highlights the importance of connection, enjoyment and to having a sense of humour in your teaching and learning – keeping it real. Through this sharing, Simone encourages you to formulate your pedagogical superpower narrative to share and provides space to explore what lifts and supports us in our teaching and learning practice.

Audience: All Staff

*This workshop has concluded. The workshop recording is available on the CTL Recordings page.

1 pm to 2 pm

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) hands on workshop: implementation in the context of the Southern Cross Model workshop

Presenter: Associate Professor Andy Smidt, Faculty of Health

Audience:
 Any academic or professional staff member involved in teaching and learning, and interested in building or refreshing their understanding of Universal Design for Learning and accessibility.

*This workshop has concluded. The workshop recording is available on the CTL Recordings page.

10 am to 2.30 pm

CTL Showcase Event, see the Showcase page for more details.

12 noon (NSW time)

Friday Free-for-all drop-in sessions

These weekly online sessions focus on troubleshooting technical issues and general technology support and training-related questions. Drop in every Friday at 12 noon (NSW/AEST).

1 pm to 2 pm

Introduction to implementation of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in a university setting workshop

Presenter: Associate Professor Andy Smidt, Faculty of Health

This workshop will introduce Universal Design for Learning (UDL) for those who are new to this area. Universal Design for Learning is an approach to curriculum design based on designing accessible content for all students not just those with a disability. It is, however relatively underused in the higher education sector. A recent Australian scoping review (Jwad et al., 2022) recommended that, in Australian universities, training in UDL should be a requirement for instructors involved in course design tailored to the institution. A/Prof Andy Smidt is new to SCU and brings with her, significant expertise at implementing UDL in university settings. Andy is part of e leadership team of UDLHE and is chair of Digicon. In this introductory session, participants will learn about the benefits and challenges of curriculum design for inclusivity with time to discuss how this might work in the Southern Cross Model.

Audience:
 Any academic or professional staff member involved in teaching and learning, and interested in building or refreshing their understanding of Universal Design for Learning and accessibility.

*This workshop has concluded. The workshop recording is available on the CTL Recordings page.

1 pm to 2 pm

Lecture Breakers Academy, Community and Conference workshop

Presenter: Professor Nigel Andrew, Faculty of Science and Engineering

In this seminar,  Professor Nigel Andrew takes you through his ‘Lecture Breakers’ experiences and the influence that this has had, and is having, on his teaching philosophy. He will share with you:

1. the essential aspects of the Lecture Breakers Academy course he attended last year.  The Lecture Breakers Academy is an innovative approach to faculty development that combines the power of a supportive community, the trust of a program informed by research, and the flexibility of mobile learning.
2. what he has gained from being part of the Lecture Breakers community.
3. insights from the recent online Lecture Breakers conference.

Audience this event is aimed at: All Staff.

Please note: Register for this workshop in Scout and the workshop Zoom details will be provided in the Scout confirmation email.

Moderator: Mieke Witsel, Centre for Teaching and Learning

*This workshop has concluded. The workshop recording is now available on the CTL Recordings page.

1 pm to 2 pm

Feature your SoLT in Cross Connect Workshop 2

Presenters: Margie Pembroke, SCU Library, Maureen Bezanson, SCU Library, Dr Mieke Witsel, CTL

This workshop will enable you to feature your Learning and Teaching achievements and activities with SCU’s Cross Connect. 

Cross Connect is the institutional repository of Southern Cross University, spotlighting our academic experts, research, scholarly publications, projects, and activities. Embracing various intellectual, creative, and cultural outputs, including Open Access research and Scholarship of Learning and Teaching (SoLT) endeavours, Cross Connect stands as a testament to our institution’s commitment to scholarly dissemination. 

In this workshop, we equip participants with the skills to feature their learning and teaching accomplishments and activities on the Cross Connect platform, amplifying their professional profiles. Hands-on training will teach you to input your achievements and appropriately tag them as “Scholarship of Learning and Teaching” (SoLT). 

To make the most of this workshop, we encourage you to have details of your outputs and activities readily available in any of the following categories: 

• Scholarly collaboration and activity 
• Engagement and contribution to communities 
• Learning and teaching practice and impact 

For more on what counts as SoLT and what you can include, see ‘How to showcase your Learning and Teaching achievements and activities’ 

Join us in harnessing the potential of Cross Connect to highlight your contributions to the academic community and beyond. Together, let’s elevate the visibility of our collective achievements in learning and teaching. 

Audience the event is aimed at: All SCU academics and staff involved in scholarship of learning and teaching  

Please note: Register for this workshop in Scout and the workshop Zoom link will be provided in the Scout confirmation email. 

*This workshop is a repeat of Workshop 1 held on the 15th May.

12 pm to 1 pm

GenAI: Innovations in Learning and Teaching Community of Practice Workshop 1

Presenter: Professor Ruth Greenaway & Dr Jo Munn, Centre for Teaching and Learning

The GenAI Community of Practice is an opportunity to share how you are using GenAI, learn from others who are using GenAI, discuss the latest advances, academic integrity and governance, and how are students using GenAI to help them with their learning. What efficiencies have you found in your day-to-day work? We will post some provocations for comment to help us innovate in the space. Bring along your questions to be answered by your colleagues.
Everyone is most welcome to attend in this informal online setting – no minutes etc, just true collaboration.

The goals of the group are to: 
• Foster Interdisciplinary Collaboration
• Enhance Teaching & Learning 
• Drive ethical and responsible AI use 
• Promote Innovation and Research Excellence And to share ways we use GenAI to make our work more efficient. 

Audience this event is aimed at: All staff.

Please note: Register for this workshop in Scout and the workshop Zoom details will be provided in the Scout confirmation email.

1 pm to 3.45 pm

New to Teaching @ SCU

The Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) welcomes staff new to SCU. We are running an online workshop before the teaching Term to support and encourage new staff. Visit New to Teaching @ SCU for more information about the New to Teaching @ SCU workshops.

3/05/24
10/05/24
17/05/24
24/05/24
31/05/24

12 noon (NSW time)

Friday Free-for-all drop-in sessions

These weekly online sessions focus on troubleshooting technical issues and general technology support and training-related questions. Drop in every Friday at 12 noon (NSW/AEST).

08/05/24

Embarking on SoLT publishing: Building a strong foundation workshop

Presenters: Dr Liz Goode and Dr Johanna Nieuwoudt

In an earlier CTL Workshop (10 April 2024), we learned that the scholarship of learning and teaching (SoLT) involves systematic inquiry into learning and teaching and "going public" with our insights. Publishing SoLT work - in pre-prints and journals, and at symposia and conferences - is one of the key ways we can do this.

In this workshop we will introduce participants to SoLT publishing. With a focus on the Australian higher education sector we will discuss: What does the landscape of SoLT publishing look like? What are some entry points for getting started on a project? What are some of the foundations of a rigorous and publishable SoLT project?

The discussion will involve scholars at all levels of SoLT experience - from totally new, to years of publishing experience with SoLT projects. You will be able to hear stories, ask questions, and build an individual and collective sense of the possibilities and challenges of SoLT publishing. Join us to kickstart your journey!

Audience the event is aimed at:

This workshop is for any academic or professional colleague who is interested in learning more about publishing SoLT work. This includes those who are new to SoLT publishing and those who have experience and insights to share.

*This workshop has concluded. The workshop recordings are available on the CTL Recordings page along with the presentation slides.

15/05/24

1 pm to 2 pm

Feature your SoLT in Cross Connect Workshop 1

Presenters: Margie Pembroke, SCU Library, Maureen Bezanson, SCU Library, Dr Mieke Witsel, CTL

This workshop will enable you to feature your Learning and Teaching achievements and activities with SCU’s Cross Connect. 

Cross Connect is the institutional repository of Southern Cross University, spotlighting our academic experts, research, scholarly publications, projects, and activities. Embracing various intellectual, creative, and cultural outputs, including Open Access research and Scholarship of Learning and Teaching (SoLT) endeavours, Cross Connect stands as a testament to our institution’s commitment to scholarly dissemination. 

In this workshop, we equip participants with the skills to feature their learning and teaching accomplishments and activities on the Cross Connect platform, amplifying their professional profiles. Hands-on training will teach you to input your achievements and appropriately tag them as “Scholarship of Learning and Teaching” (SoLT). 

To make the most of this workshop, we encourage you to have details of your outputs and activities readily available in any of the following categories: 

• Scholarly collaboration and activity 
• Engagement and contribution to communities 
• Learning and teaching practice and impact 

For more on what counts as SoLT and what you can include, see ‘How to showcase your Learning and Teaching achievements and activities’ 

Join us in harnessing the potential of Cross Connect to highlight your contributions to the academic community and beyond. Together, let’s elevate the visibility of our collective achievements in learning and teaching. 

Audience the event is aimed at: All SCU academics and staff involved in scholarship of learning and teaching  

Please note: Register for this workshop in Scout and the workshop Zoom link will be provided in the Scout confirmation email. 

*This workshop will be repeated on the 19th June.

*This workshop has concluded. The workshop recordings are available on the CTL Recordings page

10 am - 3.30 pm

Designing and Demonstrating Advanced Student Learning

Presenter: Mieke Witsel, Centre for Teaching and

LearningTEQSA accreditation requires institutions to evidence that the students engage with and achieve advanced knowledge and inquiry. This workshop is targeted at ADEs, Course Coordinators, Unit Assessors, and Unit writers (though all academics are welcome). In this workshop, we unpack what ‘advanced’ means and how this is demonstrated. Using this as a framework, we then look to assess and modify a unit’s outcomes, content, and learning activities to align with the expectations. Outcomes from this workshop are an understanding of how advanced learning and inquiry is characterised, the capacity to assess the demonstration at a unit level, and the means to address evident gaps in these profiles. By participating, you will actively develop your skills in contemporary teaching, learning and assessment principles relevant to the discipline, their role, modes of delivery and the needs of particular student cohorts (Higher EducationStandards Framework, 2021, s3.2.3)

This is a face-to-face interactive workshop held on the Gold Coast campus. A light morning tea is provided, and we will break for lunch (bring your own or purchase on campus)

Please note: Register for this workshop in Scout and the workshop location will be provided in the Scout confirmation email. 

CTL contact: Mieke Witsel

12 noon (NSW time)

Friday Free-for-all drop-in sessions

These weekly online sessions focus on troubleshooting technical issues and general technology support and training-related questions. Drop in every Friday at 12 noon (NSW/AEST).

1 pm - 2 pm (NSW time)

Teaching critical GenAI literacies: Redesigning a unit with the theme of GenAI

Presenters: Dr Grant Andrews, SCU College

This presentation discusses a case study of a foundation academic literacies unit that was redesigned to focus on the theme of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) like ChatGPT in various disciplines, as well as exploring the use ofGenAI in education. The unit included multiple activities and assessments that focused on how to critically work with generated texts without compromising one’s own learning or skills development. I consider the challenges and affordances of the approach and offer some preliminary thoughts on the impact that this has had on academic integrity, students achieving learning outcomes, and how students evaluate GenAI texts in their academic writing.

This workshop has concluded, and the recording is available from our CTL Recordings page.

1 pm to 2 pm

Introduction to SoLT: What, why, how?

Presenter: Dr Liz Goode, Office of the PVC (Academic Quality) 

The scholarship of learning and teaching (SoLT – aka SoTL) is an important, but sometimes unclear, domain of academic work (Felten, 2013; Godbold et al., 2024; Trigwell et al., 2000).

What is SoLT exactly, and specifically what is considered SoLT within our context at SCU? Why should we do SoLT? How can we do SoLT in ways that are valued and recognised? This webinar provides a foundation for addressing these questions – and for engaging in reflective, systematic and quality SoLT that enriches our professional practice and benefits both learning and teaching.

Audience: Any academic or professional staff member involved in teaching and learning, and interested in building or refreshing their understanding of the foundations of SoLT and how it is understood at SCU.

This workshop has concluded, and the recording will be available from our CTL Recordings page once it is processed.

1 pm to 4 pm

New to Teaching @ SCU

The Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) welcomes staff new to SCU. We are running an online workshop before the teaching Term to support and encourage new staff. Visit New to Teaching @ SCU for more information about the New to Teaching @ SCU workshops.
*Note: This workshop will no longer be a hybrid presentation due to unforeseen circumstances. It will be available online face-to-screen.

When you register for this event in Scout you will receive an email confirmation containing the Zoom link for online attendance only.

This workshop has concluded

For details and registration for future New to Teaching @ SCU workshops visit the New to teaching @ SCU workshops page. Workshop recordings can be found on the CTL Workshop Recordings page once they have been processed.

01:00 PM - 02:00 PM (NSW Time)

Gen AI for Development and Delivery

Presenter: Dr Chris Lawler, Faculty of Business, Law and Arts

Generative AI as an academic authoring tool – signposting potholes and how to elevate outputs. The use of cutting-edge technologies like generative AI (LLMs) has the power to significantly enhance the quality and efficiency of course development and delivery.

This workshop has concluded, but you can view the recording from our CTL Recordings page.

12 noon (NSW time)

Friday Free-for-all drop-in sessions

These weekly online sessions focus on troubleshooting technical issues and general technology support and training-related questions. Drop in every Friday at 12 noon (NSW/AEST).

12 noon (NSW time)

Friday Free-for-all drop-in sessions

These weekly online sessions focus on troubleshooting technical issues and general technology support and training-related questions. Drop in every Friday at 12 noon (NSW/AEST).

1 pm (NSW time)

Supporting staff-student-GenAI interactions in learning and teaching

Presenters:
Dr Jo Munn, Centre for Teaching and Learning
Ms Jenny Luethi, SCU Library

Frameworks, approaches and resources to support staff-student-GenAI interactions in learning and teaching at SCU. This session is co-presented by CTL and SCU library and will showcase resources and approaches to target the development of student AI literacies for effective and responsible use of GenAI. We also encourage colleagues to contribute by sharing their teaching practice with brief examples of learning activities (online or in class) where they are encouraging students to use GenAI tools.

This workshop has concluded, but you can view the recording from our CTL Recordings page.