WCLA March 2018 Newsletter is out now!
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WCLA March Newsletter
Read out latest news!
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WCLA December 2017 Newsletter
Read our latest news!
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2017 Dean's Teaching Award Recipients
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2017 Dean's Teaching Excellence Awards.
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WCLA August 2017 Newsletter
Read our latest news!
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Learning and Teaching Initiative Grant Outcomes 2017
The WCLA is happy to announce the Learning and Teaching Initiative Grant Outcomes for the 2017 round.
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WCLA April 2017 Newsletter
In this issue: Understanding the Student Cohort Workshops, Tutor Training, New Staff at WCLA, International Visiting Scholar, Russell Belk & Blended Learning with Professor David Dickson
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WCLA December 2016 Newsletter
In this issue: Teaching Support Workshop for New Staff, Tutor in Higher Education Program, Visiting Scholar Program, Symposium of Teaching, Public Lecture, Peer Review Program, Teaching Excellence Awards, Teaching Grants and Teaching Awards Evening
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FBE Teaching Excellence Awards 2016
Each year, The Williams Centre of Learning Advancement recognises and rewards the valuable contribution of teachers in Business and Economics through the Faculty Teaching Excellence Awards.
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Individual Consultations
WCLA staff are available for individual consultations to faculty and to teaching fellows.
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Tutor Training
A practical and useful program for all tutors, focusing on teaching principles, active engagement, practice, peer observation, targeted workshops and the experiences of senior tutors.
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Visiting Scholar Program
Each year, the WCLA hosts national and international scholars to provide workshops, seminars and collaboration opportunities with FBE Staff.
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Peer Review Scheme
Peer evaluation of teaching such as in-class observations is increasingly seen as an important tool for improving learning and teaching quality.
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Teaching our Chinese Students
These seminars seek to provide academics with a deeper understanding of Chinese names and the culture that influences classroom behaviors and levels of engagement.
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FAST Program
The Future Academics Support and Training (FAST) program is a new one-year program offered to doctoral students, early career academics and sessional staff in the Faculty.
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Good Teaching Series
The Good Teaching Series showcases innovative teaching practices used by our academics to better engage with students and better teach. Read more and get inspired!
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Tutor Resources
The Centre has produced a series of Tutor Training Guides specifically aimed at new tutors in the Faculty.
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Teaching Strategies
Using a range of teaching and learning activities can help to better engage students and encourage a deeper learning approach.
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Student Assessment and Feedback
The University of Melbourne Assessment Policy provides guidance on ways to evaluate students and provide feedback to them.
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Online Course Development
Online Course Development is a process that requires a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to work with an expert in Learning Design to re-frame a subject’s offering for the online arena.
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Using Technology to Teach
The use of Internet tools and technology resources as ways of improving the engagement in delivery is a common phenomenon in teaching and learning.
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Case-Based Teaching
Case studies are an increasingly important pedagogy in teaching.
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Further Readings
A comprehensive reading list.
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2017 Symposium Resources
Read the presentations prepared by some of the guest speakers for the WCLA 2017 Symposium.
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Stories of Innovative Teaching Practices
Lecturers from across the Faculty of Business and Economics continue to lead with innovative and engaging teaching practice.
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Organising Quick Polls
Staff have premium access to Poll Everywhere, an online tool that allows users to create and collect responses to poll questions or activities.
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Melbourne CSHE Resources
Resources available from the Melbourne Centre for Higher Education
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Innovative Assessment Showcase
The WCLA and MCSHE presented a joint seminar to showcase diverse forms of assessment that are implemented successfully across the university.
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Future Academics Support and Training (FAST) Guides
Read the FAST guides to hone the skills that will kick-start your academic career.
Find out about domestic and international awards on offer.
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Faculty Teaching Awards
The faculty recognises the diverse facets of teaching through five teaching excellence awards.
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University Teaching Awards
The University of Melbourne recognises the outstanding achievements of staff through the Melbourne Teaching Excellence Awards.
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National Teaching Awards
The Australian Government offers various national teaching excellence awards.
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International Teaching Awards
Outstanding teachers are recognised internationally.
The Williams Centre for Learning Advancement (WCLA) will focus on developing the learning associated with a shift towards new teaching pedagogy for our staff.
Inspired by Professor Williams who was a faculty leader at the forefront of change management and teaching advancement: the centre again hopes to steer the Faculty through major pedagogical changes, including the incorporation of information technology in teaching and learning. Our aim is to have the centre be the first point of call for teaching development needs for FBE staff and provided customised solutions when needed. Our long term aim is to improve the learning experience for the staff and students and maximise student learning outcomes.
WCLA also supports the Faculty of Business and Economics in its Assurance of Learning process that is designed to ensure that student learning outcomes are achieved.