From: FIT Global Emails <FITGlobalEmails@infotech.monash.edu.au>
Date: 22 Aug 2006 13:08:44 
To: All Faculty of Information Technology Staff <ALLFIT@listmanager.infotech.monash.edu.au>
Subject: [FIT Announce] Reminder - CERG Seminar Announcement (Teaching Quality)

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This notice was approved for distribution on behalf of Angela Carbone,
Senior Lecturer, Caulfield School of IT
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Presentor:Kim Styles
Date:Friday, 25th August
Time:11:00am - 12:30pm
Location:Seminar Room, Room 84 Building H, Level 7, Caulfield Campus

Topic: Improving the Student Experience

Abstract:
For many years, and particularly over the last three years, the role of
research as the yardstick for academic credibility has overshadowed the
critical importance of high quality teaching. The fact is that
coursework programs subsidise research - while research might be the
muscle, teaching is the backbone of the university. Monash has had
Teaching and Learning Plans in place for many years, articulating values
and directions, but these have been only partially successful in
highlighting the importance of teaching. Recent Monash performance on
national measures such as the CEQ, and the Faculty's performance on
internal measures including MEQ and Unit Evaluations, has excited
reconsideration of the profile of teaching and learning. Monash 2025 and
the Education Plan 2006-2008 fundamentally reposition teaching and
learning in the spectrum of academic competencies and in the management
responsibilities of faculties.

In this presentation Kim will explore the implications of this shift for
the Faculty of IT, identify upcoming activities affecting the Faculty
and consider the role that CERG may play in leading teaching and
learning improvements.

Biography:
Kim has been a member of the Faculty since its establishment, teaching
programming, object-oriented analysis and design, and professional
communication at Gippsland campus, as well as leading many courses.
Currently Director of Education Quality for the Faculty, a member of FEC
and the Learning Teaching and Quality Committee, one of the two
subcommittees of the University Education Committee, Kim is responsible
for advising on and leading improvements in education in the faculty,
with the help of the faculty's Education Quality Committee.

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