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Reporting Period Activities
2005-2006

A 2-day Professional Development Program for Junior Faculty Members




Presenter
Dr. Simon Barrie
Senior Lecturer
Institute for Teaching & Learning
The University of Sydney
Australia

Sep 5 - 6, 2005, 8:30AM – 4:15 PM
Conference Center, Building 20 - 103

Monday, September 5, 2005

08:20 AM Welcome Address
08:30 AM Good Teaching for Student Learning
(Interactive introductory session)
09:15 AM Coffee/Tea Break
09:30 AM Student Perceptions of an Approaches to Learning
Theory based presentation
12:00 PM Prayer and Lunch Break
01:15 PM Unit of Study Design, Aims and Outcomes
Collegial workshop
02:45 PM Prayer Break
03:15 PM Teaching for student engagement in large groups
Interactive discussion
04:00 PM Prepare for Peer review of teaching
04:15 PM Close

Tuesday, September 6, 2005

08:30 AM Teaching for student engagement – problem solving and diversity in small groups
Interactive session
09:15 AM Coffee/Tea Break
09:30 AM Good Assessment and Evaluation for Student Learning
Theory based presentation
12:00 PM Prayer and Lunch Break
01:15 PM Peer Review of Teaching
Peer supported learning
02:45 PM Prayer Break
03:15 PM Review and future planning
04:15PM Close

Registration open for faculty members participating in the Professional Development Program

All the presentations [zipped]

About the Presenter:

Dr. Simon Barrie is a Senior Lecturer in Institute for Teaching & Learning the University of Sydney, Australia. He leads the University's Evaluation and Quality Assurance working group and the University's Graduate attributes Project.

Dr. Simon Barrie research seeks to explore teachers' and learners' experiences of university with the aim of using this knowledge to improve the quality of student learning outcomes. He has numerous publications on his credit in the areas of teaching and learning.

 


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