About the Institute of Teaching and Learning

The primary role of the Institute of Teaching and Learning (ITL) is to work in partnership with academic staff to achieve Deakin’s teaching and learning goal:

To work in partnership with students, staff, industry, employers and governments to ensure that Deakin’s academic programs are of high quality, relevant, informed by contemporary research and create a unique Deakin student experience; and to be recognised as a national leader in flexible education.

We work to achieve Deakin’s teaching and learning goal by providing teaching and learning advice, guidance and support through a combination of central and invited individual, school or faculty specific programs of academic professional development.

ITL also leads university-wide initiatives that advance and promote teaching and learning involving online and flexible educational practices including:

• The Strategic Teaching and Learning Grant Scheme (STALGS)
• The Deakin Teaching Awards
• The Deakin Teaching and Learning Conference.

We work to positively influence Deakin’s teaching and learning philosophy and culture through active participation in:

• Teaching and learning committees including the Teaching and Learning Committee of Academic Board, the Teaching Spaces Working Party and the Student Experience Committee
• Policy development initiatives such as the Course Quality Framework
• Planning of and high level debates on teaching, learning and curriculum design such as the 2009 Flexible Education Symposium.

The purpose of all ITL services, initiatives and professional development programs is to enhance classroom-situated, blended and online teaching and learning at Deakin University.

If you would like more information about the Institute of Teaching and Learning please do not hesitate to contact the ITL Support Service. The Institute welcomes and encourages feedback on our services and programs. Please contact us directly to suggest activities or initiatives which may further support you in your classroom situated, blended or wholly online teaching practice.
 
Professor Colin Mason
Director, Institute of Teaching and Learning

The 2010 Yearbook (5 MB) is the third release and showcases the activities that the Institute undertook in 2010. This years emphasis is Academic partnering to promote excellence in learning and teaching a collaborative approach to the delivery of professional development.

The 2009 Yearbook (4 MB) showcases the activities that the Institute undertook in 2009. The 2009 Yearbook also celebrates the staff who obtained teaching and learning related awards and grants throughout the year.

The inaugural 2008 Yearbook (5 MB) showcases the activities that the Institute undertook in 2008. The 2008 Yearbook celebrates the Institute's contribution to Driving excellence in teaching and learning at Deakin in the areas of Induction and Development, Innovation and Leadership and Recognition and Reward.