News from the Institute
July 2010
Deakin Teaching and Learning Conference 2010
All abstracts and proposals should be sent to Dr Dale Holt by deadline of Monday 16 August.
Using Web 2.0 in Your Teaching seminar
Staff are invited to attend a seminar by Matthew Allen, Australian Learning and Teaching Council Teaching Fellow, Using Web 2.0 in Your Teaching: Ideas, Applications and Affordances for Enhanced Educational Outcomes on Wednesday 28 July.
A recording of the event will be uploaded in due course.
Mentoring for Academic Staff booklet (2 MB)
This booklet is being sent out and will provide guidance for Faculties and Schools.
Workshop on how to write active learning activities
Staff are invited to attend a workshop presented by Prof. Vicky Minderhout on how to write active learning activities along the lines of the POGIL (Process-orientated guided-inquiry learning) project.
Blended and mobile learning in a connected world: problems and solutions
Staff are invited to attend a seminar hosted by Business and Law and presented by Professor Curt Bonk, from Indiana University, author of "The world is open" and "Empowering online learning".
Professor Bonk will be visiting Deakin University at Burwood campus on the 8th July for a video-conference link to Geelong and Warrnambool between 1.30 –3.00 pm, B- he3.002, G- jb2.107, W- B.3.18.
RSVP essential: heather.eynaud@deakin.edu.au.
ITL Support Service during HERDSA 2010 International Conference, 6 - 9 July 2010
As many of the ITL staff are presenting and/or attending the HERDSA 2010 Conference from Tuesday 6 July to Friday 9 July (inclusive) the ITL support service phone has been directed to Emma Louise Lee. Please note that a range of professional development activities are available from next week onwards and places can be booked through the ITL event registration system (ERS) at the ITL web site:
If you encounter difficulty or are unable to book a place on an event (eg you may be a new Casual Staff member), please contact the ITL support service or the facilitator of the event. Finally, if you have a query concerning functional or technical problems with DSO you should contact the normal DSO support service managed by Knowledge Media Division (KMD), Ext: 17500 or dso-support@deakin.edu.au.
