News
20
Mar
‘12
CHELT Newsletter: 2012 Issue 2
The second edition of the CHELT Newsletter for 2012 has been published.
Since our last communication CHELT has grown its staff with a full complement now in the Wattle Team [the Business Solutions Group or BSG] with the appointment of Sherry Lo as Learning Management Technology Specialist, and Danielle Anderson as BSG Manager. Last week we interviewed for a new Deputy Director and a Lecturer in Technology and Pedagogy. When these staff start we will strengthen our capacity to work with...
19
Mar
‘12
CHELT Newsletter: 2012 Issue 1
Welcome to the CHELT newsletter which we hope will be a regular avenue of communication across campus about matters related to learning, teaching and higher education.
CHELT is a new collaborative centre that merges the previous Centre for Educational Development and Academic Methods (CEDAM) and the Wattle Business Solutions Group which provides support for the University's primary learning management system.
Higher Education programs
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01
Feb
‘12
Research Supervision Workshops: January-June 2012
CHELT, in conjunction with the ANU Colleges, conducts workshops for staff new to research supervision and supports Colleges in their work related to supervision more generally.
Any member of staff (academic and general, full or part-time) as well as postgraduate students are welcome to participate.
Some courses offered in the professional development program are also undertaken by graduate coursework students in the Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, or the Master of Higher Education,...
01
Feb
‘12
Foundations of University Teaching & Learning: 2012
Are you new to teaching at ANU? Or moving from research into a teaching role?
Perhaps you have been a tutor or demonstrator and have been asked to convene a course; or maybe you have taught for a while and want to refresh your enthusiasm and ideas?
If this is the case, why not attend the next Foundations of University Teaching and Learning program?
Foundations is an intensive professional development activity for ANU academics and research students, offered jointly by the Centre for...
01
Feb
‘12
Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in Education
Information sessions for the current nominees for the Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in Education, will be held on Friday 3 February, from 2.00 - 3.30pm in the CHELT Seminar Room, and also on Monday 13 February in the CAIS Lecture Theatre (Building 127, Ellery Crescent), from 10.00 - 11.30am.
Nominees should email Educational.Awards@anu.edu.au to notify which session they will be attending.
16
Dec
‘11
Establishment of new Centre for Higher Education, Learning and Teaching
Following the successful completion of a change management process, the Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young has announced the establishment of the Centre for Higher Education, Learning and Teaching (CHELT). CHELT is a new collaborative centre that merges the previous Centre for Educational Development and Academic Methods (CEDAM) and the Wattle Business Solutions Group which provides support for the University's primary learning management system.
Working with the ANU Colleges, the...
14
Oct
‘11
Teaching Enhancement Grant Recipients announced
The recipients of the Vice-Chancellor's Teaching Enhancement Grants 2011 have been released. The 2011 grant scheme has awarded eleven projects:
Evaluating New Science Learning Spaces at ANU
Juliey Beckman, CMBE
Linking the Firm's Carbon Impacts with Sustainable Marketing Strategy: Implementing Problem Based Learning
Gary Buttriss, CBE
Equipment Demonstration and OH&S through Video on Wattle
Greg Daly, CASS
Development of the interactive flexible language learning package:...
06
Oct
‘11
University Education Scholars
In a new initiative, the University is appointing seven Education Scholars, one from each College, to form a cross-University network for sharing ideas and supporting educational innovation. The Education Scholars will:
provide a focus for leadership, mentoring and advice on education within their College;
develop a community of individuals in their College who have won College, University and/or national teaching awards or grants;
facilitate the sharing of good practice, innovations...
29
Sep
‘11
Academic Women's Writing Workshop 2011
Academic Women's Writing Workshop
Register now for a structured and supportive week of intensive writing for academic women staff from CAP, CASS, and CoL only.
The Workshop will run at CEDAM, Building 10T, from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday for the week December 12 to 16, and preference is given to participants who can attend for the full week.
Participants are expected to come with all your necessary research completed, ready to write a peer-reviewed academic paper or book chapter,...
27
Sep
‘11
ANU Educational Research Conference
Educational Research Conference: November 15-16
Venue: Law Link Theatre
Educational Research is a rising field across ANU. This conference aims at promoting a focus for future collaboration and networks at the University in the broad areas of educational research undertaken at ANU, and from researchers engaged in a wide range of educational research areas.
Panel themes include:
Language learning: motivation and student retention
Content and process in university teaching...
