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Academic Adviser

The Office of Learning and Teaching provides support and programs for academics and develops sustainable support initiatives.

Faculty Support for Teaching Qualifications

The Faculty will support staff who undertake the ITL Graduate Certificate in Higher Education in the following ways:

  • Teaching relief: up to 3 tutorial hours per week for each semester
  • A copy of the set texts is made available on loan

The Faculty will strategically prioritise participation as places are limited. Interested staff should contact the ITL. The ITL finalises enrolments late November, for the following year.

The Faculty will consider supporting staff who undertake graduate certificates in university teaching offered by other universities. Each case will be considered on its own merits. The support available for staff undertaking the University of Sydney certificate will also usually apply.

There is now evidence that performance on the Scholarship Index is statistically correlated with improvements in students' experiences as demonstrated on the Student Course Experience Questionnaire (SCEQ) good teaching, appropriate assessment, generic skills, clear goals and standards scales and on students' overall course experiences (Brew & Ginns, 2008). Preliminary data suggests that qualifications in teaching and learning in higher education are significantly related to students' experiences.

The University's programs for academics

Institute of Teaching and Learning Events

See the ITL website for booking and venue information for 2009.

New Learning and Teaching Publication

The e-Journal of Business Education & Scholarship of Teaching - a journal dedicated to promoting the development of teaching and research in business education internationally. The journal is a forum for the expression of ideas, opinions and research informing the scholarship of teaching and is the official journal of the Australian Business Education Research Association. For information on submissions please see the eJBEST webpage.

Upcoming workshops, conferences, forums, seminars

View the Learning and Teaching Calendar or the Awards and Events Timeline for more information.