Program and Keynote Speakers
Program changes will be updated on the website as they occur. This program is correct at the time of publication, however, the organisers reserve the right to alter the program if necessary. Special thanks to Dr Allan Goody for his assistance and input into the 2008 Foundations Colloquium.
Monday, 29 September, 2008
8.30am
Registration
9.00 – 9.30am
Welcome by JCU Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Andrew Vann
9.30 – 10.30am
Keynote: How Foundations has Assisted my Academic Development
Mr Travis Kelleher (Edith Cowan University)
Sponsored by:
10.30 – 11.00am
Morning tea
11.00am – 12.30pm
Panel: JCU Foundations and Graduate Certificate Participants
The journeys of Dr John Cavalieri, Dr Nathan Swailes, Mrs Kristin Wicking
12.30 – 1.30pm
Lunch: (Demonstration of group assessment website by Dr Coralie McCormack and Dr Peter Donnan – University of Canberra)
1.30 – 3.00pm
Preparing Academics for Teaching in Higher Education Project (PATHE): Update and reports from sub-project group leaders followed by discussion
Professor Margaret Hicks (University of South Australia), A/Professor Heather Smigiel (Flinders University), A/Professor Gail Wilson (Bond University)
3.00 – 4.00pm (concurrent sessions)
Session (a): Teaching Portfolios
Dr Helena Ward and Dr Margaret Faulkner (University of South Australia)
Session (b): Sessional s: The RED Report
Professor Yoni Ryan
4.00pm
Close
6.45pm
Colloquium Dinner: Reef HQ
Tuesday, 30 September, 2008
9.00am
Welcome
9.15am – 10.30am
Facilitated Discussion: Attending to the Very Foundations: a FYE Perspective fo r Staff Development that Articulates a Transition Pedagogy
Professor Sally Kift, ALTC Senior Fellow
10.30am – 11.00am
Morning tea
11.00am – 12.00pm
Resources Supporting the Teaching in Foundations Programs
Ms Alison Bunker (Edith Cowan University)
12.00pm – 1.30pm
Lunch
1.30pm – 2.00pm (concurrent sessions)
Report (a): Making Research Skill Development Explicit in Coursework :
Five Universities’ Adaptation of a Model to Numerous Disciplines
Dr John Willison (University of Adelaide)
Report (b): The Impact of Web-Based Lecture Technologies on Current and Future Practice in Teaching and Learning
Ms Karen Woo (Macquarie University)
2.00pm – 3.00pm (concurrent sessions)
Session (a): Professional Development: What do we need? What do we want?
Dr Allan Goody
Session (b):
Key Concepts
for
Foundation Subjects on Higher Education Teaching and Learning
Dr Peter Kandlbinder (UTS), Dr Tai Peseta (University of Melbourne)
3.00pm
Wrap up followed by refreshments.
Sponsored by:
Hosted by Dr. Gordon Joughin
