Online Teaching Resources
- Teaching and learning resources and websites
- Teaching and learning organisations and online journals
Assessing Learning in Australian Universities
This project was commissioned by the Australian Universities Teaching Committee (AUTC) and undertaken by R. James, C. McInnis, and M. Devlin of the Centre for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Melbourne. The 64-page booklet is downloadable. Resources available from the website include case studies of good practice, tips for new staff, and information on subjects such as plagiarism, and assessing group work, and international students.
Communication in Context (pdf file - 141 pages)
In 1997, with the assistance of a grant from the Commonwealth Staff Development Fund, a number of Curtin staff undertook projects aimed at improving teaching and learning of communication skills. This volume reports on the outcomes of these projects. Edited by Alex Radloff.
Distance Education
This site (which includes the list of distance education units) is designed to help students function effectively as a distance education students and to answer many of the questions they may have about studying through distance education.
Graduates Futures
Professor Erica McWilliam Preparing graduate futures: what's creativity got to do with it?
iLecture Screen-Recording
Group Work - Enhancing Experiences of Groupwork
A resource kit for lecturers and tutors to assist them manage and motivate student groups. Produced by the University of Technology Sydney.
Frameworks for Internationalisation
This program aims to meet the diverse needs of staff by offering the choice of a number of different learning modules. Each module represents a different role that is undertaken by Curtin teaching staff or Curtin partner staff.
Internationalising the Curriculum and the Classroom Projects (Quality in Practice) (pdf file - 88 pages)
The projects reported in this publication were part of the Internationalising the Curriculum and the Classroom program which was funded from the 1996-97 Quality Assurance in Higher Education Program. Edited by Anne Butorac
LD: Learning Disabilities
This site provides information and resources about learning disabilities (LD). A learning disability can affect the way in which a person takes in, remembers, understands and expresses information. The site includes teaching and learning strategies, assistive technologies and support practices.
Online Collaborative Learning
From Central Queensland University, this is a web site devoted to best practice in online collaborative learning in higher education, and related topics. You'll find links to online articles, books, journals, and other relevant information.
Teaching and Learning at Curtin (pdf file - 81 pages)
This book is intended as a starting point and a guide to anyone involved in helping students to learn at Curtin. Because this is such a vast topic, this book focuses on quality - at the course level, the unit level, and at the teacher level - and what should be done in order to make sure Curtin students have high quality learning experiences. This book has essential information on all aspects of the learning experience for teaching staff in any role.
Teaching Large Classes
From the University of Queensland, this project was funded by the Australian Universities Teaching Committee (AUTC).
Teaching Learning Forum
Teaching Learning Forum is a series of annual conferences held in Perth, Western Australia, by the TL Forum partners Curtin, Edith Cowan University, Murdoch University, Notre Dame University, and the University of Western Australia.
Training, Managing and Supporting Sessional Teaching Staff
This project was funded by the Australian Universities Teaching Committee (AUTC). It is intended for university administrators and managers, heads of department and heads of schools, course/subject coordinators, supervisors of sessional teachers and sessional teachers. While some of the resources on this site are relevant for anyone concerned with the management, training or support of sessional teachers, other resources are tailored for specific audiences, such as the teaching ideas page, which is expressly included for sessional teachers and their supervisors.
Student Evaluation of Learning and Teaching (eVALUate)
eVALUate prompts students to reflect on their learning at the unit level. The instrument asks the student to reflect on two key aspects of their unit experience: what helped you to achieve the unit learning outcomes and what hindered you from achieving the learning outcomes?
StartUp website
The StartUp website is designed to help students with their studies. It provides essential information and software resources necessary for students to ensure that their time at Curtin is both successful and fulfilling.
WebCT at Curtin
Organisations and online journals
ASCILITE (Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education)
Australian Learning and Teaching Council ALTC (formerly Carrick Institute)
ATN (Australian Technology Network)
ATN Project on Graduate Capabilities
AVCC Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee
Campus Review Australia's Higher Education and Training newspaper
Chronicle of Higher Education news source for college/university faculty members in the US
CUPSA (Curtin University Postgraduate Student Association)
DeLiberations on Learning and Teaching in Higher Education - Resources and Issues
DEST (Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations)
EdITLib Digital Library for Information Technology and Education
EdNA (Education Network Australia)
EDUCAUSE (Transforming Education Through Information Technologies)
HERDSA (Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia)
ICDL - International Centre for Distance Learning
the NODE Learning Technologies Network - information and resource-sharing in learning technologies
Times Higher Education Supplement newspaper for staff in higher education, research and training in the UK
Universities Australia The industry peak body representing the university sector
