Things are regularly changing in the area of learning and teaching. This section of the website is designed to keep you informed on:

 

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2007 Carrick Citation Awards - Science:  In 2007, the Faculty of Science was once again successful receiving two Carrick Citation Awards for Outstanding Conttribution for Student Learning.  TheScience awardees were:

 

Further details from the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education website.

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ISSOTL - Australasian Vice Presidency remains at UNSW:  In July 2007, Michelle Kofod (Science) and Jan Mclean (LTU) were appointed as Australasian Countries Regional Co-Vice Presidents for the International Society of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL). This position was previously held by Dr Kathy Takayama who has since left UNSW to take up a position at Brown University, USA. Further information on the ISSOTL society is available at their website.

 

2006 Carrick Associate Fellowship -Dr Jacquelyn Cranney from the School of Psychology, was one of eight academics from throughout Australia to have received a 2006 Carrick Associate Fellowship.  These Fellowships are highly prestigious and are awarded to outstanding scholars who are respected advocates for excellence in excellence in learning and teaching in higher education. Jacquelyn's project is on "Sustainable and evidence-based learning and teaching approaches to the undergraduate psychology curriculum".

 

Further details from the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Fellowship website and the UNSW news.

 

 

Science Staff Receive Carrick Citation 2006  -Five staff members from the Faculty of Science were among 17 UNSW staff honoured for their Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning by the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education. Nine Citations in total were awarded to UNSW as part of the 2006 Australian Awards for University Teaching. NSW and ACT awardees were presented with their citations at a ceremony on 8 August in the John Niland Scientia Building at UNSW.

 

For the full citations see the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education website.

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The following links have up to date information on current conferences:

Australian and New Zealand Conferences

Tips on Teaching:

Here are some tips and case studies on what people at UNSW have been doing to solve problems in teaching. If you have any pointers you would like add forward these to EdSquad@unsw.edu.au