Webinar: Understanding good practice – key lessons from the ALTC / OLT Good Practice Reports

On the 10^th of December 2013 at 12:00pm AEDT, NATA will launch the Good Practice Report eResources developed as part of its strategy to promote the ALTC / OLT Good Practice Reports. The one hour webinar to be hosted by Netspot aims to raise awareness of the Good Practice Reports (GPRs) and how they potentially offer value to the Australasian tertiary education sector. Moreover, the Launch will provide the occasion for the first presentation of several of the GPR eResources developed by the NATA in collaboration with the report authors.

By adopting the form of voice over slides, these eResources aim to convey key material in a more concise and engaging way than the traditional report format. Thus, in adopting this design it is hoped that some of the normal barriers to educators engaging with these reports may be removed or at least reduced.

The process of collaboration with report authors was considered critical in maintaining a strong authorly voice and ensuring that the key messages were captured and communicated. In maintaining this connection with the authors throughout this process, select authors involved in the development of two of the eResources will speak during the launch, expanding the discussion beyond the material covered in the eResource to look at the context, value of their report and work to the sector and how both the report and the eResource may best be used to improve practice.

What: NATA GPR Webinar titled “Understanding good practice – key lessons from the ALTC / OLT Good Practice Reports”

Where: Webinar (online) Link to be sent to registered participants

When: 10th December 2013, 12:00pm AEDT, 11:30am ACDT, 11:00am AEST, 9:00am AWST, 2:00pm NZDT

Key Speakers: Professor Mike Keppell & Professor Janice Orrell

Register your attendance today

To Register: Please send an email to Natasha Hard (Natasha.Hard@usq.edu.au) with the subject ‘NATA GPR Webinar’.

Links to the completed eResources will be placed on the NATA blog following the Webinar Launch. For more information about the Launch and NATA’s role in disseminating the ALTC / OLT Good Practice Reports, please visit the NATA Blog: http://nataonthenet.blogspot.mx/p/altc-good-practice-reports.html

The completed Good Practice Reports can be accessed on the OLT webpage: http://www.olt.gov.au/resource-library/good-practice-reports

Natasha Louise Hard

Project Manager & Research Assistant

Australian Digital Futures Institute - ADFI | University of Southern Queensland

Toowoomba | Queensland | 4350 | Australia

Ph: +61 2 8006 6928 | Skype: natasha.hard | Webpage: www.nataonthenet.blogspot.com.au

Email: natasha.hard@usq.edu.au

ALTC/OLT Good Practice Reports - Do you know what topics were covered?

• Assessment of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) students (2011)
• Assuring graduate outcomes (2011)
• Blended learning (2011) 
• Clinical practice (2011)
• Curriculum renewal (2011)
• Innovative indigenous teaching and learning (2013)
• Learning and teaching across cultures (2011)
• Revitalising the academic workforce (2012)
• Supporting students’ transition into higher education (2011)
• Technology enhanced learning and teaching (2011)
• Work integrated learning (2011)

Exploring the Challenges of Network Leadership in Australasian Tertiary Associations

2012 nov ascilite_nata_symposium from Mike Keppell

Mike and Gordon recently presented a symposium at the ascilite Conference in Wellington, New Zealand. The symposium titled 'Exploring the Challenges of Network Leadership in Australasian Tertiary Associations' attracted a small but engaged audience who provided some critical feedback on the project.

It was interesting to note the lack of awareness and understanding regarding the Good Practice Reports, validating the Network's upcoming activities in promoting their value and use in 2013. If you would like to access the ALTC Good Practice Reports, these are available on the OLT Website. Questions about the value of surveying members of partner associations was also raised, however, the idea of using a small number of targeted questions was seen as an effective way forward. Additionally,  it was suggested that at the end of the funded NATA project a council of partner association representatives be established.

Ascilite Conference, Hobart

Professor Mike Keppell hosted a workshop that was attended by eleven participants as part of the dissemination strategy for the NNI in relation to the Good Practice Report on Technology-enhanced Learning and Teaching.

Workshop: Keppell, M.J., Suddaby, G. & Hard, N. (2011). Operationalising Good Practice in Technology-enhanced Learning and Teaching. ascilite 2011 Hobart, Tasmania. (Workshop).

Ascilite 11 workshop_gpr

View more presentations from Mike Keppell

In addition, as Former President of ascilite, Professor Keppell provided an overview of the NNI and its progress to date at the pre-conference executive meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to provide an overview of the future initiatives. For further information about the workshop and the discussion see: http://mike-keppell.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/ascilite-workshop-on-good-practice-in.html