Experiences and Examples of Faculty-based Teaching and Assessment of Graduate Attributes
Embedding Graduate Attributes: ideas on policy, planning and teaching graduate attributes from the University of Sydney.
Seminars by Dr Simon Barrie, Institute for Teaching and Learning, University of Sydney Tuesday 11th April, 2006.
During his visit to Wollongong, Dr Barrie will share his expertise and experience via two seminars:
Policy and Planning for Graduate Attributes
During this seminar, Dr Barrie will explain the background to the University of Sydney's approach to formulating and supporting the dissemination and implementation of graduate attribute learning. This seminar will include time for questions and discussion and would suit those working in policy and strategic planning to support dissemination of graduate attributes, in Faculty management, or those on University Education Committee. The University of Sydney's graduate attribute policy can be viewed at http://www.itl.usyd.edu.au/GraduateAttributes/policy_framework.pdf
Date: 11th April, 2006
Time:1.00 - 2.00pm
To attend this seminar, please nominate via Web Kiosk at If you are not familiar with Web Kiosk, an online tutorial is available at http://staff.uow.edu.au/cdu/kiosk_demo/
Experiences and Examples of faculty-based Teaching and Assessment of Graduate Attributes
During this seminar, Dr Barrie will discuss the challenges and outcomes of contextualizing graduate attributes for the various faculties at the University of Sydney. There will be opportunities to engage in collaborative development of curricula strategies drawing on some of the examples of innovative practice gathered by the Sydney project. This seminar will include time for questions and discussion and would suit academics and administrators keen to embed attributes in undergraduate subjects or programs. Case studies of discipline-based graduate attribute teaching at the University of Sydney can be viewed at http://www.itl.usyd.edu.au/GraduateAttributes/casestudies.cfm
Date: 11th April, 2006
Time: 3.00 - 4.00pm
To attend this seminar, please nominate via Web Kiosk
Dr Barrie will also be available by appointment to discuss graduate attributes teaching or research with individuals or small groups (eg. postgraduate researchers, academics).
Those interested in meeting individually with Dr Barrie should contact Dr Anna Carew at CEDIR on ext 5012 or carew@uow.edu.au.
