Learning-Teaching-Research Nexus
Learning-Teaching-Research Nexus
2009 Nexus events
Monday 7 September 2009, 12 noon - 1:30pm in Building 20, Level 1
What does the Teaching-Research Nexus mean? How does one activate a TRN in one's practice?
Presenter and workshop leader:
Dr Meg O'Reilly, Southern Cross University
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Wednesday 30 September 2009, 1:30-2:30 in 20.5
Focus on Teaching Symposium event
Opening:
Prof Sandra Wills
Speakers:
Ms Judith Marychurch (Faculty of Law), Expert Witnesses: Developing Communication Skills through Reflective Engagement with Research Findings
Mrs Lee Moerman, Mr Paul Moore and Ms Emily Purser (Faculty of Commerce/ASD), Aligning Research, Teaching and Learning through Concept Mapping
Mr Grant Ellmers - (Faculty of Creative Arts), Reflection to Support the Articulation of Knowledge and Learning: the Creative Experience
2008 Nexus events series
Wednesday 26 March 2008, 12:30-1:30 in 20.5
Launch of 2008 project
Opening:
Prof Lee Astheimer and Prof Sandra Wills
Keynote:
Prof Tom Angelo (Victoria University of Wellington), Where the Bloody 'L' Is It? Locating Learning in the Teaching - Research Nexus
Wednesday October 8, 12:30-1:30 in 20.5
Research-infused Learning – Starting from Square One:
How to infuse current research into undergraduate programs from first year through to Honours
Keynote:
Prof Judy Raper, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Research-Community-Infused Learning
Speakers:
Dr Shirley Agostinho (Education), Bringing Researchers into First Year Classes
Prof Fazel Naghdy (Informatics), Building Enquiry into an Undergraduate Subject
Dr Kathie Cooper (Commerce), Real Cases and Investigations in Accounting
Wednesday October 22, 12 noon – 1:30 pm in 20.5
The New Research Generation
Involving undergraduate students in real research and real academic debates
Keynote:
A/Prof Angela Brew (University of Sydney), Enhancing Undergraduate Engagement through Research and Inquiry
Speakers:
A/Prof Chris Barker (Arts), Researching Ourselves, Researching Others - Learning through Investigation
Prof Aditya Ghose (Informatics), Cafe DSL - Students in the Scholarly Community
Dr Mark Nelson (Informatics), Real Research Projects for Advanced Maths Students (Second and Third Year)
Prof Sandra Jones (HBS), The Learning-Teaching-Research Nexus in the Centre for Health Initiatives
Wednesday October 29 12:30-2 in 20.4
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Keynote:
A/Prof Jan Orrell (Educational Consultant and Adjunct Associate Professor at Flinders University School of Education), Scholarship of Teaching - Whose Interests Does it Serve?
Speakers:
Mr Marcus O’Donnell (Creative Arts), Collaborative Scholarship of Teaching
Dr Mohan Chinnappan (Education), Model-Eliciting as a Teaching Strategy
Mr John Littrich (Law) You're Doing it Every day, You May as Well Write About It
Dr Gerry Lefoe (Centre for Educational Development and Interactive Resources), Faculty Scholars: Leading a Scholarly Approach to Teaching
Thursday 6 November, 12:30-2 pm in 20.4
The Learning-Teaching-Research Nexus – Implications for the Curriculum
Keynote:
Prof Chris Cook (Engineering), Practical Examples of the Learning-Teaching-Research Nexus
Speakers:
Dr Kate Bowles and Dr Chris Moore (Faculty of Arts), It's Not About Us: Social Networking for Student Researchers
Dr James Wallman (Science), Immersing Students in the Research Experience in Biological Science
Dr Lisa Kervin (Education), Making Research Relevant - Multiple Strategies in an Undergraduate Program
Dr Margaret Wallace (HBS), Ways of Knowing in Undergraduate Nursing - Embedding Research Literacy in the Curricula
Wednesday 12 November, 12:30-2 pm in 20.5
Teaching Students to be Researchers – the Power of Enquiry-based Learning
Keynote:
Prof Kerri-Lee Krause (Griffith University), Teaching-Research Links: Opportunities and Challenges
Speakers:
Prof Tim McCarthy (Engineering), Bridges to Learning - Student Enquiry in ENGG101
A/Prof Chris Gibson (Science), Research and Play in a Rich Data Source: Experiential Learning in Population Geography
Associate Professor John McQuilton (Arts), Linking Academic Research with Undergraduate Teaching

