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Bronwyn has worked with both students and faculty staff within the university context to promote student learning and development of academic literacy over the last 14 years, first at the University of Western Sydney and currently, at the University of Wollongong.
Current Teaching Activities
Faculty of Education
Integrated academic literacy instruction
EDUF 111
EDUF 212
EDUF 311
EDGZ 908
Faculty of Informatics
Integrated academic literacy and language instruction
ECTE250/INFO 202
CSCI 102/ITCS 908
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
Curriculum redesign consultation
GHMD 903
Learning Resource Centre
Individual Consultations
Workshops
Current Governance Activity
University
Member of Academic Senate
Member of the University Education Committee (UEC)
Faculty
Faculty of Informatics
Faculty Education Committee (FEC) Learning Development representative
Member of the QUAL 101 working party
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
Faculty Education Committee (FEC) Learning Development representative
Learning Development
Program Co ordinator
Grants
2004 University of Wollongong small URC project: Self representation of international students in their academic writing (Team leader: Dr Honglin Chen)
2003 University of Wollongong ESDF grant Illuminating the Attributes of a Wollongong Graduate with Effective Online and Face to Face Teaching and Learning Strategies (Team Leader: Dr Garry Hoban)
1998 National Teaching Development Grant (CUTSD) Writing Critically in Commerce. In partnership with M. Scoufis, H. Farrell, E. Carmichael, R. Pennell. University of Western Sydney
Publications
McInnes, D. and James, B (2004) Engaging with the personal: Theories of Writing Meet Theories of the Body. International Journal of Learning vol.10, 1013-1027. Retrieved August 15, 2004 from http://bronwynjames.cgpublisher.com/
Hoban, G.; Lefoe, G.; James, B.; Curtis, S.; Kaidonis, M.; Hadi, M.; Lipu, S.; McHarg, C.; Collins, R. (2004) A Web Environment Linking University Teaching Strategies with Graduate Attributes. The Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, vol.1, 10-19. Retrieved August 15, 2004 from http://jutlp.uow.edu.au/2004_v01_i01/hoban001.html
James, B., Lefoe, G., Hadi, M. (2004) Working ‘through’ graduate attributes: A bottom up approach. In F. Sheehy & B. Stauble (Eds.) Transforming knowledge into Wisdom: Holistic Approaches to Teaching and Learning. Proceedings of Higher Education Research and Development Society vol. 27, pp. 174-184. Sarawak.
Website developed from ESDF grant
University of Wollongong (2004). Teaching strategies for graduate attributes. Retrieved 25.08.04 from http://www.uow.edu.au/about/teaching/attributes
James, B. Skillen, J., Percy, A., Tootell, H., Irvine, H. (2004) From integration to transformation. In K. Deller-Evans & P. Zeegers (eds) Refereed Proceedings of the 2003 Biannual Language and Academic Skills In Higher Education Conference 24-25 November, 2003, vol. 6, pp 127- 137. Flinders University, Adelaide, S.A
Collins, R. Percy, A. & James, B. (2003) Developing Generic skills: Examples of Best practice, University of Wollongong. B-HERT News Issue 16, April 2003, 19-21 Business/Higher Education Round Table
James, B. & McInnes, D. (2002) Academic Identities in Undergraduate and Post Graduate Writing Practice: Silences, Voices, Negotiations, printed monograph pp 3-25 (ISBN: 1 86335 310 0) and electronic book (ISBN: 1 86335 311 9) International Journal of Learning, vol 8. Retrieved August 15, 2004 from http://bronwynjames.cgpublisher.com/
James, B, & McInnes, D. (2002) Interdependent Academic Identities: Language and Learning Practitioners and the Subject Who Writes. In N. Trivett et al (eds) Selected proceedings of the Language and Academic Skills Conference, http://learning.uow.edu.au/LAS2001/ University of Wollongong.
James, B.; Martinez, G.; Pennell, R.; Shepherd, M. (2001) Inspector Morse in Cyberspace. In R. Simms, M. O’Reilly, S. Sawkins (Eds) Learning to Choose: Choosing to Learn. Short Papers and Works in Progress from the 17th Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Computers In Learning In Tertiary Education, pp 179-185, Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour, NSW, December 2000
James, B., Scoufis, M., Farrell, H., Carmichael, E. (1999). Unravelling the Mysteries of Critical Thinking [videotape and teacher’s guide] Sydney: Blue Jeans Media.
Scoufis, M., Carmichael, E., James, B., Farrell, H., (1999). On the track: Critical thinking in assignment writing [CD ROM] Sydney: Blue Jeans Media.
James, B., Scoufis, M., Carmichael, E., Farrell, H., Driscoll, K., & Craigie, D. (1996, 1999). Critical Analysis: What is it? (ISBN 1 86341 252 2) University of Western Sydney, Nepean.
James, B. (1997) Social Identities and Literacy Practices. In Z. Golebiowski (ed) Policy and practice of Tertiary Literacy: Selected Proceedings of the First National Conference on Tertiary Literacy: research and Practice, vol 1 (pp201-218) Melbourne:VUT.
James, B. (1996) Writing critically in Visual and Performing Arts. Invited paper. Changing Education: A Journal for Teachers and Administrators vol. 3 (1), 20-21.
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