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Gayani Samarawickrema; Kaye Cleary; Sally Gauci – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2024
We share lessons gained through supporting an institution-wide curriculum innovation via a post-graduate professional learning program. At the inception of the innovation, an intensive Block Model (BM) was unfamiliar to both the institution and its professional learning facilitators. The Graduate Certificate of Tertiary Education was re-modelled…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Participatory Research, Program Evaluation, Professional Development
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Wallbank, Adrian; Le Hen, Phillipa – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2023
Foundation Years (FY) have proliferated within UK Higher Education in recent years, and their benefits and successes have been well documented (e.g. the enhancement of opportunities for underrepresented students, second-chance education, skills and confidence enhancement, and a pipeline into STEM. However, when managed centrally, their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Program Implementation, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Tucker, Mark; Weaver, Debbi – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2013
Students returning from an international business study tour program were interviewed about their experiences and perceptions of the professional and personal impact of the program. When interviews were conducted within 3-4 months of the students' return, mixed responses were received, with some students highly positive about their experiences,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Interviews, Student Attitudes
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Thies, Linda C. – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2016
Most Australian universities articulate some policies around the integration of graduate learning outcomes in courses. This paper draws on a Federal Government funded project that adopted a developmental approach to students' acquisition of course learning outcomes, through the embedding of academic literacies in course curricula. The project was…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Academic Discourse, Program Evaluation, Foreign Countries
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Al-Musawi, Ali S. – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2008
This study was conducted to analyse the faculty perceptions of the development workshops conducted at Sultan Qaboos University, the only public university in the Sultanate of Oman. Following a needs assessment, a proposed plan for professional development workshops was developed, with the resultant workshops being delivered in 2001. Findings show…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Professional Development
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Penman, Joy; White, Frances – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2006
In late 2003, the regional campus of the University of South Australia initiated a peer-mentoring program aimed at assisting the smooth transition of new students to university life. In particular, the Nursing and Rural Health unit envisaged a program that would be effective and rewarding for both student mentees and mentors. This paper presents…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Peer Teaching, Mentors, Models