Criterion 5

Exemplars

Criterion 5 | Integration of scholarship, research and professional activities with teaching and in support of learning

 

Exemplar 1 – Michele Clark, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Bond University

In this teaching award application Michelle reflects on her use of industry-based resources, activities and assessments to engage students and provide them with real world experience. She uses written comments from industry partners and students, teacher evaluation summaries and teaching awards and nominations as evidence.

Teacher evaluation summaries (HSS, 2010, 2011) correlate with student feedback in all subjects I have taught since joining Bond University in January 2010, and indicate consistent placement in the top 5% of academics within the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences. This resulted in nomination for the Vice Chancellor’s Quality Teaching Excellence Award, 2011 and recipient of the Humanities Students Association Teaching Excellence Award, 2012”“The way Michele has designed the subject offers student exposure to real life clients with real life public relations problems to be solved. Michele arranges for a client brief and, with minimal tutor interference, allows the student to employ their problem-solving skills., their creativity and written and oral attributes. Few subjects are crafted in such an inclusive and end –game (the final presentation to the client) fashion. And as we’ve seen. The results can be stunning. Client organisations I am sure will implement a number of student recommendations in what is truly a three-way win – for the client, the student and Bond University” “Being able to discuss current, relevant & real world issues and campaigns with my peer group meant we were not only learning from the industry, as things happened, but assisting each other in developing a wider body of knowledge.

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Wood, K. Knight, D, & Kinash, S (Eds.) (2012). Scholarship of teaching and learning @ Bond: Fostering early career research (Vol. 2). Queensland, Australia: Office of Teaching and Learning, Bond University, pp. 168-173.

 

Exemplar 2 – Associate Professor Jeffrey Brand, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Bond University.

Jeffery was nominated for a Citation for the creation of industry-relevant curriculum, professionally and intellectually rich resources and engaging services to inspire and motivate future computer games industry professionals. His application is a good case study for how industry consultation and professional activities can be integrated into teaching and in support of learning. He also effectively uses correspondence from past students to demonstrate how his teaching has influenced students and other outcomes such as employability.

“we have a session on breaking into the industry. I explain that student need to bring their CV or resume to the tutorial. Remarkably, most students have not developed one. So we “workshop it” and then I ask them to send it to me not for credit, but for “employment readiness”. They are surprised that this exercise is for their career rather than class credit. I tell them I will give them feedback outside of class and it works – I get 100% response-rate and my students have a ready CV!” My students are encouraged to use their university work in real-world applications. For example, the Federal Attorney Generals office undertook public consultation in late 2009 on whether Australia should legislate to introduce an R18+ classification for computer games. The consultation paper by government included references to my research. Students in my subject Computer Games Industry and Policy wrote submissions for assessment and were encouraged (although not required) to make a formal submission to government. When I surveyed the 19 Australian citizens in the class, all 19 confirmed they were inspired and empowered to send their submission to government!”  “Hi, Jef, My quest to find a job that does not feel like a job has ended, I started at the digital dividion of McCann Erickson, this week and absolutely loving it… I would like to say thanks to you, because I know if I hadn’t of walked into your New Comm Tech class I would not be here today.”

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Wood, K. Knight, D, & Kinash, S (Eds.) (2011). Scholarship of teaching and learning @Bond: Fostering early career research. (2011). Queensland, Australia: Office of Quality Teaching and Learning, Bond University, pp. 38-44.

 

Exemplar 3 – Learning support and resources on engagement, Edith Cowan University

This website encourages the engagement of students in activities that connect them with industry and the working community. It provides guidance and case studies demonstrating how professional activities can be integrated into the teaching of courses in a range of disciplines. For example, in one case study students in an analytical chemistry course are taught to use evaporative light scattering detection to determine the carbohydrate levels present in truffles for a local company. The involvement of the industry provides relevance and interest for the students, while the data produced is of practical use to the industry. The students perform the laboratory techniques and produce a written report comparing their results to existing literature. The best two lab reports are given to the truffle company who provide feedback on the report and data.

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Edith Cowan University. Learning Support and Resources; engagement.

 

Exemplar 4 – Opening lines; approaches to the scholarship of teaching and learning

In this book, eight scholars working in different fields and institutional contexts tell the story of their inquiry into the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). They describe the investigative strategies they considered and chose, the rationale behind their approach, how the various approaches worked or did not, what was learnt from the work and their advice for other people engaging in SoTL research for the first time. A variety of approaches to SoTL are demonstrated with emphasis on methods and approach.

Hutchings, P. (Ed.) (2000). Opening lines; approaches to the scholarship of teaching and learning [Book]. California, United States of America: The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

 

Exemplar 5 – Rick Snell, Not just another brick in the wall

In this book chapter, Rick Snell reflects on how and why he uses a project based learning approach that involves students in empirical research, instead of traditional teaching and assessment methods. He provides comments from students that support his claims that the integration of research into the curriculum is effective in engaging and empowering students and promoting deep learning.

“My students are encouraged to use their university work in real-world applications. For example, the Federal Attorney Generals office undertook public consultation in late 2009 on whether Australia should legislate to introduce an R18+ classification for computer games. The consultation paper by government included references to my research. Students in my subject Computer Games Industry and Policy wrote submissions for assessment and were encouraged (although not required) to make a formal submission to government. When I surveyed the 19 Australian citizens in the class, all 19 confirmed they were inspired and empowered to send their submission to government!” “Ricks’ obvious enthusiasm and accessibility helped me to push my limits and conduct ‘real’ research, as opposed to academic exercises. I feel I have an actual, as opposed to theoretical understanding of some areas of Administrative law. The psychological benefit of building on and drawing from the work of previous students is significant. This adds to one’s commitment, as one’s work is actually going to be used in some ‘real’ way.”

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Snell, R. (1997). Not just another brick in the wall. In, R. Ballantyne, J., Bain, & J. Packer (Eds.), Reflecting on university teaching; academics’ stories (pp. 423-435). Canberra, Australia: Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs.

 

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