ALTC Workshops
30 Sep 2010ALTC Workshops Effective Teaching Effective Learning of Mathematics
Symposium 30 September - 1 October
University of Queensland, Brisbane
Australian Learning & Teaching Council Project
Effective Teaching, Effective Learning in the Quantitative Disciplines
A national discipline-specific professional development programme for lecturers and tutors in the mathematical sciences
We invite all staff in your department to attend a training workshop (symposium) on effective teaching and learning in the quantitative disciplines. It is being run for tertiary teachers of mathematics and statistics under the auspices of a project funded by the Australian Learning & Teaching Council. It is also supported by the Australian Mathematical Society.
It will be held on 30 September – 1 October 2010 at the University of Queensland, Brisbane (St Lucia campus), immediately following the 54th Annual Meeting of the Australian Mathematical Society (27–30 September, 2010).
The symposium is targeted mainly at early career academics, but is also of interest to those who are more experienced who would like to upgrade their skills. The symposium will provide practical ways of sharing and developing strategies of teaching in the quantitative disciplines. Participants and facilitators will work in small groups in interactive sessions to enable peer learning.
Plenary talks and interactive break-out sessions will focus on the industrial applications of mathematics, using technology including software and online learning platforms, methods of teaching in tutorials and lectures, and assessment practices.
The project team will set up a learning management system to enable on-going assessment, to complete further learning modules within the project, and to provide relevant teaching and learning resources to symposium participants.
To register your attendance or receive updates on plenary speakers and a detailed programme, visit www.austms.org.au/ALTC
Early Bird registration by August 31, 2010 is free for AustMS members, $55 for non-AustMS members (covers AustMS membership fee)travel support is available upon application.
Contacts
Please direct any enquiries to:
A/Prof Diane Donovan (The University of Queensland)
dmd@maths.uq.edu.au
Dr Birgit Loch (Swinburne University of Technology)
bloch@swin.edu.au