Teaching and Learning Grants
Learning and teaching grant schemes provide funding to support staff in development activities and capacity-building approaches that foster excellence and innovation and scholarship of learning and teaching (iSoLT).
2022 iSoTL Small Grants Program
- Seed ($5,000 to $10,000 per year for up to 3 years);
- Enhancement ($3,000 to $5,000 one off grant).
This program is a two-tiered system intended to provide opportunities for iSoTL projects that explore, implement and scale up high-impact teaching practices. The program has been designed to provide teaching staff with the opportunity to examine practices at different stages of their development and implementation and creates a pathway for projects from their initial inception to their full potential.
It is an expectation that the projects will contribute to scholarship in teaching and learning in a specific discipline or to the broader domain of higher education. Hence a clear dissemination strategy is required with identified peer-reviewed outputs.
Seed grants are intended to encourage experimentation at the local level, either within a unit or course. These projects should have the potential for scalability within their school/faculty/campus or transferability into other areas within the university.
Enhancement grants are designed to support scholarship in teaching practices that are focused on the development of new pedagogical or curricular approaches and practices.
- iSoTL Small Grants Program – Overview
- iSoTL Small Grants Program Application Form
- iSoTL Small Grants Program – Guidelines
Past grant recipients
The successful grant recipients are acknowledged below, for their work in enhancing learning and teaching in higher education. These may be of interest to you in providing information on the scope of projects and breadth of collaboration with other institutions:
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| GRANT TYPE | PROJECT TITLE | PROJECT TEAM | FACULTY | PRIORITY | FUNDING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innovation | Developing an online learning resource on Indigenous Research Methodologies | Ms Carol Dowling (co-lead); Dr Darren Garvey (co-lead); Dr Shaouli Shahid; Ms Francine Eades; Ms Kelly Prandl: Dr Emily Castell; and Dr Janie Brown | Centre for Aboriginal Studies | Employability skills for the 21st Century | 23213.5 |
| Innovation | Using Live Case Teaching to Transform Student Learning | Assoc Prof Sonia Dickinson (lead); Prof Gayle Kerr (QUT); Mrs Bridget Tombleson; Dr Aneeshta Gunness; Assoc Prof Eva Dobozy; Mr Leigh Terry (IPG Mediabrands /QUT); Mrs Danielle Norrish (CCWA) | Curtin Business School | Designing learning for the future | 20521.6 |
| Innovation | The national graduate employability agenda: developing socially responsible leaders for the 21st century | Assoc Prof Linley Lord (lead); Prof Kerry Pedigo; Assoc Prof Kantha Dayaram; Assoc Prof Joanne Cys (UniSA); Prof Dawn Bennett | Curtin Business School | Employability skills for the 21st Century | $22,409.76 |
| Innovation | Developing, implementing, and evaluating a theoretically-based intervention to increase student engagement with PASS | Mr Peter Allen (lead), plus Mr Raphael Pereira; Assoc Prof Barbara Mullen; Ms Roselynn Lang; Ms Amanda Smith; Ms Melissa Zaccagnini, (University of Wollongong). | Health Sciences | Assessment and promotion of student learning | 24960 |
| Innovation | Architecturing health: Reimaging professions beyond traditional boundaries | Ms Margo Brewer (lead); | Health Sciences | Employability skills for the 21st Century | $22,575.00 |
| Assoc Prof Khoa Do; Dr Francesco Mancini; Mr Yasas Botenne; Dr Helen Flavell | |||||
| Innovation | Using standard setting to ensure defensible credentialing of physiotherapy students | Mr Peter Gardner leading four teams; T1: Peter Gardner; Peter Robinson; W Gibson; Anne Furness, T2: Kate Smith, Meg Harrold; Tracy Redwood, T3: Michelle Kendell; Sharon Perry; Mervyn Travers, T4: Liz Bainbridge; Liz Bell; Trudi Fischer | Health Sciences | Assessment and promotion of student learning | 24730.82 |
| Innovation | Reaching across the divide: Aboriginal Elders and academics working together | Dr Antonia Hendrick (lead); Dr Michael Wright; Mrs Kate Duncanson; Ms Paula Clough; Ms Sally Hunter and Nyungar Elders. | Health Sciences | Employability skills for the 21st Century | $25,000.00 |
| Innovation | Mastery or avoidance? Student reactions to learning analytic messages | Mr Joel Howell (lead) and Assoc Prof Lynne Roberts | Health Sciences | Learning analytics | 22248.1 |
| Innovation | Simulation-based Learning in Higher Education: an Investigation into Return on Investment | Mrs Alison Kelly (lead); Assoc Prof Michelle Kelly and Ms Margo Brewer | Health Sciences | Designing learning for the future | 11331.1 |
| Innovation | A guide to fieldwork success: Developed with millennial students for millennial students | Mrs Michelle Quail (lead); Mr Alan Reubenson; Ms Sally Hunter; Mrs Sue White; Ms Jessica Colliver; Dr Linda Portsmouth; Miss Amanda McCallum; Mrs Tracey Mckernan; Ms Margo Brewer; Ms Brooke Sanderson; Dr Helen Flavell and Ms Susan Gilbert-Hunt (UniSA) | Health Sciences | Employability skills for the 21st Century | 18502.3 |
| Innovation | Developing and validating a measure of psychological literacy to assess global citizenship | Assoc Prof Lynne Roberts (lead); Assoc Prof Natalie Gasson; Dr Lauren Breen and Assoc Prof Andrea Chester (RMIT) | Health Sciences | Employability skills for the 21st Century | 22824 |
| Seed | Development and evaluation of guidelines for writing and review of single-best answer (SBA) test items. | Dr Ajanthy Arulpragasam (lead); Dr Simone Duncan; Dr Mara Blosfelds; Mrs Jaci Mason; Assoc Prof Georgina Fyfe; Associate Prof Sandra Kemp | Health Sciences | Assessment and promotion of student learning | |
| 9976.98 | |||||
| Seed | Optimising student assessment and feedback to drive the learning of Anatomy through an interactive automated system | Dr Beatriz IR de Oliveira (lead); Dr Mervyn Travers; Mr John Owens; Ms Anne Furness | Health Sciences | Assessment and promotion of student learning | 9984 |
| Innovation | E4 Design Engagement Model (E4DEM) for students and staff: the adoption of design thinking pedagogy and practice for engagement in learning & teaching. | Assoc Prof Khoa Do (lead); Dr Boon Ong Lay; Dr Francesco Mancini; Dr Tanja Glusac; Dr Pat Halloran; Dr Ruth Taylor; Dr Louis Geneste; Dr Megan Le Clus; Assoc Prof Werner Soontiens; Mrs Hannah Wilkinson; Dr Robin Barrington; Ms Margo Brewer and Prof Teri Balser | Humanities | Designing learning for the future | $21,482.81 |
| Innovation | Internet of Things (IoT) Education: Implications for Students with Disabilities | Dr Mike Kent (lead); Dr Katie Ellis; Dr Scott Hollier; Ms Natalie Latter; Dr Gwyneth Peaty | Humanities | Designing learning for the future | 24984.29 |
| Innovation | Competition-based testing in cyber security education | Assoc Prof Mihai Lazarescu (lead); | Science and Engineering | Assessment and promotion of student learning | 21764 |
| Dr Sie Teng Soh; Assoc Prof Iain Murray; Dr Hannes Herrmann; Mr Mark Upston | |||||
| Innovation | ATN-Cisco Super Academy | Assoc Prof Iain Murray (lead); Dr Hannes Herrmann; Ms Nazanin Mohammadi; Dr Azadeh Nazemi; Dr Suzie Robinson (ATN); Mr Tom Goerke (Cisco) | Science and Engineering | Designing learning for the future | $25,000.00 |
| Innovation | Curtin graduates as digital creators: Computational thinking for twenty-first century employability | Dr Daniel Southam (lead); Prof Teri Balser; Prof Andrew Rohl | Science and Engineering | Employability skills for the 21st Century | $20,000.00 |
| Innovation | Self-guided geosciences field excursions utilising mobile device application software | Dr Megan Walske (lead); Dr Allison Dugdale; Dr David McMeekin; Mr George Hayden | Science and Engineering | Designing learning for the future | $18,708.29 |
| Seed | Using marking criteria as an effective learning device in a first year unit (INDE1001) | Dr Kristoffer McKee (lead); Ms Kelly Prandl; Dr Emily Castell; Mr Joel Howell | Science and Engineering | Assessment and promotion of student learning | 8983 |
Curtin as partner institution
| Project | Curtin contacts | Faculty | Collaborating universities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building a sustainable national approach for the development and governance of interprofessional education ($449 000) | Faculty of Health Sciences | University of Teachnology, Sydney (lead), Central Queensland University, Curtin University, Griffith University, The University of Adelaide, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Victoria University, University of Derby (UK)) | |
| Successful WIL in science ($383 000) | Professor Jo Ward | Deakin (lead), Curtin University, Monash University, The University of Newcastle, Australian Council of Deans of Science |
Curtin as partner institution
| Project | Curtin contacts | Faculty | Collaborating universities |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Re)claiming social capital: improving language and cultural pathways for refugee students into Australian higher education ($347 000) | Associate Professor Jaya Earnest | Faculty of Health Sciences | The University of Newcastle (lead), Curtin University, Macquarie University |
| Virtual work integrated learning for engineering students ($270 000) | Associate Professor Nicoleta Maynard | Faculty of Science and Engineering | The University of Western Australia (lead), Curtin University, Murdoch University, The University of Queensland, Australian Council of Engineering Deans, Engineers Australia, CingleVue International Pty Ltd |
| SMARTfarm learning hub: next generation technologies for agricultural education ($500 000) | Ms Sue Gregory | Curtin Business School | University of New England (lead), Central Queensland University, Curtin University, The University of Melbourne, The University of Sydney, University of Southern Queensland, University of Tasmania, University of Canterbury (NZ), New Mexico State University (USA) |
| Using online teaching threshold concepts in transformative professional learning curricula for novice online educators ($40 000) | Dr Tony Rickards | Faculty of Humanities | Avondale College of Higher Education (lead), Australian Catholic University, Curtin University, Texas A&M University (USA) |
| Exploring the impact and national implementation of iPREP: a post-submission industry program for PhD candidates ($40 000) | Professor Alan Dench | Faculty of Humanities | Edith Cowan University (lead), Curtin University, Murdoch University, The University of Notre Dame Australia, The University of Western Australia |
Curtin as lead institution
| Project | Curtin contacts | Faculty | Collaborating universities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality in Australian outbound student mobility programs: establishing good practice guidelines for international work-integrated learning ($50,000) | Dr BK Tan (lead), Dr Helen Flavell, Ms Sonia Ferns | Faculty of Health Sciences | NIL |
Curtin as partner institution
| Project | Curtin contacts | Faculty | Collaborating universities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessing the assessments: Evidencing and benchmarking student learning outcomes in Chemistry ($217,000) | Dr Daniel Southam | Faculty of Science and Engineering | University of Sydney(lead), Curtin University, Deakin University, Macquarie University, Queensland University of Technology, The University of Adelaide, University of Wollongong |
| A cross disciplinary, contextual approach to improving work placement for international students, their mentors and stakeholders ($220,000) | Ms Sonia Ferns, Professor Dawn Bennett | Vice-Chancellory | Griffith University (lead), Curtin University, Deakin University, Monash University, Queensland University of Technology, Southern Cross University |
| Building institutional capacity for peer leadership: informing strategic decision - making to enhance student leadership capabilities ($225,000) | Mr Raphael Periera | START | University of Tasmania (lead), Curtin University, Monash University, University of Otago (NZ), University of Wollongong |
Curtin as lead institution
| Project | Curtin contacts | Faculty | Collaborating universities |
|---|---|---|---|
| StatTree: an interactive decision tree mobile application to guide students’ statistical decision making ($161 000) | Mr Peter Allan | Faculty of Health Sciences | Curtin University (lead), The Australian National University, University of New England, The University of Queensland |
| Flipped learning: lessons learnt and good practice for large first year health sciences classes ($50 000) | Professor Sue Fyfe | Faculty of Health Sciences | NIL |
| How universities can best support students to develop generic skills: enacting strategies for graduate employability ($280 000) | Professor Dawn Bennett | Faculty of Humanities | Curtin University (lead), Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), RMIT University, NMIT, The University of Sydney, The University of Melbourne and Flinders University |
Curtin as partner institution
| Project | Curtin contacts | Faculty | Collaborating universities |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRiTE: Keeping cool by building resilience in teacher education ($150 000) | Associate Professor Susan Beltman | Faculty of Humanities | Murdoch University (lead), Curtin University, University of Wollongong |
| Volunteering to learn: enhancing learning in the student volunteering experience in Australian universities ($250 000) | Associate Professor Kirsten Holmes | Curtin Business School | Murdoch University (lead), Curtin University, Edith Cowan University, The University of Western Australia, Macquarie University, Volunteering WA, Volunteering Australia |
| Building institutional capacity to enhance access, participation and progression in work integrated learning (WIL) ($211 000) | Ms Sonia Ferns | Vice-Chancellory | Queensland University of Technology (lead), Curtin University, Griffith University, Macquarie University, Southern Cross University |
| Development of a research tool for investigating pedagogical affordances for engineering students' experimental learning ($48 000) | Associate Professor Hari Vuthaluru | Faculty of Science and Engineering | Swinburne University of Technology (lead), Curtin University, Queensland University of Technology, The Labshare Institute |
| Filling the Social Justice Gap: Simulations as a Tool to Improve Tertiary Learning ($220 000) | Associate Professor Mary Anne Kenny | Faculty of Humanities | The University of Sydney (lead), Curtin University, The Australian National University, The University of Adelaide, The University of Melbourne, The University of Queensland, University of Technology, Sydney |
| Measuring and improving student course engagement and learning success through online student evaluation systems ($49 000) | Associate Professor Beatrice Tucker | Vice-Chancellory | Bond University (lead), Australian Catholic University, Central Queensland University, Charles Sturt University, Curtin University, The University of Western Australia |
| Development and evaluation of an iPad application as an e‐learning tool for objective training in technical wine assessment ($48 000) | Professor Mark Gibberd | Faculty of Science and Engineering | The University of Adelaide, (lead), Charles Sturt University, Curtin University, The University of Melbourne, University of Southern Queensland |
| Gender Inclusivity of Engineering Students' Experiences of Workplace Learning ($50 000) | Professor Dawn Bennett and Associate Professor Nicoleta Maynard | Faculty of Humanities and Faculty of Science and Engineering | The University of Western Australia, (lead), Curtin University, University of Technology, Sydney |
| Curate, credential and carry forward digital learning evidence ($318 250) | Prof Jill Downie, Assoc Prof Sue Jones, Prof David Gibson, Nathaniel Ostashewski | Vice-Chancellory | Deakin University (lead), Curtin University |
Teaching Academic Scholarship Seed grants
Teaching Academic Scholarship Seed (TASS) Grants were available in 2015 & 2016 for teaching academics to:
- assist Teaching Academic staff in building pathways for promotional and career opportunities
- build capacity in Scholarship of Learning and Teaching for academics in Teaching Academic roles
- assist in developing a scholarly record to enhance the success of those applying for externally funded grant schemes
- promote the evaluation of teaching practice and continuous professional learning to enhance teaching excellence
The Curtin Grants Scheme has replaced the TEDF since 2017.
TASS grant recipients
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| Project | Curtin contacts | Faculty |
|---|---|---|
| Looking back to see the way forward: Critical reflexivity in Indigenous and Cross Cultural Psychology | Dr Emily Castell and Mr Jonathan Bullen | Psychology and Speech Pathology, Health Sciences, Curtin Learning and Teaching (CLT) |
| The utilisation of Blackboard Collaborate in online (particularly OUA) units at Curtin University | Dr Julian Chen and Dr Toni Dobinson | Education, Humanities |
| Implementation of sustainable strategies for developing scientific writing and student ownership of learning | Dr Haelee Fenton | Public Health, Health Sciences |
| Emulating a Professional Corporate Media Production Environment for Screen Arts and Interactive Media Students | Dr Artur Lugmayr and Mr Richard Seale | Media, Culture and Creative Arts, Humanities |
| Developing authentic simulation to enhance clinical and technical skills for Diagnostic cytology students | Dr Alina Miranda, Ms Alison Kelly and Assoc. Prof. Vincent Williams | Biomedical Sciences, Health Sciences |
| Investigating feedback and formative assessment strategies to improve learning and teaching in engineering | Dr Megan Walske | Civil Engineering, Science and Engineering |
| Working Together: A PD program to foster intercultural and interprofessional teaching collaboration | Mr Jonathan Bullen and a cross-faculty team; including Ms Michelle Webb & Mrs Pam McCrorie; Dr Marika Guggisberg & Dr Melissa Davis | Curtin Learning and Teaching; Centre for Aboriginal Studies and Faculty of Health Sciences |
| Agentic formative feedback in STEM: stimulating student action for sustainable learning | Dr Magdy Elnashar, Dr Julianne Crowley and Mr Morgan Titmus | School of Biomedical Sciences |
| Learning reflective practice: a pilot project to enhance teacher research and professional collaborations | Dr Jane Grellier | School of Media, Culture and Creative Arts |
| Effect of increasing the number of female peers in Engineering Foundation Year groups | Dr Natalie Lloyd | Engineering Foundation Year |
| Gamifying home visits: Using technology to engage and develop clinical skills in Occupational Therapy students | Mrs Claire Morrisby and Ms Liz Bainbridge | Occupational Therapy; Physiotherapy and Exercise Science |
| Project | Curtin contacts | Faculty |
|---|---|---|
| Student Engagement and Informal Learning: affordances and constraints | Dr Megan Le Clus | School of Management, CBS |
| Identifying the 'Big 5' Teaching and Learning Issues in the School of Management | Dr Megan Le Clus and Dr Alan Crake | School of Management, CBS |
| Desktop Review of Best Practice in Fieldwork with Special Reference to Laboratory Medicine | Assoc. Prof. Phillip Clark and Assoc. Prof. Vincent Williams | School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences |
| Enhancing the use of ilectures for on-campus and off-campus (online) students and lecturers | Dr Toni Dobinson | School of Education, Faculty of Humanities |
| How do ergonomic factors affect perceptions of student learning? An exploratory study involving students | Dr Janis Jansz, Dr Rebecca Walker & Dr Joo Hwa Philip Bay | School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences; School of Education and School of Built Environment, Faculty of Humanities |
| Transforming paediatric physiotherapy education to ensure Curtin physiotherapy graduates are work ready | Ms Beverly Louise Jepson | School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Faculty of Health Sciences |
| Physically active collaborative learning in mathematics: analysing and extending best practice flipped classroom models | Dr Heather Lonsdale | School of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science and Engineering |
| Evaluating Student Work: Developing Effective Feedback Interactions Involving Students And Marking Criteria | Dr Kristoffer Koh McKee | School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering |
| Embedding a learning measure tool and reflective practice in assessment to improve student learning measurement | Dr Benjamin James Seligmann | School of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering |
| Enhancing the student experience through evaluation of quality feedback in the context of a changing teaching and learning environment | Ms Caroline Yates & Miss Abby Mosedale | School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences |
| Developing students' electronic record keeping skills through a phased pedagogical and technological transformation | Dr Alexandra Yeung | School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering |
| Collaborating to create: encouraging the development of screen production students' teamwork and collaboration skills | Dr Kathleen Dooley | School of Film, Television and Screen Arts, Faculty of Humanities |
Teaching Excellence Development Fund
The Teaching Excellence Development Fund (TEDF) supported academic staff to develop innovative projects and capacity building initiatives that fostered excellence and scholarship in learning and teaching from 2014 – 2016. The Curtin Grants Scheme has replaced the TEDF since 2017.
TEDF grant recipients
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Centre for Aboriginal Studies
| Project | Lead | Dept/School |
|---|---|---|
| Instilling lifelong learning skills for Indigenous students using game based financial literacy program. | Rachna Aggarwal | Enabling Program |
Curtin Business School
| Project | Lead | Dept/School |
|---|---|---|
| Building Better Assessment Practice in Company Law for Business to Resolve Academic Integrity Issues for Large Enrolment. | Prafula Pearce | Curtin Law School |
Health Sciences
| Project | Lead | Dept/School |
|---|---|---|
| FRESH: Fieldwork Resilience Enhancement in Students in Health Sciences. | Brooke Sanderson | Office of the Pro-Vice Chancellor |
| The implementation of authentic interprofessional clinical reasoning learning activities. | Tanis Kelly | Physiotherapy and Exercise and Public Health |
| Supporting Nutrition Student Engagement in Health Sciences – Developing Numeracy to Promote Success. | Karin Clark | Public Health |
| Using peer review and co-teaching to build sessional teachers capacity and engagement. | Julianne Crowley | School of Biomedical Sciences |
| Ready, set, go. Simulation and its link to employability skills in acute mental health nursing. | Shirley McGough | School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine |
| Undergraduate occupational therapy student’s employability: Evaluating the development of their professional identity. | Ben Milbourn | School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work |
| Embedding Lived Experience Education in the Health Science Curricula. | Robyn Martin | School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work |
| Turning up to the flipped classroom prepared: a student-led perspective on what intrinsic and extrinsic motivations are required. | Annalise O’Callaghan | School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work |
| Development of clinical simulation scenarios for Health Sciences students to develop culturally respectful communications skills with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. | Penny Moss | School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science / Centre for Aboriginal Studies |
| Student and teaching staff perceptions of ‘big data’: Informing the development and implementation of learning analytics at Curtin University. | Lynne Roberts | School of Psychology and Speech Pathology |
| Developing a consensus on academic misconduct: A framework to assist with the interpretation of Turnitin Reports. | Mara Blosfelds | School of Psychology and Speech Pathology |
Humanities
| Project | Lead | Dept/School |
|---|---|---|
| Embedding and evidencing excellence in employability development: Digital portfolios as catalysts for emerging professional identity. | Dawn Bennett | Humanities Research and Graduate Studies |
| Alternative Approaches to Engaging with video content. | Mike Kent | MCCA/ Internet Studies |
| Enhancing the online “studio” environment with new technologies in the delivery of architectural design education. | Joo Hwa Bay | School of Built Environment/ Department of Architecture |
| Developing personalised learning approaches to architecture. | Boon Lay Ong | School of Built Environment/ Department of Architecture |
| Cross faculty collaboration to strengthen STEM Education through Makerspace. | Rachel Sheffield | School of Education |
| Developing Personalised Learning Pedagogies to Improve Student Engagement and Communication via a Curtin-based Immersive Virtual Learning Environment. | Tony Rickards | School of Education / Science and Mathematics Education Centre |
Science and Engineering
| Project | Lead | Dept/School |
|---|---|---|
| Assessing intended and perceived learning objectives in science laboratory classes: How well do they align? | Mauro Mocerino | Chemistry |
| Using Simulated Learning Environments (SLE) and mentorship to develop leadership in final year students. | Jan McKay | Medical Radiation Science |
| Science and Engineering Innovation Teaching Fellows. | Teri Balser | Office of the Dean Teaching and Learning |
| Transforming the Database Systems Unit through Computer-Based Assessment. | Johannes Herrmann | School of Electrical & Computer Engineering / Dept of Computing |
| Developing global perspectives: School of Science One World Project. | Reva Ramiah | School of Science |
Curtin Business School
| Project | Lead | Dept/School |
|---|---|---|
| Development of a typology of undergraduate marketing program assessments that are fit for national benchmarking purposes. This project will develop a typology of undergraduate marketing program assessments that are fit for national benchmarking purposes. | Russell Kingshott | CBS Teaching & Learning |
| Exploring the application of POGIL to financial accounting education. This project intends to develop an innovative approach of teaching and learning in a postgraduate financial accounting unit that explores the application of POGIL to financial accounting education. | Leah Meng | Accounting |
| The development of HRM-2008. This project will see the development of an exemplar unit, including template and processes (HRM 2008), suitable for delivery internally, online, and blended/flipped classroom modes, in multi locations and for multi course delivery. | Sam Cholayil Sudharman | Management |
| Building Professional Excellence in Australian Legal Writing. This project seeks to clarify expectations and to build traits of professional responsibility in legal writing by enhancing and scaffolding the curricula of four key first year Bachelor of Laws units. | Narrelle Morris | Curtin Law School |
Health Sciences
| Project | Lead | Dept/School |
|---|---|---|
| Building peer review of teaching into co-teaching practice. This project will review the peer Review training and evaluation process at Curtin and design a way that it can be incorporated into a co-teaching framework so that co- teachers gain the benefits of peer review from the peers who know their work the best, their co-tutors. | Julianne Crowley | Biomedical Sciences |
| External benchmarking of the syllabus and assessment in first year human biology, Human Structure and Function. The aim of this project is to seek external feedback on the level and scope of the syllabus and assessment in Human Structure and Function (HSF) that will inform future development of the existing HSF unit and/or one or more first year human biology units within the Faculty of Health Sciences. | Ajanthy Arulpragasam | Biomedical Sciences |
| Engaging students through, and in, the flipped classroom: are we there yet? This project aims to identify good practice standards that support first year student engagement in flipped learning. | Annalise O'Callaghan | Occupational Therapy & Social Work |
| Utilising SPARKPLUS for the assessment of interprofessional capabilities of 2nd and 3rd year Health Science students. The aim of this project is to use SPARKPLUS, an online self and peer assessment program developed by the University of Technology, Sydney and University of Sydney, to facilitate students in the second and third year of their courses, in the School of Public Health, to self-assess the development of their interprofessional capabilities as well their own and peer contribution to a group assessment. | Katherine Bathgate | Public Health |
| Lights, camera, reflect! Using audio-visual reflections to enhance students' reflective capability. The primary aim of this project is to evaluate the benefits of audio-visual reflections over written reflections as a method of assessing and enhancing reflective capability in nursing students. | Anna Fagence | Nursing, Midwifery & Paramedicine |
| Excellence in WIL: creating a sustainable model for clinical assessment. This project will support excellence in assessment and moderation to ensure quality, consistency and equity for undergraduate and Graduate Entry Masters' nursing students during their clinical practicum. | Sharon MacLean | Nursing, Midwifery & Paramedicine |
| Promoting Quality Assurance by Benchmarking Online Units. The aims of the project are to complete an external review of four units, using the ACODE benchmarking tool, and using these results to inform current and future practice. | Alison Kelly | Occupational Therapy & Social Work |
| Developing authentic clinical reasoning learning activities. This study aims to develop two learning packages, targeted at two levels of clinical reasoning, using Udutu Authoring Tool software that will allow students to practice clinical reasoning skills, and also provide students with timely formative feedback regarding their clinical reasoning skills. | Anne Furness | Physiotherapy & Exercise Science |
| External Peer Review of Online Learning using OLT sponsored Standards of Online Learning. The project will use the SOE standards and the associated Re-constructivist Online Community of Inquiry (ROCE) model to guide the design of the online version of two units currently offered in the School of Public Health. An international external reviewer with expertise in online learning and public health learning standards will then assess the units and the institutional context against the standards. | Christopher Fisher | Public Health |
| Enhancing the first year Health Sciences experience through inter-professional practice. The project aims to develop and carry out an interprofessional simulation based learning activity, for students enrolled in first year of the physiotherapy and nursing curricula, that firstly, helps first year students to understand their own professional identity while gaining an understanding of other professional roles on the health care team, secondly, provides students with an opportunity to practice team work, and lastly, provides a model for future inter-professional learning activities to be included throughout physiotherapy, nursing and other health care curricula. | Dianne Dennis | Physiotherapy & Exercise Science |
| External Review of Faculty of Health Capstone Units. The aim of the proposed project is to evaluate current capstones within the Faculty and use the evaluation results to inform further development of existing capstones and the development of new capstone units. | Lynne Roberts | Psychology & Speech Pathology |
| Mapping Assurance of Learning against accreditation parameters in selected accredited Health Science courses, using the 'Harmonise' framework, and developing an associated framework for use with non-accredited courses. | Georgina Fyfe | HS Teaching & Learning |
Humanities
| Project | Lead | Dept/School |
|---|---|---|
| In My Classroom – a teaching journey through a variety of experiences. The primary aim from this project is to create, embed and evaluate the 'In My Classroom' environment to be used by pre-service teachers (PST's) to gain exposure to the processes involved in the classroom. | Audrey Cooke | Education |
| Building on an Aboriginal cultural engagement initiative to enact Curtin's Reconciliation Action Plan. This project will build on the success of Curtin's engagement and our existing work in the Humanities to enable development of Indigenous engagement across other areas of the university and to strengthen scholarship and community capacity. | Dawn Bennett | Research and Graduate Studies |
| Cloud and mobile technology in teaching Year 1 architectural studio. The aim of this project is to utilise new studio teaching strategies to not only improve current teaching practices, but enhance the student experience and the adoption of creative practices. | Boon lay Ong | Built Environment |
| 'Reviewing Moderation Practices in the Masters Architectural Thesis unit'. The aims of this project are to to revise moderation practices of thesis projects, to ensure high quality and to consolidate and improve the models that could be implemented to other thesis units in the School of the Built Environment. | Annette Condello | Built Environment |
Science and Engineering
| Project | Lead | Dept/School |
|---|---|---|
| Benchmarking first year biology: interpreting Biology Threshold Learning Outcomes. This project will identify six to eight universities nationwide (at least one each from Go8, ATN, RUN, IRU) that offer first year biology units to participate in a benchmarking exercise. An important outcome of this project is the development of a Community of Practice for first year tertiary biology educators through Australia. | Chris Rawson | Environment & Agriculture |
| Transforming mathematics assessment: a multi-tiered approach of extending, diversifying and innovating. This project will signal the beginning of an overhaul of the assessment practice for the Mathematics and Statistics discipline, and will operate on three different levels to achieve this effectively. The project will involve capacity building, working with colleagues who have varying levels of engagement with scholarship and/or best practice in assessment (whether already engaged, ready to engage, or not yet ready to engage), and providing exemplars at each of these levels to give all staff a concrete example of a positive change they could make in their unit. | Heather Lonsdale | Mathematics & Statistics |
| The development of methods and practice to moderate, invigilate and benchmark the effectiveness of remotely available assessment items. This project aims to develop a system of invigilating remote assessment undertaken on the new Netlab system and benchmark the results against a similar course delivered in a distance learning mode with a partner organisation, Open University (UK) (OU-UK) | Iain Murray | Electrical Engineering & Computing |
| Improving student transition and retention in the Engineering Foundation Year through review of curriculum and assessments. One of the primary aims of this project is to provide Professional Development for unit coordinators using a framework of "Constructive Alignment". | Cesar Ortega-Sanchez | Engineering Support Services |
| Enhancing Mentorship and Leadership Skills for Fourth Year Medical Imaging Science Undergraduate Students. This project will develop a mentorship training program for a group of 4th year volunteers, liaising with the START Mentoring team, to ensure 4th years have the appropriate skills to assist first year students. | Jan McKay | Medical Radiation Sciences |
| Transforming the Engineering Laboratory Experience through Remote Access Anytime Anywhere. The main goal of this project is to transform the laboratory classes for a number of communications units offered in the courses of Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Engineering Science such that students receive a more personalised, flexible and interactive learning experience. | Yue Rong | Electrical Engineering & Computing |
| Quantitative Skills in Science: Crafting diagnostic tools and targeted workshops to improve students' first year experiences and outcomes. The aims of this project are to improve students' first year experience, quantitative skills, outcomes in Science and retention of students to Curtin. A diagnostic self-assessment will be adapted from the GetSet project, which was developed by five Australian universities to better equip commencing engineering students with appropriate skills in mathematics, chemistry and physics. | Brenda Rohl | Science |
| Science education for tomorrow: Designing curriculum for external review and benchmarking. The aims of this project are to undertake benchmarking of proposed curricula, assessment and pedagogy concurrently with this review by engaging external experts, industry representatives and students to ensure we are designing for international best practice in the discipline. | Daniel Southam | Chemistry |
| Advancing simulated learning in medical radiation science: Supporting student mastery of professional capacities. Our goal is to devise an evidence-based, discipline-wide framework for simulated learning that supports students' development from novice to mastery while using our resources judiciously. Our project aims to draw upon contemporary evidence to develop DMRS framework for simulated learning, and develop pilot evaluation instrument to assess the effectiveness of simulated learning activities in supporting students to meet. | Sharon Maresse | Medical Radiation Sciences |
Centre for Aboriginal Studies
| Project | Lead | Dept/School |
|---|---|---|
| Development of learning resources for CAS Indigenous Tertiary Enabling Course. This project will enhance the student learning experience through the development of a set of digital story-telling resources and activities. | Rachna Aggarwal | CAS |
| Rebuild the Centre for Aboriginal Studies (CAS) website to promote CAS as a leader in education, social change, self-determination and self-management for Indigenous Australians, with a rich repository of Indigenous culture, history and resources. | Marion Kickett | CAS |
Curtin Business School
| Project | Lead | Dept/School |
|---|---|---|
| Enhance English Language Proficiency in core personal finance units of the BCom program. | Elson Goh | Economics & Finance; Finance & Banking |
| Creation of a series of video teaching materials, with advice from specialists, to assist students understand small business growth. | Paull Weber | Management |
| Revise and enhance the existing online version of SUCCESS (Online English Academic Literacy program) to enable Curtin's OUA and off-shore student’s greater access. | Chris Symons | Teaching & Learning; Communication Skill Centre |
| Engage students through the use of an interactive Webinar. GoToWebinar is a synchronous learning tool that will enable support for OUA, online and face to face students in real-time. | Tanya Finnie | Management |
| Bring together Curtin and Not-for-Profit (NFP) representatives to plan, co-design and evaluate a process for systematically reviewing course curriculum and its units, to identify and develop work integrated learning opportunities that NFP’s can host. | John Venable | Information Systems |
| Create a range of digital educational resources including video and online materials and interactive learning objects to enhance the School of Marketing Flagship program. | Nigel De Bussy | Marketing |
Health Sciences
| Project | Lead | Dept/School |
|---|---|---|
| Development of an audio database of Biomedical science key terms, appropriate for health science students using BlackBoard and other e-learning systems. | John Taplin | Nursing & Midwifery |
| Provide postgraduate students with a personalised academic English language development experience that will enhance their capacity to engage with learning materials, staff and other students. The project will also incorporate a Peer-review of Teaching strategy. | Justine Leavy | Public Health; Health Promotion & Sexology |
| Design and implement efficient, effective pre-, intra- and post moderation practices across a very large Health Science unit, and incorporate a Peer Review of Teaching program as Professional learning. | Katherine Bathgate | Public Health; Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Technology |
| Develop simulation scenarios and activities in Movement Science 252/552, Musculoskeletal Science 252/552/352/652 to facilitate authentic student learning experiences. | David Sainsbury | Physiotherapy & Exercise Science |
| Implement and evaluate SparkPlus (an online tool that assists peer evaluation of teamwork) across a range of units, from large Inter-Professional First year units through to smaller units at more advanced course levels. | Georgina Fyfe | Health Sciences Faculty Office; Health Sciences - Teaching & Learning -Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Psychology, Exercise Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Pharmacy, Nursing & Midwifery & Paramedicine |
| Develop an approach for the longitudinal formative assessment of progress in psychology. | Natalie Gasson | Psychology & Speech Pathology |
| Develop a technological team approach to online delivery, marking and moderation in the School of Psychology and Speech Therapy. | Natalie Gasson | Psychology & Speech Pathology |
| Develop an innovative, interactive and personalised virtual classroom exploring distributed learning in the GMT+8 time zone. | Sharyn Burns | Public Health; Health Promotion & Sexology |
Humanities
| Project | Lead | Dept/School |
|---|---|---|
| Build the capacity of teaching staff working in an online context in assessment, moderation and professional learning in online environments. | Jennifer Howell | Education |
| Use the TPACK framework for the implementation of collegial peer review and feedback of unit learning designs in both online and F2F modes). | Eva Dobozy | Education |
| Adapt the current simSchool virtual learning environment to suit the Australian teacher education (in-service and pre-service) context. | Eva Dobozy | Education |
| Develop and disseminate an electronic or e-Handbook appropriate to university personnel responsible for systematic evaluation of student’s capacity to function effectively in an academic writing environment and to assist them in providing informed focussed feedback on language use. | Paul Mercieca | Education |
| Establish community practice using peer review processes in order to improve the quality of online teaching & learning. | Val Morey | Education |
| Create an interactive learning environment through the use of Apple Mac airplay mirroring and student iOS devices, for the local planning and development assessment units of the urban and regional planning degree. | Andrew Trosic | Built Environment; Urban & Regional Planning |
Science and Engineering
| Project | Lead | Dept/School |
|---|---|---|
| Transform and redevelop a large number of common units for the Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Technology so that they may be delivered in a distributed, synchronous and collaborative manner to students irrespective of their locations. | Iain Murray | Electrical Engineering & Computing |
| This project will share measured digital data and develop the necessary two way audio-video communication over the Internet so that lab classes can be offered remotely at all three campuses. | Sumedha Rajakaruna | Electrical Engineering & Computing |
| A distributed multi-user game will be developed to assist students for better understanding of the basics of data networking. | King Sun Chan | Electrical Engineering & Computing |
| The primary activity of this project is to adapt an instructional strategy used in K - 12 classrooms with appropriate and contextualised learning objects to scaffold and develop productive discourse between students. | Daniel Southam | Chemistry |
| Enhance student engagement and outcomes in the Bachelor of Civil and Construction Engineering by improving teaching and assessment practices in research honours units | Natalie Lloyd | Civil Engineering |
| Develop industry relevant data collection and analysis skills using high-end multimedia technology and novel in-situ assessment approaches that facilitate diverse learning styles. | Christopher Rawson | Environment & Agriculture |
| Develop independent learning strategies by empowering students with the confidence to revisit core concepts in Chemistry in a manner they can better understand, providing a foundation to build on as they progress through tertiary studies. | Vicky Barnett | Chemistry |
| Enhance the ability of Teaching Focused Mathematics staff by developing engaging, interactive and personalised approaches to learning through a program of professional learning. | Jane Gibberd | Science |
| Collaboration with faculty English Language Proficiency experts to develop English language skills across a number of core Science units contributing to improved student outcomes and retention. | Jane Gibberd | Science |
| Develop a Community of Practice for S&E teaching focussed staff facilitating their professional development and to build capacity for leadership in teaching and learning. | Jane Gibberd | Science |