University of Tasmania, Australia

Brochures

Student Learning & Academic Development (PDF 764.0KB)

Reports

Student Learning & Academic Development Annual Report 2012 (PDF 6.1MB)

Student Learning & Academic Development Report 1st January to 30th June 2012 (PDF 2.5MB)

Publications

One of the Student Learning and Academic Development team’s guiding principles is to “be informed by and contribute to best practice and research in student learning in higher education and across our fields of practice.”  Our team was formed in 2012 and this page will share the publications of our team on an annual basis.

2012

• Dawson, P., Skalicky, J., Van Der Meer, J. & Cowley, K. (2012). Systematic Review of SuppIemental Instruction/PASS. Invited presentation, 8^th National PASS Forum, 25-26 September, Melbourne.
• Dawson, P., Skalicky, J., Van Der Meer, J. & Cowley, K. (2012). Research incubator (peer learning). Invited workshop, 8^th National PASS Forum, 25-26 September, Melbourne.
• Orpin, J., Cure, S., Lowe, E. & Russell, B. (2012). The PASS Environment: Managing student expectations during the transition to peer learning. Concurrent workshops, 8^th National PASS Forum, 25-26 September, Melbourne.
• Dircks, J. & Yeoh, E. (2012). PASS at UTAS: Part of an institution wide approach to peer learning. Poster presentation, 8^th National PASS Forum, 25-26 September, Melbourne.
• Fuglsang, S. & Newman, S. (2012). Student learning drop in: Opening up our service and adapting our culture. Student peer learning and the AALL professional: Evolution, equity and innovation. Conference presentation, 21 November 2012, Victoria University, Melbourne. 
• Jones, S., Skalicky, J & West, M., Fraser, S., Walls, J., & Yates, B. (2012). Developing a scholarly approach to teaching and learning leadership through a Peer Professional Learning Program. Proceedings of the 9th annual International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference: Research on Teaching and Learning: Integrating Practices, Hamilton, Ontario, October 24-27, 2012. [poster presentation]
• Porteous, M. (2012). Overcoming various types of dread: Sustainable approaches for UTAS students with English as an additional language. Sustaining futures: Considering sustainability across the learning and teaching divide. Conference presentation, 11^th annual Teaching Matters Conference, 4 December 2012, Inveresk Campus, University of Tasmania.
• Andrews, S., Canty, A., Carew, T., Kelder, J., King, C., McInerney, M., Robinson, A., Skalicky, J., Vickers, J., & Walls, J. (2012). The Associate Degree in Dementia Care: An innovative and holistic approach to course design and delivery. Sustaining futures: Considering sustainability across the learning and teaching divide. Conference presentation, 11^th annual Teaching Matters Conference, 4 December 2012, Inveresk Campus, University of Tasmania.
• Porteous, M., Skalicky, J. & Oxley, L.  (December, 2012). UTAS English language proficiency discussion paper. (PDF 4601KB). Hobart: Student Learning and Academic Development, Student Centre, University of Tasmania. 
• Skalicky, J & West, M. (2012). Recognising Teaching Excellence through the Peer Professional Learning Program for Awards. In Brown, N., Jones S. M. and Adam, A. (Eds.) Research and Development in Higher Education: Connections in Higher Education, Hobart, Australia, 2 – 5 July 2012 [poster presentation].
• Van Der Meer, J & Skalicky, J (2012). Peer learning for the next decade. In Brown, N., Jones S. M. and Adam, A. (Eds.) Research and Development in Higher Education: Connections in Higher Education, Hobart, Australia, 2 – 5 July 2012 [invited pre-conference workshop].

 

Previous UTAS reports of interest completed by Student Learning staff:

• Kidd, L., Skalicky, J. & Brown, N.  (December, 2011). Numeracy at the University of Tasmania: Pathways and Support (PDF 245KB). Hobart: Centre for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching (CALT), University of Tasmania. 
• Skalicky, J., Adam, A., Brown, N., Caney, A. & Lejda, A. (April, 2010). Tertiary numeracy enquiry (PDF 432 KB). Hobart: Centre for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching (CALT), University of Tasmania. 
• Skalicky, J. & Brown, N.  (October, 2009). Peer learning framework: A community of practice model. Hobart: Centre for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching (CALT), University of Tasmania.