Learning to Teach and Assess at the ANU Early Career Academic Forum

The Australian National University is holding an "Early Career Academic Forum", 24 ^to 25 July 2018. This is run by the ANU Network of Early Career Teachers, Academics and Researchers ("NECTAR"). This is aimed at new staff starting their career and Phd students considering a career. I will be facilitating a discussion of Improving Teaching and Learning at ANU.

"Program Highlights:
Tuesday, 24 July

• Workshop: Indigenous perspective inclusive/sensitive pedagogy
• World Cafe style Morning Tea with discussions around Learning to Teach and Assess, PDRs and promotions, challenges faced by Early Career Academics and many more.
• Roundtable with Marnie Hughes-Warrington, DVC (Academic), and Grady Venville, PVC (Education).
• Workshop: ANU Teaching and Learning Vision with Grady Venville
• Research Presentation on ECA Employability
• Panel: Job Security. Confirmed panel members: Sue Thomas (CEO, ARC), Mike Calford (Provost, ANU), Denise Ferris (Head, School of Art & Design) and Lyndall Strazdins (National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, ANU).

Wednesday, 25 July:

• Panel: Overturning the obstacles of sexual misconduct, harassment, hostility and practices of inequity within the university. Confirmed panel members: Dean of Staff, Alyssa Shaw (PARSA President), Renee Hamilton (Universities Australia) and Jamiyl Mosley (Head of Burton and Garran Hall).
• Roundtable with VC Brian Schmidt.
• AGM
• Workshop: “What to do when things go wrong” with Gail Frank (Adviser to staff, ANU)."

From: Early Career Academic Forum, NECTAR, 2018

ps: An interesting future option for ANU is microcredentialing, as mentioned by the VC at a Senate inquiry recently.