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SaMnet : Science and Mathematics network of Australian university educators

SaMnet : Science and Mathematics network of Australian university educators. OLT Leadership for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Program 2011. Project Leaders. A/Prof Manjula Sharma (USYD) A/Prof Will Rifkin (USYD) Ms Stephanie Beames ( QUT )

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SaMnet : Science and Mathematics network of Australian university educators

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  1. SaMnet: Science and Mathematics network of Australian university educators OLT Leadership for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Program 2011

  2. Project Leaders A/Prof Manjula Sharma (USYD) A/Prof Will Rifkin (USYD) Ms Stephanie Beames (QUT) Dr Elizabeth Johnson (La Trobe) A/Prof Cristina Varsavsky (Monash) Dr Andrea Crampton (CSU) A/Prof MarjanZadnik (Curtin) Helpers Prof Susan Jones (UTas) Dr Alex Yeung Prof Brian Yates (UTas) Mr Matthew Hill Ms Kelly Matthews (UQ) MsWakiuruWohoro A/Prof Simon Pyke (UAde) Ms Helen Georgiou

  3. Outline • Conceptual: What is SaMnet? • Operational: How does it function? • Past activities • Future activities • Relationships: SaMnet + disciplinary networks + National Centre

  4. SoTL SoTL Undertake scholarly inquiry into teaching & learning via Action-Learning Projects (ALPs) -Improve student learning -Publications INWARD

  5. Leadership Leadership Understand leadership & implement processes so that ALP teams have visibility/influence -Build capacity -Drive change OUTWARD

  6. CoP Comm’s of Prac. Network / share in & across disciplines, common project areas, institutions & regions. -Scaffold development -Connect like minded people Superglue

  7. Conceptually … Leadership OUTWARD SoTL INWARD CoP Superglue

  8. Operational – key activities 21 + 8 Action Learning Projects (>25) • Critical friends • Website and newsletter Whole day leadership/SoTL workshops in Feb/Apr Case studies initiated in April 2-hour workshops in May/Aug Networking via conf’s & Skypes from June … Writing workshop in July

  9. Operational – future activities ACSME - Discipline day themed workshops for CoPs - Two-hour lunch meeting - SaMnet scholar presentations 2013 - Whole day leadership workshops in Feb • Writing workshop in July • Networking at confs / Skypes - Case studies concluded

  10. Relationships • Between educators • Between networks • (& geographic groups) • With professional associations • With universities • With funding bodies • With Govt / regulator • With conferences

  11. Relationships

  12. Strategic questions • Are projects with emphasis on SoTL& Leadership useful? … Is SaMnetuseful? • Given the size of Australian university science & mathematics community: • should CoPsacross disciplines be encouraged? • are strategies across disciplines effective/efficient? • roles / functions of SaMnet and proposed Centre?

  13. Acknowledgements SaMnet funded by ALTC / DEEWR* (*OLT / DIISRTE) Support of ACDS Contacts www.samnet.edu.au samnetaustralia@gmail.com

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