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INFORMATICS PLANNING CONFERENCE (27-28 November ) Teaching and Learning by Graham Williams. Awards and Grants. 6 out of the initial 10 ESDF grants plus a further 3 Cross Faculty grant $100k (Anne Porter) on creating maths resources Extended to ALTC grant
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INFORMATICS PLANNING CONFERENCE (27-28 November)Teaching and LearningbyGraham Williams
Awards and Grants • 6 out of the initial 10 ESDF grants plus a further 3 • Cross Faculty grant $100k (Anne Porter) on creating maths resources • Extended to ALTC grant • Carrick Citations to Holly Tootell & Annette Meldrum with Anne Porter 2007
Cedir Fellowships & FSA • Holly Tootell 2008 and Katina Michael 2007 • 2009? • Applications close December 15 • FSA 2008 ? • FSA 2009 applications in January
Graduate Qualities • Teamwork • Innovation and design • Informed • Independent learners • Problem solvers • Effective communicators • Responsible For 2009 work on examples and description
Course Development • Developed BIT & BIS with Honours • Updated majors in BCompSci • Added majors to BMathFin • Changed all postgraduate coursework to reflect market demand • Deans Scholars • BIST?
Surveys • Subject Evaluation Survey (SES) (3708) • Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) (1294) • Student Experience Questionnaire (SEQ) • Teacher Evaluation Survey (TES) (3706) • Graduate Destination Survey (GDS) (2740)
Good Results • Where to get advice about course of study • How to access IT when needed • Sharpened Problem Solving skills and confident to tackle unfamiliar problems
Not so good results • Academic experience has not matched expectations • Not treated with respect by fellow students • Teachers not good at explaining • Heavy Workload • Not enough teamwork • Communication skills have not improved • Not a part of the UoW community • Not a part of the local Community
Breakout Groups • Student Experience • Academic and Social • Community Engagement Map out we do now, what new things we could do, detail some projects for next year.