Learning and Teaching @ CQUni
Damien Clark & Colin Beer
http://cddu.cqu.edu.au/index.php/FoULT-T2-2009
Based on slides by David Jones
http://davidtjones.wordpress.com/

Session Introduction
CDDU Introduction
Teachers’ Thinking
Reflective Teaching
7 Principles
CQUni Context
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CDDU Introduction
Who we are
What we do
What we have done
How to contact us
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Who we are
Curriculum Designers (x4)
Curriculum Design Officers (x2)
Curriculum Design Assistants (x4)
Special Projects (x2)
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What we do
Curriculum Design – renewal and advice
Learning and Teaching Research
eLearning Innovation
Study material print production
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What have we done
Examples
Auditing Course (ACCT19064)
Modernise Print Study Guide
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Auditing (ACCT19064)
Case Studies as Machinima
A sample
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Auditing (ACCT19064)
Course Design Improvements
1. Online communication tools for consistent student/staff contact
2. Audit teams work collaboratively on audit papers
3. Roleplay as auditors
4. Weekly feedback on audit tasks
5. Roleplay set out timeframes/deadlines
6. Roleplay communicates high expectations for each role
7. Individual & Group activities for self-directed & reciprocal learning
Muldoon, N & Kofoed, J *forthcoming+ ‘Cognitive apprenticeship in accounting education: Preparing students for the
profession’, Proceedings of the 31st HERDSA Annual Conference, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT Australia, 6-9 July.

Auditing (ACCT19064)
Term HD D C P F Other Hits
T1, 07 3% 8.8% 15% 42.7% 25% 5.6% 587
T1, 08 3.4% 13.4% 38.8% 35.4% 8.4% 0.6% 942

Modernise Print Study Guide
PROP19001 Statutory Evaluation
PROP19002 Property and Asset Management
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Teachers’ Thinking
Did you know?
Pattern matchers
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Considering all the facts/predictions presented, what
implication does it have for your learning and teaching
over the next 5-10 years?
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“We are pattern processing intelligences, not information
processing intelligences.” (Dave Snowden)
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If all you have ever used is a hammer, than every
problem looks like a nail.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/if_all_you_have_is_a_hammer,_everything_looks_like_a_nail
When solving problems, we choose the tools we are
familiar with.
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Do you agree with this proposition?
Can you relate to your life experiences?
How does this connect with your
learning & teaching?
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Students today can’t prepare bark to calculate
their problems. They depend on their slates
which are more expensive.
What will they do when the slate is dropped
and it breaks?
They will be unable to write!
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Teacher’s Conference 1703
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Students today depend on paper too much.
They don’t know how to write on a slate
without getting chalk dust all over
themselves. They can’t clean a slate properly.
What will they do when they run out of paper?
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Principal's Association 1815
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Students today depend too much upon ink.
They don’t know how to use a pen knife to
sharpen a pencil.
Pen and ink will never replace the pencil.
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National Association of Teachers - 1907
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Students today depend upon store bought ink.
They don’t know how to make their own.
When they run out of ink they will be unable
to write words or ciphers until their next trip
to the settlement.
This is a sad commentary on modern education.
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The Rural American Teacher - 1928
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Students today depend on these expensive
fountain pens. They can no longer write with
a straight pen and nib. We parents must not
allow them to wallow in such luxury to the
detriment of learning how to cope in the
real business world which is not so extravagant.
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PTA Gazette - 1941
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Ballpoint pens will be the ruin of education in
our country.
Students use these devices and then throw
them away. The American values of thrift
and frugality are being discarded.
Business and banks will never allow such
expensive luxuries.
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Federal Teachers - 1950
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GROUNDHOG DAY
Wakes up to the same
day over & over
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How does Phil’s (Bill Murray) quest to win over
Rita (Andie MacDowell) connect with your
teaching and learning?
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“The definition of insanity is doing the same
thing over and over again and expecting
different results”
http://tr.im/oCDx
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“Susan and Robert graduated *as teachers+ 20
years ago. Susan now is a teacher with 20 years’
experience; Robert is a teacher with one year’s
experience repeated 19 times. Susan is a reflective
teacher: each significant experience, particularly
of failure, has been a learning experience, so she
gets better and better. Robert is a reactive
teacher. He goes through the same motions year
after year … The kind of thinking displayed by
Susan, but not by Robert, is known as ‘reflective
practice’.” (Biggs, J., Tang, C. 2007)

Teachers’ Strategies
7 principles for good practice in undergraduate education
Implementation ideas
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The 7 Principles for Good Practice in
Undergraduate Education (7PGPUE)
7PGPUE is just one approach
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Its well supported by literature
Its simple
Its adopted by CQUni
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The 7PGPUE
CQU’s Management Plan for L&T
http://policy.cqu.edu.au/Policy/policy.jsp?policyid=999
“Implementation of the Plan will be guided by the Seven
Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education
endorsed by Academic Board. Chickering, A.W., &
Gamson, Z. (1987). Seven principles for good practice in
undergraduate education. AAHE Bulletin, 39(7), 3-7.”
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The 7PGPUE
1. Encourages contact between students and staff
Frequent student-faculty contact in and out of classes is
the most important factor in student motivation and
involvement. Faculty concern helps students get through
rough times and keep on working. Knowing a few faculty
members well enhances students' intellectual
commitment and encourages them to think about
their own values and future plans.
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Weekly Email contact
Introduction
Anecdotes and food for thought
How are you going?
Course barometer
How are you feeling each week?
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Reflect on past & current practices
What do you do? What have others done?
that
1. Encourages contact between students and staff
Form pairs and share
Summarise for the group
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The 7PGPUE
2. Develops Reciprocity and Cooperation Among Students
Learning is enhanced when it is more like a team effort
that a solo race. Good learning, like good work, is
collaborative and social, not competitive and isolated.
Working with others often increases involvement in
learning. Sharing one's own ideas and responding to
others' reactions sharpens thinking and deepens
understanding
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The “Radical” Model
No lectures
Students in sub-groups
Compulsory use of mailing list
Weekly group presentations + critiques
http://tinyurl.com/c9baxq
http://davidtjones.wordpress.com/publications/
online-courses-and-collaborative-learning-underlying-philosophies-and-practices/
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Reflect on past & current practices
What do you do? What have others done?
that
2. Develops Reciprocity and Cooperation
Among Students
Form pairs and share
Summarise for the group
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The 7PGPUE
3. Encourages Active Learning
Learning is not a spectator sport. Students do not learn
much just by sitting in classes listening to teachers,
memorizing pre-packaged assignments, and spitting out
answers. They must talk about what they are learning,
write about it, relate it to past experiences and apply it
to their daily lives. They must make what they learn part
of themselves.
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System Emergencies
Break student computers
Get them to fix it
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Reflect on past & current practices
What do you do? What have others done?
that
3. Encourages Active Learning
Form pairs and share
Summarise for the group
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The 7 Principles
4. Gives Prompt Feedback
Knowing what you know and don't know focuses
learning. Students need appropriate feedback on
performance to benefit from courses. When getting
started, students need help in assessing existing
knowledge and competence. In classes, students need
frequent opportunities to perform and receive
suggestions for improvement. At various points during
college, and at the end, students need chances to
reflect on what they have learned, what they still need
to know, and how to assess themselves.
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Ask the students
Anonymous discussion forum
• 463 T2, 2007 FLEX students
• 700+ comments
Online and print learning materials
• What did you like or find useful?
• What caused you problems?
• What would you like to see?
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What would the top responses be?
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Comment Mentions
Online lectures (audio/video) 106
Response from staff 86
Clarity & consistency 66
Study guides 55
Assignment feedback 53
Print 33
Discussion boards 30
OASM 27
Exams released 25
Everything ready 21
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Comment Mentions
Online lectures (audio/video) 106
Response from staff 86
Clarity & consistency 66
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Study guides 55
Assignment feedback 53
ClickPrint
on “Community” 33
Discussion boards 30
OASM 27
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Exams released 25
Everything ready 21
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Online assignment submission
72 assignments: 3 days
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Online quizzes for formative assessment
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Reflect on past & current practices
What do you do? What have others done?
that
4. Gives Prompt Feedback
Form pairs and share
Summarise for the group
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The 7 Principles
5. Emphasizes Time on Task
Time plus energy equals learning. There is no substitute
for time on task. Learning to use one's time well is
critical for students and professionals alike. Students
need help in learning effective time management .
Allocating realistic amounts of time means effective
learning for students and effective teaching for faculty.
How an institution defines time expectations for
students, faculty, administrators, and other professional
staff can establish the basis of high performance for all.
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Weekly summary
http://webfuse.cqu.edu.au/Courses/2006/T2/COIS20025/Study_Schedule/
Rubrics and example solutions
http://webfuse.cqu.edu.au/Courses/2006/T2/COIS20025/Assessment/Item_3/
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Reflect on past & current practices
What do you do? What have others done?
that
5. Emphasizes Time on Task
Form pairs and share
Summarise for the group
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The 7 Principles
6. Communicates High Expectations
Expect more and you will get more. High expectations
are important for everyone -- for the poorly prepared,
for those unwilling to exert themselves, and for the
bright and well motivated. Expecting students to
perform well becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy when
teachers and institutions hold high expectations for
themselves and make extra efforts.
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You will all get HDs
Have high expectations for myself
Use examples of good work
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Reflect on past & current practices
What do you do? What have others done?
that
6. Communicates High Expectations
Form pairs and share
Summarise for the group
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The 7 Principles
7. Respects Diverse Talents and Ways of Learning
There are many roads to learning. People bring different
talents and styles of learning to college. Brilliant
students in the seminar room may be all thumbs in the
lab or art studio. Students rich in hands-on experience
may not do so well with theory. Students need the
opportunity to show their talents and learn in ways that
work for them. Then they can be pushed to learn in new
ways that do not come so easily.
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Online lectures for DE students
Animations of operating systems
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Reflect on past & current practices
What do you do? What have others done?
that
7. Respects Diverse Talents and Ways of Learning
Form pairs and share
Summarise for the group
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Apply 7PGPUE
Analyse archetypal CQUni Course
7PGPUE Split into two groups
Identify flaws/weaknesses
Develop an improvement
Present to FEC
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Analyse archetypal CQUni Course
Using 7PGPUE as a lense
- 2x1 hour lectures per week
- 1x1 hour tutorial
- study guide
- 2 assignments
-1 exam
-discussion forum
(< 25% flex students ever posted in a forum*)
* Based on BB usage statistics – 2007 & 2008
Make whatever assumptions are necessary
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CQUni Context
Students - what they see
Course Profile System
Student portal
Course Resources Online (CRO)
Course sites
Library Catalogue
Video streaming
CQUniCentral
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http://mycqu.cqu.edu.au

CQUni Context
Staff
CQUni Learning Management System(s) (LMS)
Course Profile System
Course Resources Online (CRO)
Video Streaming
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CQUni Learning Management Systems
Blackboard Webfuse
Term 1, 2010 Moodle
Contact ITD Helpdesk for support:
helpdesk@cqu.edu.au
9233
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Course Profile System
Version control
Workflow
Contact your school/group administration officer
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Library Course Resources Online (CRO)
Copyright
Central Repository
Contact Cathy Dennis:
c.dennis@cqu.edu.au
9168
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Video Streaming
ISL Lectures
Recorded and hosted on LMS
Contact ITD Helpdesk:
helpdesk@cqu.edu.au
9233
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