The document discusses establishing a community of practice (CoP) to embed research skills in curriculum design across units and courses at the University of Western Australia (UWA). It recommends auditing current opportunities for coursework students to engage with researchers and enhancing the teaching of research skills in all undergraduate majors and postgraduate coursework courses. The first meeting of the CoP will focus on introductions, discussing questions and issues in a world cafe format, and planning next steps including using Slack for communication and setting future meeting dates.

1. CoP – Embedding research skills as part of
curriculum design across Units and Course
Programs at UWA (EmReDe)
13 February 2019
Your Leads:
Lucia Ravi (EEU), Gina Sjepcevich (University Library), Jackie Raphael (Student Central)

2. Successful CoPs
• Have a clear sense of a shared area of
interest and commitment to sharing and
developing solutions;
• Have strong links to their organisation’s
strategic aims and directions;
• Have a high level mentor to facilitate and
support policy and strategy development
(while maintaining independence)

3. Research-Led
Teaching Project

4. Research-Led
Teaching Project
• Recommendation 1: UWA audits and promotes
current opportunities for coursework students in all
units to engage with its researchers.
• Recommendation 3: Course and major coordinators
audit and enhance the teaching of research skills in
all undergraduate majors and postgraduate course-
work courses to ensure a connected sequence of
learning activities that empowers students to apply
research skills including critical thinking.

5. 1st meeting focus
• Getting to know you – round
table introductions
• World Café - Questions, issues
and outcomes
• Conclusions – what’s next

6. Conclusion
• Using SLACK – add to channels so far
• Invite you, your colleagues to contribute
• Dates and times for follow up meetings
• Next meeting - April