TUTOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Preparing sessional teachers to facilitate students’
graduate skills development

SUSIE MACFARLANE
MICHELLE AVERY
FACULTY OF HEALTH, DEAKIN UNIVERSITY

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Learning 1.0

Learning 2.0

Learning 3.0

Learning
Process

Memorize accepted
truth

Critique and
construct knowledge

Negotiate meaning

Information
processing

Find information

Filter and evaluate
information

Collaborate and share in
groups and networks

Skills

Learning a body of
knowledge

Engage and
collaborate

Form communities

Learning
process

Read/watch
packaged content

Discuss and share

Create resources and
knowledge

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Learning Principles
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Constructive Alignment (Biggs & Tang, 2006)
Learner-centred (Piaget, Vygotsky)
Collaborative experiential learning (Hattie, 2009)
Feedback (Nicol, 2009, Hattie, 2009)
Reflection, Self and Peer Evaluation (Boud, 2009)

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Tutor workshop methods

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Tutor PD Program Learning Outcomes
Tutors participating in this workshop will be able to:
1. Facilitate effective small group problem based
learning

2. Provide effective feedback
3. Understand PBL and student centred learning
and the rationale for these forms of learning
4. Understand the rationale for and process of self
and peer-assessment

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Tutor Professional development program components

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Tutor workshop focus group

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Critical success factors
Review and continuous improvement
Relevant
- Adapt workshop to context and content
- Presence of Unit chair

Sustained
- Provide ongoing discussion and support

Create safe and effective learning space
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Recognise diversity: teaching is personal
Emphasize learning not performance

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Further considerations
GPS project
Tutors’ retention of information and skill progression
Sector
How do we support the professional development of
our sessional teaching workforce?

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Thank you
susiem@deakin.edu.au
slideshare.net/susiemac
Twitter
@susie_mac
www.twitter.com/@gradspychskills

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Tutor Professional Development

Editor's Notes

  • #2 Introduction- eLearning educational developer
  • #5 Top box – Intended Learning outcomes – What do you want students to be able to do Middle box – Learning Activities Bottom box – Assessment of Learning
  • #7 Top box – Intended Learning outcomes – What do you want students to be able to do Middle box – Learning Activities Bottom box – Assessment of Learning
  • #9 Top box – Intended Learning outcomes – What do you want students to be able to do Middle box – Learning Activities Bottom box – Assessment of Learning