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Skilling clinical teachers to maximise undergraduate nursing student clinical experiences, Monday 12-1pm, BA-20.G.34, Ms Lyn Stewart

Implementing the UWS Indigenous Graduate Attribute, Tuesday 10am-12pm, BA-23.30 (LT04), Associate Professor Berice Anning

Talking to the computer? Students' reactions to blended learning in languages, Tuesday 12-1pm, BA-23.30 (LT04), Dr Bruno Di Biase et al

Linking research with training: A virtual translation agency, Tuesday 1-2pm, BA-23.30 (LT04), Dr Ignacio Garcia

The pains and the gains of curriculum re-design, Tuesday 2-3pm, BA-23.30 (LT04), Dr Tim Griffin, Assoc Prof Natalie Bolzan, Dr Mary Hawkins

Global citizens: Think global, act local, Wednesday 12-1pm, BA-20.G.34, Mrs Isabel Pena

Education, commons, pirates and ninjas, Friday 12-1pm, BA-20.G.34, Dr James Arvanitakis

Descriptions

Skilling clinical teachers to maximise undergraduate nursing student clinical experiences
Monday 12-1pm, BA-20.G.34
This presentation describes an LTAP project which aimed to enhance the clinical teaching and leadership skills of twelve base clinical teachers thereby improving the clinical learning experiences for undergraduate nursing students. (An LTAP Project)
Ms Lyn Stewart

Implementing the UWS Indigenous Graduate Attribute
Tuesday 10am-12pm, BA-23.30 (LT04)
Developing core Indigenous units and embedding Indigenous content within courses and units. Workshop discussions will be held and best practice models showcased.
Associate Professor Berice Anning

Talking to the computer? Students' reactions to blended learning in languages
Tuesday 12-1pm, BA-23.30 (LT04)
The Languages 101 LTAP group will present aspects of the 2008 (Autumn) beginners unit in each of the languages highlighting the new blended (online) component. Student evaluation of the units in 2007 and 2008 will be compared. The group will also present results from a unique questionnaire investigating goals and expectations of students learning languages and their degree of satisfaction with the online and face-to-face components of their unit of study. The presentation will include a preview of how the project can be scaled-up to higher-level units. The staff involved are Bruno Di Biase (General introduction, conclusions and Italian); Rosemary Suliman (Arabic); Ruying Qi (Chinese); Xiangdong Liu (Japanese beginners); Isabel Pena (Spanish) and Satomi Kawaguchi (Scaling up: Japanese intermediates). (An LTAP Project)
Dr Bruno Di Biase et al

Linking research with training: A virtual translation agency
Tuesday 1-2pm, BA-23.30 (LT04)
One of the features that make the UWS translation training program unique is its recently created virtual translation agency. Each semester, approximately 150 students engage in projects which take advantage of the latest technologies and workflows, often for authentic purposes. The agency was created applying current research in localisation management and translation training. It now constitutes a lab environment in which to test which skills produce better translators and which translation procedures generate better results. (An LTAP Project)
Dr Ignacio Garcia

The pains and the gains of curriculum re-design
Tuesday 2-3pm, BA-23.30 (LT04)
The School of Social Sciences is undergoing a major curriculum re-design project affecting all of its courses. This presentation and discussion will focus on the rationale and implications of the re-design, the planning and management of the project, and the pedagogical opportunities afforded in re-newing the curriculum.  Plans for teaching and learning in large enrolment core units across two campuses will be discussed, including e-learning designs that balance pedagogical effectiveness with delivery efficiency.
Dr Tim Griffin, Assoc Prof Natalie Bolzan, Dr Mary Hawkins

Global citizens: Think global, act local
Wednesday 12-1pm, BA-20.G.34
The presentation will include an overview of students' experiences on becoming global citizens through local and international hands-on projects, internships and study abroad as part of global studies. (An LTAP project)
Mrs Isabel Pena

Education, commons, pirates and ninjas
Friday 12-1pm, BA-20.G.34
..or "It just showed that pirates were resourceful, like ninjas, they learnt to use their environment." The aim of this presentation is to discuss applying social and cultural theory to everyday life in contemporary western Sydney.
Dr James Arvanitakis