Learning and Teaching Committee Agenda 5/2015
Learning and Teaching Committee 5/2015
(A standing committee of Academic Board)
Meeting 5/2015 of the Learning and Teaching Committee will be held on Tuesday 11 August 2015
commencing at 3.15pm in Meeting Rooms 1 and 2, Monash University Club, 32 Exhibition Walk, Clayton
campus.
Melanie Koo
Secretary
Members having a direct commercial or financial interest in any item before this meeting must declare that interest to the
Chair via the Committee Secretary prior to consideration of the item, and must not take part in a vote on any matter
concerning it.
Agenda
Part A
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Procedural Matters
1
Welcome: New LTC members Mr Trevor Woods and Mr John Rivett
In attendance:
Ms Janette Burke, Ms Amelia Veronese, Mr Andrew Day and Ms Adrienne Bicknell
(for item 7.1)
Observers:
Mr Hamid Khattak, Mr Lindsay MacDonald
Membership:
Resolutions:
That Learning and Teaching Committee (LTC note that):
1. Mr Trevor Woods, Chief Information Officer will be the representative for
eSolutions.
2. Mr John Rivett (Faculty of Arts) replaces Ms Margaret Murphy as the Faculty
Manager Representative.
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2
Arrangement of Agenda and Starring of Items
Certain items appearing in the agenda have been marked with an asterisk. These
are items that appear to need discussion by the Committee. Items that do not
appear to need discussion are unstarred. Items may be starred prior to the meeting
by contacting the Secretary, or at this point in the meeting.
Recommendation:
That the unstarred items on the agenda be adopted without discussion and that the
actions recommended taken or the information therein noted.
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Minutes
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3.1
Minutes of Meeting 4/2015
pp 1
The Minutes of LTC Meeting 4/2015 are attached for approval.
Recommendation:
That the Minutes of LTC Meeting 4/2015 be confirmed.
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3.2
Schedule of Action Items
pp 9
Recommendation:
That the Committee note the updated schedule of action items.
Part B
Items for Discussion
4
Chair’s Business
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4.1
Chair’s Report
Professor Darrell Evans will report on matters of current interest.
Recommendation:
That the Committee receive and note the Chair’s Report.
5
LTC Key Issues for 2015
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5.1
CEED Framework
Associate Professor Angela Carbone to provide a verbal update on the
CEED Framework.
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5.2
Better Teaching, Better Learning
Professor Darrell Evans to report on the following:
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5.3
5.2.1 Education Performance Standards Project
Recommendation:
That the Learning and Teaching Committee receive and note the Education
Performance Standards Project report.
pp 13
Monash Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) Project
Professor Darrell Evans to report.
pp 23
Recommendation:
That the Committee receive and note the MOOCs project update.
6
Updates from LTC Working Groups
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6.1
Student Success Steering Group
Associate Professor Kris Ryan to provide a verbal report.
pp 27
Recommendations:
That Learning and Teaching Committee is invited to note the formation of
the Student Success Steering Group, proposed committee membership
and terms of reference.
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6.2
MSA Content Warnings Working Group
Associate Professor Kris Ryan to provide a verbal report.
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6.3
English Language Proficiency Development Working Group
Professor David Paganin to provide a verbal update.
6.4
Exclusions Procedures Advisory Group (EPAG)
Recommendations:
That the Learning and Teaching Committee:
1. Note the operational issues as per the report. Faculty
representatives to action as appropriate.
2. Approve the following revised proformas:
i.
112 – Notice of Referral and Hearing – Single Degree
ii. 122 – Notice of Referral and Hearing – Double Degree
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iii. 132 – Notice of Referral and Hearing – Single Degree for
nd
2 Round
iv. EAP Notice of Decision Dismissed
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3. Selects one of the three options for the closing remarks for the
following proformas:
i.
252 – Re-Hearing with Conditions
ii.
262 - Re-Hearing, Excluded, No Materials
4. Receives and notes the minutes of the EPAG meeting 1/2015
held on 15 July 2015.
Part C
pp 45
pp 47
pp 53
pp 59
Items for Approval
7
Policies and Procedures
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7.1
Monash Student Association (MSA) Opt-Out System of Lecture
Recordings Proposal
Ms Amelia Veronese and Mr Andrew Day to report.
pp 63
Recommendation:
That the Committee:
1. Establish a university wide policy for an opt-out system of lecture
recordings in order to encourage more teaching staff in each faculty to
record their lectures for the respective unit.
2. If the University maintains that they will not be able to introduce a
university wide policy for an opt-out system of lecture recordings, the
MSA recommends that the University establishes a university wide policy
to make exceptions for students with disabilities and student carers.
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7.2
University Unit Guide Template and Unit Guide Manager (UGM) system:
endorsement of mandatory sections
Dr Paul White and Mr Mark Hatwell to report.
pp 73
Recommendation:
1. That Learning and Teaching Committee approves the list and order of
mandatory unit guide sections as set out in Appendix 2, which will be
incorporated in faculty templates by the Academic Services Group for
2016, 2017 and 2018 unit guides.
2. That Learning and Teaching Committee notes the advice on a number of
potential adjustments to the mandatory unit guide sections identified in
Appendix 2 (for noting/comment by LTC).
Part D Documents for Noting
8
University Experience Survey (UES) : 2013 – 2014 Monash Summary of
National Data
Recommendation:
That the Committee receive and note the UES Report.
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Faculty Reports
Recommendation:
That the Committee receive and note the minutes / reports from the:
- Faculty of Business and Economics
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Engineering
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Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Faculty of Science
pp 167
pp 175
Confirmed minutes are not yet available for the following Faculties (no report for
this meeting):
- Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
- Faculty of Information Technology
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Faculty of Arts
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Other Business
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Next Meeting
The next meeting is scheduled for 15 September 2015 in the Sir George Lush
Meeting Room.
Meeting Dates 2015:
20 Oct
8 Dec
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LEARNING AND TEACHING COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
Ex Officio
Vice-Provost (Learning and Teaching) (Chair)
Professor Darrell Evans
University Librarian/nominee
Ms Lisa Smith
Chair, Academic Board/nominee
Director, Student and Education Business
Services/nominee
Director University Policy/nominee
Academic Director, Office of the Vice-Provost
(Learning and Teaching)
Director, Education Excellence, Office of the
Vice-Provost (Learning and Teaching)
Chair, Monash Education Academy
Administration (physical learning spaces)
Administration (Career and Employability)
Professor Chris Davies
Chief Information Officer
Mr Trevor Woods
Faculty Members
Art, Design & Architecture
Arts
Business and Economics
Education
Engineering
Information Technology
Law
Medicine, Nursing and Heath Sciences
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Mr Mark Hatwell
Ms Natalie Mitchell
Assoc Prof Kris Ryan
Assoc. Prof Angela Carbone
Professor Tina Overton (alt Dr David Albrecht)
Mr Mike Scott
Ms Tammy Fitzgerald
Science
Dr Kate Tregloan (alt Dr Spiros Panigirakis)
Assoc Prof Susanna Scarparo (alt Dr Sarah McDonald)
Dr Nell Kimberley (alt Prof Rob Brooks)
Assoc Prof Alan Reid (alt Dr Elizabeth Tudball)
Professor Jamie Evans (alt Ms Samantha Lipscombe)
Professor Ann Nicholson (alt Ms Margot Schuhmacher)
Assoc. Prof Moira Paterson (alt Dr Patrick Emerton)
Professor Marilyn Baird
Dr Paul White (alt Dr David Manallack)
Professor David Paganin
(alt Professor Cristina Varsavsky)
Faculty Manager
Vacant
President-led Campus PVCs/Nominees
Monash South Africa
Monash University Sunway Campus
Berwick/Peninsula
Student Members
Two undergraduate students
Assoc Prof Anna-Mart van Wyk
(alt Professor Alwyn Louw)
Dr Fay Patel (alt Prof Mahendhiran Nair)
Ms Kara Gilbert
One postgraduate coursework student
Ms Saranya Ramesh
Ms Rebecca Lew
Mr Vincent Lau
Observers
Mr Hamid Khattak
Mr Lindsay MacDonald
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