Learning and Teaching Committee Agenda 6/2015
Learning and Teaching Committee 6/2015
(A standing committee of Academic Board)
Meeting 6/2015 of the Learning and Teaching Committee will be held on Tuesday 15 September 2015
commencing at 3.15pm in the Sir George Lush Room, 27 Chancellors Walk (Chancellery Building A), 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:
Dr Catherine Burnheim, Manager, Partnerships & Pathways (for item 5.1)
Ms Megan Deacon, University Copyright Advisor (for item 5.2)
Mr Ross Engelbrecht (for Mr Mark Hatwell).
Apologies:
Mr Mark Hatwell
Observer:
Ms Michaela Hill (for item 7)
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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 5/2015
pp 1
The Minutes of LTC Meeting 5/2015 are attached for approval.
Recommendation:
That the Minutes of LTC Meeting 5/2015 be confirmed.
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3.2
Schedule of Action Items
pp 11
Recommendation:
That the Committee note the updated schedule of action items.
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Learning and Teaching Committee Agenda 6/2015
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 note the Chair’s Report.
5
LTC Key Issues for 2015
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5.1
Monash Warwick Alliance Education Strategy – Update on Priority
Projects
Dr Catherine Burnheim, Manager, Partnerships & Pathways to introduce
this item.
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5.2
Online Copyright Modules: a presentation by Ms Megan Deacon,
University Copyright Advisor
Monash Library has recently completed a suite of interactive educational
Copyright Modules which focus on academic and professional staff
teaching activities. The modules take a scenario-based, topical approach
to learning about aspects of copyright that can be used within specific
contexts and points of need. They are both an informational and
educational suite of resources for developing staff understanding and
capability in copyright related to teaching activities. In developing the
modules, a team of Library staff collaborated with staff from various
faculties to identify and create content relevant to academic and
professional teaching staff needs. The Copyright Modules are available as
a self-enrolling resource in Moodle:
http://moodle.vle.monash.edu/enrol/index.php?id=6373
6
pp 13
Updates from LTC Working Groups
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6.1
Opt-Out System of Lecture Recordings Working Group
Dr Patrick Emerton to provide a verbal update.
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6.2
Academic Integrity and Intellectual Property Protection Working Party
Dr Nell Kimberley to provide a verbal update.
Part C
Items for Approval
7
Policies and Procedures
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7.1
Special Consideration Procedures – Cancellation of Exams
Ms Natalie Mitchell to report.
pp 15
Recommendation:
That LTC discuss the options available for the exam cancellation process.
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7.2
Unit Assessment Procedures – Timeframe for Applying for Withdrawn
Incomplete (WI) Grades
Ms Natalie Mitchell to report.
pp 31
Recommendation:
That LTC endorse the amendments to the Unit Assessment Procedures, as
marked in yellow below, for transmission to Academic Board.
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7.3
2016 Unit Guide Template and the Unit Guide Manager (UGM) System:
Proposed Faculty Additions to Mandatory Sections
Mr Ross Engelbrecht and Dr Paul White to report.
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Recommendation:
That LTC approves changes to the order of mandatory unit guide sections
and notes additional faculty-specific information as set out in the tables in
Appendix 1 to this paper, which will be incorporated in faculty templates by
the Academic Services Group for 2016, 2017 and 2018 unit guides.
Part D Documents for Noting
8
Review of Student Evaluation of Teaching and Units (SETU) – Progress
Report
Recommendation:
That the Committee receive and note the SETU – Progress report.
pp 43
9
Monash Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) Project
Recommendation:
That the Committee receive and note the MOOCs project update.
pp 49
10
Learning Systems Reference Group Update
Recommendation:
That the Committee receive and note the learning systems reference group update.
pp 53
11
Moodle Upgrade Update
Recommendation:
That the Committee receive and note the Moodle upgrade update.
pp 57
12
Faculty Reports
Recommendation:
That the Committee receive and note the minutes / reports from the:
- Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Business and Economics
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Information Technology
- Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Faculty of Science
pp 59
pp 77
pp 81
pp 87
pp 91
pp 97
pp 105
Confirmed minutes are not yet available for the following Faculties (no report for
this meeting):
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
- Faculty of Law
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Other Business
14
Next Meeting
The next meeting is scheduled for 20 October 2015 in the Sir George Lush
Meeting Room.
Meeting Dates 2015:
20 Oct
8 Dec
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Learning and Teaching Committee Agenda 6/2015
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 (alt Mr Ross Engelbrecht)
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
Mr John Rivett, Faculty of Arts
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
Ms Michaela Hill
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