Learning and Teaching Committee Agenda 7/2015
Learning and Teaching Committee 7/2015
(A standing committee of Academic Board)
Meeting 7/2015 of the Learning and Teaching Committee will be held on Tuesday 20 October 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:
Associate Professor Robert Nelson (for item 5.1), Mr Ross Engelbrecht (for item
7.1).
Via Teleconference:
Professor Mahendhiran Nair
Apologies:
Associate Professor Susanna Scarparo
Observer:
Ms Michaela Hill
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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 6/2015
pp 1
The Minutes of LTC Meeting 6/2015 are attached for approval.
Recommendation:
That the Minutes of LTC Meeting 6/2015 be confirmed.
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3.2
Schedule of Action Items
pp 7
Recommendation:
That the Committee note the updated schedule of action items.
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Learning and Teaching Committee Agenda 7/2015
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
Academic Orientation
Associate Professor Robert Nelson to introduce this item.
pp 17
Recommendation:
That the Committee receive and note the report on the Online Academic
Orientation program 2015.
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5.2
Monash Education Academy
Professor Tina Overton to provide a verbal update on the Monash
Education Academy.
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5.3
Monash Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) Project
Professor Darrell Evans to present an update on MOOCs.
pp 23
Recommendation:
That the Committee receive and note the MOOCs project update.
6
Updates from LTC Working Groups
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Part C
6.1
English Language Proficiency Development Working Group
Professor David Paganin to provide a verbal update.
Items for Approval
7
Policies and Procedures
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7.1
Proposed Amendments to Special Consideration Procedures to Allow
Streamlining of Student Application Process for End-of-Semester
Centrally Scheduled Examinations
Mr Mark Hatwell to report.
pp 27
Recommendation:
That LTC:
1.
Notes the new online special consideration application process for
end-of-semester, centrally-scheduled examinations to be
implemented from Summer Semester 2015-16.
2.
Approves the proposed changes to the Special Consideration
Procedures as tracked in the attached.
3.
Endorses the proposal that the DEF grade be identified as an
administrative indicator, which will allow the Unit Teaching Faculty to
finalise and communicate special consideration outcomes for
deferred exams (with noting by Boards of Examiners).
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Learning and Teaching Committee Agenda 7/2015
7.2
pp 43
Mechanisms for Ensuring Provision of Timely Assessment Details to
Students
Recommendation:
That LTC note the 2015 compliance by Faculties, with the requirement for
assessment information to be provided to students in a timely fashion, for
transmission to Academic Board.
Part D Documents for Noting
8
Faculty Reports
Recommendation:
That the Committee receive and note the minutes / reports from the:
- Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
- Faculty of Business and Economics
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Information Technology
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Science
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pp 49
pp 61
pp 69
pp 81
pp 85
pp 97
pp 103
Confirmed minutes are not yet available for the following Faculties (no report for
this meeting):
Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Other Business
10
Next Meeting
The next meeting is scheduled for 8 December 2015 in the Sir George Lush Meeting
Room from 12.00pm – 2.00pm.
Meeting Dates 2015:
8 Dec
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Learning and Teaching Committee Agenda 7/2015
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2016 Meeting Dates
LTC meetings will be held on Tuesday at 3.15pm in the Sir George Lush Room, Ground
Floor, Building 3a, Clayton Campus on the following dates:
LTC
Submissions
due by Mon
5.00pm
Meeting, Sir George Lush
Room
Tuesday 3.15pm
ADE Forum
Sir George Lush Room
Tuesday
2.00pm – 3.00pm
25 Jan
2 Feb
1/16
-
14 Mar
22 Mar
2/16
22 Mar
2 May
10 May
3/16
-
20 Jun
28 Jun
4/16
28 Jun
1 Aug
9 Aug
5/16
-
12 Sep
20 Sep
6/16
20 Sep
10 Oct
18 Oct
7/16
-
28 Nov
6 Dec
8/16
6 Dec
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Learning and Teaching Committee Agenda 7/2015
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)
Vacant (alt Prof Mahendhiran Nair)
Vacant (papers circulated to Professor Leon Piterman
for noting)
One postgraduate coursework student
Ms Saranya Ramesh
Ms Rebecca Lew
Mr Vincent Lau
Observers
Mr Hamid Khattak
Mr Lindsay MacDonald (to December 2015)
Ms Michaela Hill
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