Learning and Teaching Committee Agenda 8/2015
Learning and Teaching Committee 8/2015
(A standing committee of Academic Board)
Meeting 8/2015 of the Learning and Teaching Committee will be held on Tuesday 8 December 2015
commencing at 12.00pm – 2.00pm 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
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Welcome:
Ms Leanne McCann (for item 5.1 and item 5.2)
Ms Janette Burke (for item 5.3)
Mr Myles Fenton (for item 6.1)
Mr Ross Engelbrecht (for item 7.1)
Mr Vern Garth (for item 7.3)
Via Teleconference:
Professor Mahendhiran Nair
Apologies:
Professor Chris Davies, Professor Julia Lamborn, Associate Professor Susanna
Scarparo, Assoc Prof Anna-Mart van Wyk, Mr John Rivett.
Observer:
Ms Muyesser Durur, Director for Diplomas, Monash College taking over from Mr
Hamid Khattak.
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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 7/2015
pp 1
The Minutes of LTC Meeting 7/2015 are attached for approval.
Recommendation:
That the Minutes of LTC Meeting 7/2015 be confirmed.
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3.2
Schedule of Action Items
pp 15
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 note the Chair’s Report.
5
LTC Key Issues for 2015
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5.1
Monash Education Academy 2015 Progress Report and Strategy for
2016
Professor Tina Overton and Ms Leanne McCann to report.
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5.2
Student Recognition Prizes
Ms Leanne McCann to provide a verbal report.
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5.3
Pearson Evaluation Report (Mastering, MyLabs and The
Neighbourhood)
Ms Lisa Smith and Ms Janette Burke to report.
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pp 17
pp 27
Updates from LTC Working Groups
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6.1
AV Standards Working Group
Associate Professor Kris Ryan and Mr Myles Fenton to report.
pp 67
Recommendation:
The Learning and Teaching Committee is invited to:
1. Endorse the formation of the AV Standards Working Group.
2. Nominate two ADEs for membership to the Working Group.
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6.2
Content Warning Proposal
Associate Professor Kris Ryan to report.
pp 69
Recommendation:
The Learning and Teaching Committee is invited to:
1. Approve the recommendations of the working group
2. Approve the form of the Content Warning pro-forma for inclusion in
the UGM.
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6.3
Unit Guide Solution Working Group
Implementation of Unit Guide Manager - Final report of the Unit Guide
Solution Steering Committee
Dr Paul White to report.
pp 75
Recommendation:
That Learning and Teaching Committee approves full implementation of the
Unit Guide Manager for production of all unit guides from Semester 1 2016.
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6.4
pp 101
Copyright Advisory Group
Recommendation:
That the Committee receive and note the minutes from the Copyright
Advisory Group meeting held on 13 October.
Part C
Items for Approval
7
Policies and Procedures
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7.1
pp 103
Resubmission of Proposed Special Consideration Procedures
Mr Mark Hatwell and Mr Ross Engelbrecht to report.
Recommendation:
That that Learning and Teaching Committee:
1. Notes the new online special consideration application process for end-ofsemester, 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.
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7.2
pp 119
Proposed Amendments to the Grading Scale Policy and Procedures
Ms Natalie Mitchell to report.
Recommendation:
That LTC:
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7.3
endorse the changes to the Grading Scale Policy for approval by
Academic Board (see Attachment A); and
approve the amendments to the Grading Scale procedures (see
Attachment B).
pp 135
Implementation of Evening Examinations
Mr Vern Garth to report.
Recommendation:
That Learning and Teaching Committee:
1. Note the attached briefing paper
2. Approve the proposed amendments to the Unit Assessment Procedures at
Appendix A.
Part D Documents for Noting
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Faculty Reports
Recommendation:
That the Committee receive and note the minutes / reports from the:
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
- Faculty of Business and Economics
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Information Technology
- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
- Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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pp 147
pp 153
pp 161
pp 175
pp 179
pp 193
pp 199
Confirmed minutes are not yet available for the following Faculties (no report for
this meeting):
Faculty of Law
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Faculty of Education
Faculty of Science
Other Business
On behalf of LTC, Professor Evans wishes to acknowledge the contribution of Professor
Ben Canny, President of Academic Board who is leaving Monash University at the end
of 2015.
Also of student member Ms Rebecca Lew, undergraduate student member who has
served on the committee for a 2 year term of office to end in 2015.
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Next Meeting
The next meeting is scheduled for 2 February 2016 in the Sir George Lush Meeting
Room.
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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
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28 Nov
6 Dec
8/16
6 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 (alt Mr Lindsay MacDonald)
Faculty Members
Art, Design & Architecture
Arts
Business and Economics
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 Associate Professor Allie
Clemans / Libby Tudball)
Professor Julia Lamborn (alt Professor Jamie Evans /
Ms Samantha Lipscombe)
Professor Ann Nicholson (alt Ms Margot Schuhmacher)
Assoc. Prof Moira Paterson (alt Dr Patrick Emerton)
Professor Marilyn Baird (alt Professor Wayne
Hodgson)
Dr Paul White (alt Dr Ian Larson)
Professor David Paganin
(alt Professor Cristina Varsavsky)
Faculty Manager
Mr John Rivett, Faculty of Arts
Education
Engineering
Information Technology
Law
Medicine, Nursing and Heath Sciences
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
President-led Campus PVCs/Nominees
Monash South Africa
Monash University Sunway Campus
Berwick/Peninsula
Student Members
Two undergraduate students
One postgraduate coursework student
Assoc Prof Anna-Mart van Wyk
(alt Professor Alwyn Louw)
Vacant (alt Prof Mahendhiran Nair)
Vacant (papers circulated to Professor Leon Piterman
for noting)
Ms Saranya Ramesh (to 31 December 2016)
Vacant (term of office from 1 January 2016 to 31
December 2017)
Vacant (term of office from 1 January 2016 to 31
December 2017)
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Observers
Ms Muyesser Durur (Director for Diplomas, Monash
College)
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