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The Centre for Education Futures has just moved into its brand new location atthe newly refurbished Hackett Hall We have collaborative offices and a greatCarpe Diem Studio and Media Room Come and find us
Carpe Diem Workshops The Carpe Diem Studio is in our super new location atHackett Hall This space has been designed to enableyou to be creative and relaxed at learning designworkshops so register now
Workshopsare open to staff from all Facultiesand Schools The Carpe Diemprocess is a fast effective and highlypractical design process to enableunit teams to understand developand implement forwardshylookingstudentshycentred learning Its a greatway to rethink your unit and add allthose ideas that you always wanted to have a go at Carpe Diems combine allforms of face to face and digital learning Just bring along your pedagogical
challenges and get some great support
To July 2015 172 UWA units have been redesigned with 79 of unit coshyordinators already implementing changes Up to 85 of participants agreedthat the workshop supported their teaching activities and recommended CarpeDiems to colleagues
Some comments on Carpe Diem workshops
Seize the Day for your own Teaching
Project Black Swan ‐ NewLearning Management
System
Register here to attend a Carpe Diem workshop
Semester 2 is now well underway and the Blackboard LMS platform isfully operational Everyone at the Centre for Education Futures wishes toextend thanks and appreciation for the amazing support understanding andtolerance during Phase 1 of the Black Swan project
Help Is Available
The Help Desk is available from Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm for allstaff queries You can call us directly on 6488 8190 or email throughto helpshyelearninguwaeduau
Remember there is also the Staff LMS Help tab that is located withinBlackboard
Or come in and see us at a Drop In session
August Daily 10am shy 12pm and 2pm shy 4pmDate From now until 28 AugustVenue Reid Library Second Floor Carpe Diem Room
September to October Daily 2pm shy 4pmDate From 1 SeptemberVenue Centre for Education Futures Media Room or Carpe DiemStudio Hackett Hall
No registration is required
More information available at httpbitlycomuwabbdropin
More Black Swans
Were gathering feedbackincluding from Schools and Faculties theSustainable Futures Open Forum on 11 August the UWA Staff AssociationOpen Forum on 18 August informal discussions and emails from staff andstudents a review of the help desk queries and issues during Phase 1 reviewwith the Blackboard partners for the first 6 months and more student focusgroups
Plans for significant improvement for the next Phase include
More direct communication with unit coshyordinatorsImprove the support resources and training materialsA range of prototyping opportunities to use new tools and functions
Staff LMS Help
Special workshops for functional interest eg digital assessment quizzesforumsImprove unit data collection planning and content migration
Whats Next
Futures Observatory
The development ofworkspace for all UWA staff topractise futures thinkingand experiment with and driveinnovation The Observatory willopen in October The Futures Observatory willshortly be offering seed fundingsecondment and projects toimprove studentsatisfactionlook out for detailsin your inbox very soon
WA Teaching and Learning Forum 2016CALL FOR PAPERS AND REGISTRATION OPEN
The 2016 WA Teaching and Learning Forum continues a 25 year tradition ofbringing together educators from universities around Perth and beyond todiscuss share and develop their ideas on current trends and good practicelearning and teaching in the Higher Education sector
In 2016 the theme is TLF Purveyors of Fine Learning since 1992which can be applied at the practitioner university and national level
The call for papers and registration is now open and more information isavailable on the Forum website
All UWA staff are eligible for 50 (ex GST) reimbursement of the conferenceregistration fee as supported by the Teaching and Learning Committee (via theCentre for Education Futures) For more information on how to receive thisreimbursement please contact Bec StuartshyCoombe rebeccastuartshycoombeuwaeduau
The first deadline is 26 October 2015 for the submission of full papers Abstracts and workshop proposals are due 16 November 2015
The conference is being hosted at Curtin University on 28shy29 January 2016 Itis organised by a multishyuniversity committee
Join us on Twitter ‐ UWAedfutures UWAblackboard
Twitter Website
This email has been created for the benefit of UWA staff and students with relation to Project Black Swan TransitioningUWA to Blackboard The information therefore is targeted to those people The participation of staff and students orrelevant stakeholders is quite welcome If you are responsible for onward communication to others or would like to
collaborate please contact the sender of this newsletter
Subscribe to the Black Swan newsletter here
challenges and get some great support
To July 2015 172 UWA units have been redesigned with 79 of unit coshyordinators already implementing changes Up to 85 of participants agreedthat the workshop supported their teaching activities and recommended CarpeDiems to colleagues
Some comments on Carpe Diem workshops
Seize the Day for your own Teaching
Project Black Swan ‐ NewLearning Management
System
Register here to attend a Carpe Diem workshop
Semester 2 is now well underway and the Blackboard LMS platform isfully operational Everyone at the Centre for Education Futures wishes toextend thanks and appreciation for the amazing support understanding andtolerance during Phase 1 of the Black Swan project
Help Is Available
The Help Desk is available from Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm for allstaff queries You can call us directly on 6488 8190 or email throughto helpshyelearninguwaeduau
Remember there is also the Staff LMS Help tab that is located withinBlackboard
Or come in and see us at a Drop In session
August Daily 10am shy 12pm and 2pm shy 4pmDate From now until 28 AugustVenue Reid Library Second Floor Carpe Diem Room
September to October Daily 2pm shy 4pmDate From 1 SeptemberVenue Centre for Education Futures Media Room or Carpe DiemStudio Hackett Hall
No registration is required
More information available at httpbitlycomuwabbdropin
More Black Swans
Were gathering feedbackincluding from Schools and Faculties theSustainable Futures Open Forum on 11 August the UWA Staff AssociationOpen Forum on 18 August informal discussions and emails from staff andstudents a review of the help desk queries and issues during Phase 1 reviewwith the Blackboard partners for the first 6 months and more student focusgroups
Plans for significant improvement for the next Phase include
More direct communication with unit coshyordinatorsImprove the support resources and training materialsA range of prototyping opportunities to use new tools and functions
Staff LMS Help
Special workshops for functional interest eg digital assessment quizzesforumsImprove unit data collection planning and content migration
Whats Next
Futures Observatory
The development ofworkspace for all UWA staff topractise futures thinkingand experiment with and driveinnovation The Observatory willopen in October The Futures Observatory willshortly be offering seed fundingsecondment and projects toimprove studentsatisfactionlook out for detailsin your inbox very soon
WA Teaching and Learning Forum 2016CALL FOR PAPERS AND REGISTRATION OPEN
The 2016 WA Teaching and Learning Forum continues a 25 year tradition ofbringing together educators from universities around Perth and beyond todiscuss share and develop their ideas on current trends and good practicelearning and teaching in the Higher Education sector
In 2016 the theme is TLF Purveyors of Fine Learning since 1992which can be applied at the practitioner university and national level
The call for papers and registration is now open and more information isavailable on the Forum website
All UWA staff are eligible for 50 (ex GST) reimbursement of the conferenceregistration fee as supported by the Teaching and Learning Committee (via theCentre for Education Futures) For more information on how to receive thisreimbursement please contact Bec StuartshyCoombe rebeccastuartshycoombeuwaeduau
The first deadline is 26 October 2015 for the submission of full papers Abstracts and workshop proposals are due 16 November 2015
The conference is being hosted at Curtin University on 28shy29 January 2016 Itis organised by a multishyuniversity committee
Join us on Twitter ‐ UWAedfutures UWAblackboard
Twitter Website
This email has been created for the benefit of UWA staff and students with relation to Project Black Swan TransitioningUWA to Blackboard The information therefore is targeted to those people The participation of staff and students orrelevant stakeholders is quite welcome If you are responsible for onward communication to others or would like to
collaborate please contact the sender of this newsletter
Subscribe to the Black Swan newsletter here
Semester 2 is now well underway and the Blackboard LMS platform isfully operational Everyone at the Centre for Education Futures wishes toextend thanks and appreciation for the amazing support understanding andtolerance during Phase 1 of the Black Swan project
Help Is Available
The Help Desk is available from Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm for allstaff queries You can call us directly on 6488 8190 or email throughto helpshyelearninguwaeduau
Remember there is also the Staff LMS Help tab that is located withinBlackboard
Or come in and see us at a Drop In session
August Daily 10am shy 12pm and 2pm shy 4pmDate From now until 28 AugustVenue Reid Library Second Floor Carpe Diem Room
September to October Daily 2pm shy 4pmDate From 1 SeptemberVenue Centre for Education Futures Media Room or Carpe DiemStudio Hackett Hall
No registration is required
More information available at httpbitlycomuwabbdropin
More Black Swans
Were gathering feedbackincluding from Schools and Faculties theSustainable Futures Open Forum on 11 August the UWA Staff AssociationOpen Forum on 18 August informal discussions and emails from staff andstudents a review of the help desk queries and issues during Phase 1 reviewwith the Blackboard partners for the first 6 months and more student focusgroups
Plans for significant improvement for the next Phase include
More direct communication with unit coshyordinatorsImprove the support resources and training materialsA range of prototyping opportunities to use new tools and functions
Staff LMS Help
Special workshops for functional interest eg digital assessment quizzesforumsImprove unit data collection planning and content migration
Whats Next
Futures Observatory
The development ofworkspace for all UWA staff topractise futures thinkingand experiment with and driveinnovation The Observatory willopen in October The Futures Observatory willshortly be offering seed fundingsecondment and projects toimprove studentsatisfactionlook out for detailsin your inbox very soon
WA Teaching and Learning Forum 2016CALL FOR PAPERS AND REGISTRATION OPEN
The 2016 WA Teaching and Learning Forum continues a 25 year tradition ofbringing together educators from universities around Perth and beyond todiscuss share and develop their ideas on current trends and good practicelearning and teaching in the Higher Education sector
In 2016 the theme is TLF Purveyors of Fine Learning since 1992which can be applied at the practitioner university and national level
The call for papers and registration is now open and more information isavailable on the Forum website
All UWA staff are eligible for 50 (ex GST) reimbursement of the conferenceregistration fee as supported by the Teaching and Learning Committee (via theCentre for Education Futures) For more information on how to receive thisreimbursement please contact Bec StuartshyCoombe rebeccastuartshycoombeuwaeduau
The first deadline is 26 October 2015 for the submission of full papers Abstracts and workshop proposals are due 16 November 2015
The conference is being hosted at Curtin University on 28shy29 January 2016 Itis organised by a multishyuniversity committee
Join us on Twitter ‐ UWAedfutures UWAblackboard
Twitter Website
This email has been created for the benefit of UWA staff and students with relation to Project Black Swan TransitioningUWA to Blackboard The information therefore is targeted to those people The participation of staff and students orrelevant stakeholders is quite welcome If you are responsible for onward communication to others or would like to
collaborate please contact the sender of this newsletter
Subscribe to the Black Swan newsletter here
Special workshops for functional interest eg digital assessment quizzesforumsImprove unit data collection planning and content migration
Whats Next
Futures Observatory
The development ofworkspace for all UWA staff topractise futures thinkingand experiment with and driveinnovation The Observatory willopen in October The Futures Observatory willshortly be offering seed fundingsecondment and projects toimprove studentsatisfactionlook out for detailsin your inbox very soon
WA Teaching and Learning Forum 2016CALL FOR PAPERS AND REGISTRATION OPEN
The 2016 WA Teaching and Learning Forum continues a 25 year tradition ofbringing together educators from universities around Perth and beyond todiscuss share and develop their ideas on current trends and good practicelearning and teaching in the Higher Education sector
In 2016 the theme is TLF Purveyors of Fine Learning since 1992which can be applied at the practitioner university and national level
The call for papers and registration is now open and more information isavailable on the Forum website
All UWA staff are eligible for 50 (ex GST) reimbursement of the conferenceregistration fee as supported by the Teaching and Learning Committee (via theCentre for Education Futures) For more information on how to receive thisreimbursement please contact Bec StuartshyCoombe rebeccastuartshycoombeuwaeduau
The first deadline is 26 October 2015 for the submission of full papers Abstracts and workshop proposals are due 16 November 2015
The conference is being hosted at Curtin University on 28shy29 January 2016 Itis organised by a multishyuniversity committee
Join us on Twitter ‐ UWAedfutures UWAblackboard
Twitter Website
This email has been created for the benefit of UWA staff and students with relation to Project Black Swan TransitioningUWA to Blackboard The information therefore is targeted to those people The participation of staff and students orrelevant stakeholders is quite welcome If you are responsible for onward communication to others or would like to
collaborate please contact the sender of this newsletter
Subscribe to the Black Swan newsletter here
The conference is being hosted at Curtin University on 28shy29 January 2016 Itis organised by a multishyuniversity committee
Join us on Twitter ‐ UWAedfutures UWAblackboard
Twitter Website
This email has been created for the benefit of UWA staff and students with relation to Project Black Swan TransitioningUWA to Blackboard The information therefore is targeted to those people The participation of staff and students orrelevant stakeholders is quite welcome If you are responsible for onward communication to others or would like to
collaborate please contact the sender of this newsletter
Subscribe to the Black Swan newsletter here
