http://blog.une.edu.au/tlcnews News and Events from T&LC Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:48:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With well over 100 staff and 600 internal students identifying themselves as being of non-English speaking background, UNE’s Armidale campus is a genuinely multicultural environment. Conversations and other forms of spoken communication between people of English-speaking and non-English speaking background (ESB and NESB) are a daily occurrence. When they go ... http://blog.une.edu.au/tlcnews/2009/11/17/speaking-and-listening-in-the-multicultural-university/ Want to put your course content online but not sure how to do it well? No problem - let Wimba Create do it for you! Perfect for both academic and general staff, Wimba Create lets you compose your site in the familiar Microsoft Word environment, then click 'Generate' to see Wimba Create convert your ... http://blog.une.edu.au/tlcnews/2009/11/17/from-word-doc-to-website/ Current teaching staff have been given access to one of TLC’s newest initiatives, the Open to Learning Blackboard unit. In this unit you will find learning modules linked to many of the courses and workshops run by TLC in the eLearning Commons. You’ll also find PDFs with step-by-step instructions, links ... http://blog.une.edu.au/tlcnews/2009/10/30/open2learning-blackboard-unit/ Hands-on tutorials, demonstrations and information sessions for groups Friends of Wimba – Friday 6th, 10-11am If you’ve discovered how useful Wimba can be to create Blackboard-friendly HTML content and online learning activities, or would simply like to find out what others are doing with this application, come to our first Friends of ... http://blog.une.edu.au/tlcnews/2009/10/30/open2learning-novemberdecember-in-the-tlc-learning-commons/ Professor David Boud   Tuesday November 10, 2009   Seminar: Assessment, as if learning mattered 11am -12.30pm How can we ensure that assessment not only contributes to the standards of graduates, but also has a beneficial influence on their learning during and beyond their university study?  The seminar will explore how we can use assessment more ... http://blog.une.edu.au/tlcnews/2009/10/16/assessment-2020-the-future-development-of-assessment-in-australian-universities/ [caption id="attachment_249" align="alignnone" width="360" caption="Melanie Fleming"][/caption] UNE’s 5 year implementation plan signifies its commitment to embedding graduate attributes across the curriculum. To assist staff with this task, a number of workshops have been held in different schools over the last month which have looked at the constructive alignment between assessment, learning ... http://blog.une.edu.au/tlcnews/2009/09/30/graduate-attributes/ UNE recently launched a Certificate in Academic Leadership. This program is a joint initiative with TLC and HR. The program initially targeted Course Coordinators, Discipline Convenors and Academic Coordinators. The program consists of 10 modules adapted from a project completed at Curtin University of Technology and funded by the ALTC ... http://blog.une.edu.au/tlcnews/2009/09/30/academic-leadership-program/ [caption id="attachment_250" align="alignnone" width="360" caption="Nick Reid and Sarah Christopher in the Learning Commons"][/caption] Hands-on tutorials, demonstrations and information sessions for groups iMovie: Creating Video Resources From Camera to Blackboard (Mac) - Friday 9th, 11am (2 hours) If you’ve attended TLC’s Vodcasting sessions in the past, you’ll be familiar with basic aspects of using ... http://blog.une.edu.au/tlcnews/2009/09/29/open2learning-october-in-the-tlc-learning-commons/ [caption id="attachment_174" align="alignright" width="100" caption="Garry Edmonds"][/caption] TLC is currently preparing for the submission of learning materials for first semester, 2010. We will be ready to receive submissions from Monday, 27 September. TLC provides a set of templates that can be used to create learning materials. These contain standard UNE information. A major ... http://blog.une.edu.au/tlcnews/2009/08/31/learning-materials-for-semester-1-2010/ [caption id="attachment_192" align="alignnone" width="320" caption="Watch 1 minute promo for Staff eLearning Commons"][/caption] Hands-on tutorials, demonstrations and information sessions for groups Streamlining quiz creation in Blackboard Thursday 3rd September, 2.00- 3.30 You're probably already familiar with the standard Blackboard quiz question types, but these can be made more flexible, challenging and efficient through some simple ... http://blog.une.edu.au/tlcnews/2009/08/31/open2learning-%e2%80%93-september-in-the-tlc-learning-commons/