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Teaching excellence showcased at Monash

14 December 2005

Monash has held an inaugural symposium to discuss developments and improvements in teaching at the university.

About 200 staff attended the Vice-Chancellor's Showcase of Teaching Excellence at Monash 2005, which featured presentations by Monash staff on different aspects of teaching as well as a keynote address by Dr Sheryl Bond from the Faculty of Education, Queen's University, Canada. Dr Bond discussed internationalisation of curriculum -- a major theme of the symposium.

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Richard Larkins, also addressed the audience, saying it was important that Monash teaching staff explore continuous improvement.

"Monash is committed to the highest quality of learning and teaching," Professor Larkins said. "Just as research has expanded our knowledge in so many other fields, our understanding of effective educational methodology is constantly evolving.

"Integration of web-based sources of information into our teaching, and the emphasis on the development of generic skills and a complex set of graduate attributes, makes it harder than ever to develop excellence in teaching."

The two-day symposium for Monash teaching staff was held at Clayton campus on Thursday 8 December and at Gippsland campus on Friday 9 December.

For more detail of the showcase visit the Vice-Chancellor's Showcase of Teaching Excellence website.