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The Vice-Chancellor's Showcase 2007

The Vice-Chancellor's Showcase of Teaching Excellence was held on Friday, 28 September 2007 at Caulfield Campus.

DRAFT Program
Time	Venue	Activity
9.30 - 10.00	Building G, Foyer Ground Floor	Registration
10.00 – 10.10	G 1.04	Introduction to Proceedings - Professor David Murphy, Director, CALT
10.10 – 11.10	G 1.04	Rethinking assessment for long-term learning and its impact on teaching - Professor David Boud, Dean, University Graduate School, Professor of Adult Education, University of Technology, Sydney
11.10 – 11.20	G 1.04	Vice-Chancellor’s Welcome / Address
11.30 – 12.00	G, Foyer Ground Floor	Brunch & Exhibition (Faculty of Art and Design)
Showcase Sessions
Time	Showcase Rounds	Studio 1 / 2 (G 2.19 / 2.22)	Studio 3 / 4 (G 2.34 / 35)	Studio 5 / 6 (G 2.27 / 2.28)	Other
12.00-12.30	Session 1 Round 1	Team Teaching of Field studies in Regional Sustainability - Dr. Christian Kull & Dr. Haripriya Rangan , School of Geography and Environmental Science, Faculty of Arts (Studio 1). Some initiatives in student-centred teaching in the delivery of the unit Electro-Magnetic Propagation at Monash University Malaysia (10 Kb) - Dr. Rajendran Parthiban, School of Engineering, Monash University Sunway Malaysia (Studio 2).	Teaching re Climate Change & Sustainability (CCS) in Business: Implementing the Talloires Declaration (10 Kb) - Mr. Wayne Gumley (Department of Business Law and Taxation)& Mr. Jeffrey McLean, (Department of Management), Faculty of Business and Economics (Studio 3). Education: From Didactic to Co-Creation (12 Kb) - Ms Gerrie Roberts, Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Faculty of Business and Economics (Studio 4).	Seeing the wood from the trees - when learning blossoms (16 Kb) Dr. Richard Wardle – School of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science (Studio 5). The Great Debate Day on Climate Change on ESC3291 Climates in Geological Time (11 Kb), Dr. Roberto Weinberg, School of Geosciences, Faculty of Science (Studio 6).	The treasury dealing room; technology, innovation, engagement and internationalisation in finance education (13 Kb) – Mr. Kevin Tant, Department of Accounting and Finance, Faculty of Business and Economics (Building H level 4, Rm 104).
12.30 – 1.00	Session 2 Round 1	Challenges and Innovations in Quantitative Research Methods Instruction by Intensive Delivery Format as an Unfamiliar topic among HDR Participants (10 Kb) - Dr. Helen Watt, Faculty of Education (Studio 1). Teaching evidence-based practice to post-graduate health professionals in an online environment (11 Kb) – Mrs. Kirstie Galbraith& Mr. Greg Duncan, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Victorian College of Pharmacy (Studio 2).	Quality improvement program for student centred educational technology support – Ms. Margot Schuhmacher, Faculty of Information Technology, Administration, Faculty of Information Technology (Studio 3). Teaching International Studies through Role-Play and Case Studies (11 Kb) – Dr. Helen Nesadurai, School of Arts and Sciences, Monash University Sunway Malaysia (Studio 4).	Interactive and engaging teaching of chemistry to Pharmacy students (11 Kb) – Dr. Elizabeth Yuriev, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Victorian College of Pharmacy (Studio 5). Implementation of the use of Lectopia: The effects of lecture recordings on student learning within the Faculty of Pharmacy- Dr. Paul White, Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Victorian College of Pharmacy (Studio 6).
1.00-1.30	Session 3 Round 1	Monash University - Leading the way in Patient Safety Education for Final Year Medical Students (13 Kb) – Dr. Julia Harrison, Department of Medicine, Monash Medical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (Studio 1). Peer instruction in Philosophy and Other Humanities (11 Kb)- Dr. Toby Handfield, School of Philosophy and Bioethics, Faculty of Arts (Studio 2).	Personal experiences in teaching undergraduate mathematics (11 Kb) – Dr. Leo Brewin, School of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science (Studio 3). Counseling approaches to studio teaching and supervision in Art and Design (12 Kb) – Mr. Rodney Forbes, Gippsland Centre for Art and Design, Faculty of Art and Design (Studio 4).	Exploiting potential and exploring possibilities: integrating e-learning within higher education settings (10 Kb)- Dr. Susan Edwards, Faculty of Education, Peninsula, Faculty of Education (Studio 5). School Based Learning: Inspiring a Community of Learners (11 Kb)- Dr. Amy Cutter-Mackenzie, Faculty of Education, Peninsula, Faculty of Education (Studio 6).	MUVE's in Education - Multi-user Virtual Environments for Learning and Collaboration (14 Kb) – Debbie McCormick, PhD Candidate/Research Assistant, Behavioural Studies Department, School of Political and Social Inquiry (G 1.04).
1.30 – 2.00	Session 1 Round 2	Team Teaching of Field studies in Regional Sustainability - Dr. Christian Kull & Dr. Haripriya Rangan , School of Geography and Environmental Science, Faculty of Arts (Studio 1). Peer instruction in Philosophy and Other Humanities (11 Kb)- Dr. Toby Handfield, School of Philosophy and Bioethics, Faculty of Arts (Studio 2).	Teaching re Climate Change & Sustainability (CCS) in Business: Implementing the Talloires Declaration (10 Kb) - Mr. Wayne Gumley (Department of Business Law and Taxation)& Mr. Jeffrey McLean, (Department of Management), Faculty of Business and Economics (Studio 3). Education: From Didactic to Co-Creation (12 Kb) - Ms Gerrie Roberts, Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Faculty of Business and Economics (Studio 4).	Seeing the wood from the trees - when learning blossoms (16 Kb) Dr. Richard Wardle – School of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science (Studio 5). The Great Debate Day on Climate Change on ESC3291 Climates in Geological Time (11 Kb), Dr. Roberto Weinberg, School of Geosciences, Faculty of Science (Studio 6).
2.00-2.30	Session 2 Round 2	The treasury dealing room; technology, innovation, engagement and internationalisation in finance education (13 Kb) – Mr. Kevin Tant, Department of Accounting and Finance, Faculty of Business and Economics (Studio 1). Teaching evidence-based practice to post-graduate health professionals in an online environment (11 Kb) – Mrs. Kirstie Galbraith& Mr. Greg Duncan, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Victorian College of Pharmacy (Studio 2).	Quality improvement program for student centred educational technology support – Ms. Margot Schuhmacher, Faculty of Information Technology, Administration, Faculty of Information Technology (Studio 3). Teaching International Studies through Role-Play and Case Studies (11 Kb) – Dr. Helen Nesadurai, School of Arts and Sciences, Monash University Sunway Malaysia (Studio 4).	Interactive and engaging teaching of chemistry to Pharmacy students (11 Kb) – Dr. Elizabeth Yuriev, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Victorian College of Pharmacy (Studio 5). Implementation of the use of Lectopia: The effects of lecture recordings on student learning within the Faculty of Pharmacy- Dr. Paul White, Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Victorian College of Pharmacy (Studio 6).
2.30 – 3.00	Session 3 Round 2	Some initiatives in student-centred teaching in the delivery of the unit Electro-Magnetic Propagation at Monash University Malaysia (10 Kb) – Dr. Rajendran Parthiban, School of Engineering, Monash University Sunway Malaysia (Studio 1). Monash University - Leading the way in Patient Safety Education for Final Year Medical Students (13Kb) – Dr. Julia Harrison, Department of Medicine, Monash Medical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (Studio 2).	Personal experiences in teaching undergraduate mathematics (11 Kb) Counseling approaches to studio teaching and supervision in Art and Design (12 Kb) – Mr. Rodney Forbes, Gippsland Centre for Art and Design, Faculty of Art and Design (Studio 4).	Exploiting potential and exploring possibilities: integrating e-learning within higher education settings (10 Kb) – Dr. Susan Edwards, Faculty of Education, Peninsula, Faculty of Education (Studio 5). School Based Learning: Inspiring a Community of Learners (11 Kb) – Dr. Amy Cutter-Mackenzie, Faculty of Education, Peninsula, Faculty of Education (Studio 6)	MUVE's in Education - Multi-user Virtual Environments for Learning and Collaboration (14 Kb) – Debbie McCormick, PhD Candidate/Research Assistant, Behavioural Studies Department, School of Political and Social Inquiry (G 1.04).
Time	Venue	Activity
3.00 - 3.20	Building G, Foyer Ground Floor	Afternoon Tea
3.20 - 3.30	G 1.04	Announcements and Introduction to Keynote
3.30 – 4.15	G 1.04	‘Two Solitudes’ or Olympic Rings? - Professor Adam Shoemaker, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Education), Monash University
4.15 – 4.30	G 1.04	Closing Remarks
4.30 – 6.00	G, Foyer Ground Floor	Drinks Entertainment: Jazz Trio, Ron Romero, Ben Christiansen, and Chris Port (School of Music-Conservatorium)