2019 Learning and Teaching Symposium

9:15 – 9:30

Arrival

9:30 – 9:35

Acknowledgement of Country and Welcome

Professor Marilys Guillemin, Associate Dean Learning and Teaching, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

9.35 – 9:50

Belonging to Melbourne: Enhancing Student Life and Success

Professor Marilys Guillemin, Associate Dean Learning and Teaching, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

9:50 – 10:45

Student Experience Showcase

A selection of initiatives from across the Faculty and University that are enhancing the student experience, with presentations from academic and professional staff as well as students.

• Teddy Bear Hospital: The Student Volunteer-led Education Program Providing Children with Positive Healthcare Experiences: Kathy Zhang, Student and Teddy Bear Hospital Promotions Officer
• Back to Base: The Melbourne Dental School Program Facilitating Connections between Students and University Services and Resources: Cassie Kearns, Academic Program Manager, Melbourne Dental School
• The Graduate Research Experience in MDHS, presented by SPASIM (Special Postgraduate Association for Students in Immunology and Microbiology): Ashley Hirons, PhD candidate and President of SPASIM (Special Postgraduate Association for Students in Immunology and Microbiology)
• MDHS Student Societies: How the Learning and Teaching Unit are Supporting Student Societies to Support our Students: Sonya Klimpsch, Student Support Office - Learning anf Teaching Unit and Ashviney Vigneswaran & Chamasha Dissanayake,  Student Representativeas of UMOSS (University of Melbourne Optometry Student Society)
• Biomedical Sciences Early Intervention Initiative: Isabel Cunningham, Academic Program Officer, School of Biomedical Science & Gillian Waters, Academic Program Manager, School of Biomedical Sciences
• Introducing Digital Course Planning Tools – showcase B Science and B Comm online tools: Alastair Ingham, Director, STOP 1 & Student Service Coordination,  Student and Scholarly Services
• Compliance: A barrier to innovation? Jackson Harnwell, Manager, Student Placements, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science

10:45 – 11:00

Break

11:00 – 11:30

Student Experience Showcase (continued)

• Hearing Voices Project: contextualising the clinical psychology lecture series through exploration of content co-designed and created by people living with mental illness: Dr Chris Groot, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences: Dr Chris Groot, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
• Chat Fest: The Melbourne School of Health Sciences Program Helping International Students Improve their English Language Skills: Associate Professor Louisa Remedios, Department of Physiotherapy, Melbourne School of Health Sciences
• Quality Assurance: How the Department of General Practice utilises its quality assurance policy to enhance the GP placement experience for students: Helen Steer, Manager, Learning and Teaching Department of General Practice,  Melbourne Medical School
• Supporting Medical Students: The Melbourne Medical School Health and Wellbeing Practitioner Program: Danielle Clayman, Health and Wellbeing Practitioner, Melbourne Medical School

11:30 – 12:00

Student Life at the University of Melbourne: A Strategy for Undergraduate Student Life

Professor Richard James is Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Provost (Academic and Undergraduate).

Update and forecast from the 'Belonging to Melbourne: Enhancing Student Life and Success' working groups: ‘Foundations and Belonging’, ‘Navigating and Thriving’, ‘Readiness’ and ‘Indicators’

12:00 – 1:00

Lunch

1:00 – 1:10

Learning and Teaching Initiatives

Professor Marilys Guillemin, Associate Dean Learning & Teaching, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

1:10 – 2:00

Dean’s Learning and Teaching Excellence Fellows

Inter-Professional Learning
Dr Karen Donald, Melbourne School of Health Sciences

Learning and Teaching about Data Science
Dr Enes Makalic, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Redesigning the General Practice Curriculum
Dr Chance Pistoll, Melbourne Medical School

2:00 – 2:45

Learning and Teaching Showcase Presentations

Bringing a First Nations Health Lens to the Teaching of the Social Determinants of Health
Dr Ngaree Blow, Melbourne Medical School

Interdisciplinary Object-Based Education: Enlivening our Skeletal Collections through 3D Scanning and Printing
Dr Rita Hardiman, Melbourne Dental School

Enhance, Engage and Energize. Applying an Evidence-based Approach to Improving Large Class Teaching
Associate Professor Heather Verkade, School of Biomedical Sciences

2:45 – 3:15

Break

3:15 – 4:00

Concurrent Learning and Teaching Seminars

Online Learning – How to Do It (North Room)
Professor Colin Royse (Custom and Professional Education/Melbourne Medical School) on Light Touch Online Learning; Dr Belinda Davey, Senior Learning Designer University of Melbourne on High Touch Online Learning; Ms Edwina Coller, Mobile Learning Unit Business Manager on Working with the Mobile Learning Unit; and A/Prof Femke Buisman-Pijlman, Academic Program Director (Health), MSPACE on Working with MSPACE.

Student Wellbeing: Recent Research and Practices (South Room)
Professor Lena Sanci, Professor Clare Delany (Medical Medical School), Dr Abi Brooker and Dr Meredith McKague (Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences) (South Room)

1:00 – 1:15

Student-Centric Practices: Enhancing the Student Experience

Introduction to CX Lab, student journey maps, personas, and how student-centric methodologies can be used to enhance the student experience.

1:15 – 2:45

Workshop: Developing a Student-Centric Mindset

Workshop led by Kylie Hicks (CX) to introduce human-centred design and how this can support a student-centric mindset.

2.45 – 3:45

Student Experience Ideation Session

Guided brainstorming session to generate ideas for student experience solutions.

4:00 – 5:00

Celebrating 2019 Learning and Teaching Award and Fellowship Successes

Professor Shitij Kapur, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Assistant Vice Chancellor (Health), Heads of Schools and recent winners of learning and teaching awards and fellowships.

5:00 – 6:00

Drinks and Canapes