First Time Teacher
This page houses a number of documents from a range of Faculties, School and Departments, in which support is offered to colleagues who are new to teaching at the University of Melbourne. It also includes links to relevant websites.These documents include a number of mechanisms and initiatives that are in place to support sessional teachers broadly defined (for example, tutors, demonstrators, clinical assistants or tutors, clinical supervisors, lecturers, seminar leaders, teaching assistants). Read more about who is embraced by the term 'sessional teacher' in The Melbourne Sessional Teachers' Handbook (2013, p. 2).In many respects, the material included in this page supplements or complements earlier work undertaken at the University, in particular the CSHE, whose relevant documents are linked to this page.The materials in this repository provide examples of practices which could be adopted and adapted across Faculties, Schools and Departments. They include illustrations of specific, practical, tangible suggestions and useful strategies that can be readily implemented to improve the quality of the teaching and learning experience and help create a sense of community among colleagues new to teaching at the University of Melbourne, with special emphasis on sessional teachers.
The resources included here have been put together by the Teaching and Learning Quality Assurance Committee (TALQAC) working group with the help of a large number of colleagues across the University of Melbourne.
Enquiries
Please forward enquiries regarding this resource page to Professor Ian Malkin at i.malkin@unimelb.edu.au.
Resources
| From the Teaching and Learning Quality Assurance Committee | |
| From the Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education | The Melbourne Sessional Teachers' Handbook (2013). Online Induction for Sessional Teachers. Other online resources on teaching and learning. We also recommend all new sessional staff to enquire about orientation and other professional development opportunities within their Faculty and/or Graduate School. |
| From the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning | Induction in Learning and Teaching (2016) Facilities induction (2016) Occupational Health and Safety information for sessional staff and tutors (2016) |
| From the Faculty of Arts | Foundations program resources page: https://artsfoundations.wordpress.com/ |
| From the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | School of Psychological Sciences Tutor Training Day Questions and Scenarios School of Psychological Sciences 2015 Mid-Year Tutor Training Day presentation School of Psychological Sciences Peer Evaluation - Tutor Feedback (2015) |
| From the Melbourne School of Engineering | Tutor and Demonstrator Support Program (2015). Tutor and Demonstrator Professional Development flyer (2015). |
| From the Melbourne Law School | 2016 Legal Method and Reasoning - How to embed teaching advice in a multi-stream subject with a large number of new teachers (extracts). Teachers’ Brief (Melbourne JD) in particular 'Guidelines on the role of subject coordinators' (2018) |
| From the Faculty of Science | Tutor Induction (2015) |
| From external/non-University of Melbourne sources | Smart Casual: an Office for Learning and Teaching funded national project and collaboration of academics from five Australian law schools producing a suite of professional development modules for sessional teachers of law. To date, this project has published three interactive, self-directed professional modules on engagement, problem solving and feedback, which is of value to all teachers, beyond the discipline of law. More modules will be available in June 2016. Read more about the project team and its expert review panel members and their report on the first phase of the project. |
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank the large number of University colleagues who were consulted during the course of developing these resources. Particular thanks to the following for their assistance, including those who developed materials that have been included in this resource.
- Associate Professor Helen Anderson, Associate Dean Undergraduate, Melbourne Law School
- Dr Teresa Angelico, Melbourne Graduate School of Education
- Dr Chi Baik, Senior Lecturer in Higher Education, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education
- Associate Professor Felicity Anne Baker, Associate Dean Academic, Faculty of Victorian College of the Arts and Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
- Dr Danielle Chmielewski-Raimondo, Department of Management and Marketing, Faculty of Business and Economics
- Associate Professor Larissa McLean Davies, Deputy Director – Learning and Teaching, Melbourne Graduate School of Education
- Associate Professor Alison Duxbury, Associate Dean, Juris Doctor
- Colleagues at the Faculty of Science
- Professor John Howe, Deputy Dean, Melbourne Law School
- Dr Judi Humberstone, Lecturer / Undergraduate Programs Convenor, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
- Professor Richard James, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and Director, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education
- Associate Professor Sunita Jogarajan, Melbourne Law School
- Associate Professor and Reader Wayne Kimpton, Associate Dean Learning and Teaching, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences
- Associate Professor Parshia Lee-Stecum, Program Director, Bachelor of Arts, Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning), Faculty of Arts
- Ms Emily Mackay, Program Manager - Innovation and Program Manager, Melbourne Graduate School of Education
- Ms Rosemary McKenzie, Director of Teaching and Learning, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
- Ms Judith Marychurch, Assistant Dean - Teaching and Learning, Melbourne Law School
- Dr Antonette Mendoza, Department of Computing and Information Systems, MelbourneSchool of Engineering
- Professor Andrew Ooi, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Melbourne School of Engineering
- Dr Andrys Onsman, Teaching and Learning Unit, Bachelor of Environments, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
- Associate Professor Jeannie Paterson, Associate Dean Juris Doctor, Melbourne Law School
- Dr Stefan Popenici, Melbourne School of Design, Teaching and Learning Unit, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning.
TALQAC Working Group members
- Associate Professor Menaka Abuzar, Director of Learning and Teaching, Melbourne Dental School, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
- Dr Stephen Best, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science
- Dr Danielle Chmielewski-Raimondo, Department of Management and Marketing, Faculty of Business and Economics
- Dr Wendy Haslem, Screen Studies, School of Culture and Communication, Faculty of Arts
- Dr Birgit Lang, School of Languages and Linguistics, Faculty of Arts
- Mr Yu Kong Low, President, UMSU International
- Professor Ian Malkin, Melbourne Law School, Director Juris Doctor.