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ATN Symposium 2012: The quality and standards agenda in teaching and learning

Tuesday 31st January 2012 - Curtin University

On 31 January 2012, the ATN conducted a one-day Symposium The quality and standards agenda in teaching and learning bringing together a broad range of stakeholders from universities, government and politics to discuss the quality and standards agenda as it applies to the university sector.

The program of the Symposium is available.

The Symposium speaker and panellist biographies are also available.

Speaker presentations

Speaker presentations from the ATN Symposium 2012: The quality and standards agenda in teaching and learning held on 31 January 2012 are available below. More of the speaker presentations will be available shortly.
 

Session 1 - Symposium opening

 

Professor Jeanette Hacket

ATN Chair

Vice Chancellor and President, Curtin University

Symposium Opening

 

Professor Suzi Vaughan

Deputy Vice Chancellor (Learning and Teaching)

Queensland University of Technology

LEARNING AND TEACHING; THE ROLE OF THE UNIVERSITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY?

 

 

Session 3 - External expectations around quality

 

Dr Carol Nicoll

Chief Commissioner

TEQSA

TEQSA’s Role

 

Division Head, Higher Education Group

Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education

Compacts, Measures and MyUniversity

 

 

Suzi Hewlett 

General Manager, Learning and Teaching Excellence Branch

Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education

Initiatives and programs to support Teaching and Learning

 

 

 

Session 4 - The Minister's address

 

Hon Chris Evans 

Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research

Media release summarising Minister's speech

 

 

Dr Louise Watson 

Expert Panel member, Higher Education Base Funding Review

Director, The Education Institute

University of Canberra

QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE; A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE BASE FUNDING REVIEW PANEL