Learning and Teaching Grant Winners 2011

National Grants

The Australian Learning & Teaching Council (ALTC)^* administers the learning and teaching grant scheme for Australian universities, on behalf of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Australian Government.

ALTC Learning & Teaching Grants

Associate Professor Mark Jaksa, Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, has been awarded an Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) Grant of $199,000 for a project entitled Developing engaging, effective and enlightening practical experiments in geotechnical engineering.

Dr John Willison from the Centre for Learning and Professional Development has been awarded an ALTC grant of $150,000 for project entitled Outcomes and uptake of explicit research skill development across degree programs: 'It's got a practical application in my world'.

Other ALTC Grants

The University of Adelaide is a partner institution in the following ALTC Grants awarded in 2011.

Innovation & Development Project Grants

Achievement matters: external peer review of accounting learning standards. ($183,000)
Institutions: The University of Western Australia (Lead), Deakin University, RMIT University, The University of Adelaide, The University of Sydney, University of Western Sydney.
UA Project Team member: Associate Professor Bryan Howieson, Business School.

Applying quality principles to Australian university transnational teaching and learning. ($116,000)
Institutions: Curtin University (Lead), The University of Adelaide, The University of Western Australia, Victoria University.
UA Project Team member: Professor Tania Aspland, School of Education.

Design as a catalyst for engaging students in creative problem solving. ($191,000)
Institutions: University of South Australia (Lead), James Cook University, Massey University (NZ), RMIT University, The University of Adelaide, University of New England.
UA Project Team member: Professor Noel Lindsay, Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation & Innovation Centre

Leadership for Excellence Project Grant

Developing a culture of peer review of teaching through a distributive leadership approach. ($215,000)
Institutions: Queensland University of Technology (Lead), Charles Darwin University, Curtin University, The University of Adelaide, University of Technology, Sydney.
UA Project Team members: Associate Professor Kathleen Mcevoy, Adelaide Law School, Dr Susan Shannon, School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design.

Special Initiatives Reserve Grant

Promoting Excellence Network: South Australia and Northern Territory State/Territory-based Promoting Excellence Network (SANTPEN). (Grant: $50,000)
Institutions: Flinders University (Lead), The University of Adelaide, Tabor College Inc. (SA), Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, Charles Darwin University.
UA Project Team member: Ashleigh Ward, Centre for Learning and Professional Development.

* The Australian Learning and Teaching Council will be discontinued from 31 December 2011 and the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) will continue to fund current ALTC projects from 1 January 2012.

University of Adelaide Grants

Learning and Teaching Implementation Grants

No University Grants currently listed for 2011.

Faculty Grants

No Faculty Grants currently listed for 2011.