What the Centre Does
The Centre focuses on: (a) learning; (b) teaching; (c) research; (d) supervision; (e) staff development; (f) curriculum development. It provides:
- A physical and virtual centre for access and self-access by staff and students;
- Short courses, seminars, talks, workshops, award-bearing (i.e. certificate) and non-award-bearing programs;
- Self-management and learning management advice and support for students and staff;
- Advice, development, programs, courses, seminars, workshops and other activities, resources, software, expertise, technical advice and support for the following in higher education:
- Research, research training and supervision;
- learning development, management, self-management and practice;
- teaching and teacher development;
- instructional design, development, implementation and practice;
- e-learning, multimedia and software for teaching, learning and research, and other technologies for teaching and learning.
- Research training programs in the natural, human and social sciences;
- Seminars, workshops, programs, lectures and multimedia support for teaching, learning and research;
- Training and development of Teaching Assistants, Research Assistants and Administrative Assistants, particularly senior administrative staff;
- Mentoring and support-group/peer group, collaborative arrangements for new, inexperienced and other academic staff and students;
- Face-to-face, walk-in and online advice and services for staff and students;
- A ‘help-desk’ and hotline for staff and students’ queries, concerns, difficulties, challenges and problems;
- Face-to-face, walk-in and online specific advice, support, development in the use of software and other ICT resources;
- Documentation, support materials, software, together with access and self-access to software, both physical and virtual;
- Access and self-access to online resources for teaching, learning and research, with support, advice and links for accessing and using these;
- Access and self-access to, and support for, the latest technologies, ICT, software and media for teaching, learning and research;
- Classroom observations, feedback and instructional assessment, review and development;
- Coordination, integration and dissemination of relevant activities for teaching, learning and research throughout the University and beyond;
- Assessment and follow-up in respect of teaching, learning and research;
- Provide support for web-based teaching and learning.
