Learning and Teaching Showcase 2012

The L&T Showcase held by the Office of Learning and Teaching is an on-campus celebration to raise awareness of our teaching activities and successes.  We invite you to meet staff who have been recognised for their commitment to enhancing the student learning journey at CQUniversity.

Engaged Communities - Informing practice, sharing knowledge

Hosted by CQUniversity Australia’s Office of Learning and Teaching
Keynote Speaker – Associate Professor Jacquie McDonald

When

• Thursday 8 November 2012
• 10:00am to 2:30pm - the program can be downloaded from the CQUniversity staff portal documents area.

Venues

• Rockhampton B33/G.14
• Brisbane 4.18 Video conf room
• Bundaberg 3/G.24
• Emerald A/1.05
• Gladstone 1/1.03A
• Gold Coast Starlounge
• Melbourne
• Mackay 6/G.03
• Noosa C1.18 Tute room B
• Sydney Boardroom
• Jabber ID 3010

Abstract:

Communities of Practice – How and Why Engage?  CQUniversity aims to be recognised as Australia’s most Engaged University and Communities of Practice provide the context for both academic and professional staff to build engaged communities, sharing and growing knowledge around learning and teaching-related issues.

How to engage: ideas for starting and sustaining Communities of Practice will be presented, including a robust framework adapted from CoP theory for the Higher Education context and findings from the 2012 OLT leadership project. Why engage: types of engagement and the impact of engagement on individuals and the institution will also be explored.

Biography:

Associate Professor Jacquie McDonald, Learning & Teaching Designer Learning and Teaching Support, University of Southern Queensland.

Associate Professor Jacquie McDonald leads the successful implementation of communities of practice at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), which was recognised by a 2009 AUQA commendation. Jacquie is a USQ Senior Learning and Teaching Fellow and a 2009 ALTC Citation winner. Jacquie is co-project leader of a 2010-12 ALTC Leadership grant Identifying, building and sustaining leadership capacity for communities of practice in higher education, that addresses the important leadership role of individuals who facilitate communities of practice. In 2010, Jacquie was awarded an ALTC fellowship titled Community, domain, practice: facilitator’s catch-cry for revitalising learning and teaching through communities of practice. Fellowship activities created opportunities for collaboration with the champions of CQUni Communities of Practice.