EPSW Bulletin July No images? Click here EPSW Bulletin - July 2020 Please click video link above for an update from Professor Mike Kyrios, Vice President and Executive Dean As mentioned in Mike’s video above, please send your ideas to: cepsw.greatideas@flinders.edu.au An update from Professor Mary Katsikitis, Dean (People & Resources) Teaching Program Directors We want to thank and recognise the support and dedication of both Associate Professor Julie Clark and Dr Paul Williamson who have stepped back from the Teaching Program Director roles to pursue other academic interests.
Farewell to Professor Marika Tiggemann The College is holding an event to celebrate Marika Tiggemann’s career with Flinders University as Marika transitions to Emeritus Professor. A celebration will be held in the Alere Function Rooms on Friday 24th July from 4.00 – 6.00pm. There are a few spaces still available, although attendance is limited and you must RSVP through this Eventbrite link to be able to attend. Catering will be provided in individual servings, if you are attending please note your dietary requirements. Please contact Julie Rayner if you have any additional questions.
EPSW Rural, Remote Indigenous Steering Group The EPSW Rural, Remote Indigenous (RRI) steering group's primary purpose is to develop an EPSW strategy and implementation plan for RRI which aligns with the Flinders Reconciliation Action Plan. We hope to:
The following three-stage process will be undertaken across EPSW to progress the purpose:
We need your help, if you are interested in being involved, please contact: Finance Update Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) Coding in Fraedom Not sure or have a question? Contracting in the College With a new financial year beginning, it is timely to remind staff of the need to engage with our College Contracts Officer prior to: The Director of College Services and the Vice President and Executive Dean are the only personnel authorised to execute contracts for the College. Staff should obtain advice from our dedicated Contracts Officer, Penelope Hooftallen, prior to presenting any agreements for signature. Penelope can also provide assistance with insurance, University policy compliance and legal matters. The best way to contact Penelope is via ServiceOne. EPSW Semester 2 Orientation Next week marks the beginning of mid-year orientation and as a result, you will see some increased activity around campus. If you get the opportunity to have a look around and say hello to commencing and returning students that would be fantastic. A bit of info about what is happening during orientation is below. College Welcome Events Thank you to the SAS team for all their hard work in the preparation and delivery of the following enrolment sessions:
Thank you to Helen McLaren, Paul Williamson and Julie Clark for their contributions and delivery of the welcome events for the college.
O’Guides Congratulations and thank you to all of our college O’Guides who have recently completed a series of online training in order to support commencing students feel welcome in beginning their journey at Flinders University. New students have been notified about the O’Guide Program as part of our Orientation communications as well as being prompted to join via the Finding Your Way at Flinders Orientation FLO site. Students can find their relevant O’Guide Group Session in the orientation planner (by selecting their course from the drop down list). If you are teaching commencing students in semester 2 please promote this program. This can be done by utilising the College slides for O’Week and Week 1 (which outline key orientation information for new students, including the O’Guide Program). Extended Orientation - Teaching First-Year Students? Week 1 of semester 2 marks the beginning of the extended orientation support with Connect week. Week 1 (Connect Week) Slides can be included in Week 1 lectures and would be useful to promote with ALL 2020 commencing students, not just mid-year commencing students. The slides for Skills Week (week 2) and Wellbeing Week (week 3) will be coming soon. Joss Rankin, Chair Student Success Working Group Learning & Teaching Week 2020: Call for Items This year’s Learning & Teaching Week will dispense with keynotes, workshops, and information sessions. Instead, it will be a creative celebration of teaching and learning at Flinders University featuring works by, for and about academics and students, displayed and shared primarily online throughout November 2020. Called This Academic Life: Artefacts of Teaching and Learning, the centrepiece of the event will be a cinemagraphic exhibition of portraits of academics, displayed both on campus in Studio 2 but also digitally on a dedicated website. The website will also host other ‘virtual artefacts’ in the form of:
Anna Smith in CILT is now calling for submissions of online teaching and learning stories, connections, experiences, successes, and failures. If conversion to online delivery was a minefield potted with hilarious Collaborate sessions, fumbled Teams discussions, or Kaltura miss-takes, now is your time to shine! If you got innovative with the conversion and designed an online topic with creativity and a twist, share your story! Contact Anna today with your ideas and let’s turn them into a shared and celebrated artefact. Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT): Call for Assesors The AAUT Awards Team are now seeking expressions of interest from staff interested in becoming an assessor of AAUT applications in 2020. Acting as an assessor provides both academics and professional staff with professional development and networking opportunities in the teaching and learning field. The knowledge that they bring back into the institution is invaluable for the development of future teaching award applications. Institutions can put forward up to 10 recommendations for teaching award assessors, and nominees should have the following attributes:
For more information, see the 2020 AAUT Assessor Information Brochure. Send your expression of interest to Anna Smith in CILT by COB Thursday, 2 July 2020. Academic Calibration: Call for Calibrators Academic Calibration is an external peer review process involving the review of topic learning outcomes, assessment and topic design. Conducted across the seven institutions of the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) network of universities, Academic Calibration aims to provide a comparable review and constructive feedback for selected higher education topics, in order to:
The IRU are seeking nominations from suitable academics who might be interested in reviewing a topic from their discipline from another university. To find out more, visit the Academic Calibrate website, and contact Anna Smith in CILT. Workshops for Sessional Staff The Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching (CILT) offers workshops specifically designed to help sessional staff gain confidence in teaching at Flinders. Sessional staff may be eligible for reimbursement to attend these sessions. Please contact CILT or your supervisor for more information. Please be reminded that there are a range of Good Practice Guides and Tip Sheets linked to many aspects of learning and teaching, with new ones being added continually: https://staff.flinders.edu.au/learning-teaching/good-practice-guides Open Days This year Flinders University is offering a whole new experience for Open Days. Online program • View over 60 video presentations on careers, study areas and university life On-campus activities If you know anyone who may be interested in finding out more about Flinders Open Days 2020, please forward this email or share our Open Days Facebook event and website. And, just by registering and logging in to our virtual platform, they could win an incredible Apple iPhone Pro and AirPods Pro package (worth over $2,100), as well as an awesome Apple MacBook Pro (valued at $1999) if they register before 24 July 2020.
2020 Alumni Award Nominations Now Open Nominations for the 2020 Flinders University Alumni Awards are now open and run until 5pm, Friday 11 September. Nominate a graduate who is making a difference in their field: https://www.flinders.edu.au/alumni/our-alumni/awards-and-honours/alumni-awards?utm_source=Collegee-news&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=Alumni%20Awards Or promote the Alumni awards as your e-signature, with the following link: https://www.flinders.edu.au/alumni/our-alumni/awards-and-honours/alumni-awards?utm_source=email&utm_medium=esignature&utm_campaign=2020AANominations “Our University has risen to 13th in the world for water resources, and nursing has advanced into the 51 to 75 category. Other areas of significant improvement include material science and engineering, pharmaceutical sciences and psychology.” Vice Chancellor Professor Colin Stirling says. Flinders climbs world subject rankings The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2020 subject ranking charts Flinders University’s pleasing improvement in a range of key disciplines. Great to see Psychology move up to the 201-300 group. Library Update: 2-Hour Loan Collection The Library has increased access to our 2-hour textbook loans by converting them to 7-day loans and moving them to the main library shelves. This allows them to still be borrowed while quarantining between loans. The Library is focused on providing enhanced access to the Library collection via eBooks where possible. EPSW in the media • Anne Bayetto provided commentary in an article about a storyathon; the largest story-writing event in Australia on the topic of living in lockdown. More info • Ivanka Prichard's research on fitness apps was featured in the Advertiser • Ben Wadham has been interviewed by the ABC Investigators Team, keep an eye out for his interview. • Professor Mike Kyrios received international coverage for his expert statements on panic buying: Bangkok Post, Yahoo Philippines, Japan Today, RTL France, Flinders University |