2008 initiative - Life - Charles Sturt University
2008 initiative - Life - Charles Sturt University
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SEED GRANTS<br />
EFPI operated a program of seed grants to promote research and scholarship into practice‐based education by<br />
CSU staff and promote applications for larger grants.<br />
In <strong>2008</strong><br />
a) grants awarded to staff in 2007 were successfully implemented<br />
b) 2007 grantees presented the findings of their work at the CSUED 08 conference<br />
c) <strong>2008</strong> grants were awarded and work is currently underway on these projects. (See Appendix 4.)<br />
The program has been very successful in encouraging research related to practice‐based education and raising<br />
the profile of this field of education and scholarship across CSU. Several seed grant holders have returned to<br />
EFPI as Teaching Fellows and participants in Institute activities such as debates and working parties.<br />
ALTC CITATIONS<br />
In <strong>2008</strong> Professor Joy Higgs received an Australian Learning and Teaching Council<br />
Citation for:<br />
Two of our teaching fellows also received ALTC Citations:<br />
Brett Van Heekeren for outstanding contributions to student learning for sustained innovation and dedication<br />
to university teaching using situated learning strategies to enhance learning and produce<br />
significant graduate outcomes in radio and advertising.<br />
Deb Clarke for sustained enthusiasm and commitment to inspiring, influencing, and motivating<br />
tertiary students in a large range of subject, courses, modes and degree levels.<br />
CONSULTANCIES<br />
Two decades of exemplary contributions that blend<br />
personal and research capabilities development to<br />
postgraduate research training through supervision,<br />
mentoring, group learning and scholarship.<br />
EFPI has secured a number of consultancies connected with practice‐based education.<br />
DADHC (1)<br />
EFPI was awarded a grant by the Department of Ageing Disability and Home Care of New South Wales to<br />
examine state of the art literature on supervision and mentoring of early career health professionals, especially<br />
occupational therapists, speech pathologists and physiotherapists.<br />
GPLogic<br />
GPLogic is an organisation that conducts training positions for General Practitioner Registrars in rural settings.<br />
This project examined the relationship between GP registrars and their supervisors with the aim of developing<br />
a questionnaire that GPLogic could use to monitor the success of this training program.<br />
DADHC (2)<br />
This consultancy for DADHC evaluated an Action Learning project aimed to improve the skills of case managers.<br />
Faculty of Education<br />
The goal of this project was to research and design professional development resources for liaison staff who<br />
provide a link between the Faculty of Education at CSU and preservice teachers on teaching practice.<br />
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