Phil Hancock, Pru Adams, Elis - Business School

UWA BUSINESS SCHOOL TEACHING AND LEARNING COMMITTEE
NOTES OF THE MEETING OF 26 MARCH 2013
PRESENT: Phil Hancock, Pru Adams, Elisa Birch, Kaye Haddrill, Roz Howard, Jacinta Kotula, Nick
Letch, Paul Lloyd, Leo Langa, Michael Sutherland, Tracy Taylor, Tennille Trevaskis, Izan, Geoff
Soutar, Abu Siddique, Trish Todd
1. APOLOGIES: Kirk David, Catherine Vogel
2. NOTES
The Notes of the meeting of 5 th March 2013 were accepted as a true record.
3. DEVELOPING AND MANAGING YOUR CURRICULUM
Phil welcomed Dr Grady Venville and Dr Kabilan Krishnasamy to the T&L meeting who presented
on “Developing and Managing your Curriculum” (Attachment 1)
4. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
There were no items for discussion
5. ITEMS IN PROGRESS SINCE PREVIOUS MEETING
a. Scaling, marks distribution and student rankings
No further action has been taken and while Phil has raised the matter with the DVC (Education) Alec
Cameron at the University level and it was agreed that the Faculty needs to reactivate the discussion.
ACTION: Phil will arrange to meet with Paul Lloyd and Nick Letch to revisit the previously
proposed paper.
b. Teaching expectations and rewarding outstanding teaching
Phil reiterated his position that discussion of the T&L expectations paper should occur at the same
time as the research expectations paper which is still being finalised.
c. Grants for Indigenous students
No further updates.
d. Teaching and Learning Manual update
In progress by Catherine Vogel
e. LMS access for subject librarians
Tracy Taylor confirmed that this request has been noted and will be discussed in their upcoming
disciplines and management meetings.
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6. OTHER BUSINESS
a. Central UWA Teaching and Learning Committee
Phil reported that the new DVC (Education) and committee had predominantly focussed on and
discussed the review of pedagogy (Education for the futures). Alec Cameron wants the role of the
committee to be more strategic and as a result has recruited a Dean and Deputy Dean to serve on the
committee.
7. ITEMS IN PROGRESS FOR DISCUSSION AT NEXT MEETING
Items in progress Action Responsible Status
Scaling, marks
distribution and
student rankings
Meeting of the subcommittee
March/April
2013
Phil
Ongoing
Teaching expectations
and rewarding
outstanding teaching
Grants for Indigenous
students – discussion
on possible use of
funding
T&L Manual – to be
updated and
presented to the T&L
Committee
LMS access for
subject librarians
Review of previously
proposed paper
To be discussed at
discipline meetings
Nick and Phil to
discuss
Paul L and Nick
T&L discipline reps
Nick and Phil
Ongoing
Ongoing
Update manual Phil and Cath Ongoing
Check to see if
disciplines are OK with
librarians having
access to view LMS
T&L discipline rep/Lee
Ongoing
DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING – Tuesday 30 th April 2013 – Lunch will be provided
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