Tutor Professional Development: Preparing sessional teachers to facilitate students’ graduate skills development. Presentation to the Graduate Psychology Skills Australia Conference Feb 6-7, 2014

1. TUTOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Preparing sessional teachers to facilitate students’
graduate skills development
SUSIE MACFARLANE
MICHELLE AVERY
FACULTY OF HEALTH, DEAKIN UNIVERSITY
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2. Learning 1.0
Learning 2.0
Learning 3.0
Learning
Process
Memorize accepted
truth
Critique and
construct knowledge
Negotiate meaning
Information
processing
Find information
Filter and evaluate
information
Collaborate and share in
groups and networks
Skills
Learning a body of
knowledge
Engage and
collaborate
Form communities
Learning
process
Read/watch
packaged content
Discuss and share
Create resources and
knowledge
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3. Learning Principles
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Constructive Alignment (Biggs & Tang, 2006)
Learner-centred (Piaget, Vygotsky)
Collaborative experiential learning (Hattie, 2009)
Feedback (Nicol, 2009, Hattie, 2009)
Reflection, Self and Peer Evaluation (Boud, 2009)
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4. Tutor workshop methods
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5. Tutor PD Program Learning Outcomes
Tutors participating in this workshop will be able to:
1. Facilitate effective small group problem based
learning
2. Provide effective feedback
3. Understand PBL and student centred learning
and the rationale for these forms of learning
4. Understand the rationale for and process of self
and peer-assessment
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6. Tutor Professional development program components
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8. Tutor workshop focus group
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9. Critical success factors
Review and continuous improvement
Relevant
- Adapt workshop to context and content
- Presence of Unit chair
Sustained
- Provide ongoing discussion and support
Create safe and effective learning space
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Recognise diversity: teaching is personal
Emphasize learning not performance
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10. Further considerations
GPS project
Tutors’ retention of information and skill progression
Sector
How do we support the professional development of
our sessional teaching workforce?
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11. Thank you
susiem@deakin.edu.au
slideshare.net/susiemac
Twitter
@susie_mac
www.twitter.com/@gradspychskills
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