Explores student engagement at the subject level from the student perspective. A model of student engagement and motivation domains is presented along with implications for assessment and standard techniques for measuring engagement.



Joel Haire is a lecturer in the Faculty of Business and Enterprise who completed the Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in 2007. This presentation reports the findings of her independent research project undertaken as part of this course.

Professor Andrew Flitman, Swinburne's DVC (Research), talks about the strategic value of international connections to a University - particularly within the research arena.



This talk was presented at the Internationalisation of the Curriculum Showcase held at Swinburne University of Technology in July 2008.

Professor Andrew Flitman, Swinburne's DVC (Research), talks about the strategic value of international connections to a University - particularly within the research arena.



This talk was presented at the Internationalisation of the Curriculum Showcase held at Swinburne University of Technology in July 2008.

Kate draws upon her experiences working and learning in China to highlight some of the challenges that students face when studying outside of their home country. She also poses questions for educators around how best to help students in these circumstances.



This talk was presented at the Internationalisation of the Curriculum Showcase held at Swinburne University of Technology in July 2008.

Kate draws upon her experiences working and learning in China to highlight some of the challenges that students face when studying outside of their home country. She also poses questions for educators around how best to help students in these circumstances.



This talk was presented at the Internationalisation of the Curriculum Showcase held at Swinburne University of Technology in July 2008.

Student feedback is notoriously inconsistent - some students rave about the lecturer and course while others do nothing but complain. This presentation reports on a preliminary study to determine whether student's attitudes to learning and motivation for learning are influenced by external forces and/or a need for cognition. It also explores how this is reflected in student feedback.



Dr Lorraine Fleckhammer is psychology lecturer at Swinburne's Lilydale Campus who completed the Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in 2007. This presentation reports the findings of her independent research project undertaken as part of this course.

Student feedback is notoriously inconsistent - some students rave about the lecturer and course while others do nothing but complain. This presentation reports on a preliminary study to determine whether student's attitudes to learning and motivation for learning are influenced by external forces and/or a need for cognition. It also explores how this is reflected in student feedback.



Dr Lorraine Fleckhammer is psychology lecturer at Swinburne's Lilydale Campus who completed the Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in 2007. This presentation reports the findings of her independent research project undertaken as part of this course.

Professor John Bowden's perspective on Tertiary Curriculum Development in the next 10 years, specifically talking about issues around learning for the unknown future and capability development through the experience of variation. John also discusses the curriculum development inplications of these two items.



Learning for an Unknown Future was a keynote presentation at the Learning and Teaching Showcase held at Swinburne University in May 2007.

Professor John Bowden's perspective on Tertiary Curriculum Development in the next 10 years, specifically talking about issues around learning for the unknown future and capability development through the experience of variation. John also discusses the curriculum development inplications of these two items.



Learning for an Unknown Future was a keynote presentation at the Learning and Teaching Showcase held at Swinburne University in May 2007.