Publications
Course Co-ordinator Handbook
In this handbook we discuss the role of the Course Co-ordinator and what you can expect in this job. We introduce some concepts useful for assisting your leadership development, course planning, monitoring and review.This book is about improving your effectiveness in your role. In order to do this, we introduce you to various administrative processes, educational principles as well as leadership concepts.
Curriculum 2012: Enabling the Learning Journey Examples for Teachers
This booklet of examples has been compiled to support the implementation of the new Undergraduate Curriculum Framework, Curriculum 2012 and Beyond. It offers a brief outline of teaching and learning activities and assessment tasks which align with implementation requirements of Curriculum 2012. It provides real examples of how 14 of the Curriculum 2012 Principles and Priorities can be embedded within units, e.g. embedding the Graduate Attributes, Research Informed Teaching and Community Engagement. Each section begins with an elaboration of the Principle/Priority and a description of what it might look like when demonstrated by students. That is followed by two examples that are based on real units wherever possible, and adapted to incorporate the teaching, learning and assessment of the Principle/Priority. The examples describe a small portion only of the teaching, learning and assessment activities for the unit.
Engagement through Learning and Teaching
This document will assist you to understand the concept of engagement in learning and teaching as it applies here at ECU. The University seeks to be recognised and distinguishable from other universities for the productive ways in which it engages with its communities and stakeholders. Here, we provide a framework for considering e ngagement in learning and teaching and discuss the opportunities and enhancements that such activities offer to the quality of students’ learning experiences. A number of examples of e ngagement in learning and teaching are provided along with a description of the outcomes and opportunities and implementation issues.
Mentoring handbook
The Mentoring Handbook describes a process for supporting students in their transition to university through the use of peer mentoring. The adjustment to university life is often associated with stress and anxiety, and for some students, this can reach such a high level in the early stages of semester that they decide to terminate their studies. At ECU, we support and encourage the growth of strategically managed mentoring activities to help students in this transition to university. The Mentoring Handbook describes a common framework that can be used to support the development of mentoring arrangements at ECU.
Referencing Guide
The ECU Referencing Guide covers the most common referencing questions asked by students and can help you in referencing your academic work. The guide is based primarily on the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association 6th edition (2010), referred to as APA 6th. Copies of the APA 6th are available in the Library both from the Reserve collection and for loan. The APA 6th manual and the ECU Referencing Guide can be purchased from the bookshop. For more information not included in the referencing guide, consult the full Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.).
Sessional handbook
The Sessional Handbook aims to equip sessional staff with general knowledge about working at ECU. The handbook will help you understand our University, how it works, where to go, who can help, and why you’re here. The handbook should serve you as a great starter in getting around, understanding our jargon and answering queries you may have. There are two main sections to this book. The first is about getting you known in our system (contracts, IT, desk location, telephone extension) and getting you to know our systems, policies and procedures. The second is about teaching at ECU. Both sections are important to you.
Teaching@ECU: The Little Red Book
Designed as a reference point for academic staff at ECU, this guide, previously called Teaching@ECU: The Little Red Book, will assist you, whether you are a new or experienced academic staff member, to become more knowledgeable and effective in the teaching environment. At ECU, leading learning is at the heart of everything we do. Through our teaching we lead the learning of students, whilst our research aims to lead learning in the community through the advancement of knowledge. We regard the quality of our academic staff and their teaching capabilities as one of our main strengths. University teaching is a creative activity that fosters students’ intellectual and personal growth and promotes student engagement with their discipline and with the community that they increasingly serve.
Transnational guide for Coordinators
This booklet, Transnational Teaching: A Guide to Teaching and Coordinating in Offshore Programs, is intended as a guide for ECU staff who teach or coordinate offshore units in partner institutions. It describes the roles and responsibilities of coordinating units offshore, explains the process of moderating assessments and looks at some considerations when travelling and teaching offshore. It is intended to enable ECU staff teaching or coordinating units to enhance the delivery of their units and ensure comparability of standards across delivery sites.
Transnational guide for Tutors
This booklet, Teaching in an ECU Transnational Program: A guide for tutors, aims to support ECU teaching staff based outside of Australia. We hope tutors who teach in the Asian, African and European continents find the information and ‘reflection points’ useful in understanding the policies, practices and aims of teaching at ECU.This resource can be used as a set of tutorials for you to work through before you begin your teaching or as a reference guide whilst teaching. The guide supplements the information recorded in The Little Red Book which is also available to you online.
Unit Coordinator Handbook
As the Unit Coordinator you are responsible for the design, delivery, resourcing and review of your unit. This handbook will assist you with this planning and development, linking you to resources, policies and information to enable your Unit Coordination role. Timeframes for key activities are clearly outlined and guidance is provided for when you need to update your unit in university systems such as CMS and CUOS. Your responsibilities in relation to staffing, resourcing and assement are addressed, providing you with links to further information to assist you with these tasks.