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Open Door Teaching Program

The Open Door Teaching Program (ODTP) is a professional development initiative where teaching staff voluntarily open their classrooms for colleagues to observe.

The ODTP takes an informal, developmental approach to sharing effective teaching practices across ECU. Observers set their own learning goals, which can be observing active learning in practice, exploring different tools that support learning, or simply witnessing effective feedback strategies or classroom management.

Program Benefits

  • Offers new insights into your own teaching by observing colleagues in action
  • Provides creative solutions to teaching challenges you may be facing
  • Enables new teaching staff to observe what good practice looks like across different environments and in different disciplines
  • Encourages deeper reflection about pedagogical choices and their impact on student learning
  • Showcases excellent teaching across ECU

How Does It Work?

Experienced teaching staff volunteer to open their doors during a designated week/throughout the semester. This includes physical classrooms for on-campus teaching or MS Teams access for online classes. Each session is generally limited to a maximum of 5 observers to maintain an optimal learning environment.

Observers sign up to observe a particular class. They can set their own learning goals on what aspects of the class they wish to observe and take notes on useful strategies to apply to their own practice.

ODTP Schedule – Semester 2 2025

Interested in learning from your colleagues? Sign up for available teaching sessions through booking below.

Entrepreneurship (MAN3802) – Geremy Farr Wharton
Date: 14 October (Tuesday)
Time: 10:30 – 13.30pm
Location: JO.4.236
Sign up here

Integrated Environmental Management (SCI6110) – Kat O’Mara
Date: 27 October (Monday)
Time 12.30 - 3.30pm
Location JO.22.118
Sign up here

Human Factors in Aviation (SCA1117) – Murray Terwey
Date: 27 October (Monday)
Time 1.30 - 4.30pm
Location JO.19.104/105
Sign up here

Diversity of Life (SCI2116) - Kristina Lemson
Date: 30 October (Thursday)
Time: 11:30 – 14.30pm
Location: JO.15.404
Sign up here

Quantitative Skills for Business (ECF6102) - Anna Golab
Date: 30 October (Thursday)
Time: 11:30 – 14.30pm
Location: JO.4.237
Sign up here

Australian Biota (SCI2118) - Kristina Lemson
Date: 31 October (Friday)
Time: 08:30 – 10.30am
Location: JO.21.202
Sign up here

Before You Observe: Please review our FAQs and Guide for Observers.

Questions or Need Support?

If you have any questions or need support, please reach out to the program coordinators: Christine Higginbotham c.higginbotham@ecu.edu.au or Juliana Peloche j.peloche@ecu.edu.au

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