Transformations in Tertiary Education [electronic resource] : The Scholarship of Engagement at RMIT University /
Tynan, Belinda.editor.
McLaughlin, Tricia.editor.
Chester, Andrea.editor.
Hall-van den Elsen, Catherine.editor.
Kennedy, Belinda.editor.
This book presents a collection of papers from RMIT’s annual learning and teaching conference, Transformations in Tertiary Education: The Scholarship of Engagement at RMIT. It discusses innovative curricula and assessments, examines transformative student experiences and showcases examples of curricular and extra-curricular activities to promote and develop intercultural awareness and competence. The book showcases high-quality, innovative papers on promising new directions in tertiary education, representing the breadth and depth of teaching and learning at a leading global Australian university. Authors from Australian and offshore campuses address compelling questions related to curricula, technology, and assessment. Further, they employ a variety of methodological approaches to illustrate 21st century global perspectives on learning and teaching. Readers will be introduced to the complex interrelationships between scholarship and practice, innovative learning design and learning outcomes, and the shifting scholarship roles of the university, the teacher and the learner.
This book presents a collection of papers from RMIT’s annual learning and teaching conference, Transformations in Tertiary Education: The Scholarship of Engagement at RMIT. It discusses innovative curricula and assessments, examines transformative student experiences and showcases examples of curricular and extra-curricular activities to promote and develop intercultural awareness and competence. The book showcases high-quality, innovative papers on promising new directions in tertiary education, representing the breadth and depth of teaching and learning at a leading global Australian university. Authors from Australian and offshore campuses address compelling questions related to curricula, technology, and assessment. Further, they employ a variety of methodological approaches to illustrate 21st century global perspectives on learning and teaching. Readers will be introduced to the complex interrelationships between scholarship and practice, innovative learning design and learning outcomes, and the shifting scholarship roles of the university, the teacher and the learner.
Section 1 Engaging for Belonging -- 1 Belonging: Overview -- 2 Partnerships for learning and belonging in tertiary education: A social capital analysis -- 3 Nurturing the resilient graduate: The role of the university and learner -- 4 Belonging in learning and teaching: Enhancing diversity and inclusion through students' transformative experiences in prison -- 5 Emebedding academic literacies for belonging in First Year Criminology -- 6 Youth ready for youth futures: A case study of project-based learning in youth work -- Section 2 Engaging for a Global Outlook -- 7 Global Outlook: Overview -- 8 Teaching strategies for transnational education -- 9 Reflective writing as a learning tool: Assisting undergraduate business students from diverse backgrounds to participate in a globalised marketplace -- 10 Preparing future global management accountants through COIL: Evaluation of outcomes -- 11 Engaging students in a multi-cultural class at RMIT Vietnam -- 12 Cultural intelligence evening: An extracurricular initiative to prepare second year students for a global workforce -- Section 3 Engaging for Life and Work -- 13 Life and Work: Overview -- 14 Tracking graduate preparedness through a national capstone assessment -- 15 State library of Victoria: A giant canvas for RMIT students -- 16 A research-led approach to authentic assessment design for an introductory Accounting course -- 17 Experiential learning, entrepreneurship, enterprise: Designing learning for the future of work -- Section 4 Conclusion -- 18 A vision for future scholarship and engagement.
Education, Higher.
Higher Education.
Learning & Instruction.
Sociology of Education.