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The purpose of the Engineering Learning Unit is to improve the learning experience for students, and the teaching experience for staff in the Engineering Faculty.
Specifically, the ELU acts:
- To improve student learning and engagement and teacher performance.
- To identify and disseminate best practice in engineering education.
- To encourage innovative curriculum design, including project-based learning.
- To create awareness of diversity, equity, and transition issues and develop strategies to capitalise on diversity in the classroom.
- To measure our progress in obtaining our educational gaols, and to foster new developments in engineering education.
Current projects
Current projects include:
- New first year subjects for 2008
- Working with staff to improve teaching quality scores
- Tutor training workshops
- Improving writing skills for undergraduates and postgraduates
- ACER testing of generic skills
Contact
The Director of the ELU is Assoc Prof Roger Hadgraft, who can be found in room G41 in Old Engineering (building 173) or by phone on 8344 4226.
Affiliated engineering staff include:
- Assoc Prof Harald Sondergaard
- Dr Graham Moore
- Assoc Prof David Shallcross
The ELU is affiliated with the Centre for the Study of Higher Education. |
