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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"></span><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Dear
Colleagues<o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">It is with
great pleasure that the Teaching and Learning Development team at <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">James</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Cook</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
invite you to
participate in the Foundations Colloquium 2008. This event will be held
in
Townsville on 29-30 September, 2008. The theme for the Colloquium is: <b
style=""><i style="">Enhancing
Quality</i><o:p></o:p></b></span>.<br>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: white;"><o:p> </o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">We have
arranged an interesting program with a number of presenters who will be
addressing aspects of the theme. These include Mr Travis Kelleher from <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Edith</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Cowan</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
who, in 2007,
won a Carrick Teaching Award in the Early Career Academic Category.
Travis’
presentation has been kindly sponsored by the Australian Learning and
Teaching
Council. <span style=""> </span>Professor Sally Kift, ALTC
Senior Fellow will also be delivering a facilitated discussion titled:
Attending to the Very Foundations: A FYE Perspective for Staff
Development that
Articulates a Transition Pedagogy.<span style=""> </span>The
complete program (which is subject to change) is now available on our <a
href="http://www.jcu.edu.au/td/foundations/index.htm">website</a>. <o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">We
have also arranged a fun and exciting Colloquium Dinner at Reef HQ
where we
will spend an evening at <span style="color: black;">the world's
largest living
coral reef aquarium. The aquarium exhibits provide a real life
encounter of the
<st1:place w:st="on">Great Barrier Reef</st1:place> with the main
attraction
being a two and a half million litre coral reef exhibit that replicates
a
natural reef ecosystem.<span style=""> </span>The cost of the
dinner is $60 (excluding drinks). <o:p></o:p></span></span>
<br>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">The Colloquium
<a href="http://www.jcu.edu.au/td/foundations/index.htm">website </a>is
now available and contains full information on the program,
registration and accommodation. <span style=""> </span><span
style="color: black;">The registration fee
is $175, which includes tea and coffee on arrival, morning tea, lunch
and
afternoon tea each day. The registration form is available on the
website under
the<a href="http://www.jcu.edu.au/td/foundations/JCUPRD_033394.html">
registration</a> button. </span><o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">If you have any
queries about the Colloquium please don’t
hesitate to contact us at <a href="mailto:foundations@jcu.edu.au">foundations@jcu.edu.au</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">We look forward to
seeing you at the 2008 Foundations
Colloquium in Townsville. <o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<br>
Kind regards<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span>
<br>
<b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">JCU
Foundations Colloquium
Organising Committee<o:p></o:p></span></b>
<br>
-- <br>
Amanda Townsend<br>
Teaching and Learning Development<br>
JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY<br>
Tel: 4781 4012 Fax: 4781 6145 Email: <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:imamt@jcu.edu.au">imamt@jcu.edu.au</a>
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