[Foundations] Carrick Project - Preparing Academics to Teach in Higher Education (PATHE)

[Allan Goody]

Dear Colleagues (and apologies to the contacts from partner institutions
who have already received the news).

 

As you may recall, it was decided at the 2005 Colloquium in Hobart to
submit a proposal to the Carrick Institute that focused on Foundations
programs and preparing new academics to teach.

 

Finally after all this time, the project has been funded. It has been a
long time in development, a lot of it due to fitting in with Carrick's
priorities and the development of the Discipline Based Initiatives
programs.

 

There is a link to the full project proposal on the Foundations
Colloquium webpage at
http://www.flinders.edu.au/teach/foundations/index.htm.  You will see a
link in the left menu.

 

All universities that endorsed the project are listed in the proposal
document.  Endorsement included the contribution of $500 to support the
development of the project as well as a letter of support from PVC/DVCs.
If your institution is not on the list and you would like to involved in
the project, please contact Allan Goody.

 

The project is funded over three years and intended to involve as many
of the Foundations network members from the endorsing institutions as
possible. The steering committee is continuing to meet and you will see
the timeline for the project in the proposal.  By the time of the 2007
Colloquium (details now on the web) the first stages of the project will
be complete and time at the Colloquium will be devoted to the project.

 

Cheers 

 

Project Development Team

Deanne Gannaway

Allan Goody

Margaret Hicks

Mia O'Brien

Heather Smigiel

Gail Wilson

 

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Dr Allan Goody 
Director, Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL) &
Equity and Diversity Adviser 
The University of Western Australia 
Ph: +61-8-6488 2603 
Fax: +61-8-6488 1156 
allan.goody at uwa.edu.au 
www.catl.uwa.edu.au 

"Do not try to satisfy your vanity by teaching a great many things.
Awaken people's curiosity. It is enough to open minds; do not overload
them. Put there a spark. If there is some good inflammable stuff, it
will catch fire."   Anatole France

 

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