Learning and Teaching Grants
A range of learning and teaching grants are offered through the national Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC), formerly the Carrick Institute for Teaching and Learning.
PLEASE NOTE: All grant applications must be endorsed by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) via the Learning and Teaching Office before being sent to the ALTC. Applicants must ensure that they contact the Learning and Teaching Office at least two weeks prior to the ALTC due date (see Calendar).
Australian Learning and Teaching Council
The Australian Learning and Teaching Council was established to promote and advance learning and teaching in Australian higher education.
Two of its initiatives are the Promoting Excellence Initiative and the Grants Scheme.
Promoting Excellence Initiative
The Promoting Excellence Initiative provides one-off funding to build and strengthen the capacity of institutions and individuals to respond to the programmes of the Carrick Institute.
The initiative is designed to strengthen the quality of applications and nominations under the various programmes, to assist institutions to use the programmes to support their own priorities in ways that promote quality and diversity, and to maximise the opportunities for effective dissemination and adoption of innovation and good practice.
For further information about the Promoting Excellence Initiative please see the ALTC's website.
2008 Scheme
| Project Leader | Project Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Professor Keith Trigwell | Enhancement of reflective scholarly teaching in communities of inquiry |
Grants Scheme
The Programs that are part of the Grants Scheme are:
- Competitive Grants Program
- Priority Projects Program
- Leadership for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Program
- Discipline Based Initiatives Scheme
Competitive Grants Scheme
2008 Program
Projects funded with the University of Sydney as the lead institution:
| Project Leader | Project Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Patricia McCabe | Communciating effectively with Indigenous people: A resource for health science students to learn culturally safe interviewing practices |
2007 Program
Projects funded with the University of Sydney as the lead institution
| Project Leader | Project Title | Document |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Mary-Jane Mahoney | Guest lecturers in disability education: investigating strategic use of communication technologies for specialist input | |
|
Dr Charlotte Taylor |
Using threshold concepts to generate a new understanding of teaching and learning biology |
Projects funded with the University of Sydney as a partner institution
| Lead Institution | University of Sydney Staff Member | Project Title | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Sturt University | on-line student supervision training - accessible and cooperative learning in social work | ||
| University of Canberra | Dr Adam Bridgeman | A cross-disciplinary approach to language support for first year students in the science disciplines | |
| University of the Sunshine Coast | Associate Professor Mark Freeman | The Whole University Experience: retention, attrition, learning and personal support interventions during undergraduate Business studies | |
| University of Technology Sydney | Strategies and approaches to teaching and learning cross cultures |
Priority Projects Scheme
2008 Scheme
Projects funded with the University of Sydney as the lead institution:
| Project Leader | Project Title | Document |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Joseph Davis | Curriculum renewal in postgraduate information technology education: a response to growing service sector dominance | |
| Dr Sue McAllister | Establishing infrastructure and collaborative processes for cross-institutional benchmarking of student clinical performances in speech pathology |
Projects funded with the University of Sydney as a partner institution:
| Partner Institution | University of Sydney Staff Member | Project Title | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Technology | Facilitating staff and student engagement with graduate attribute development, assessment and standards in business faculties | ||
| Murdoch University | Dr John Baguley | Curriculum development and assessment of methods to enhance communication and life skills in veterinary students |
Leadership for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Program
The Leadership for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Program supports systematic, structured and sustainable models of academic leadership in higher education.
2009 Program
Projects funded with the University of Sydney as a partner institution
| Lead Institution | University of Sydney project team members | Project Title | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macquarie University | A national discipline-specific professional development programme for lecturers and tutors in the mathematical sciences | ||
| Griffith University | Building university leadership capacity in the teaching of implant dentistry to dental students and local professional communities |
2008 Program
Projects funded with the University of Sydney as a partner institution
| Lead Institution | University of Sydney project team members | Project Title | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Sturt University | Developing leaders of change in the teaching of large university chemistry classes |
2006 Program
Projects funded with the University of Sydney as a partner institution
| Lead Institution | University of Sydney project team members | Project Title | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Newcastle | COMPASS Directions: Leading the integration of a competency-based assessment tool in speech pathology learning and teaching |
Discipline Based Initiatives Scheme
2007 Scheme
The University of Sydney has the following successful grants:
| Project Leader | Project Title | Document | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Simon Barrie | Integration and Assessment of Graduate Attributes in Curriculum | ||
| A/Prof Mark Freeman | Business as usual | ||
| A/Prof Jill Thistlethwaite | Developing interprofessional learning and practice capabilities within the Australian health workforce | ||
| Dr Leanne Togher | Facilitating the integration of evidence based practice into speech pathology curricula: a scoping study to examine the congruence between academic curricula and work based needs |
Further Information
Submission guidelines for the ALTC grants can be found on their website.
For further information regarding grants including endorsement of applications please contact the Learning and Teaching Office:
Sally Paynter
Room L4.20 A14
Tel: (02) 9351 5200
Ara Levingston
Room L4.05, A14
Tel: (02) 9361 5987